Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-12-14

given away, but pur-
chased. because the world will have It.
The most popular book today is the
Bible, and the mightiest institution Is
the church. and the greatest name |
among the nations and more honored
than any is the name Of Jesus.
Wonders Of self sacrifice. A clergy
man told me In the northwest that for
six years he was a missionary at the
extreme north, living 400 miles from
postoffice, and sometimes, the ther-
mometer 40 degrees below zero, he
slept out Of doors In winter, wrapped
In rabbit skins woven together. | said:
'Is 1t possiblef You do not mean 4O
degrees below zeroY he said, II do,
and was happy" All for Christ!
Where is there any other being that
will rally such enthusiasm? Mothers
sewing their fingers off to educate their
boys for the gospel ministry. For nine
years no luxury on the table until the
course through grammar school and
college and theological seminary be
completed. Poor widow putting her
mite into the Lords treasury, the face
of emperor or president impressed upon
the coin not so conspicuous as the
blood with which she earned 1t. MIL
lions OF good men and women, Dut
more women than men, to whom Christ
is everything. Christ first and Christ
last and Christ forever.
Why. this age is not so character
ized by invention and scientific ex-
ploration as it is by gospel proclama-
ton. You can get no idea Of 1t unless
you can ring all the church bells In one
chime and sound all the organs In one
dlapason and gather all the congrega-
tions OF Christendom In one "Gloria In
Excelsis." Mighty camp meetings!
Mighty Ocean Groves! Mighty Chau-
tauquas. Mighty conventions OF Chris
tian workersl Mighty general assem-
blies of the Presbyterian church!
Mighty conferences Of the Methodist
church! Mighty associations Of the
Baptist church! Mighty conventions
OF the Episcopal church! There may
be many years Of hard work yet before
the consummation. but the signs are
to me 80 encouraging that | would not
be unbelieving II saw the wing OF the
apocalyptic angel spread for Its last
| triumphal fight in this days sunset or
II tomorrow morning the ocean cables
should thrill us with the news that
Christ the Lord had alighted on Mount
Oliyet to proclaim universal dominion.
The Divine Purpose.
All dead churches, wake upl Throw
back the shutters Of stiff ecclesiastl-
cism and let the light of the spring
morning come I'M Morning for the
land! Morning for the sea! Morning OF
emancipation! Morning Of light and
love and peace! Morning Of day in
which there shall be no chains to
break. no sorrows to assuage, no des'
potism to shatter, no woes to compass
sionate. Blessed Christ. descend! Scar
red temple, take the crown! Bruised
hand. take the scepter! Wounded foot
step on the throne! Thine is the king
DOM"
These things l say because | wan'
Won TO, be alert. | want you TO D'
watching all these wonders unrollint
from the heavens and the earth. Goo
! has yefrsssged t+enSos whether calaml ala 1ll
tous or pleasing. The divine purposes
are harnessed in traces that cannot
break and In girths that cannot sliI
and in buckles that cannot loosen ano
are driven by reins they must answer
I preach no fatallsm. A swarthy engi
neer at one of the depots In Dakots
said, "When will you get on the loco
motive and take ride with usE
"Well." | said, now, If that suits
you" So got on one side OF the 10
comotive. and a Methodist minister
who was also invited, got on the othel
side, and between us were the engineel
and the stoker. The train started. Th'
engineer had his hand on the agitate6
pulse Of the great engine. The stokel
shoyeled In the coal and shut the doc
with a loud clang. A vast plain slip
ned under us, and the hills swept by
and that great monster on which w
rode trembled and bounded and snort
ed and ragged as it hurled US on. salt
TO the Methodist minister on the othe
side of the locomotive: MY brother
, why should ministers quarrel abou
: the DEGREES and free agency? You Sc
: that track. that firm track, that irol
: track; that is the decree. You see thi
engineers arm: that Is free agency
How beautifully they work together
They are going to take us through. Y
could not do without the track, ah
J we could not do without the engineer.
So | rejoice day by day. Work fo
all to do and we may turn the Gran
r of the Christian machinery this way G
that. for we are free agents. But ther
) Is the track laid so long ago no on
remembers It-laid by the hand OF tn
! Almighty God In sockets that no te
3 restrlal or satanic pressure can eve
: affect. And along the track the car
D the worlds redemption will roll an
. roll to the Grand Central depot OF I'll
millennium. I have no anxiety aDo'
the track. | am only afraid that Il
> our Incidence and unfaithfulness Gt
: will discharge us and get some oth
stoker and some other engineer II
) train is going through with us or VIII
out us. So, my brethren, watch all Il
events that are going by. II thini
seem to turn out right, give wings
y your Joy. II things seem to turn o
( wrong, throw out the anchor OF fal
= and hold fast.
God on Our Side.
There is a house In London whe
h Peter the Great Of Russia lived awh
when he was moving through the lal
incognito and in workman's dress, tn
J. he might learn ship carpentry,
IS which he could supply the needs OF
g people. A stranger was visiting
q that house, whats ia that boxT L
= owner said: II don't know. That D
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