Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-06-28

the longevity Vi al duule . h""A'
week seems as long as the average
adults year.
But as we grow older the years seem
TO have seven leagued boots. They
grow so fast that they almost seem to
be born with gray hairs. To the man
in active life January seems almost
TO tread upon the heels Of December,
and spring and autumn seem to be
twin sisters. My young friends, though
YOU may hardly be out OF your teens,
vet in the sense in which | speak you
have already lived half Of your life.
During that first half you have had
hard struggle to get an education. AT
times you were almost in despair. But
| in answer to your mothers anu
fathers prayers, and also to your own,
! God always came to your rescue. You
were able to get through somehow.
Here you are at graduation day. 80
in the latter part Of your life, II you
trust God and do your best he VIII
surely see you safely through. You
are going to have troubles, and nara
troubles. You are going to stumble
over the hillocks Of new made graves.
You are going to have injustices prac-
ticed upon you. But if you Will place
YOUR hand in the Divine Fathers hand
He will never let you go.
A story of Heroic Sacrifice.
He is able to deliver as well as to
euide. To illustrate this truth DR.. New
ton. the noted English divine, used TO
fell n wonderful story Of yicariOus sur
fering. The scene was laid in the little
German village Of Ragenbach. One
day n number Of people were gathered
in the large room Of the village inn.
AS the party was merrymaking, sud
denly huge dog appeared at the open
door. the only door which ahorded
egress from the room. The monster
evcs were blOodshot; his long red
tongue was protruding from the mouth
his liDs were covered with Il mass oi
white foam. At glance every one
, saw that the dog was mad. Some OF
the guests were too frightened to even
prav. From every lip went the cry
Mad dog! Mad dogl My God. what
shall we doY" With that the swarthy
blacksmith arose. His arms were
, mass of knotted muscles. stand back
, menu he cried. There is need Of only
} one man dying here. If necessary,
will be that man." So, while the VII
, lage blacksmith leaped forward an'
q clutched the mad dog by the throa
: and bore the struggling beast to tn
I floor. the assembled people made thei
o escape. The mad dog buried bis teetl
! in the arms Of the blacksmith, but n
4 would not let 90 untif all bis friend
\ were saved. Then he Hupg the MAJ
II dog into the room, where the. brut
4 was afterward shot The brave black
!. smith then went 70 bis shoR and took
!, long. Strong chain He fiyetedicne en-
q OF that chafi about his body and tn
!. other end 1about the anvil Then y
$ turned to his friend eaads saia :S2N
!. I am safe and con 20 % ''''
!. me food and water Ss >'e
s out of my redEll 8 ~
" rest 4 leave With 'css1a' slD aN
a ful paroxysm of hydrophobia wa
lr clutching at his throat. In nine day
% the brave blacksmith's agony was en'
ID cd. God has made it possible for US a
ID TO live right for time and for eternit
by sacrificing his only begotten Son Il
lt ms. AS the village blacksmith died
W the chain which he had rivetod to h
ht own body, so Christ died for us upc
Id the cross which he himself carried
Calvary.
Now. my young friends, who al
about to graduate this June day, COL
- nit your earthly and heavenly life IN
20 the protecting care of your Divli
:, Father. And as your days Of learnil
- are not closed. but have just cor
~, ~ menced. as you 90 from college III
the great school of life. bid yon pc
n' form your tasks well. If you will
i this bv the power of the Holy SplI
=, there shall come a day when you shi
-" he participants in another graduate
IL scene. Then you shall have dlplon
~ taken from the Lambs book OF III
% "a That diploma shall be written IN I
"a blood of Jesus Christ. That diplon
y shall allow you to graduate from
60, eu earthly preparatory school into I
III great university of heaven. whe
~, ~ higher lessons and nobler seryl
~ - await you and where you shall ney
no cease to learn about the goodness
e God and to sing the praises OF Chr
-. and his redceming love.
.~I copyright, 1902. Louis Klopech. ~ T.