Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-09-27

which may only come once IN week. |
n month or In year NaRy woman
could braVely meet 4 great trouble IN
life. Many woman could contem-
plate her execution as calmly and self
possessed as did Nathan Hale, the Rev
olutionary martyr. who, under the scar
fold. with the moose about his neck,
said. "The only regret have Is that
have but ono life to give to the service
OF my country" Yet the woman VINO
could calmly meet \ great trouDls
would have her patience and her nery-
GUS system sorcly tried and her happi-
ness wrecked by the sewing machine
breaking u needle. by the dough re-
fusing to bake In tho oven and by the
children tearing their clothes
Wives and mothers and sisters, what
you need today IL the advice Solomon
gave to the young men or his tiihe'
You need tho grace or COO Id your
hearts to be able to overcome the Dur
den OF the grasshOppers. AS Jesus
Christ turned to the angry snd quick
tempered housekeeper when she rushed
into his presence crying. Lord, dost
thou not care that my sister hath left
mo to serve aloneT and gently SAID,
"Martha. Martha, thou art careful ana
troubled about many things, but one
thing IL needful." SO Christ says 10
every living housekeeper today lou
need the grace In your heart 10 over
come the little annoyances AS wen as
your great trials" o woman, now
different life would be II you would
ask Jesus to stand by your side At the
kitchen stovei How different II you
would only ask his help when you are
mendlng baby's froek! How different
II Won would only ask Chrlsts help
when you hunt for the missing silver
epoon-if you would only ask him 10
helm YOU to bear the burden or the
grasshopper!
One day a minister was visiting an
invalid who was noted for her great
Christian piety and her exalted happl-
ness. even though she had been bed
ridden for some years. He asked -ner'
"Betty, how Is II that you can lie here
in bed and be so happy when once you
were 80 full Of physical life aRd ener-
gyY "Well. pastor" answered the
Christian woman. 1T is only because l
am leaning hard upon the emAipotent
and sustaining arm Of God. When /
was strong and physically well. used
70 have lot to do. had large fam
ily. YOU know, sir. Of little children
: Then used to hear God keep saying
TO me. Betty, you do this; Betty, you
do that; Betty, you do the other thing!
And so, of course, did what Coo
wanted me to do. But now, sir, as l
am living In bed hear Gods voice just
the same-the same sweet voice OF the
> divine love. hear 1t saying to me eV'
cry day, Betty, you just lie here Ano
so here I stay because 1t is Gods WILL
and I am happy, very happy" Yes
g the divine grace Is sufficient to helI
every tired wife and mother triumph
> antly to bear the little annoyances al
well as the great 1t is sufficient tC
y help a woman to bear the Rainfu
: stitches In her side as well as to hell
o her I'm her domestic duties. 1t Is SUI
g flcIent even to enable her to bear thu
= nagging and tantallzlng and continu
Il .ous burden Of a great swarm Of buzz
ing locusts.
Divine Reinforcement.
J. II 1t Is important for wives ant
= mothers to have the grace Of God II
l. order to overcome the innnitesimai bur
u dens Of the multitudlnOus locust, 1t
II also important for husbands and ia
> theirs and brothers to have the sam
u hind OF divine reinforcement to NEE
i the burdensome insectile annoyance
A. that afflict them In turn. 1t is not IN
IT droughts and the freshets and IN
J. mortgage upon the land that wear ou
oi the patience Of the farmer. 1t Is u
D. ANNOYANCE Of the neighbOrs bOrrowin
10 his tools and not returning them. Ii
Is the ANNOYANCE Of the farm hand gettln
ID drunk I'm the midst OF the harvest.
'l is the stupidity Of the same farm nan
N in giving the best horse cold water
s. drink when overheated, so that the al
10 imal becomes foundered.
10 once heard OF a prominent Ne
le York merchant who was sneered at :
#. his business associates and called Q
le centric because every morning Detore
III yard Of cloth was taken down fro
oh any of the shelves or the front door
at the store was opened to admit the GU
od toners he used to call into one roo
ne all of his employees. He summon'
NJ them together. the highest as well
nu the lowest, the heads Of departmen
lie as well as the cashgirls and erral
ne boys. Then In that room this gre
ia CITY merchant used to plead at Z
I'll throne of mercy for spiritual help
us meet the little trials and annoyanc
ci' Of the coming day. Surely II FAM
~ altar is needed in each home aroul
ne which n father and a mother and I
hu children every morning and eYenl
lie may gather, such an altar ought 10
cy' erected I'm every factory and store a
ice office and study. Such an altar oue
me to be raised by every father and h'
~ hand and brother and son at when
'eu Mead daily for divine grace, 80 II
Old they may overcome the little anne
ur- ances that course about every actl
AK life Ike the burden Of the buzzing
= Gusts.
Many unjust and contemplate CT
ces icisms which are daily made agall
ere us and our work can aptly be class
ese as among the insectile armies OF
the multitudinous locusts. A good. hone
'ss- vehement. healthy criticism ought
av- be spiritually helpful to the aVer'
,ds DO man. 1t ought to act upon the am
oot tious mind and the spirit In the sal
npe way that a vigorous massage sta
,,rn the sluggish blood coursing throu
soa the arteries and veins Of our inya
in body. 1t is when an army is invadl
roo a foreign land that the commanul
"a general Is most careful about his SEQ