Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-05-10


/ forget my existence in sleep" In the
/ light Of these testimonies ! ask you,
my hearers, does It pay TO gain finan
( cial prosperity at the expense of your
| immortal soul?
The Bubble of Fame.
Fame does nCs assure happiness. a
prominent man IS the worlds target to
be shot at. No matter what his motives
and ambition may be, defamation and
slandcr and misrepresentation never
| tire Of haunting his tracks. The giants
are the pygmys natural objects for ridi-
cuc A ground mole has never any re
| spect for the broad wings Of a flying
eagle. Daniel Webster the great con
stituiioua lawyer, made this solemn
/ statement. In my time | have often
| done wrong. am by no means per
| feet. But before God can say that
( for the words I have spoken and the
/ deeds which lave performed with the
/ hoicst and the most unsolfish and tho
purest Of motives have been the most
bitterly assMlea. Fit were not for the
/ fact tAat m i,yln' TO i've by prin
clple and do m. felow countrymcn
some good. ] would ave given up the
struggle Of public he long ago. Sue.
ccss may m aa great opportunities ior
usefulness Z, also means tears aad
hcaracAes ant ae)nies. Il means That
/ If you are to accomplish amy great good
ia the world you must also be- cut and
elashpd and malnCd The iighui4es
play upon the rugged Aoi4hts ot "a taN
mountain far easier than tlDl Su'"
/ into the valleys below. The birl which
flies nearest TO HE sun has Ir wings
scorched quicker than the lit-e wood
robin cooling its throat by the mountain
stream. The songs OF the night are the
sweetest OF an songs. They are the
songs sung by broken heart.
when the man Of the text gains a
ifes interest i'm tha world by losing his
own soul. hc unkeuuo.s and ualcashcS
the bloodhounds of bis lower passions
He enters into caulrsct with Satan
the same as he wou't sign - promis
sorry note TO bis CREDITOR As 70 mer
chant ther, comes 20 him quentiona
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inr to sell tJu my soul When 81 lnan
,., ., .,.l 3D. do.isi,n rs that ur
-. $500, ,,|
his nature. AS r mercnanl he DCCVlh,S
e-mpra money making machine. As Il
,. ,ou.,o,l ,,ofor,,.,nt
Ia" ei viz .''"'
he becomes an aaron DuIT.
Unworthy Rewards.
Whom no rcoches thus for n soldiers
reward mo ls q Renrdlct Arnold. Then.
ending that .ho worldly success which
no has won NJ the exponse Of his soul
docs NOT hrinc the much sought after
bonninnss he will LET his evil missions
rrn u,dior riot lie will drown his
SORROWS IN the druntards CUP. lie will
dazzle himself into blindness by the
bou aamc Of licentious carousal. He
,riu cureo sin nc q drunkard after suf
foring tho terrors Of deIrium tremens
-rin orrso l,oror and then drink He
,,.Iu curso sin nc rho noet cursed II and
not ,,oor ON shining
.c,a,n,. so,d 20 nv consc,ence
"Goodby for aye and aye"
And l put her hands off harshly
Ana turned my lace. race away; Na;t;or
a. =. Returned IT moi from that day.
But time came when my spirit
crew ~eaFy wear. .. %Comp loS pAIo hack my con-
science
long to see thy face"
But conscience crieo. ! cannot
Now while thrre ls nothing in this ,
world that can b.. compared In value to
an immortal soul my text does not
Imnlv that i, n man clyes Ills soul to
Cbrist bc shan have nothlng but pov-
ortv ynd humiliation. the poorhOuse |
o,J ,oi,.r,s a..e who Bible refutas |
n,o. ldna IN fle ntrtv-sevonth PSALM |
v.o raal 81 ha.a .cs. vouug and now
am old vo- ha,p not seen the right /
eous forsa,;an nor lts seed bccslng /
hroodp Tho eama God who cares cor |
H., e,.o,ro,y ar4 who numbers the (
ho,rs - or, h.od ,,.u not LET his chill |
dro,, ,,.,r+ pn, Divine Father VIII |
,lr.o,.s SEQ II ,vo do aur drty that wo /
bavo onm,rh TO cs. and 10 drink. /
o,,o,,., to ,-,.r ard "a Dlaca whore s..
oo,, Gloon Fvc-r ,ap who l.,c5 BIS /
c,,,i ~ Clri.t win he able TO sin.
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