Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-08-09

has the clearer view of heaven. YOl
can speak about the goodness of Coo
from personal experience. as my IA
ther spoke to me few years befor,
his death by telling me this remark
liable incident: When he was a young
minister, he used to keep Il diary, il
which he made record Of all she re
quests he made to God concerning
matters which were then weighing up
on his heart. BY some mishap he lost
that diary, and he forgot about those
prayers he had offered. Some twenty
or thirty years later he found that
diary. When he opened 1t and read
the many requests that he had made
nearly quarter of century before,
he found out that God had answered
every one of his prayers. God had an.
swered them with better results than
even his faith at that time had dared
to hope. SO the aged Christian opens
the book Of memory. AS he fingers
! the many sOiled leaves Of that book he
testifies how God cared for him when
he was young man. He testiiies how
God cared for him when he was mid
die aged, and he testilies how the
love of God is protecting and caring
for him now that he Is an old man.
He testifies just as the aged psalmist
testified of Gods goodness when he
wrote, 81 have been young and now
am old. yet have | not seen the right
eous forsaken nor his seed begging
bread"
Never let any man tell you that the
aged Christians influence is useless
influence. The Bible distinctly says,
They shall still bear fruit in their old
age" No better fruit can it bring than
the personal testimony of Gods faith
fulness. which your children will never
forget. When skeptics assail them
with doubts. they will be able to say,
"My father put Gods promises to the
proof, and he declared that he had
found them true"
Sustained by the Gospel.
One night in large infdel meeting
an old gray haired Christian woman
arose and addressed the speaker in
these words: Il would like to ask
the speaker what his infidel beliefs
have ever done for him? My gospel
religion sustained me when | was left
q poor widow with six fatherless chill
dren to support My religion has given
me hope and courage when have had !
to stand by the brink of an open grave. !
My religion has made me a purer, |
truer, braver woman to face the strug- /
giles Of life. That. sir, is what my J
faith in Jesus Christ has done for me. |
What have your infidel beliefs done
for your" The infdel could not an
swer. The whole audience realized
that the Christian woman was speak
ing out Of her own life's experience.
So the mightiest witnesses for God
are those whose Christian testimonies
are the outgrowths of the many, many
years that are gone.
'eThe aged Christian influences for
cause he is able TO lavish upon them
wealth of boundess. fervent, tender
Christian affection. While we are
young and even middle aged we spend
most of our time in doing for others
'ather than in showing the sweet man.
Hesitation of our affections We are
ike Martha, who went into the kitch-
N to cook Jesus dinner, rather than
ike Mary, who sat at the feet Of
)hrist.
When Jesus. sad and weary, longing sore
'or loves sweet service. sought the sis
ters' door,
)ne saw the heavenly. one the human
guest,
But who can say which loved the Master
best?
While we are young or middle aged
7e are like the busy merchant, who
pends most of his time in the store
nd the office in order to earn money
nough to support his children, rather
han like the old grandfather and the {
who spend most of their
me in spelling their grandchildren |
ntil at last the married daughter turns !
nd says: Father and mother, | be- |
eve you love my children better than
on ever loved me when | was young. {
nyway. you pet them far more than !
Oh ever petted me-" Many mechanic '
as but little dme to fOndle or caress S
Is own children. He has to leave Il
0me for work before the children are
1t of bed. He does not return until o
te at night. when the babies have 0
zen again tucked away in their cribs.
Mighty Influence.
Editor Brown said that it took him 1t
Early q fifth of Il century to find out d
IVY much his father loved him. When u
, was boy at home, his father was u
ways busy earning money to support g
e family. Sometimes he was self IL
gruff and stern and SEEM Il
gly harsh. But after awhile his IA u
er's health broke down. Then the II
" felt he ought to leave home. as II
ere were too many mouths to fill ~
ON his fathers scanty savings. The "
ornirg he left the old man walked u
'wn the road with him. Then the u
eble cid father put his hand upon "
g young mans shoulder. and tears Vi
me into his eyes and his lip quiver H.
as he said: My boy | don't want w
u to leave home. As long as ! have ="
crust of bread. my child. am ready vi
share it with you You had better go
me back" Then" said Editor Ill
own. for the first time in my life Ut
realized the immensely of my IA W.
er's love. All that day n sweet eu
roated songster kept singing in my
art: He loves me. He loves me-
ther loves me. Yes. he loves me- to
ID when. some years later an evan. re
list compared Gods love to a Ia to
RS love | arose In that meeting and IS
We my heart TO God. ! knew that of
: earthly father loved me. Yes I'm
aw that he loved me-" SO the Chris br
MS old age is the time when he can tn,
It demonstrate the wealth Of his lin
ection for those who are near and ca
lr to him and when he can best in up
ence them for good. thu