Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-05-31

months. Then, when the baby is Sick,
who nurses 1.-THE graduate from the
school for trained nurses? Oh, no. The
The person who for weeks never takes
off her clothes, the person who is al
ways by the side Of the crib and sees
that the medicines are given regularly,
the person who is anxiously touching
the fevered cheek, is the mother, the
sacrificing mother.
Why is love generally purer and
deeper and wider in the poor mans
home than in the rich mans palace?
Some people may declare that this
statement is untrue, but If you have
been around as n pastor as much as
some ministers you will find that such
a statement is true The reason that
love is generally sweeter and purer in
the poor mans home Is not because the
poor man naturally has a bigger heart
than the rich man. but the poor man
has to daily sacrifice for his wife and
children. When Christmas comes
around, in order to have Christmas
tree, perhaps the father himself has
to 90 without an Oyercoat. When his
sons are to be sent to college, in all
probability the poor man will have to
run into debt. He has to work over
time. He has 10 live in small house
upon a siGe street. His love feeds up
on his sacrifices. So, my brother, if
you and | want to love and truly love
Christ, we must be willing to do some
thing for Christ. We must give our
selves body, mind and soul to his sery-
ice. We must be ready to travel for
him the twain mile. 1t is because some
of us are Mt ready to tra vel this twain
mile that Chrlsts teachings seem harsh
and narrow and perhaps unsympa-
thetic
Companion of the Twain Mile.
Some years ago. in the mountains Of
North Carolina, rich lady was riding
along in her carriage. Being Overtaken
by a thunderstorm, she found shelter
in a farmers home. The place was
there seemed to be healthy children
everywhere. but there was also one
crippled child. The rich lady said to
the mother, Can nothing be done for
that chlldT mo" answered the moth
er, nothing can be done The village
doctor said the great surgeons in New
York might help him. OF course we
have no money TO send him there"
The rich lady pitied the child. She
took him to New York. While there
the surgeons stralghtened out the Grip
pied limbs. But though the little child
was at that time a cripple, yet on ac-
count Of what the rich lady was doing
for him he had strength enough to
crawl into the rich lady's heart. Then
the rich lady went back and said to the
mother: "Since | have been caring for
your boy have learned to love him.
Will you let me adopt him? | want to
bring him up as my own child and
make him my heir" In after years
the boy used to crawl into the rich
lady's lap and say: Mamma, am glad
1 was once a poor little cripple. If
had not been a poor little cripple, you
would not have pitied and worked for
me and learned to love me when you
were saving my life" So when we
work for Christ, when we travel for
him the twain mile, the Saviour creeps |
into our hearts as well as We creep In |
to his
And, my friend, want you to fur
ther remember that as you travel along |
the twain mile for Christ he is also |
travelling along the twain mile with |
you. Upon the one side Of you will go, |
as | said before. the sweet faced angel
of inspiring hope. but upon the other |
side, the left side, the side nearest to !
the heart, you will have for compan-
ionship the One who sticketh closer |
than a brother, the One who will be |
by your side, even If your father and |
your mother should fOrsake you. If |
you will only trust him, he will not let |
you carry a burden greater than you |
can bear He will not let you have q
sorrow which he cannot and will not |
cure. He will not let you shed a tear |
unless be IS ready to wipe IT away. He |
is used to travelling the twain mile. He |
once Travelled that twain mile of his |
own accord. He left heaven and tray
eed it to the foot Of the cross to carry |
our sins and to die for us. Christ glad
ly did all this for you. Are you ready
TO travel the twain mile for CHRISTI
Copyright. 1902. by Louis Klopsch.J