Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-13

nreocbar eets forth with ent'usn' IN
the dellnnts OF the ChriStian IninisTy
and the oppo1tunit1dB 1t offers TO we
graduates Of our harmed in'iltnoirs
as the IDEAL ll'e Of Grnsecrntsd uSetni-
ness. The text is pInlms XVI, 6, "hNe
lines are falltn unnb use In pleasant
places" -.
Different occ1pstjlGlN otter imply tn.
farent eniovn.ents AL varieties OF
flowers do not lhrirI equally well un
der Che same colGG3 glasses. Inc
onusemeuts wi ich T. MID DO sxhilarn'
tion and restful relaaltion for the phy-
stefan may be dru68nFy ard TrltaVoh
for the merchant. ibo owls and tie
hats turn their dayn into nights ana
their night. into dayn Tbs eagles AKA
the hawks do not cilfelc about In the
hoovena unless they can hSat thear
feathers by the flaming frso OF the sun
The inhshitant OF one home may ne
deaf and blind to the pleacuros sur
rounding smother Preside
In the backwOods best learned this
Interesting lesaon. With ny family,
was spending 3 gImmef vacation III
the country. II . rowboat, Tar from
n railroad STATEN. was tracing the
hendinos and wirl!ngs OF little river.
Suddenly. at turl Of tie stream We
came 10 q small house nesting unOef
the protecting branches OF the tnl1
frees | found there a woman living
practically alone. She had no children
All day long her husband was on 10
work. ssid TO her: This Is an aW1ul
place TO live. You must be lonely anu
heartslck with nc companonshlp'
"Oh. no" abe answered. 81 am never
alone have hundreds Of friends VINO
call ind talk to me every day. DO you
see that little nest just at the emu OF
nv porch? Well last spring the mother
bird came here as bride ana aSkeu
me IL she could build her home there,
end Said Yes Then she talked ana
chattered on all the time she was
building ii. She brought me her nus
hand and introduced me to him. she
told me when the eggs were lana ana
when the eggs were hatched. She Is
one of my friends. Then just over
there under that bank muskrat mas
his hone and is raising his FANNY.
He comes out every little While ana
hlinks ST me and talks in the sign IAN
cunge. Then there are my friends the
wild flowers and my friends the chlck-
ems and my friends the fish, when
food nj the dock. ThenSthe river II
self is 4 friend of mine. 1t has IAN
quace of murmurs and gurgles 10
which l listen. and when l get tred
and weary l am soothed by us sym
patty. On, no; do not pity me 1or De-
ing alone. Ny enjoyments are per
hans not your enjoyments' but they
are many. veiy many. l would not
exchange my life for that of any one
know" Happy woman that. Happy
because she was in the place where
she could use the qualities with when
God had endowed her. Happy because
Ike q bee. she was able TO find every
flower filed with nectar for her lips
Happy because every tree branch was
TO her a choir loft in which master
soloist was singing the sweetest song
in all his repertoire.
The Eappiest Life.
Well. my friends. as l needless!
pitied that poor woman living III Inc
hacl,woods there are hundreds anC
thousands of people cOmmiseratlng th'
supposed unhappy lot of a gospel min
lister. These sympathetic commlsera
tions have become widespread. Iher'
are bundreds-aye, thOusands-ot youn'
mon who might otherwise have volun
teered for service in the Christian pul
nits. have been deferred on accouh
Of them. from consecrating themseNe
10 the gospel ministry. Now | want L
sneak specially this morning TO III
vounr men who are graduating iron
our colleges and schools, ana IL the.
have adopted this view of the CHRIS
tan ministry being a joyless, gloom
life | want to set them right. l max
n direct appeal to the young men L
enter the gospel pulpit, because II OF
fers the happiest, the most blessed an
the most eXhilarating life on earth.
am going to make this plea with AT
tobjographical authority by showin
the kindnesses and the sympathie
which have surrounded me from tn
day Of my ordination down to the pres
ent time.
The first objection generally made
the occupation Of q minister is that
is not money making profession
That is true. but it does offer some
thing far better in the JOY of noble COZ
secration. We have all at some tim
nroved the truth Of Christ's words
that it is better to give than to II
ceive. When the bower bird OF low
builded her home for the first time
our hearts we Immediately tried to mai
fest that love in many different way
We laid at the feet of our ladylove OF
pifts. as the wise men from the ca
zane to the manger with their presen
of gold and frankincense and myrr
We manifested our love in the little a
tentions we daily bestowed and in Il
letters we would write. AS time pass(
on we again manifested that love
the engagement RIM which we treI
blingly placed upon the finger OF OF
future bride Has any money we ha'
since earned ever given us such JOY
that which came in the happiness
her smile, in the welcome of her vol
and in the knowledge that we we
winning her affections in return f
our affections? My young friend, d
you ever stop to consider that t
Christian minister has such joys
these. which make the acquisition
fortune appear in comparison X
and sordid! Apart from the rewal
that God gives to the faithful minist
there is q JOY in the self surrender,
the conservation of our whole lives
Christ, who laid down his life for us
Not deosured by Money.