Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04
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Rcnching-Eor Lofty Ideals.

ing uay lle lndf1 Cdllc DICK, Dul lhlS
time he bad washed his face and his
hhands. o.NextC day he cnme again and
! stood before the picture. This day he
I 1iad ihis clothes . ocleaned"' Day after
d6y, as iJng. as that picture was In the
city. MS man came, each time i'm
proved In apparel. each time with more
of divine. light and love flooding his
heart and soul q Ny. brotherA II we
\ reacb mp for lofty ideals those ideals4
will Lift usoVp4 If ,wq only see and talk
bMbdnt title denrayitiGs in our hr0ther's
an rare, thosegevH deeds will drag US
,ewnCiaI .JoiTf1.D biIs lo a5iI
cs1gfe golden lips OF gospel SILENCE are
| often Jtist'as important FOR our spirit
ual, .deyelopmentlas the silver tongue
Of speech. Joseph Addison, the great
English author-and critic. once gave Il
description Of bis feelings when listen |
ing TO a, ina sterpleee rendered by a.
noted orghestrqr .He said that he was1
not so mitch impressed with the great
tidal waves Of sound which dashed
/ htbemselysso . against - his -eardruits as
the Nvaveskof tile mighty deep in mid
winter bcatcagainst the Holland dikes
or wlsh 1he Volume of mingled sounds.
as when the Voices of the celestials
seemed to .blehai with the vciees OF the
terresuials,i us Ne was impressed with
thel ldtep sffenct which suddenly en-
l'sded- Wien the orchestra leader lifted
his baton in the midst of the piece and
I coInHiaiIded his MUSICIANS to halt Me
thought" lie wrote, 'fhis short, inter
vol Of silence bad more music in 1t
! than any short-space of time before or
after it,. The mosteloqpent passages
I OF our spiritual development may of
/ ten bofound when we press the golden
lips Of gospel silence against our neigh
boris lsu..s. when. we are. dumb and
say nothing, absolutely nothing. oe
.i Scandals Publish themselves.
Tile COLDER lips Of gospel silence
Iesliould remain closed bec5use, as
|. ,rdfe, it is moi necessary to emphasize
scandals Scandals are always loud
voiced, The publish themselves. As
| speak some oue-stting in pew has
been sayipg TO- himself: als,it notright
| to denouneeL other peoples faults!
Shall we not warn our friendsy against
these, snsA Shall we not point out
mems eiiois as well as their virtuesH'
Did not Paul write TO young Timothy
en1ofningl hiiu to- robuize as wen as to-
! bezhofT.i stol feproTe Hsi lwell as preach
lthe iwordffo Yes, flint IS true; but, :as
I.,assir rule. Wien a iiiaii sins he does hot
.,r,-y. se. s.. thIie- tfeTns ls gene e;ally al
great scarcity of. experters and eneour-
| ayers ayers The1 lie does right; .nsrlig !
The late pr 5.leseph RlsaEEker, q the great
London qreacher, once said: "1he aver,
ngekJiewspaper prefers not to print
that which is only commendatory. IL
# should arse THIS morni1g and preach
t6eS moa eloquent eSangelistie sermon
eyele ttefN+fea sfrom any English pul
nit no special notice would be taken
Of the sTlr6. bur4f I should preach in
,an,-elpa car~ae;ltVan stand rttnger al
Isopep prabfera, Which 4 4fisht pole III
nv left hand. every newspaper in Aus
tralia. Nav Z5aAnG America or the
British isles would have an account Oh
/ fpe "a amc9waqf9Y Ln0EnFFgqy.g e. o EUR, ,
I thermore, IN every community there
are scores men-and women VINO
consider themselves self appointed
messeneers Cef eSil. They are even
i Mitline Utol leavdl tie. home ON WASH
Monday or on Saturday afternoon,
when they ought to be preparing l0r
4!1he isaefeU 'sabBathc II they can only
4 1a;edtlle eonip story OF Satanic gossip
4Ittboflt 4hN nciSh5orh6od. And so, my
brother yoSf- ineed not Be afraid mat
teabhgh ertndlmpatoryy emphasis Wlil
not be placed upon Your neighDor .
lsfa,iHs..s tfhe SSnp'e fRet is' If some OF 2,
rs do noe jttTf ana Systematically talk
li65oIft orr nclgiib6rs' virtnes the sin
,1iisM World iijaaytt come 70 the conclusion N
+ that they haze no virtues; lpl4r. lliey
} are startling eEaplDlesoQr '9tal uSpi "'
. |, it1 stllrong bt and tbrouglra-s ,ut.t
ID + A cloaaih6ssrt instinaively hnds some
! eaea iitr-rrerye nNnfs haturo2 IA money
bco always scents the flower. 1t tas7tne
yb f4a4. Bfuie7 uiehe who loves to llgh'
u his 1ittle 9lhntdrnA and to hunt Tor Inc
' creeping vermin in the lQuagmIlnre'; anu
IN the disease. hrsedipg ereeesses o. Of tne
81 miasmatic swawp1 An oft ana yel
vorv suggestive story goes -thusoOn'
a. day a,wAgon was driven up Il eepntr!
Z ,raetp IN 'front.' Of q pcnnsyNania larii
? hqiohsc siT1ehdlfyerI lfaa4iil his ehnofel
! Eah6 go,9is and thatteis fn his vehicie
Il .He Was 'iifb'9I1ig aid vanted to mt. md
/ Up 'meww 6ew ENoIme ENoIm q He called out to a quake
farmer, sitting, ppen the porch; "Stran 3 a,
3 | I ger what kind of people i've IN ~
e next!towa-J nieansin that town VIZ
h. is. inst oterothel hiltac i want TO- setp
+ there" "Wel, friend" answered IN
: Quaker farmer Gwhat kind OF peopl
+ did thee leave in the place from whenc
- tl,a,e ,I6dtr1n I66dtr1nef p" H'oh,7 replied the farmer
4 ,.tbcv were the meahest people o.
Il e earth. Tt Every one Of them would 81, sta
o vou in the back if he could The
!, wo1ild cheat you and cut your 0thrOa
d ne never II, Etoa34f'ss EtoH4 get to Ike them Tha
:" liz the ,Hse6:l r am leaving and tryin
pr to e.: new home" Friend, az
1T sver.a t..e old Quaker farmer, tine
WGi EiAh t.4lhine kind ofpepple liyln liyIln
isl A Ltbe lsc It town II Next day anothe
n acknowledgements the same farm
le e'so. He asked the same question
ode fa1Aff." rsked the Quaker farmNe
te @s9at Kind 81 people did tbee leave
se ,he place from whence: thee came
IS. "Oh. 4 aannssIefe5d thts new Arrival the
Ve were TIE liindeste the dearest people o
re earth. would never have left then
" but MY dear wife died: Then the ol
ly hooestead Secsus int9lerahle. . Ever
vs. tHSoHIIl tHSoHIIl nfeIhrltftd Inc of her? Etert frien
nd would open the bleeding wound OF II II
ly heart. 7 could not believe that an
tqk k9s69le fc6ala ever bel 50. biHaeas \, n
lis olds meighboiy OYerel during my "a IA
is trouble YFriend,H1answered the9u
att 'ker farmer, thee will find the s'l san
mel kind of n2ishbors in the neA toWn