Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-01-10

Chicago. Jan. An the opening dis
course Of the new year Pastor Tai
maze appeals to the higher nature Of
his auditors ard shows them how they
may makc the year one rcplcte with
triumphant spiritual achievement. His
text is Proverbs TX. II. The years OF
thy life shall be increased"
Happy new year, bring to you
the gospel ,alutaton. bring 1t to you
with a naile upon the lip with JOY
yelling up in the heart. l bring It to
you because | hope it is to be the best
and the most momontous year OF all
your life.
am going to be a gospel prophet
this morning. | am not only going TO
tell You that this new year Is to be the
best year Of your life, but it is also go
ing to be precursor Of many other
useful years. | am going to say TO you,
as Solomon said Of old, that on account
of this coming year consecrated ito
God your earthly longevity shall be
heightened. THE years Of thy life
shall be increased" an
Charles Dickens wrote famous book
entitled Great Expectations" But
the English writer did not have as
much right to use that caption for bis
novel as have for this sermon. As
Christ said to the blind men, Accord
ing to your faith, so be 1t unto YOU"
NV faith today Is infinite. Never since
| was horn have / had greater faith IN
the power Of Christ to save and bless
than at the present time. Therefore,
OH account Of my belief in the power OF
Jesus Christ that he can and will save
your soul during the coming year, |
know that this is to be the most I'm
portant year Of your life.
My great expectations for your spir'
ltual welfare and your conservation OF
the new year are not only founded
upon my own faith, but also upon the
faith of an earnest band Of scores and
scores Of praying men and women whc
are Loyalty seeking your good. This
band is composed Of your friends and
your loved ones. 1t is an all conquer
ing band which shall soon. aye, thlnR
today, capture your soul for Jesus
Christ. We have read what Garibald
did for Italian freedom. What had ht
TO offer his followers? Nothing but
hunger and pain and wounds and,ex
lie. But above all these priyation:
Garibaldi lifted the standard OF lib
erty. and the young men nocked to hii
side by the hundreds and the thou
sands. 1t may not be an easy task L
capture your sinful heart for Christ
But the gospel prize is so great tina
the earnest band Of workers surround
ing me, like the Italian patriots, ar
willing to go through any privations /
they can only bring you a repentan
sinner to the foot Of the cross. W.
have read what TOussaint LOuVer
turc did for Haitian freedom. Wen
dell Phillips in his famous Grafton de
clared that this southern leader was
greater man than Washington, Napo
leon, Caesar. than Alexander the drea'
But all the corCCcsts by which tn
South American leader and his lttl
hand of followers were able to throw
OF the European tyrannies are as moth
ing in Their eternal results when CON
pared TO some Of the glorious splritu'
victories which shall be won durin
this opening year for Christie be wo
by this Laad of earnest praying worS
ers who are surrounding me at IN
prescnt time. SO on this first SUNDAY
1908, we give you fair warning that
the name of Jesus Christ we are abou
TO move upon your sinful heart. W
are about to capture your whole III
FOR Iesus Christ