Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-11

ture France: London for Christ means
England saved Berlin for Christ means
Germany bowling before the cross. Ii
we capture New York and Chicago and
our other great cities for Christ, we
capture America for Christ. Oh, what
q blessed opportunity it is for us to be
able to fight under the standard OF the
cross. where the Satanic forces are un-
limberlng their heaviest artilleres and
where every blow struck for Jesus can
rebound with the best of all results!
The City and the Country.
But while I congratulate you because
you are able to testify for Jesus In
large city also east my eyes over the
hills and send forth gospel congratula-
tion TO the Christian farmhouses that
are helping us in this Christian strug-
GLE A city is a great human reservoir
which collects its streams of life from
everywhere. Many of those streams
tricile down from country hills, where
cattle are lowing and horses neighing
and sheep bleating and harvests way-
! ing. These country streams OF human
life are the brooks which clarity the
muddy waters Of a large metropolis.
The country farmer and his wife are
very apt to fear that their boys and
their girls will be swallowed up in a
large city and never heard from again.
But | want to tell you that the major
| ity of the mightiest workers for Christ
in the large cities have been born upon
I a farm. A short time ago thirty-eight
prominent business men of New York
city sat at a banquet In the Union
League club on Fifth avenue. How
many Of them do you suppose came
from the country? Thlrty-six out of
the thirty-eght. A history Of promi-
nent lawyers. ministers, doctors and
merchants in a large city was once
compiled. Eighty per cent were found
to come from the country. Thus, ye
farmers and farmers wives, do not
mourn whenever your stout limbed
boys and beloved girls leave you for
the great cities. Remember that you
are giving them to the service Of Jesus
Christ Remember that your prayers
and Christian training are now to
bring forth their gospel results in the
place where they are most needed.
When my father, then young coun-
try minister, was called to a large city
church, my grandfather David Tai
mage. protested against his going. lie
said: "De Witt, you are doing well now
I'm your little country church. Why dc
YOU 90 into that large city where your
influence will be swallowed up and nc
one ever hear from you again| Bu'
De Witt Talmage answered: Father,
must 90. 1t is my duty to go. be-
lieve God is calling me to that field
And if | go in his name he will bless
me-" God did bless him. And so
farmers and farmers wives, God viii
also bless and is blessing the Christian
work of your Christian children in the
same way if he has called them to live
in a great city.
Palm Sunday emphasizes the fac
that the easiest way to capture ,eittS
GoE (50d is 10 g. afIert th&s h&sre TIE most Of
folks. They are the common people
who for the most part fill our churches
And vet they are the common peopl'
who today. If they are only roused VIII
holy enthusiasm, can conquer TINS OH
world for Christ. They can do II al
eosilv as the common people who came
ont TO greet Jesus on Palm Sunda!
made the Pharisees and the hlei
nriests hirelings at that time afraid Il
lift their threatening fingers or 10 III
Jesus, anv harm. Today that rellglou
organization which is most splrltuali.
influential for Jesus Is the churcl
which appeals to the employee as wei
as TO the employer, TO the poor man
but rs we'll as TO the rich mans pal
nee to the artisan and the mechahi
, and the laborer as well as to the mel
, chant prince. the capitalist or the ma
! dressed in broadcloth.
Power of the Common People,
Oh. the infinite influence OF the con
mon people. If we could only by ID
mower of the Holy Spirit enlist tn
. common people to fight for Jesu
( Christ under the standard of the eros
t there would be no doubt as TO the ui'
r mate condition of our nation. Whe
t Robert G.. Ingersoll was a canuiua'
: for the gubernatorial chair OF lillnol
\ be was defeated for the nominatlol
e whvP Because if he had been nom
: mated every church pulpit would ha,
t become a political rostrum. Every Il
|, tle meeting house and prayer meeul
room would have been filed with Chrl
p tian workers. who would have work'
=, and voted against him. Ihus' IL v
t. co,1ld only inspire the great mass Oh u
# church members, made up or the Col
IS mon people. wit. holy enthusiasm L
II Christ. it would meah our polltical 81
t. yation. 1t would mean the eXtlncu'
10 If tbe saloon. Then no Christian wou
l. vote for a candidate unless he empht
le ically stated he would do all in b
70 mower to drive out the destroying den
Is John. 1t would mean the purihcauC
d of the home and of the church. II
1t heart of the common people rings tr'
N when il is not misled. No wond
that il was among them that Jes
as passed the most Of his earthly min
re try. They were the first to recognl
Id him. From them came the trst me-
g. bers of his church, and it is with 1e
no incs of gratitude to them that we
! member that it was they who gave
AZ our Lord the only public welcome a
IL acclamation that he ever received.
~ ~ But Palm Sunday also throws III
q our raptured eyes the sunrise OF East
X. dawn. as well as it overshddows o
10. heavens with the dark clouds Oh I
re blackest of all BLACK Fridays" IA
of Sunday practically says to us: 1
yn may have to carry your cross ana DC
OF your burdens and suffer your death
co Jesus Christ had to suffer and die'
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