Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-06-20


elers could eat and drink when the
dogs found them. Among those dogs
was one so intelligent and strong that
he had saved siXty-eight persons who
had been lost in the snow. But one
night this intelligent dog found among
the SHOWS a traveller nearly frozen TO
death. and so 10 warm him and bring
him back TO life the great dog stretch
ed his big body upon the dying man,
as your mother might cover you up
with fur lap robe when you 90
sleighing. After awhile the traveller
awoke He thought the big dog lying
upon him was big bear or wolf. He
took out his knife and drove IT into the
heart of the dog and killed it, Then
the monks. missing the dog, went out
to search for him and found the dog
and the man both dead in the snow.
If the man had only known that the
dog was trying 10 save him lac would
have been thankful 20 him instead Of
killing him. ana his own life would
have been saved But You see. he did
not know what n friend the dog was.
Now. do not want YOU TO make such
a mistake as that want yoH TO I'M
derstand that Christ j. your friend,
the best friend You can lave. for he
can save you from dying c.rrnally So
! want You to welcome Lin and cling
to him when lac wants 30 help yon AMI
save you. not only f.o" t.t s.ns Of t.r
schoolroom. but also from thc SINS OF
the great wide world Il! lar-c.
A Little Chill Snul' Lc~d.
But there is ano.ncr reason. c...drou
why you Should come To- '..ri-D ai..
that is so that you can bring yo3r FL
Their and mother big brother, and Sis
tiers along with YOU to CLri,t. Oh, bow
many children there are here whose
fathers never ask Il blc-sing at u.c
table or have family prayers by tlo
home altar, Oh. how many little ch,
dren there are here whose fathers and
mothers and big brothers and sisters
are drifting ont into Il l!fc Of sin merely
because they have never answered TIE
pleading call of Jesus and have not
come and knclt at tie SaviOur's fect'
Little children. do You not know that
you perhaps better than any ono els
can lead your fathers and mothers AID
brothers and sisters and unclcs ana
aunts and big men and big women To
Christ? DO You not realize, boys and
girls, that, as the Bible describes the
day of millennium as the time Wien
"the wolf also shall dwell with the
lamb. and little child shall lead
them" the greatest gospel messengers
who ever lived are the little children
who are leading the grown up people
TO the foot of the cross?
Boys and girls, if YOU have father
who never goes to church. what good
thing it would be if you could bring
him. Suppose you should go hon @
from this service and Chamber up into
his lap and say: Papa, why do not
YOU come to church? Why do not you
love jesus" How good n thing it
would be if he should put his arm
around YOU and should say. Eyes, dar-
ling. for your sake | will 90 to church
md learn to love Jesus" He would be
doing Just as that great lawyer and
statesman Of Philadelphia did few
years ago. He was home from Wash
| ington for a little while on vacation
While he was sitting in the parlor his
little -year-old daughter rushed into
the room, crying: "Oh. papa, | have
learned to read. Would you like to
hear NE rcad| Then she went and
got Bible and opened it, and with
her little fingers used for guide she
slowly read the sixteenth verse Of
the third chapter Of st. John, For
God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever
| believeth i'm him should not perish, but
have everlasting life" Before the lit
tie girl had finished her reading the
| fathers heart melted with repentance
and he was crying like little child.
Boys and girls, what do you think your
mother would do if you would climb
up into her lap and put your arms
about her neck and ask her why she
did not have family prayers? | tell
you what she would do. Perhaps she
would get down on her knees and put
her arms about you and then and
there cOnsecrate her life and yours
! anew to the Saviour. Oh, children.
Oh, little children, that is one reason
why | want you to respond to Christs
invitation, Suffer the little children
to come unto me-" want you to
come to Christ today to be saved, that
you may also ask your big brothers
and sisters. your fathers and mothers
and all your little playmates to come
along by your side.
Parental Love.
Having talked perhaps already fal
too long to the children, | would like tc
speak few words in closing directly
to the parents and the grown up people
here assembled. Fathers and mothers,