Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-11-14


could preach Jesus Christ in the hom,
Of Robert McChPyne and John Robert
son and Rowland Hill.
Study the history Of George Muller
In some respects his is the most inspir
Ing Christian history Of the nineteenth
century. Who built for him his grea
institutions Of mercy? Man? No; God
Mr.. Muller never directly asked on,
cent of any man. He went ahead IL
faith. II he needed money he would
go to God and ask for It as confidently
as child would go and ask money
from a father or mother. God never
failed George Muller. He will never
fail us financially If we will only dc
the work God has given us to do.
Hint to Church Members.
And. my dear Christian friends, this
plea to roll the financial distress OF
your life upon Christ brings up very
pertinent lesson which ought to be
practiced by all our churches. Do you
know why the average Christian
church Is having such hard work to
get along financially? At the end OF
the year few rich men have to put
their hands in their pockets and make
up the heavy deficit. 1t is because
these churches in looking after the
temporal life OF their members instead
of tie spiritual are not doing their
duty. The best way to get a full
church treasury Is not. as some people
suppose, TO have bazaar, or an oyster
supper. or an evenings entertainment
Of Mrs. Jarley's waxworks, or a con-
cert. The true way to get a full
church treasury is to have a full pray
er meeting If the rich men Of a
church, the leading men officially,
would set the right example to the av-
erage church members and come to the
weekday meetings and take Sunday
school class and practice prayer in
public as well as in private then there
would be no difficulty In meeting the
financial obligations Of the boards Of
trustees. If we. the members Of a
church, honestly and faithfully do the
work of our church In a spiritual way
God will see to it that we shall be able
to easily carry its financial burdens in
q temporal way.
Mans Ambitions.
The Heavenly Father offers rest al
so In reference to the salvation Of our
children and loved ones. Nearly every
healthy normal man has two ambi-
tions. The one is to live long. II
had my own way and could still live
In health and strength and live amid
the surroundings | am having today
as far as | can make out | would like
to live on earth at least 1875 years.
When think Of all the glorious oppor-
tunities Of working on earth for my
Lord and Master | would not volun-
tarily change places with the brightest
robed denizen of all the redeemed i'm
mortals in heaven. feel great deal
In reference to my earthly work as did
the elder of a Presbyterian church.
When he was 4ry sick some one came
to him and said, MY brother. how hap
py you ought to be that you may soon
associate with the angels" "Yes," an
swered the sick man, that may all be
true, but as far as | can make out l
would on earth for a little while at
least rather associate with one wo-
man of flesh and blood. called my wife,
whom know and love. than with any
twenty angels with whom at the pres
ent time | an unacquainted."
The second ambition which nearly
every healthy, normal man has is not
only TO live long in an earthly sense,
but some day to own large home, In
which he can gather all his children
and grandchildren and friends and
loved ones about him. And If a man
longs to have an earthly home. where
he can collect his loved ones. how much
more must the Christian long that In
his heavenly home he may be able to
collect all his dear ones, his children
and brothers and sisters and parents
and friends-those who are bound to
him by ties of love as we'll as of blood.
There is not n true Christian man or
woman who has not felt at heart the
heavy burden Of an unsaved child or
or friend. Ah. that is heavy
burden to bear, If would throw this
meeting open TO ask for requests for
prayers from all over this house people
would rise and say: Pray for my hus-
band" pray for my child" pray fol
my brother" Pray for my roommate"
"Pray for my sister" But, friend, why
do you ask this pulpit to pray for your
loved one? Why do you not bring that I
burden. that heavy burden of the sal
vaton of your child or husband, to
Christ? Does not Jesus want you to do
this today? II Christ will carry the
heavy burden Of financial distress sure
ly he will bear the heavier burden of
the salvation Of your children.
1.-THE Gospel Promise.
Some years DagQ. noted evangelist |
was holding. a series of meetings in the
church Of which was then pastor.
Among the thrilling incidents which |
be told was one that appeared to me at |
that time very farfetched. I said it
could not be so. He described how |
a mother had wayward boy who had |
run away to sea and was at that time |
In an Asiatic port. This mother care
fully studied the Bible and came to the |
conclusion that she had right to ask !
for the salvation of her boy and that
she would then and there throw the
burden Of his salvation upon Christ.
She went to her room, after giving
word that under no condition was she
to be interrupted. Then she opened
the Bible, laid It upon a chair and
knelt down. Then she began to pray
for the salvation Of that boy. She
said: 20 God, Jesus has said that II
ask anything in his name thou wilt
grant my request. I am going to stay
here pleading upon my knees for the
salvation Of my child until thou hast
given to me the sweet consciousness