Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-02-14

reference to the salvation of those SIM |
ners who are nearest our own door
step. Some years ago an American |
missionary was preaching In the streets
of Calcutta. As the American clergy
man was talking a Mohammedan priest
stood near and began to inyelgh against
tbe inconsistencies of the professors OF
the Christian religion. Then the Mo-
hammedan priest opened the Bible, ana
while he read he pointed to a drunken
English sailor near by. He read out
loud those beautiful and solemn words
Of Corinthians. which we repeat at the
holy communion, "And after the same
manner also he took the cup when he
had supped. saying, This cup is the
new testament in my blood; this do ye,
az oft as ye drink it, in remembrance
of me" Then the Mohammedan priest
sneeringly and tauntingly said: "Ihere
IS the white mans religion. There Is
/ the white man drunk. Will ye nave
onv such religion as that" Oh, my
brother. we rightly send forth our mis-
sionaries into foreign lands to TESTIFY
of .Iesus Christ. Shall we not also Try
TO carry the testimony Of Jesus 10 the
drunken and dissipated white men at
orr own doors that they may be living
witnesses of the power of the gospei
and not a reproach to it? Shall we not
also carry the gospel to our neighDors'
70 those who may be living tarther
owov from Christ than the canniDals
or the Eskimos? Shall we not be Will
ing TO kneef in prayer in our neighDors
parlors as well as send missionaries 10
nreach standing upon the muddy banks
Of the Ganges?
Would that the dumb lips of Chris
tian testimony might be opened In the
store and on the street, in the factory
and by the cashiers desk; opened when
Won are tying up bundle; opened when
you are taking down the goods from
off the shelf: opened when you are BID
ding the little cashgirl good night;
opcned when you are giving the last
instructions to your foreman; opened
In the same way as were the lips or a
poor old one armed black man who'
while he cleaned my shoes on Penn
svlvauia avenue. in our national capl-
tol taught me one Of the mightiest les
SONS of trust and faith in God ever
learnedi
ooh" saws some man or woman sll-
tinc before me. 81 could not speak q
word for Christ in the store. 1t wouid
not be appropriate. Such a course as
that would be resented not only by my
employers, but also by the employees
Would It, my brother? think SUCH q
course would often be gladly welcomed
in the store instead of being resented
7 have had a great deal of experience
| with Christian workers. All Of them
have told me that when they speak
word for Christ on the street or In the
store almost without exception they
have been listened to kindly, respect
e fully and thankfully. Rev. d.. l. l
Gorby. the present assistant pastor OF
+ this church, who has worked a grea'
deal among the factories and the stores
I has told me that the most respectful
and grateful audiences he has ever au
: dressed were those clad in oyeralls anC
{ which listened to him while he talKe'
[ from n table or a barrel among the ma
chinerv or near the blast Many EN-
) Movers welcome such efforts, knowing
T well that they profit by their employ
s ees becoming Christians. Some year
o ago II. l.. Cregier of Washington, lnd
It the head of a great stave and heading
e factory, placed a gospel minister upol
a his pay roll. He wanted this eVangel
1t ist TO make it his business to speak
6 word for Christ to every one Of his EN-
ployees because" said Mr.. Creglel
'outside of the spiritual results 1t pay
when have such a gospel worke
among nv men. There is less drunken
moss. less rows less crimes. less indC
~ lepce and slothfulness, and my me
ls are happier and better and more faitI
&c full" Now my Christian friends, wit
~ such n testimony as that before yol
ir do YOU not feel encouraged to speak
N word for Christ in the store and in you
TX place of business?
" Tell About the Healers.
I'd Furthermore, you should not hesita'
IS 10 testify for Christ in your place
a. business. because you would not hay
le dumb lips in reference to any physlc
at cure which you knew about as you no
tx are silent in reference to the divil
tn cure Of sin. Suppose that today one
I'd the employees of your store was at11ic
ld ed with the dreaded disease of canoe
lis Supposing that a couple Of years al
i'll you had been cured from the same dl
n ease by a certain medicine OF a certa
n doctor. Would you not immediate
nd 90 and tell him about the wondert
IL cure? If necessary. would you not tal
ic- this physician to the sick mans hou
ar and insist that he try this cure whi
ll- had cured you? You would do tn;
be vet among the blood curdling sins al
re, the blasphemies Of your store you
vii not think it is your bounden duty
cd fell about the Christ who cleansed y
from all sins. DO you mean to tell L
that you haze a right to keep your Ii
ild dumb and not invite those sinful el
mt ployees to your church and pray
DO meeting, where they can hear the swe
'rn message Of divine love?
DO A still more concrete Illustration W
hg show the application of the princlI
ger for which 1 am cOntending. Supposi
'ur that today | should read an autogra
oa- letter from Andrew Carnegie or 10
me D. Rockefeller or Baron Rothschild
Oe some other multimillionaire to this
nu feet:
AN "As the winter is coming on, Il
alo It to be my duty to help the poor a
ins the unfortunate. Therefore please
- nounce as soon as possible thar NJ
-4sI !SN Sunday my representatives will
10y with you and that they will give
,ou dollar bill to every man, woman a
Nc child who comes to your service SO Il
they can buy breadY'
Itu xryt.oA ,,-o,,IJ ba tho rpcI1lf of my re