Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-07-11


inc. that tie ribald men were touched.
They listened to his earnest words, ana
as they listened the Holy Spirit work
ed on their hearts Before they LETT
three Of the company were completely
broken down and were led TO seek
shelter under Gods wing. That new
creation. that new spiritual birth, was
not mans work, but Gods alone.
Oh. the creative and the creating
spiritual power of Gods wing. we
cannot afford to he one moment With
out it. Sir Henry Hayelock, the most
famous Christian soldier, at the time
of his death, In the British army, so
felt his spiritual dependence upon God
that he dare not and would not let any
day pass without at least two hours
spent i'm closest contact with Gods
wing. II the army was TO march at
I'm the morning then Hayelock arose at
4 and spent the intervening time III
nraycr and Bible reading, In talking
with God and in having God talk to
| him. Il can afford to neglect every
pulpit PREPARATION once wrote the
great Robert Hall, rather than neglect
nv private devotons and sacred soil
torv communion with Christ" Oh, my
brother and sister. are we trying to get
divine life by merely coming into touch
| with man? Are we trying TO be gOspel
evaxgelists. known and read OF all
mcn. without having our penlteht
hearts beating against the great par
doning. spiritual. life giving heart or
| God? Come under Gods wing today.
Come. that we may have life and have
If more abundantly. Listen to the dl-
vine call. and come to the divine shell
fer and as the chickens find under the
hens wing comfort and safety and
peace. so shall you find rest and peace
for your souls.
A symbol of True Love.
Gods wing is a protecting wing.
There are two kinds of hens. The one
"a chickcnless fowl. which is an ar
rant coward. She will run at every
strange sight and known danger. If
she could fly, she would. When the
little boy throws a stone at her she
will run to the opposite side OF the
= ward lust as fast as she can go, keep
, ing her wings tapping to help along III
! the retreat But how different Is the
behavior of one who Is cluclIing to heI
: brood. Then there is no coward's heart
!, heating within the mothers breast
Then there is no danger she VIII mol
., face for her young.
: The protecting care of hens wing
is one Of the sweetest symbols OF al
true love. what is the matter Will
that old henY says the farmers VIE
= to her husband. For the last five min
? utcs she has been frantlc-clucklns
=, and calling to her chickens. She has
" now gathered them all together unde
her wing. She is hiding behind th'
- wbeelbarrow." The husband say
nothing Xntil he goes out upon TN
'e norcb. He uses his hand for shad
: and casts his eyes over the heavens
!. ayes. wife" he answers, Il thought a
. much. DO you see that black spec
= in the heavens? Well, think that !
the old hawk who stole so many 0
q" orr chickens last summer, and that oil
- hen remembers him. | guess WI
help Biddy out and try to XIII Nj
;! Hawk and help save her chickens
- However, now those chickens are Il
- safe. They are under the hens wings
80 :, The hens wings in times OF dahg'
ora ALWAYS protecting wings. III
"a other day was walking about fari
al and examining the horses in the stal
" and the cattle in the fields, while a p'
-. dog was running at my heels. Durln
~ INV oyDlorations | heard an excite
',u cluckinr. but thought nothing OF 1t. :
10 steppcd into the barnyard prop
~ 7 saw a hen lying under board
iiV oolIod IN her but she moved not.
30 called again and again, and then trl'
- IN shoe her off what | thought
no n stolen nest. Then | took stl'
and gave her poke. Instead OF
ins frightened hen flying away Tor II
HV life | found a vindictive and outrage
IL mother flying at me and my dog II
lcI doc ran in one direction, in the othC
'iu Then the hen called again to her YOU
~ ~ and gathered her chickens under Il
l''' wing. while she still eyed my 10
ln- LOGGED companion as she would eye I
g, would be murderer of her chlldr'
ui uiu Oh my friends in the beautiful syl
~ bol of my text. did you ever stop
nc' tbinl, that Gods care could be pl
ido tecting wing?
.tb Gods Physical Protection
,or God protects us i'm n physical sen
Ito Some time ago a gentleman with
,cs family. wished TO make journey
ttlo Rosfon. He hurried through bis VIC
ost- that his vacation might be one OF co
inc plcte rest: but. try as hard as he cou
cht he lost the desired train. y snort u
after the gentleman read the telegral
for ic reDorts that the train upon when
lid hopcd TO travel was wrecked IN
; no ueion and scores and scores OF peo
mat were killed. He Immediately gather
nan his family together and returi
bild thanks to God because he and hiS lo'
NOT ones had been saved from TINS GAIA
trol tv. But why ought that man especla
tbo TO have thanked God that day! GU
in 7 he not rather to be grateful to his lie
,nir. onlv Father for caring for him
os his loved ones every day? ne
ri,o take n trip in my life, and have u
ooTn eled thousands and tens Of thousa
coo of miles. but realize the innumer'
mo dangers which everywhere beset
hr. One intoxicated engineer one drum
,non svitchman. one failure of the sig
,is a lights TO work. and Death is ready
irolc reach out her bOny arms and hug
bodr breath out OF me. If You DO not DeiI
nirit what [ say. some night when trave
and lie awake in your berth Then ii'
- % TO the rumblng in the distance con
onr nearer and nearer until with one
~ ti,o sbrielz the limited shoots past