Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-12
is flesh. and that which is born of the
spirit Is spirit.

weirdest fantasies, created entirely by
our own unregulated Imagination or
nv evil associations and not by the
vision OF God. What right has any
man TO apply to himself the Ninety
first Psalm of David, as did a man
some time ago In one OF our eastern
cities? He pondered over these verses
day In and day out: For he snail give
his angels charge over thee 10 keep
thee IN all thy ways. They shall bear
thee I'D in their hands, lest thou dash
thy foot against a stone" men, Ill
order TO demonstrate his belief In TINS
saving. that man jumped from the top
of a four story building and broke
nearly every bone in his body. DO
you suppose vision like that came
from God or from the devil? VIVA
right has a man TO imagine that d
can get vision from God by uslh
the Bible as q fetish or an amule
opening ii at random and expectli
the first verse his eye falls upon 10
Gods judgment in reference to som
undecided matter, as l have known
my own experience of two or three
people being In the habit of doing!
What right has man when In doubt
about any matter to 60 to fortune
teller or to a sorcerer or professor OF
diyination and to regard the voice OF a
rrofessional charlatan as the voice oil
God? Oh, no, my friends. Gods voice
is not heard in the dark paneled rooms
Of sin. 1t is not heard from the lips
OF those who are leading dishonest
lives. II Is not heard amid fanatic
yaporings. When God speaks to man
he speaks as he did to Peter In Joppa-
on the house top at midnoon, in broad
daylight. He speaks to man In ra-
tional way and at rational time.
The TeIepathy of Satan.
There is vision sent by God. There
is also a Satanic telepathy. Christ,
hone of our bone and flesh OF our flesh,
was tempted by the visions OF SIN as
well as we. In the fourth chapter OF
I.uke we read that Satan took Jesus
mn to n high mountain and in vision
showed unto him all the Kingdoms OF
the world and said: "All this power
viii give thee and the glory of them
for that is delivered unto me, and tc
whomsoever | will, l will give 1t. ii
thou. therefore, will worship me al
shall be thine" Then Satan took
Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple anc
asked him to cast himself down from
thence, to prove that he was the Sor
OF God. But Jesus, instead Of obeyint
the Satanic vision, turned unto th'
devil ana answered, "It IS written
l.thos shalt not tempt the Lord, th'
". \ BIs1sr. so pure and holy al
sSi = Il N Wtr-akpproached BY tempSa
ticA<and assailed by tempter wh'
based his wicked suggestions on pas
sages Of Scripture. how careful shoul'
we be when vision comes to US, as l
} came to Peter on the house top, L
make sure that the vision Is heavel
sent for our guidance and not temp
tation from the enemy sent to our owl
destruction.
: Divine telepathy, as with Peter, !
, often manifested with Gods childre
Z after some great trial or sorrow o
2 earthly misfortune has come upo
them. When the casket is placed l
; the home It is apt to be felt, as Chris
appeared unto Mary on the first Easte
morn. It is very apt to be manifesto
( vivldly in times Of bereavement. as
e came to my companion with whom
= journeyed through the Holy Land.
s Some Simple Facts.
+ How to explain this manifestation
s know not. / would give you the sir
: pie facts and let you Judge for yoursel
y We were en- route from Beirut to At
s ems by way Of Smyrna. 1t was abo'
n o'clock in the morning. was ava
o ened by my companion sobbing In b
< berth. what is the matter, Troub
= I asked. "Oh," he answered, "som
Il thing has happened at my sister
10 home. had strange vision about
II | was not asleep, but this vision h
l. come upon me as an Overwhelming rel
h ity." Nonsense manw l answere
W "You are not a fanatic, are your u
N were asleep and had bad dream; tn
is ALL" | did not believe In Gods
ar sions then as do now. My friend sa
a nothing, but that vision made such
* impression upon him that he took ne
c. of the time and the latitude and t
longitude we were then In. From Al
ems we went directly home. SO ov'
20 powering was his conviction Of the re
so ity Of that vision that instead of goi
Y at once to his Philadelphia home
Oh stopped first at q friends residence
n. far from where he lived. How
is- the folks?" said he. The friend
or swered: what. Did you not recel
in any message lately? Why, your sis
av lost both her twin boys in one d'
ne They both died of diphtheria within
an hour of each other" My friend asF
We the time. They died about the sa
xe time the wonderful vision came 10 d
IN in the middle of the Mediterranean $
i'd ask you not to give human lnterp
be tatIon of that manifestation. You C
,rd not. I cannot. From a human sta
": point was not that vision very stran
his Can you interpret it from any superr
Of ural causation? -.
est But why be surprised at the inGd
ng I have related7 You have heard
many similar occurrences. You ha'
ce, divine vision in your own life when
to undertaken rudely broke into y
lad home. When the doctor said she
nat dead at first you were almost brol
did hearted. You were like madm
the You paced up and down the room
do ing: "Oh, God, how can get az
ian without her? oh, my God, my "
lal, What shall l dof" Hardly had
his uttered that agonizing prayer whe
: is strange peace came into your s.
re- She seemed to come back to you.