Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-10-29

He has just finished sentence IN Tue
penitentiary." With that the employ
er turned and said: "Out OF this yard'
you scoundrell My office is no reform
atoryw Trying to be honest. who VIII
give him chance? Pray God he may
not give Up. Tomorrow you may see
him. What. then, will your sympathy
be worth?
What Is Your sympathy WORTH
Here is a poor. weak sewing girl
struggling on to make an honest living
and to live right. But, try on hard as
she will. in her weakened physical con-
dition she can make but So week.
and that is Just so cents less than she
can live upon. Oh, what an awful
life, No sounds are heard In that
room save the continual scratchings or
her needle, the sighs of crushed heart
or the low, hectic cough OF diseased
lung Sewing for others while she mas
hardly rag Of her own. All wen
enough for you to talk about the holl-
ness of virtue. You have your three
good meals a day. But tomorrow, wnen
Won ask her to make you new dress
or you see her going down the street
In her faded shawl, what Will your
sympathy be worth?
Here is a street urchin, just as good
a boy as yours, and If he mad any
chance he would make just as good
man. But what chance has he! The
kindest word he ever received was
curse No mother save a drunkard;
no father save a felon; no school save
sin. no literature save an obscene PIC
torial. Where did he spend last nightF
In a low Bowery theater, the ticket
bought by pitching pennies.
Last winter when one Of these boys
was shiyering upon street corner OF
one Of the eastern cities such a little
newsboy turned to another street arao
and said: Jim, dey say der is God.
I'm hungry, Jim. I'm cold. l don't
know where to 20. And, Jim, don't
care for any God dat don't care FOR
me-" Tomorrow such boy will try
70 sell you a morning newspaper
What will then your gospel sympathy
he worth? oh, my friends, Chrst
came into the world to weep with
those that weep" He came to save
the lost sheep not those safe witnlh
the fold. Be ye like Christ. Go out
into the highways and the hedges ana
compel them to come in.. Fine churcnes
will not do it. Missionary subscrlp-
tions will not do It, But by the help
Of the Holy Spirit Christian men and
women can do it, who in plain, prac-
teal way will share the joys and the
sufferings Of others and thereby, py
the help of God, bring those sinners
back with them to the Masters teet'
There is no picture on earth more
beoutiful than that of a Christian, by
the Holy Spirit inspired love OF Chris
tan sympathy, trying to bring los
souls to Jesus Christ. There Is Deau
tifuI legend told of Zacchaeus when IL
had become old and feeble. He still
lived in the outskirts of Jericho. Ev
ery morning he would go of alone 10
g a walk and remain away two or tnre'
e hours and then would come back smll
ing and happy. He would never tei
any one where he went. But on
d morning his wife followed him. Thel
I she saw her old husband go to the oil
D.! svcamore tree made memorable by nl
history. He kissed it. He caresseo II
He watered It, He plucked up III
$ weeds about it. When his wife aske
g him why he was doing this the old ma
Y answered: "Why, do you not know, m
d dear? This is where l first saw Hin
This Is where He called to me, 'Za'
Il chaeus. make haste and come down!
e All. that is beautiful legend. Bu
y Il Is not TO me the most beautiful stor
!, have heard about Zacchaeus. In
j. most beautiful fact | know about ID
B.! nublican Is not that he caressed an
kissed n tree but that after his col
II version he was ready to do anythin
e and everything to serve Christ anon
sinful men. When Zacchaeus SAT-
"Behold, Lord, the half of my goods
Is give to the poor" know that "a
g. chaeus at once went forth to wee
q. with those that weep" l know thi
al at once he had an unquenchable d
IN sire burning within him to bring a
1t classes to the feet Of him whom
N called Saviour.
o. Oh. my friends, will not you and
d: have this holy desire burning with
lg us? VIII we not live to bring the ha
is nv and the troubled alike to Christ!
g, copyright, 1904, by Louis Klopsch.l
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