Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-07-02
Many Are True, but Unfortunate.


NJ life. The strong man triumphs over
them. but as the world witnesses MS
under successive strokes Oh
adverse fortune 1t calls him "unlucky.
When old Mayer Anselm Rothschilu'
the founder of the famous banking
house of Frankfurt-on-the-R Rhine was
DYING. he called bis children about him
and gave to them this parting advice:
First. my sons, never plan any great
without first consulting your
mother: second, never have anything
TO do with an unlucky man.. MurA
.tbIs, Anselm Mayer Rothschild dlo
not say. do not have any business
dealings with dishonest man. he
took that for granted. But he did say
ian unlucky man." You know VINO N
that unlucky man. He Is yourseii.
Won are unlucky In the fact that just
as YOU were about to go to college your
father died and you were taken out Vi
echool and had to 20 to work. You are
unlucky in the fact that just after you
had saved up little money ana put II
in the bank the cashier became ue
faulter and you lost all. You are uh-
luckv in the fact that just after you
had learned to be a good draftsnan
and had fine position about TO De OIL
fered Won fell and broke your arm OF
had your fingers cut of by having
them caught In the cogs OF Iac'ory
wheel and you had to start life all
over again. You are unlucky because
lust as you were about to be appointed
| to n certain position an enemy lieu
| about your character as an enemy lieu
about a young friend Of mine VINO was
ahout TO become pastor Of prominent
| church In the east. Though your cnar-
! actor In one sense was yindicated, YET
tho damage was done. Another step
ned In and got the place, even as lhe
moor invalid at the pool OF BETHESDA
was nushed aside by others again ana
again when the angel OF health wen.
down at a certain season into the poor
and troubled the waters After nav
ing been repeatedly struck down Dy
misfortune after misfortune you are
today on the verge Of complete despair
You are saying to yourself: ION, am
} always unlucky! What is the use OF
| my trying any longer"
J Re Patient, Not Discouraged.
|. Discouraged. are you? Yes" you
g mutter. "fearfully discouraged ion
q have conscientiously done your lever
I bestP "Yes, have done my level pest
g I can do nothing more" ON yes you
s can. nv brother. You can let God no"
come and do the rest. You are slnipiy
"ancemped before Pi-hahiroth, between
e NJ,gdol and the sea. over against baai
yephon." God is going to open way
e FOR YOU through the Red sea TO escap'
q the pursuing Philistines. Howl u'
". not know This. howeyer..l DC. Kno"
e cod will rescue you II you are patient
e onlv natIent. He will. II like Job ami'
Ie the tragedy Of a wrecked home ah'
& amid ruined fortune and IN III
1t sgonies of physical as well as meh'a
o. pain. you can say, and still continue
W saw. .Though he slay me, YET VIII
ie trust him" God will show to you
It. direct means OF escape II you VIII oni
IL otond still lust where you are ana cor
Se t,nue TO look for the salvation OF III
ne ord you may not now think II, Du
)y all things, even amid the greatest oi'
hs couragements, all things are worAiii
ed tooether for good to them that love III
Ie- ord After the darkest OF nights 'hei
1t. ALWAYS comes the brightness OF iisi
he civino dawn. Amid the blackest
I'M troubles there will always come pl
at lar of fire to lead Gods children 10
*. nromised land. Trust him, brothe
ge Continue to trust God. Be patlen
ist Inst 90 on and continue to do yo'
in ,evel hest. All things Will ultimate
nd come out right II you do. Ihat IL u
Iys teaching OF this grand old text, star
In stil, and see the salvation OF the Loro
rs, Rrt there is another class OF heare
nd 7 And today encamped among 'ne
IDS 20 roal,tish hosts near Pi-hahiroth. III
BPS are the men and the women VINO
ing NOT necessarily struggling for ma
hi c,al existence, but who are unhap
as and dissatisfied with the fields IN VIM
ley Cod has compelled them to labor III
to krow they could do better work an
ips. other surroundings. Or they are 81
on ING TO themselves: II do not kno"
ind, II IL that all my labors should De u
and construed and unappreciated. ii u
hey does not open tC me another he'u
hey work soon shall drop this posiu
Iion anyhow"
vorr Work the Best You Can
90 Going to give up your present p'
the tion? You say you are not happy III
ana mont YOU do It, my brother. what
hne need in life in this waiting crisis
10 vours is a great big invigoratlng u
wen of natience. Stand still just where
Let are and do your work the Dest
u ID Won can and see the salvation oi
- Lord. God does not, as RUE cal,
VAT workmen from nothing 10 solhe'i
II III preat but from a small position
'orai ;neuonce To n higher position OF
.ne auence. When Christ wanted 10 SC
nc his cabinet and to fill the apostoiic
hich sitions of the Fishers of men," he
ago, NOT 90 into the market place, wher'
san' could find the loafers idling aro'
lures cou'u n"o , 20 tbe shores of 1
and ne wen. ,ornd two stalwart
nony Uaiiiee go - no,o into the sea.
all casuhs 'A'"
, due said to Peter ana Anu,e", us ,'o,, 80"
pirit- "Follow me- ana l WIN n"n' o,,,a
rial" ers of men," 1t is nearly aiwa
MS Of hard struggle for a man In SINAI
each sition to climb up into a higher
tion But It is nearly always a
thou. most impossible struggle for mai
men Of job to be called to fine pos
fnan- Christ uttered sound philosophy
. the he said in his parable: Take ther