Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-10-01

national thought. Inc llme VIII yet
come when the nations will cease to
submit their quarrels to the arbitra-
ment Of the sword. Justice and right
eousness shall be the standard or the
peoples. and when that time comes our
land, whose influence Is always for
peace, will be at the front. And what
our country Is doing for temporal JUS
tice our American church is doing for
Christ in a spiritual way. All nations
shalt yet follow our Christian leadings,
IL America becomes truly Christian.
Let tie American church take America
for Christ. and 1t Will capture the
world for Christ.
Oh. my friends, with such a glorious
outlook for our coming gospel cam
paign. should not the church of Christ
as whole and our own individual
churches go forth into this winters
campaign strong in God, strong In
faith. strong in holy zeal? For the
most part | have been talking about
how God is going to bless the great
American church as whole. VIII he
bless our own individual churches to
which we have given our allegiance
as he will bless other churches? Yes,
IL we 90 into this gospel conflict as we
ought to 90. Are you and | willing by
our own consecrated lives to let our
church. our dear individual church,
with its glorious past, take the position
in the church army on the front line
OF battle where she ought to stand! !
Remember, the open door which God
opened for the Philippian church was
not a doorway off in the distance, but
near at hand. And so the open door
of gospel opportunity of our church is
right at hand. AS cOnsecrated, Holy
Spirit inspired, earnest Christian
church members will you and | join
today In the forward march for Christ?
The Macedonian Call.
Oh, the Macedonian call for the phys
ical and mental and social and spiritu-
al salvation which is coming through
the open door of the American church
from a sin struck and a dying world.
The whole world groans under the
burden Of sin. 1t is here; 1t Is every
| where. The only way of deliverance Is
that Christ's church set itself to the
task In the power of his Spirit. Begin
ming at its own doors, 1t must lead the
assault and, uniting with the churches
in other cities and states, work faith
fully and bravely for the emancipation
of this land and of the whole world. A
| few years ago the wife Of native In
dian prince was dying. BY the hide
bound Mohammedan laws 1t was i'm
possible to let an English surgeon see
her. because no white man under any
conditions is allowed to enter the room
of q Mohammedan woman or the up
per classes. At last in despair, her
husband sent for a missionary lady
Miss Ballly, who was working among
the natives OF Lucknow. When she en-
tered the invalid's room the sick WON
an said: "Wben you go back to Eng
land | want you to meet your good
| Oueen Victoria. | hear that she Is
good queen. Tell her how we poor In
dian women have to suffer when W.
are sick and how we have to die. Tel
your good queen that and then ask bel
for me to send US help"
But it was not in the good queens
power to send the only help that coulC
be effectual. The gospel and that alon'
can avail. Let our cry go to no earth
ly throne, but to the throne that IS Sc
In the henvens, and from that thron'
will come the power that will enabl
us to win the whole world for Christ
That appeal which. raised in Macedo
MIA. reached the ears OF the apostle
Come over and help u.s." is raised to
day by a world oppressed by the do
minion Of Satan. 1t comes to the Amer
lean church as whole and to the In
dividual churches. Men and womel
and children. will you not hear that or.
from foreign lands? Will you pas
through the door that is opened t
Christ's people? oh. for the salvation
of our citiesl Oh for the salvation
the United States! oh, that the Who'll
world may hear the word Of deliver
ance and bow before the throne o
Christ!
I would enlist you one and all in thi
glorious war. Your trials may be Sc
we're, your labor arduous, but in tn
end victory is certain. 1t may be your
to share in the triumph, but if you pei
ish in the struggle you will yet be abl
to say: II have fought a good figh
Henceforth there is laid up for me
crown of righteousness"
[Copyright. 1904 by Louis Klopsch.l