Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-04-02

laden with gold and silver ana lVorles
and the wealth of foreign climes. They
sing of our earth's resurrection, which
Is emblematic Of a heavenly glory. Oh,
my friends, like the song birds In the
springtime, will you not choose
mighty theme to inspire and uplift
your life's music?
The themel The theme! What is the
inspiring theme of your llfe's song?
Are you ready to surrender your life
TO the noble work Of the alienation or
physical pain? AS Cyrus W. Field
when a young man, consecrated MS
mental energies to compel the mer-
maids of electric science with lightning
rapidity to carry mems messages under
the seas, and clung to that purpose for
years and years against obloquy ana
taunts and sneers, will you, In the
same persistent, enthusiastic way, fight
to alleviate physical suffering? Will
you attune your life to the upliftment
of mankind, as John Howard sang his
sweet song In convicts' cells, or Flor
ence Nightingale sang her song among
the booming guns of the Crimean war;
Win YOU become Christ's apostle to the
gentiles down in the sIums, as John
Eliot was called the "Apostle to the
Massachusetts IndiansY In the old
country village meeting house the lead
er of the choir, before the age or Or
gan or piano, would arise and with
little bar of steel strike the keynote or
the song. Every human being has
note by which to start his song. Upon
what keynote, o man, are you today
starting the music Of your life's songF
The theme! The themei What Is the
inspiring, uplifting theme Of your life's
music?
The Chorus OF the Woods.
Again, God bids lis, like the song
birds. sing because he does not expect
us TO be soloists, but to take an essen
tial part In a great life's chorus. The
true beauty of the song birds singing
is that he carries a part and not
whole days solitary musical recitation.
Like the piccolo, or the clarinet, his
voice may be shrill, or like the flute,
soft and sweet, or like the bass viol,
loud and deep; but whether soft or
loud. his voice has part, an essential
part in the chorus Of the woods.
IL you would know how essential the
birds voices are for the musical sweet
ress Of the woods just go with me some
day I'D among the forest covered hills
As we tramp on and the twigs snap
under our feet and our voices are loss
ed In echo from tree to tree the BIRDS
scurry away or silently hide behind
their curtain of leaves. They act q
good deal as do the village children
when city people are riding through
the country. They run into the house
or barn and keep very quiet But II
you pay no attention to those children
they will begin to peek out Of the win
dows or behind the wood house, and
then they will gradually come out anc
watch you as you disappear down the
road. Such is the way the featherec
musicians Of the forest act. When yot
first enter the woods and call to then
to sing they will keep as silent as the
grave, but If you lie down at the FOO
of some giant oak and pretend you are
asleep the many voices OF the Dlru'
will then begin their seemingly endless
chorus. First there will be twitter
then an answering call, then duet
then a third voice will break IN ane
make the trio. Then Off in the distance
woodpecker will beat time, like thu
drumstick tapping upon the sheepskin
Then q great wave Of harmony, lk'
HandePs "Halleluiah Chorus" will rol
. over you. Then sudden silence. Again
, the music will start, and new concer
will be masterfully rendered, eacl
= birds voice not much in itself, Du
= each an essential part of the grea
woods chorus.
An Inspiration.
II Is wonderful to realize how quick
IL musical conductor knows whel
any of his musicians are not doing a
they ought to do. l once read Oh
great orchestra of hundreds of piece
being gathered together. When ever.
musician was doing his part, and tn
Z sounds rose and fell like voices o
many waters, the piccolo playe
thought he would stop and see II tn
leader would miss him. No sooner dl
he stop than the leader pointed III
baton toward the silent man and sale
/ play! Play! You are an essenuf
: part of the piece. Do you hear me
l Play" So, in the great musical choru
: for the salvation of the world, 90
! bids us each to sing and take our par
y as each bird of the woods has Ri
I singing part. Sing! Sing! Today
. ChrIst's name sing, as the song bird
in the springtime. Sing your part
} the "Song of Moses and the Lamb"
Like the singing birds, we should NJ
L only sing because we have an essenu'
{ part In Gods great chorus, but becau'
c each song bird inspires other son
! birds to sing. A little canary IN
room alone may not care to warDl
But ii is different when TWO OF tnr'
Is birdcages are hanging In the window
s. through which the sun is shining. Inc
D. one birds note will inspire the oth'
It birds. One birds song will make Il
e other birds sing. SO men and wome
r singing Christ's songs, will inspll
le other men and women to sing ther
v Men and women pray better and ofte
t. er if they pray together. They 10y
e d more and are more willing
make sacrifices for the Master, II the
n love and serve him In groups, as Il
n little company gathered in the upp
chamber, to await the coming of Il
- " Holy Ghost They are more Will
- to 90 out into the byways and hedg
- and carry the gospel to the blind, Il
-. deaf, the dumb, the crippled and Il
~ ~ poor, il they go forth as Christ sent b
- disciples, two by two, and not alon
40 Oh. my brother and sister, In Goo
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