Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-07-09
Calma9e
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmade. ID. ID.

creat ones of our nations history are
recalled. the preacher chooses for his
theme the career Of Marcus Whitman
through whose heroism and self sacrl-
fee the great empire of the northwest
WAS added to our national domain
The text is Matthew xxi, AZ, "The stone
which the builders rejected, the same
is become the head of the corner"
Every Fourth of July 1t Is the Gus
tom OF patriotic speakers to euloglze !
the names of George Washington ana
Samuel Adams and James OTIS ana
Joseph Warren and Patrick Henry ana
De witt Clinton ard John Adams ana
John Hancock and Robert Morris ana
BENJAMIN Franklin and John wilmer
snoon and Thomas Jefferson ana Ma
tbanael Greene and Alexander Hamii-
ton and John Jay. These were inc
mental giants who hewed out OF ''ie
new worlds quarries the titanic stones
which became the foundation layers OF
our national government. But these
were not the only men in those early
days of our national history 10 whom
We as a people, are indeDted' we
ouqht TO be careful lest the glory OF
those luminaries blinds us to the grand
eur of character of patriots less con-
spicuous. whose courage, devotion ana
self sacrifice helDed to establish our
liberties or to extend our opportunities
Tomorrow we shall celebrate our ma
tional holiday. Let me present 10 you
today a name which ought to be famiilar
to us all. but which is seldom piaceu
in the rank 1t ought to have on the roii
of the nations heroes. While we honor
she men who cleared away the deDrls
and dug out the foundation stones Vi
our national capital let US spare 100
n few words of praise for a man 10
whose daring and perseverance IL 10
due that at least one If not severai
stars were added to those that gii''er
on our national flag place my wreath
of immortelles today on the grave OF
Marcus Whitman, who practcaily
single handed, saved the states OF Ore
eon and Washington to the Union Io
the heroes of Bunker Hill and Saratoga
and Yorktown we owe it that oui
eastern shores are Tapped by the
waters OF the Atlantic; TO Marcus
Whitman we owe it that we hold OF
our western shores the crystal gates U
the Pacific. | praise the Marcus Whit
man OF 1912. who placed the despisee
cupstono of Oregon upon tho fonhio"
ninnacle of the Washington LEGISLATIVE
J halls, made up Of the stone Oh man!
states.
J E.tton,s Debt to Marcus whitman
How did Marcus Whitman save ore
, oon TO the United States? First, D.
needing the Macedonian gospel cry o
helnlessness. Like the pilgrim tather
q no obeyed the direct summons wmc
came 10 him in the voice OF man
tbunderings to carry Christs messag
Of salvation even unto the uttermo'
parts of the earth. He LEFT MS nom
among the beautiful hills OF centr'
New York state, not out OF spirit
adventure. as Chanler Astor migi
nlunge into the African jungles to hui
big game. He left it not, as did 'ol
/. Mclaughlin, TO dangle before the avai
c,ous ewes Of North American lndlai
his nrizes. which would make the II
skinned hunters more expert In sc
, ting their traps and bringing IN tht
Z niles of furs. He left it not as dlo u
. English gentlemen who came 10 Jam'
s town. Va. in the hope OF Decomil
4 Iondowning aristocrats in new worl
or as did the Spanish marauders' WI
. in their conquest Of Mexico, stole up
the land what the pirates OF old USED
steal upon the seas. But Marcus Wn
man and Samuel Parker dared cr'
tho American continent because 1r'
the foroff Willamette valley came
story of the bitter need there was
the gospel of peace to be preached
tho indian war chiefs, with scalpl
|, knives and tomahawks at belts, W
\ bv their actions, said: I'VE need
WQlIe IUHD DOOh VI
the white mans Christ"
A Strange Quest.
To describe how that Macedonian
of helplessness came to Marcus '"
man. let me transplant you in imagi
..... t,on hack TO the little frontier 10
of st. Louis, Mo-, and, ike the 81
er ow ON the dial Of AhaZ, turn D
time until the year 1882. we
suppose. in order to make the
weird scene we are about TO descl
more vivid, that the old Indian hgi
and territorial governor, up 10 l.
and the United States superihteh.
of the Indians, from 1921 to 1880
eral William Clark, Is spending
c,ol evening with two OF MS
friends. who followed Lewis ana
self ON their famous journey OF the
northwest Suddenly a messei
raps at the door. In answer 10
eruff call, "Come in," there enter
Flathead Indians. Two OF them
~ aged warriors, two young stai'
II l, braves. "Where are you from'
men?" asked the general, eying
from head TO foot. "From the
mLring waters Of the Columbia
possible. From the Pacinc she
es, Nay, nay, that cannot be. For
did YOU come? For the white
book of heaven? What, dldst
have to travel 5000 miles to nun
m the white mans book of heaven
the representatives Of the HUDSON
company have for years been D'
your furs?" "Yes," answered the
70 Perces Indians. I'VE have come
miles for the white mans boo
heaven. Will you give it u.s.!
though the three wise men, conn
onn seek the newborn king in the
salem capital, never made more
than did the four Flathead In
coming to find the white mans