Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-11-05

an enemy. They may have to abide
their time q quarter or even half
century, but when the time comes they
are as vlndictive as though the past
injury was of yesterday. Now, my
text emphatically says: Deal gently
with friends. Deal gently with the en-
envy also" Love those who love you.
Yes. But love those who hate you and
I'll treat you and despise you. That Is
the commandment of my text also.
Dare you disobey Gods orders to deal
gently with those who have done you
an injury2 If you do God Will make
you rue your defiance in more ways
than one. The Sword Of hate Is two
edged and keener than any Damascus
blade. With one stroke it Stays foe,
but when the swordsman draws forth
the blade Of vengeance" whetted with
mortal blood of his dying enemy, this
sword springs back with its unused
edge and slays the yindictive swords
man also. Two lives are generally de-
stroyed. and not one. Some of us have
read the terrific philippe uttered by
James G. Blaine, the brilliant son OF
Maine, when he tried to retaliate on
Roscoe Conkling of New York for his
pibes and sneers. He acquitted him.
self with yigor, winning the applause
of his friends. With all the force OF
his eloquent tongue he ridiculed ana
castigated his political opponent. An,
that was terrible denunciation! That
was one of the most bitterly crushing
attacks ever made in forensic arena
lanes G.. Blaine waited for just the
right time when he could most sue
cessfully hit his foe. But that terri
BILE denunciation against Roscoe Con-
Killing cost James G.. Blaine mighty
dear. He paid the price Of that venge-
ance at costly rate. That one speecn
without doubt cost him the presl-
dency of the United States Conkling
never forgave him. Had Blaine trled
70 conciliate Roscoe Conkling instead
of trying to destroy him the "plumed
knight" of the Maine hills would nave
landed in the White House, where all
his friends as well as himself longed
70 have him. With bludgeon you can
knock q man down. With keen, cut
ting speech you can make him wilt ana
, comnel him to curse you under his
, breath. But the sharp word, the pit-
, fer word. the sarcastic word never yer
+ changed foe into a friend. Now, my
text demands that you shall try to de-
! stroy your foes not by crushing them'
1 but by winning them to your ranks
: You are to destroy them, even as Ma
g poleon on his escape from Elba MADE
t Marshal Ney and his grenadiers raj
j at his feet, because they felt he ioVeo
+ them. You are to destroy them Dy
!, dealing gently with them, by forgivine
+ az we'll as forgetting the evils OF the
past.
e Rut greater sweep than the establish
J. mont of harmonious relationships VIII
/ orr personal enemies has the appiica
l. tion of my text. We should try e
d bring hack TO Christ those who are a
81 war with taeir Divine Master on ac
:. count of their sins. We should try u
e lead Gods wayward children back u
IS their Divine Fathers house, even as th
= prodigal Of the far country was leo u
return to the old homestead. NO mai
u can truly love Christ unless at IN
II same time. by yearning, tender aHec
IL ton. he Is willing to go forth 10 say
le Christ's loved ones even as he woui
- children
:. Bring Back the Lost Sheep.
q To bring the lost sheep back to tn
20 Shepherd's fold ought to be the mgr
70 est wish and desire Of every Christian
n And that is not to be done by menace
N and denunciation. God, as ELIZA
n found. is not in the earthquake nor l
y the fire. but in 1.-The still small voice.
A. Men may be wooed back to God, Dt
N they are seldom driven. And VIII
to should we not deal gently with God
N wayward children? Do you for on
to instant think those people who splrlt'
OF alIv and morally have gone astray al
i'd having a good time? DO you for OF
nd moment suppose that the man wh
rn like LAGOON, knows that he and b
he family are struggling amid the crus
ing coils Of deadly serpents on accoul
a.. Of his sins would not gladly be rescue
id. from those enveloping coils If we cou
IN only 20 to him gently in Christs nan
se and offer to him the peace and the pa
,e- don and the hope and the eternal IL
We Of the gospel? All, yes, my brother,
tn would, he would
Is. No man enjoys drinking the bitt
ho dregs of remorse No man for me
ls Measure would allow Satan to keep
is aaying him alive, as Satan Is dong
lid his victims all around US. Sometim
by nj first looks are deceiving in referen
M 70 this. From the opened door OF t
$50 saloon or low haunt Of vice we be
he the songs and the outlaws OF laue
,rs ter Then we say, "Oh, what a hi
ate carnival is sin" But stop. Is tnat
I'VE Do you see that young man VINO NJ
len comes toward us in seedy attire! +
eli step is staggering. He is blear ey
Ds' and maudlin in drink. He turns do'
tue side street and staggers on TO
I'LL lodgings in the upper room Of a p'
I've tenement, where live his wife ana fo
uid or five half naked and half star'
Ter children. That young man only
ate years ago was dressed as well as y
'm- or I. He had then a finer Dusln
De than you have today. He once
'm- lust as happy q home. Tell me y
MS man is happy? Is that the man wn
wife so proudly stepped to the al
70 give herself to him in marriagef
that the young man her friends c
',na graduated her upon marrying!
em- The Wages of SIN.
are Call that fun? Fun to be kicked
en- of your home? Fun to have the 81
are III sell your store over your headF 1
n a n have all your old friends turn II