Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-07-23

upon one Of the Pasadena hills and
looked off upon the mighty peak OF
Mount Lowe, lifting itself above the
clouds. There In the valley at my
feet were the California orange groves
and the flower gardens and the trees
which have made this land famous all
around the world "Do you see that
little hill yonderT said gentleman by
my side YES" / answered. That
hill" said he, "looks much lower than
we are" ut certainly does" replied.
THAT hill must be at least three hun
dred feet below u.s." But 1t Is not
be answered. That hill seems lower
because yonder lofty mountain Is back
Of 1t. Water from that hill flows down
to this hill. That hill yonder Is much
higher than we are" So some people,
standing upon mans greater works"
seem to think mans throne is higher
than Christ's throne. But 1t Is not.
Only as Christ's life in its influence
touches our lives are we able to do the
greater works" which are given man
to do.
EIevating Power of Christianity.
"Oh, no." says some one, that can
not be. Some Of the greatest inventors,
some of the greatest statesmen, some
of the greatest Of American men have
been agnostics and did not believe In
Christ at ALL How then could they get
their power from GodW BY the law
Of association. The influence Of Chris
tianity is an elevating, civilizing, In
spring power. Even those who are
personally strangers to 1t are affected
by the atmosphere It produces. Have
you not noticed that nearly all inyen-
tions, nearly all true progress, nearly
all the worlds best blessings are found
in Christian lands alone 1t Is said that
one day the great landscape painter,
Joseph Turner came into the studio or
that other famous English artist, Il.
Sidney Cooper. Looking about at the
pictures Turner saw one and gave
dab with his brush, saying, Put that
pillar out. 1t destroys the breadth OF
the picture" A short time after Gil
lott, the great art dealer OF Lon
don, heard what Turner had done, he
came to Cooper and said, ~ Will give
you three hundred pounds for your pic
ture Of the Welsh scene" But" said
Sidney Cooper, "Gillott, you have not
even seen my picture" II know It,"
answered elliott. But | also know
one fact, Joseph Turner would never
have touched that picture with his
| brush unless It had been worth hay-
ing" And so methinks God blesses the
Just and often the unjust in Christian
| land, because Christ's work and sacri-
| fee have been blessed In that land.
| Therefore, my brethren, the only way
| for man to achieve his greater works
Is by spreading abroad, as far as he
can. the works Of Jesus Christ, upon
which all mems greater works are de-
pendent. When Christ goes up, man
goes up. When Christ goes down, man
goes down.
Oh. what could Moses rod have done
i fdO lie not DceH QItCbll oclhi
The power was from God alone
| And Moses but the instrument
Today will you not feel that you can
only accomplish the greater work
| Christ has given to you to do by living
and working in Christ? When Mar
shal Bernalotte, who afterward be-
came King Charles XIV. Of Sweden.
was young man he was revolution
ist. At the beheading Of King Louis
XVI. of France, In order to show his
hysterical Joy, he had tattooed upon
his arm this sentence: Death to all
kings and royal tyrants." Bernadotte
afterward was himself raised to a
throne. He closely guarded that tat
tooing from the eyes Of his people un-
til he was dead Oh, my friend, mark
ed with the signs Of infamy upon your
heart. marked with the signs Of rebel
lion against Christ will you not change
your belief. as Bernadotte did. to be-
come an enthroned king? You bear on
your soul the marks of sin, but II you
will come to him he will take you into
his employ and will send you forth to
bless and help the world. AS the apos-
tie bore on his body the marks Of the
Lord Jesus, so you may wear the
badge Of his service and in his name
and by his power carry on the work
that he began. To you, too, the prom
ise is given. HE that believeth on me
the works that do shall he do also.
and greater works than these shall he
do. because go unto my Father"
copyright, 1904, by Louis Klopsch.l