Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-11-25

work of the church. Wnen our cuuIcn
leaders help us to scatter the gospel
seed upon the other side Of the sea they
have faith that God will give us ten
fold a hundredfold blessing. 1t Is not
when church lives for itself that 1t
prospers. but when 1t lives for others'
Scatter your missionary seed, and the
abundant spiritual harvest shall Do
yours.
But. lastly, 1 remark that the min
ister's best friends are to be found
among those who are ready ana Will
ing to work in inconspicuous places.
These best friends are not the men VINO ,
want to push their way into the high
est places Of the synagogue. Ihey are
the men and the women who are ready
to take the humble places, the inslgnln-
cant places, the places which, as rule,
but few people want to fill, and be-
cause these men and women are WILL
ing to take humble positions, how great
temptation 1t is for the minister 10
give the highest positions to those VINO
will not work in the church unless they
get these high positions! / have never
found a true, loyal friend to minister
unless that friend was as willing TO
work in an inconspicuous as In con-
spicuous place.
This nation can we'll rest her safety
upon the loyalty Of her people. Men
of all classes, if necessary, are Wiling
"A die for her In the ranks as common
soldiers and sailors. Commander Bron-
son. late Of the Yankee, one or our
naval gunboats, tells this most inter-
estlng experience Of his: The warship
was rounding a cape and encountering
a heavy sea. One Of his sailors was at
the wheel. The commander watched
the man for little while, then he said,
"You steer very well, my man" The
common sailor saluted and answered.
81 thank you, sir" "Have you been
practIcing much since joining the
shlpYo mo "Well, then, where did
Won learn to steer so well? With that
the common sailor replied: "All along
the Atlantic coast, sir. For years l
have been accustomed to steer my own
steam yacht" There was one OF the
scions of a wealthy New York mlly
working as a common sailor. Aye
that country is safe whose wealthy
men are ready to sacrifice for 1t ike
that And that church is safe which is
filed with members who are ready 10
work in the inconspicuous places as
we'll as in the conspicuous. And, my
friends. as a minister I again want tc
add my testimony in reference to THIS
line Of thought 1 have never found
church layman who was not willing tC
! work in an inconspicuous place In the
church. who was ever true, loya
{ friend to the minister, II he was placed
: I'm a conspicuous one. And, further
more. have never found man Will
!, ing to work for Christ in an incon
= spicuous place who, If Christ called
him to a higher position in the church
!, was not Just as true and faithful II
= the higher position as In the lower.
l have preached this sermon for TIVE
reasons. want you to know the nobi'
Z men and the noble women who, Hk
. those mentioned by Paul, have lsboret
u with so many ministers in the gospel
Il AS Paul writes in the words OF N.
. text: Salute Urbane, our helper Il
y Christ. and Stachys; my beloved. Sa
e lutte Appeles In Christ. Salute Try
: phena and Tryphosa, who labor in tn
c Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, whic
y labored much in the Lord" wan
= YOU TO salute some Of the noble me-
> and women who have done so much t
% upbuild the pulpit's work. Salute thes
g older men and women Of our churcf
Il How faithful they have been! The
!" salute these praying men and womeI
How could we have got along withou
80 them? Salute these friends who hav
II ALWAYS been so true to the pastor
81 that are gone. Then salute those WI
u have been working for our foreign an
7l home missionary causes. Salute thel
~ all for Christ's sake.
III Then | had another hope In preacl
ing this sermon. 1t was that II IN u
AZ past any Of us have fallen below II
III ideal 1 have sketched, if the pastor be
L, L, in any respect failed in his duty,
III there is any one who has failed to ll'
re near to Christ and so has not bee
" among the minister's best friend
10 there may be repentance and new Co
Ut secration. AS for me, / promise he
and now to surrender myself to. ii
Oy will. Are you ready to make the san
st avoval? salute thee, Urbane.
eu copyright, 1906, by Louis Klopsch'l