Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-08-19

say, "Who 10 she that cometn 1orth
rs the morning, fair as the moon, clear
as the sunT' Thus the frst great es-
sential Of the conquering church OF
Christ to which would call your at
tentIon Is that she must be "clear as
the sun" That means, as all the nght
and all the heat Of the earth come
from the great orb which rises In the
east 30 all the teachings or tenets OF
beliefs or creeds Of the conquering
church must radIate from the Sun
Of Righteousness, the risen Christ.
Christ must be the center, the eircum-
ference, the nadir, the zenith, the be-
ginning and the ending and the all OF
that conquering church or there snail
be no triumph ahead Of her. what the
rising sun Is to the natural world the
Sun OF Righteousness is to the spirit
ual world.
Higher Rose the Sun.
A true conception OF Jesus Christ
Is al necessary to the church as Is
the SUMS radiance to the earth. Can
not you grasp It? Cannot you discern
II in the beautiful panorama you wit
messed many years ago, when you
arose one morning very early Oh Mount
Washington to see the sun rise In ola
New England? You went forth m tns
darkness and took your position on
Sunrise point. The whole world
seemed dead as you left the hotel pi-
azza. The servants were asleep. Ihe
night clerk or the watchman was the
only person around to speak to you.
The trees. tall and grim In outline,
seemed like gigantic highwaymen, with
their black hats drawn down over
their foreheads and their black cloaks
thrown about their shoulders, under
which they were concealing the fatal
dirks on In the distance by the dim
light of the stars you could see the
mountains sinking lower and still low
er az stepping stones leading TO 81
gantic throne. Slowly, almost imper-
cepsbly, the light Of the stars OWN
died and the blackness Of the night
was changed into dull gray. Then the
tops of the eastern hills became rim
med with a golden covering. The sun
head lifted itself as though one OF the
huge rocks, touched by Gods finger
had been changed into a huge, living
coal. Higher and higher rose tn sum-
as the glowing headlight Of the oncom'
ing locomotive of in the distance is
seen coming out Of a Hoosic tunnel
Lakes become FURNISHED mirrors oi
upht. and the mighty sea OF In the dls
tsnce becomes a reservoir OF light
and the rivers, as parts OF grea'
network spread at your feet, De
come silver threads. The heavens DRIP
with light and the earth is flooded
with It. The birds begin to sing ano
the. cocks begin to crow. on In th'
distance the farmers are seen starting
for the fields and the cattle for th'
nasture. The sun has at last risen
and morning has lighted her many con
fiagra tisns. "Who Is she that comeu
tsrtb ~ ~ Esrnlng, fair as the mool
So ~sar ~ the sunT Cannot yo'
orssp ~ The church, the conQuerinl
church-the church, clear in her al
vine beliefs, clear In her conception
Jesus Christi In order to have a con
ouering church we must hold fast Z
Christ as the alpha and omega, III
beginning and the ending, which !
! and was and which is to come, the a
mighty and omnipotent Christ. In
conouering church must be clear !
reference to her belief in the atone
ment What the sun rising IN I'd
east and setting In the west is to 10
. natural world the Sun OF Righteous
ness Is to the conQuering church.
Look and Live.
:, Do not Christ's own words prove thf
-. the more we exalt him the more
n shall conquer in his dear nn@ss Rea
a bis promise as recorded In the twelft
p chapter of John, "And I, IL be LITE
r I'D. will draw all men unto me-" VIII
!. does that meanf You find the come
n ton between that statement and a
h other in the third chapter OF the san
4 book. "As Moses lifted up the serpel
n In the wilderness, even 80 must u
4 son Of man be lifted up" hethinl
4 I am wandering about in the Israeli
"a ish camp in the "land OF Edom."
n account OF the sinful dissatisfaction
II the people God has sent them Il
p plague of serpents. We can hear the
d hiss everywhere. The people WI
II clubs and swords and spears are ki
y ing the serpents by the hundreds al
IS the thousands. but the more they X
,? the more the serpents seem to spril
e. up. Suddenly one Of these serpen
" buries its fangs In the naked leg OF
b. man on the outskirts Of the can
" Come" cry his companions, "col
~ and look at the brazen serpent VIII
n Moses has lifted, and you shall nv'
re But the deadly poison Is DONG
work. Like man benumbed by
70 blizEard's cold and determined TO
a down in the snowdrifts and sleep, L
es Hebrew wants to lie down and Sic
Id the sleep of death. LET me aion
IN he mutters, "lot me sleep" His frier
ed rouse him. They beat him to keep
OF the circulation. But 1t does no go
be Sleep he will. Then, by main force,
y. drowning man is pulled out OF
be surf, they drag him over the sand
as the foot of the brazen serpent
tn Cod" they cry, "is it too late! v
sr. he not open his eyes and lookf NJ
be you are dying! Look, look ana h'
ch At last, ns In a drowning stupor'
all halfway opens his eyes and looks
a tremor, a life giving tremor, sho
through his body. He has looked,
ch, he will live. SO, my friend, the chu
ed of the Lord Jesus Christ Is to b.
RS, conquering church when she lifts d
'or the Cross.
rs' To that Cross we must lead, ana
as- necessary, even drag those who
eel drugged and poisoned and stupened