Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-16
CalnaSe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmase. D. ID.

sermon the preacher describes man
r,,ssion Of helpfulness to his fellows
ond indicates the lines upon which
that mission may be carried out. Ihe
text is John xl, Al. loose him anu ie'
him CO."
Never was human leader In closer
touch with his followers than jesus
Christ He walked and ate and slept
with his disciples. He was closer tnan
that He shared their joys and sor-
rows and privatlons. He set heni "n
oxomnle of self sacrifice. He never
asked his followers to make any sacri-
Ace which he himself was not WHILE
TO make. II they wept he wept "l'n
them. If they were a-hungered' ne
starved with them. When he warheu
them that they might have to lay down
tboir lives for his sake. he set them inc
example of martyrdom by yieldihs
bimself to the cross. One OF the great
.st elements which bind human
heart to another heart 10 the "iiihs-
ness of man to make sacrifices TOT
friend or q neighbor
In our own history we have seen AL
example Of this fraternd leaoersnip'
George B. Mcclellan, the most popuiat
commander the Army Of the Potomac
ever had, was beloved by his men on
that account Let me give you an III
cident how this devoted general
grInped the affections Of his ARMY WIKI
links OF steel. The northern army was
making a forced march from HARRISON
Landing to Newport News. Iowaru
the evening hour it was miles away
from It's destination. The soidiers,
, ! marching four abreast. came to slnaii
/ stream not very wide or deep, but
tust deep enough to wet their rect Il
they waded through 1t.
Near TO the ford q large tree nau
fallen. and the trunk had bridged tns
stream. The soldiers, drsppins inlu
, single file. were crossing ever the trea
trunk This. of course, took extra time
The lines In the rear, marching rapldiy
forward. became congested. The wnole
BRIGADE was becoming disorganizeu'
with that three or four officers Oh
horseback rode up to the ford. Al ohcs
they saw the difficulty. Then one oi
= those officers In the dusk cried out
"Wade right through, my men. Waue
rIght through. Never mind about gettlnp
% vour feet wet. Wade right through
with that one Of the private soldiers
surlIly. Rrumbled back, "Wade throusl
vourself and don't sit there on morse
back with dry feet telling us no" L
d cot wet" Hardly were the words ou
~ the soldiers lips than this once
loaned off his horse and waded through
-. .ov,np. "Come on, men! We must no
Il h1ock the line. Wade right through
i when the officer turned the men sa'
J. r., was their sturdy little commahuel
George b. Mcclellan. They at one
1e1 raised q cheer and waded through III
+be disorder In the rear ranks ceasel
,tcCnal,an never asked his soldiers
40 what he himself was not READY
do The result was he was idolized D
his army as but few men have eve
been. When he was superseded son
of the strongest Of men wept az CHI
dren.
Ch,i.t Sought Cooperation.
Rut. though Christ never asked II
followers to make any sacrifice whic
bo himself was unwilling to make, "
as I study the miracles OF CnrisI
and that almost without exception
sought co-operation from those who
no would help. He was willing
feed the multitude with a few loav'
and fishes, but he made the disciPi
distribute the bread and the FISH al
4. collect the fragments that rename
He was ready to give his disciples
' vreat catch of fish on Lake Game
G. hu3 he made them launch their DO
MT into the deep and let down the u
and bring the fish to hand. he
readv and willing to resurrect tne ue
Lazarus. but he called upon the
~ .+onders TO loose the graveclotn
" which bound him hand and FOOT. \
until they obeyed could the Drother
H.: Mary and Martha go forth free. WI
rcxn Christ did Of old Christ Is doing tod'
VIE He is ready TO save men, Dut ne
nects his disciples TO help him IN ma
y ,9ts. M liberation, mental, financial, MOI
also nbvsicaI and spiritual l want TO sh
how we can aid in the emancipatioh
heIpless men, as the disciples TOOK
she rraveclothes Of resurrected Il
ARD. TO "loose him and let him 60
Chr,st bids us help liberate the
tsl,ectual man who Is struggling In
mental difficulties. He wants us to
asunder the old bonds Oh preJu.
with which they are born and WI
are gripping them almost as poV
+u,,v "a the officers handouts hold
criminal by his side. He would n
,,a NOT laugh at or sneer at or ridl(
the doubter and the skeptic and
atheist. He bids us not huri
taunts at the poor mental cripples '
cks. with hot. blistering feet, are paint
umn;np over the awful deserts
blighting agnosticism. But he DldS
&c. % 70 our brethren In mental or IL
~ of lectual difficulties and kindly
gently and lovingly, yet firmly,
Them out Of the bogs and the q
mires and quicksands In which
have fallen and In which tney
struggling today. Oh, the awf1l
edy Of being mentally blinded ard
~ ing unable to get right concepts
10. God! Yet there are thousands Of
ana women who by constitution
brain and intellect are natural
doubters. They suspect the sine
of every good work, and therefore