Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-02

buke that story when they hear some |
one else telling it. If they see another
travelling the crowded paths OF sin,
they may not follow, but they do not
go forth and as q Christian friend say: |
Brother, this is not the way TO
Christ. Let me lead you into the right
path" In other words, in their friend
ship to Christ they are like chame-
leon-changlng their cOlors to suit their
surroundings.
A womsn's stony Heart.
The religion of these modern Laod-
iceans Is like the wayering friendship
Of Marie Louise, one OF the most con-
temptible characters Of all history.
The second wife Of Napoleon Bona
parte clung to no one. She had
heart Of putty. AS soon as she left ner
fathers palace she forgot her father
her brothers and sisters and her step
mother. When her husband was de-
throned, Napoleon Bonaparte at once
passed out of her life. She had no FUR
ther use for him and almost immedi-
ately formed an affection for Count
Neippert, one Of NapoleOn's bltterest
foes. She would not write to her ex-
lied husband, and when Napoleon re-
turned from Elba she was In mortal
terror lest her sins should find her out.
When the king Of Rome, her only son,
was dying. his mother cared. no more
| for him than if he had been peasants
child. When Count Neippert died, Ma
rie Louise almost at once formed
sinful alliance with another member or
the Austrian court Her heart seemed
| to have turned from heart Of putty TO
one of stone. Her affections were as
the waters OF the shallowest of brooks,
which could gurgle and smile no mat
ter what sun shone upon them. Her
loving power was as dead as Is the
heart Of a dried up mummy which has
been buried thousand years In one OF
the Egyptian pyramids and Is now put
under a glass case In the Cairo muse
um. So with some Of us. Like Marie
|
with God; we smile on Gods enemies
when we are with Gods enemies. We
are never Gods true, firm disciples.
We never uphold him. We never hight
for him. We are never ready to die
for him as Christ died for US. oh,
that we might be faithful to God in re
buking the sins of others as well as
true to him in reference to the per
sonal actions of our own lives!
Would that we might be as true Il
Gods love in every way as DR.. JOSEPH
Leidy, the great naturalist, was tru'
in his noble affection for dumb brutes
; Some years ago Dr. Leidy was lectur
ing on natural history to the student
of Swarthmore college, about tel
miles out of Philadelphia, where b
lived. To illustrate his subject he too
into the classroom three little mud tur
ties out of a nearby pond. After tn
, lecture he locked these little turtles u
in his laboratory, intending to turl
! them loose next day. That night ID
Leidy was summoned to Germany b.
cable. He had to catch the early boa
for New York next morning. Their
was no train out that night to the co
lege town. So, rather than let his III
: tie friends, the mud turtles, starve
death In the closet of which he onl
g had the key, DR.. Leidy walked owe
the Pennsylvania hills to the colleg
town and then walked back and caugt
. the early morning train for New Yorl
"Ah." said he to the college janitor, .
g could not go away and sail for Europ
and think of those little turtles star'
ing to death in my closet"
"A little thing" you say Yes, 1t wa
:. little act, but It was a noble ac
which showed tender heart Tht
may our love to Christ be demonstra
ed. May it be positive love. Ma
,. we be true to him in the teachings
the cross. May we be true to him
the financial duties Of the store. Ma
! we be true to him in our pleasure
Last, but not least, may we be true
:. Christ in rebuking sin wherever 1t
found. And in our rebukes, may v
strive to lead the sinner into the spill
70 Of Christs sacrifice.
Y copyright, 1906. by Louis Klopsch'J