Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-09-23

creator greater than the thing he ere
ates9 Therefore. o man, Is not the
Creator of the mountains a mighty, an
omnipotent God, because he has Gre
ated meY "Yes, yes" we answer
.'the God Of the hills must be an omnip-
otent God. for none but omnipotence
could have laid their foundations anu
erected their heights"
Great is the omnipotent power U.
God. No one man and no one race VI
men could live long enough to DO wnat
60 necessary to do for the creation OF
the hills. We look with amazement
upon the great cathedral called ot'
Peter's of Rome This cathedral was
srnnosed TO have been begun by
Michael Angelo in 1884. Every gen
Grafton since then has had part III its
construction. But, though st. Peter )
~ Rome was building for 500 years,
tho seven hills upon which Rome was
originally built have been building
for a longer time than that. Away
hack I'm the past millenniums Goa De
gon 70 collect the materials for the
foundation OF the hills. He spoke the
word and manufactured gaseous sup-
stonce-poor stuff, some people might
think-Out Of which to build Tue
strength Of the hills, yet that was the
frat substance God created OUT Oh
which to make the mountains. In I'LL
nrohability this earth In the beginning
was nothing but nebulous gas. After
awhile God cooled this gas, transform
ino II from gaseous to liquid form. AS
a thousand years in his sight are Du'
as Yesterday or watch IN the hisn''
God through long ages kept up tne
cooling nrocess. He cooled this nquio
substance until there was thin crust
over its surface, as hoaung n'l'
might form on the surface OF the COZ
fee cooling on the breakfast table h'
kent ON cooling the planet until Win
kles and creases began to appear hk'
r,does on An orange skin after tn'
3uices haye been squeezed out OF IL
l.. Then the waters ran down into the val
, lows or the ocean beds and the or!
, land appeared. Then the strength o
the hills revealed themselves in might.
= mountain ranges, which ran up an'
? down the continents, giving strengll
=. to the land as the vertebra does 10 W
human frame.
= The work went on for ages upo
( ooas The divine workman's tool
e were fire and storm and hail ana penc
4 Of ice and volcanic eruption. A might
r workman is God. Mighty are the eli
Q ments and the times which ne useu
y the means for his creation or the nn'
d We must honor the divine strength
II the Creator Of the hills. That streng'
e alone was sufficient to pile up the Ma
II torhorn and Mount Chimborazo al
b Mount Gualtahera and Mount Nevao
al do Sorata and Mount Everest. vi
IS ninotent as we'll as eternal Is our Lor
e. He alone hath created the hiiis ai
r created Ms. Who is HE that forme
IS the mountains and treadeth upon u
a. b,0h places OF the earth? The Lor
Of The God of hosts, is his name"
IT. The beauty of the Mountains
lie pr.as On wandering oveTsthe eai
ed arn valleys with this herdsman OF L
sh text I say to him: Amos, why 90 y
OF nraise the hills? OF course II Is rfs
ss and proper for one of your poetic te &.
OF nerament to admire the gigantic Gil
ng and tho rocks. In the evening hour
a "a beautiful to see the white ciou
le- waving their garments in the faces
ce. these grim monsters, but, Amos, y
ch are not Nimrod nor an Esau' lou
vel not leave your focks and as mgr
hunter pursue the wild goats thst II
'us from crag to crag. You care ho'n
the about shaving the hungry lion, uni
lis: he comes down to steal one oi y
zen lambs. Why do you not praise the
but levs and the green fields and harVe
eir and the orchardsT Then l see the
ave prophet turn and look at me wiz
le! ouiet smile as he answers: rlen'
OF am praising the green fields ana
zar VINEYARDS and the orchards when l
Gus nraisIng the mountains. DO you
get tpow that the beauty and fertility
her the valleys are dependent upon
nat s+ronoth of the hills? The storK Du
lot bor nest in the fir tree the grass gr
her for the cattle, the grapes hang he
cen upon the vines and the harvest II
bus are filed with grain merely Pecs
hiS the mountains shed their waters
io'e the valleys" Then l say, Al
100 when thou art praising the Goa oi
G hills thou art rendering thanks
'eos the divine Creator, who feeds
io0o CLOTHES and houses u.s." Then the
'oin nronhet answers: Eyes, my son.
Go" ord Of the hills is the God who Ii
'ne practical provider for the ever!
.so wants of his children"
'no But though the God of the Nils
10 ond clothes us in the valleys, a
the anu eiUu 80. 81 ,he air and
Oday ieeus tne O ao,d how few of us
'n' sion TO think Of his kindness ana
ness and care. Indeed we nave
accustomed to be fed and clotne
'lace him so long that few of US ever
b of 70 give him thanks. We think
seem blessings have come from the SOIL
;: 80 are the works Of our hands aho
4 me from his hills. We feel great
'orks toward God as little boy felt 10
ldest the care Of his father, with wh
'gypt was talking some time ago
thou father was playing with him ana
race ing him. The boy turned quickly
and said. 81 don't like you" Nv ia
20 in said to the boy, 'you don't IKE
upon papa? What would you do II
thens papa should die? Where wouio
lcient get your clothesT "Oh," ans'
d its the boy, mamma makes me
mar Papa has nothing to do Win L
lived "Well," I said, smiling, whose
dost buys them, IL not papasr
If the he answered still more posi-
S and "mamma makes them; papa has
M the t., % do With them" Then /