Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-01-07

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man worth all the effort we have be-
slowed on the other nine? All the seed
the farmer plants does not fall on good
soil. Shall the farmer cease to plant?
All our labOrs for Christ may not bring
In a gospel harvest but are not the re-
wards we receive multipotent bless
ing for our labors, no matter how great
they may be?' The New York mission
ary Is right.
yes" some one says, "that is very
pretty talk, but 1t does not bear well !
the test Of logic. If while l SOW one
good seed nine other men are sowing
tares, will not the nine tares increase
Just as rapidly as the one good seed?
In time will not the earth, instead Of .
being covered with the glory of God as
the waters cover the sea- be covered
with the blood Of destroyed world?
Instead of the world being better, as
we would wish, is it not morally and
spiritually becoming more and more
depraved? Have | not right, then, to
my new year tlmiditiesY No, my
brother! No, no! A thousand times
no. The reports Of the gospel meteorol- !
ogists do not bear out your theories.
Meteorology is as rational science
as chemistry, geology, biology, physics
or any other science. Like a skillful
general, the United States government,
guarding against surprise, has organ
ized its weather bureau and planted
outpost stations everywhere. All these
stations are in direct communication
with each other and with Washington.
Thus no sooner does a storm start out
Oh its mission Of destruction than the
weather bureau lifts It's signals Of
warning. The sailors run to cover, and
fruit growers hold back their ship
ments, and railroad officials get out
their snow plows and anticipate the at
tacks Of the storm. SO perfect Is this
system of signals that for the last ten
years not ship has ever been lost
upon the dangerous inland sea of Lake
Michigan whose captains have needed
these storm signals. Millions and bill
llOllf vi QOlldlo WI III VI PANPNANJ 49,
been saved both on land and sea.
The Signs of the Times.
What the superintendent Of the
weather bureau can do in reading the
positions of the atmospheric storm
clouds the gospel meteorologist can do
in telling US about the storm clouds or
sin. What is it we learn from these
Christian meteorological reports? From
one and another heather land comes
the story of people turning from idols
to serve the living God. Everywhere
slavery and cruelty and inhumanity
are being gradually suppressed. The
world is coming more and more under
the influence Of the principles OF
Christ. 1t is a slow process, but the
general trend is In the right direction.
Evil for thousands of years has had its
sway. We must not expect 1t to be
easily or quickly dislodged But the
good time is coming. Only do not let
us who live in Christian lands lose
heart or hope. We have the promise OF
victory; we see the sky growing rosy
! with the coming dawn. Let us work
on in faith and patience. Oh, my
brother, think not this New Years day
opens dark day" for Christ. Think
not that your labors for the coming
year will be thrown away. Push on in
faith and hope. Drive up. Look up, in
the name of Jesus. Plant in Gods
name; plant for Jesus Christ!
No New Years greeting from me
could be voiced in more inspiring Ian
guage than that Of my text. These
eight words have for me a loving re-
membrance. If any one should ask me
what was my fathers favorite passage
Of Scripture. without a moments hesi-
tation I would answer, Ecclesiastes
N. 4. "He that observeth the wind
shall not SOW" They were to him his
meat and strength for everyday work.
HE quoted them to himself almost
every day of his life He quoted them
to his wife and children hundreds, aye,
thousands of times If any Of us were
| discouraged or blue or cast down, his
advice always was the same. Take
courage. All will yet come out right.
"He that observeth the wind shall not
SOW" Shall not we on this New Years
Sabbath press on with glorious antici-
patton for the gospel seed planting at
hand, which will ultimately mean our
harvest ahead? l pray God that this
coming year may be the best of years
to all of us, as it will surely be the
last Of earthly years to some Of us. A
happy, happy New Year!
copyright. 1904, oy Louis Klopsch.l