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

or mis- Master. one Gay
friend came to him and said: DOC
tor. the reason you cannot move this
city for God is not because the men
NJ the world do not believe In the
Saviour. but they do not believe IN
the men and the women who are mem
bers of your church. Your churcn
people, they say, are no different from
any other kind of people. They gam
BILE. they drink wine, they dance, tney
20 to the theater, their names are the
most prominent among the society col
umns Of the city newspapers" linen
that friend told his pastor this story:
Some of the chief members of the
church had formed themselves into
social club, to meet each week ana
play cards. Each member was TO con-
tribute weekly so much money, ana
this money was to be taken by tne
hostess of the week and a prize was
to be bought, to be presented to the
winner Of the night. One week the
hostess forgot to buy the prize. In
stead she took the money and piled II
mn on the center OF the table. and
the winner of the evening took the
cash instead Of the prize which ought
to have been purchased. The winner
that night was the president OF tne
Christian Endeavor society OF MS
church and the wife Of one OF the
elders "The history Of that nights
play has gone all over the town." SAID
the informant. "Now, doctor, what Is
the difference between those women
playing for cash and playing for
picture or a vase? They are gamblers
any way you look at it."
NV friend went into his pulpit next
Sunday and told that story. In MS
sermon he said: Friends, are not
church members to be any diherent
from the men and women or the
world? VIII you stand in the way OF
the spIritual success of this church by
the worldllness Of your own llvesT A
mighty reaction set in. Those church
members at once ceased their worldil-
ness. their card playing, theater going,
dancing and other destroying acts OF
sin. They gave themselves to Coos
work. The result-a wave OF spirit
ual influence swept over the city and
the whole state. Men and women,
shall we have this spiritual upheaval
In our own churches? AS conquer
4 Ill
ing army terrible with banners, snail
this church membership move Out
upon this city? We can move thus II
we consecrate our own lives. The sin
full world today is not doubling Christ
II Is doubling our professions. VIZ
say 'I love God" yet we are not Will
ing to live for God.
Reasons For Failure.
The scenes Of a great church ti
umph which shall yet be witnessed II
our land II church members are true Z
their dlscipleship will be marvelousl.
witnessed In the triumphs OF tn
church of the Lord Jesus Christ II
foreign lands. The reason our forelgl
missionaries are not accomplishing
what they should is not due to thei
lack of faithfulness and consecratior
II is not due to any defect In the doc
trine they are preaching. Ii Is uu
almost entirely to the sinful whit
man who enters heather lands along
side of the Christian missionary. Wit
every ship that sets sail from ou
shores carrying the white mans Biol
there 20 also the white mans cas-
of whisky and the white mans sins
II the white man were true to God,
would not be fifty years, nor twent
wears hence. before the whole worl
would be captured for Christ.
II the white men were united rc
, Christ this capture of the heather land
! would be like the wonderful marc
J of Napoleon B0naparte when ne ian'
! | ed on the French coast from the islan
Of Elba In February, 1915. He had NJ
with him even a corporars guard, D'
: the French people believed In him.
, sooner did the dethroned emperor sta
I for his old capital than King Lou
Q PhiIippe's soldiers opened for him the
( fortresses. The people welcomed Ill
in their streets. AS q king comll
back to his own he entered again
palace Of the Tuileries. AS soon
r the church captures our own land
= Christ foreign lands Will welcon
Christ China will welcome him, Japt
n will receive him, Korea and lndla "
receive him, Africa and South Anne
b ica and the Islands Of the seas WIN
- ceIye him. "As an army terrible WI
-, banners" the church will march
:, TO capture the whole world for Chrl
q when we, as true Christian disciple
purify her and do our duty by her he
e at home.
"a Now, my friends, as church me
q bers are we ready to start forth u
u church of ours as conquermg nos
+. Are we ready to say, Lord, like I
~ moon rejecting the light OF the sur
Ia will from henceforth live for thee a
A. reflect thee? Are we ready to 81
o Lord. [ will give myself to thy sery
o. In mind and body and spirit, so u
70 wherever l may go and whatever
- the world at large will say, INT
N goes one who has been communl
N with Cod and l would have his pei
o. and joy? Are you ready to 90 u
N nv brotherl Then wherever you
"a you will find not dead church, bu
!" living church, for, like Peter at
g beautiful gate, In the name or Je'
az Christ you shall make men who
he spiritual cripples rise up and walk.
n. May God move US church memp'
q, one and all, to resurrect this day
church for his glory and his honor
no the conquering host Of an invincl
cd army.
he tcopyright, 1906. by Louis Klopsih.l
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