Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-04-08

lack Of personal Christian service. by
this I do not mean the rich man is un-
willing to do anything for Jesus Christ;
but, being rich he gets others to do the
work he should be willing to do him
self In other words, he is like man
drafted as a soldier to fight for his
country who sends substitute. He Is
a man who gets others to do his gospel
singing and others to do his gospel
praying and others to do bis gospel
preaching and sometimes others to do
his visiting and thus he himself be-
comes spiritual nonentity.
Let me illustrate my thought by
simple story Some years ago one or
the most prominent physicians In the
east had very wealthy patient who
was a nervous and for the most part
a bedrdden physical wreck. Listless
and without particle Of ambition, she
stayed in her room week in and week
out month after month. What to do
with her he knew not But one day he
hit upon a glorious idea. He came into
the room and said; Madam, l want
you to help hospital for crippled chill
dren In which / am very much inter
ested. | want you to take there some
dolls for my little patients" "Oh, doc
tor" said she, II cannot go. The sight
of suffering always has a bad effect
upon me. But If you wish l will give
YOU 81. 900 to send some one else IN my
place. Then will give another $l,OOO
for my messenger to buy the dolls.
mo" said the physician, Il do not
want that. / want you, and, further
more, | want you to make the dolls
, dresses with your own hands, that l
may tell my patients you made them.
| Well, to be brief, the rich lady dld as
her physician wanted. She found after
awhile she had enough strength to &c
downtown and buy the dolls. She
made the dolls dresses with her OWL
fingers. She after awhile became
strong enough to visit the little pa
tients In their wards. And in caring
for and making them happy she made
her own self happy and well.
Rich man. rich woman, the reason
YOU do not grow in grace is because
you do not work for Jesus CHRIST
When there is a sick woman to be Wis
tied you send some one else. Go your
self. When there is mission to D'
started In the slums with your pocket
book YOU hire a missionary. You be
missionary-go yourself. No one cal
do the work as we'll as you. IL ther'
is a Sunday school superintendent or
Sunday school teacher needed and you
, pastor does not know where to turn d.
not say: Pastor, here Is money. Hir
an assistant" Say: pastor, here al
Ii. want to help others, but l ais
want to get the good which alone ca
come from Christian service" "Lorc
send me!' should be the cry OF ever
Christian man, whether he be rich o
: poor
, Rich man, God is calling you to 6
, and work in his vineyard. The harves
Is ripe: the laborers are few. VIVA
a would you think If when the thirtee
colonies were in a death grapple fo
their liberties George Washington ma
, STAYED at home and sent substitut
TO the war? If George Washington, th
rich man, could afford to give up e'
a erything for his native land, you ca
, afford to give Christ your person;
: service. Christ wants your none.
= Yes. he also wants you. Woman, SOC
ETY. woman, woman with your oil
monds and silks, you cannot afford
. send servant to represent you
n service for Jesus Christ. The reasc
you and your husband are drlftlr
away from grace is due to lack
Christian service. Daughter, son, CHI
n dren of wealthy parents, never thir
y YOU are above working in the your
II neople's societies for Christ Chrl
. wants you. He wants you to cons
crate your possessions to his caus
but he also wants you. Let the ri
man and the rich woman, the rich 81
y and the rich daughter, as well as u
D. Christian. harness themselves today
L the gospel chariot and pull all togeth'
~ copyright. 1905, by Louis Klopschl