Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1905-03-25

come the ambassadors or the LORD God
Almighty. God will work through US.
God will be in us.
A friend In Need.
Ia this bearing the name Of the LORD
God Almighty to you a meaningless
figure? VIII you not at least rejoice
I'm IL as much as you would for bearing
the name Of a human friend In your
hand? You remember some years ago
your business was going absolutely to
pieces. You did not know which way
TO turn. The bills were coming In ana
had to be paid or you would be hung
into the bankruptcy court. All night
long you kept walking the floor. You
kept saying TO yourself: "Oh, God,
what shall | do? What shall l dor
The morning broke, but that morning
was as black to you as midnight. Sud-
denly there came a ring at your door,
bell. You thought it was one Of your
creditors. The hammer Of that bell
struck your brain as though 1t was a
butchers bludgeon. The parlor door
opened. At first you were too dazed
TO look up. But when you looked you
saw not a creditor, but dear old friend
perhaps a father, a brother or a
Jonathan. Harry" said he, Il hear
YOU are In financial trouble. You know
/ have lots Of property. Well, here Is
a blank check to which have signed
nv name. You can draw on me for all
YOU need. God bless you, my boy.
Goodby. You will come out all right"
What did you do? Did you thank himf
Oh, no. You were too deeply moved
for that. You just cried like a little
child. Then you brushed your tears
away and went forth to meet your
creditors Oh, your head was up; your
step was firm; your lips wore happy
smile. In your hand you bore the
name of your friend who had financial
ly saved you.
When God gives to us q good name
he gives to us a pledge that he Will
see us through all the struggles OF life.
He says: THE sheep upon a thousand
bills are mine The gold buried in the
deepest mines is all mine. The winds
obey my voice. All that l have Is thine.
l will, If necessary, give 1t thee IN this
struggle Of life" Oh, my friends, can
not you today feel that God Is back OF
you when he gives to you the offer OF
"good nameY viii you bear the name
of Christ as your Saviours name? VIII
Won bear It upon your foreheadI VIII
YOU allow your name to be engraved
In the palms Of his hands? When you
choose between good name and
riches you do not choose between
Christ and poverty; you choose be-
tween Christ, with all the wealth OF q
universe, and gold as an oriole which
might spread her yellow wings and DC
gone in night.
| When Cyrus offered to Artabazus
cup Of gold and gave to Crysantas
kiss. Artabazus said, "The cup thou
; eavest to me was not so good gold as
r the kiss thou gavest to Crysantas.
} WHY? When Cyrus gave his kiss ht
gave to his favorite his heart He gave
! to him the symbol that hereafter ht
' and all that he had were Crysantas'
) MAY the dear Christ place upon ever!
D one of our lips holy kiss! And thei
3 when he becomes part Of US and w
( a part of him we shall bear his name
! and all that he has shall be ours, ant
+ all that we have shall be his. VIII
r that one kiss we shall enter into tn
$ royal family of which God is the Fa
i ther and Christ the Elder Brother. Hi
1 name shall be upon every forehead. -
e good name" Oh, let us change III
? text- "The Christ name is rather t
Y be chosen than great riches"
e copyright, 1905. by Louis Klopsch]