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

comes and gives to him another stone.
After awhile that stone and still an
other are taken away. He has no idea
what use will be made of those stones
but one day, walking down the street
I'm front Of the art gallery, over ule
doorway he sees the stones upon whlch
no has worked. He did not know what
those stones were for, but the archl-
tect did, and as he stands looking aI
his work. which is the beauty or the
whole street, the tears drop down from
his eyes and he says, Il am glad
did It WELL" and every day as he
passes that way he says to himseir
eYultantly: 81 did it well! All, l am
glad | did It we'll" All, yes, that stone
cutter had @ right to exultantly cry, L
did II WELL" for had he not done MS
work well the design Of the architecr
would have been utterly helpless Will
out his execution Thus today | hnd
everv stone wall and every printing
press and every paved street ana every
house and every railroad and every
ship and every bridge and every tower
and every aqueduct pulpit for tho
one talented man. The carpenters ana
tbe masons and the mechanics and
the laborers are all calling to us from
these rostrums: II made these tall
buildings. Without me they could not
have been lifted. l made them. am
the one talented mechanic. Did l not
do nv work wellY All, ye laborers
and mechanics in overalls, never neg
lect the essential work God has given
you to do.
The Talents of Servants.
Rut | must speak to another class or
ono talented folks. They are the house
hold servants. whom the parable OF my
text mentions by name. They are the
servants. the tried servants, who, as
King Solomon expressed 1t, were born
IN my house" They grow up under
the very eye of their master. Because
no felt he could trust them he delivered
INTO them his precious possessions.
Let me illustrate the parable. Ihe
master is about to leave for the coun'
try. All the different men and women
about the farm and the fields are gain
cred into one room. The master turns
to one and says, John, l VIII MAKE
= Won responsible for my cattle" To an
other he says, Peter, / Will let you
tend to the plowing and the sowing
To another he says, James, you take
a care of the sheep and see that tnen
I wool is sheared at the right time
8 These are all FIVE talented men. Eacl
l. one Is q superintendent OF depart
e ment and has a large number OF eH
Il nlovees under him. Then, after givinl
e forth some of the two talents and ais
t some of the one talents, at last I'll
e master turns to one OF his servants
h Methinks see him look at her searcr
IS Ingiy. tenderly. lovingly and pleadins
e IL She does not look as though sh
d was n mental genius. But she had
le good face. She looks as though sn
,e was faithful and true. Then the goo
master SAYS: MARY, I can give
thee but one talent. That Is all tho
% srt able TO use. But, oh, it Is taleI
N dear to me. am going to trust to the
NJ nv children While l am away a.
10 going TO leave them in thy charg
4, Thou nrt to be their nurse. Thou a
y, to remain behind as household ser
in ant" And Of all one talented peop
" do you know of any who have great
% opportunlties Of usefulness and great
49, RESPONSIBILITIES for doing good than q
70 ono talented household servants-u
10 cook. the chambermaid and the nurs
n. Weigh her one talent as she benz
at over the cradle as nurse. Next 10
no ing a mother, the most tremendo
ba responsibility that can come TO al
he ordinary young woman Is TO De lt
=, In sole charge Of a nursery. Ho
no great an influence that is but few pc
20 nle seem to realize. Some time ago
~ worldly man was taunting a celebrat
10 nastor because his great congregatlo
~ wore made up, for the most part,
for common people and servant girls.
~ know itr said the noted divine. y
mt church is composed for the most p'
Iat Of lust such converts as CHRIST d
~ his apostles gained. But, as FOR
| servant girls, l had rather be inst
49, mental in converting them tnan alli'
O anv other class Of people, for the Sc
''' ant girls as nurses have charge OF
the growing children" But lhou
the greatest opportunity on eartn u
u can come to the average one talen
%" voung woman is to be a nurse
teu many women seem to fee that no
49, occupation as they would a Viru'
.n' plague. They would rather go
"a" neddle groceries or pincusniohs
inc tend to factory bobbins than III
uan boys and girls into mighty men
~ women for God. Oh, ye nurses!
'en ve voung women whom God has
'no as faithful Miriams to watch the
aNe FAINT Moses, great is your calling!
.eai vour work well. That boy by y
in'D side II you are faithful and true un
u God may some day lead his people
'no' s of an Egyptian bondage. That yo
go girl, through yum Pi"' =,
hsH day be able to raise a whole famli!
'aN Christian sons and daughters. On
anu transcendent one talent Of a Chris
@ .n nurse upon the home life!
Talents of Men In Ranks.
for Speaking about the influence OF
tho talented folks, shall we neglect
, of speak of the one talented soldier
elo. who SO freely pour forth their !
,t.b. blood for the perpetuation OF
liam country's government? "To hear
a Of people talk said a prominent gel
!, man to me some time ago, "one W
tone. suppose that the only men VINO
'bon. anything for their country during
:, ~ 20 civil war were Grant and Sherman
i.oot - - Sheridan and Lee and Stonewaii j
vord son." That is not true. The civil
.n,on was mighty because the man IN