Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-04
NUMBER S


No wonder Eutychus found the
preaching of Paul stupid IL he wor-
SHIPPED one week in the temple OF
Diana and the next week studied the
teachings Of the priest OF Egypt ana
the next tried to solve the tricks or an
eastern magician! And yet this Is the
way some attendants of our modern
churches are trying to make their pas
tors sermons interesting. One week
they are at Methodist church, the
next week at Presbyterian church.
the next at church Of the Latter
Day Saints, called the Mormon church.
The next week they are attending
Salvation Army barracks. The next
week they are in hall filled with the
disciples Of spiritualism. Then next
week they go to the Catholic cathedral
and then to the Episcopalian service
and then to a strict Quaker meeting.
No service is for them too broad or
too liberal or too strict. They attend
them all, and In attending them all
they lose what little faith they ever
had IN the Bible or In God. Now, my
brother, what you need is not to go to
q dozen different churches and study
score or more Of creeds. But II is I'M
portant. o We modern Eutychuses, to
stay in one church and sit close up to
one altar and worship one Christ.
Too Many Creeds.
ooh. | do not know about that" says
some one There is some good In all
creeds. Even from the most repulsive
flower the bee can gather little honey.
And | would like to gather a little
honey from every ecclesiastical gar
den" All, my friend, you are wrong
You will not find your eternal saliva
ton by running after many teachers
or by having itching ears, but only by
worshiping Christ and continuing to
!; worship him In one household OF faith.
, Because a dozen different teachers tell
YOU there is safety In their strange
, creeds that does not prove that they
? have interpreted Gods word Alright.
I But lastly, remark this ancient
Eutychus made another mistake, wnich
, so many men and women are making
, today. He did not believe that there
was ever last time for him TO re-
! ccive the gospel Of Jesus Christ He
: felt that If he could receive Christ to-
day then he could receive him next
week or next month or next year or
!, even ten years from the night OF MS
:. fatal accident. But there was iast
: chance for Eutychus and there is a
. last time for us. And the sad fact is
that for some of us this last time Ior
y accepting Christ may be today-nis
, morning. this afternoon or tonight
+ PERHAPS Christ is speaking to US as
II Christ spake In the parable Of old, say.
a ing "Thou fool this night my soul
v shall be required Of thee" Ionign'
S. the death angel may come to thee as
~ he came to Eutychus OF OLD, wnen he
1T fell out of the window and broke his
le neck
n Receive Christ Now.
ut "But." says some one, you must re-
Id member though Eutychus may have
le broken his neck, that Paul, By the pow
Id er of the Holy Spirit, resurreoesd MIN.
The Bible distinctly declares that"
Id Yes. my friend, you are right. But
I'll would not have you lay too much stress
Il an that fact. 1t Is not every preacher
ee who has PauPs power Of restoring you
l." to life if YOU were to break your nen.
ell If you reject the gospel today anu
Ill should die before night by some aooI'
a dent or disease. no preacher could op'
,r- tain for you another opportunity ~
u Paul did for Eutychus. So L tninK,
Sc after all. that was Eutychus las'
nd chance for salvation, for, II after tna'
to fall and resurrection he did not receive
ur Christ. he would never have received
or him at all.
lr- Thus whether we live or die, may
en- we never again be weary WIN near
In- inc what Christ has done for US OF
es weary in doing something for Christ
ct, There is a beautiful incident told py
ew Mrs. Mary Livermore, that when sne
ps was an army nurse during the late
civil war a young captain was fatahS
he shot. At once his young bride was
al cont for and came to the bedside ol
he the diving soldier. Two hours BEFORE
lat his demise Mrs. Liyermore was pass
ley ing through the ward of the field hos
ter pital and saw him. She stopped min
me ute by his bedside and said, MY poo
'es fellow. are you ready to goT I'M
Ids voung wife looked up and answered
ew eyes Mrs. Llvermore, we are bot
III ready, he to 60 and l to stay. whei
'ds he enlisted | gave him to God ana hi
my country. expected this and prepared
en- for this" Oh, my friends, can w
riS- speak to Christ as that young VIII
Ice spoke to Mrs. Livermoref Can W
oil look up into the face of our Sayiou
and say: Master, Saviour, Jesus
Lord. am ready. I am ready to serv
'as thee on earth or to glorify thee y
see heavenY All, ye sleeping Eutychusei
me can you be emanclpated from you
eth sins and say that? Perhaps, as Par
we was preaching for the last time to thl
lrs. young man Of Troas, l may be preacf
IS ing for the last time to some OF yo'
6" Under the power of the Holy spiS
hat NAV | be able to inspire you TO Civ
to your hearts to Jesus, as Paul raised
has the dead young man of Troas an
Is made him living disciple for Christ.
ow. copyright, 1906. by Louis Klopsoh.l
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