Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-03-24

home, but not for the merchants office
or the mechanics bench. They can un-
derstand how a missionary, like Jud-
son or Livingstone or Brainerd, could
kneel and ask Gods blessing upon the
lands which they are to visit, but they
think they have no right to ask God to
help them select their wardrobe or the
books they are to read or the food
they are to eat. / remember some
months ago reading an excoriating ar
ticle In one of our large religious week
lies. The writer was denouncing the F.
address Of one Of our leading eyangel-
lists, who spoke as follows: Il never
make a move but ask Gods blessing.
When | go to a meeting | say, o
God, bless this meeting tonight for the
salvation of many souls And even !
when | go to a clothing store l always
say. % God, help me to make a right
selection of my clothing
"Now," said this newspaper, 1.-The
idea Of any minister bringing this idea
of prayer to such a ridiculous COM
parison as that" / am not using the
exact words but merely conveying the
thought of what that article expressed.
But as l read that article | asked my
self these questions: (Which is right,
the gospel evangelist or the newspaper
editor? If 1t is right to ask Gods
blessing upon the great things OF life,
is it not important also to ask his
blessing upon the little things? If we
ask Gods blessing upon the food we
eat at the table, shall we not ask his
guidance In the selection Of our ward
robe and In the house in which we shall
/ live and the books we shall readT All,
yes. Gods hand is to be seen in the
saving Of Rahab's property. Gods
hand should also be seen in the build
ing of our businesses aud in the grow
Inc of our harvests and in the pictures
which adOrn our walls. I believe 1t Is
lust as important for two men who are
nbout to form a business partnership
to kneel and ask Gods blessing upon
their business as it is for a young man
and woman at the marriage altar to
kneel and ask Gods blessing upon
their marital partnership. "And JOSH
IN saved Rahab the harlOt alive and
her fathers household and all that she
had" Is not our financial prosperity
due to Gods guidance as well as our
spiritual affiliations?
But I not only find Rahab saved
physically and financially, but also
spiritually. We can prove this not
only by the Old Testament, but also by
the New. In the Old Testament we
hear Rahab saying to the Hebrew
spies. "For the Lord your God, he Is
God IN heaven above and In earth be-
Meath" while in the book of James
we read these words: Likewise also
was not Rahab the harlOt justified by
works when she received the messen-
gers and had them sent out another
way?" cannot go into detail to show
how she was converted, but l can as
sert this conversion as a fact. And
can also go further and say that when
Rahab was saved spiritually her ia
Tiers household was also saved spirit
..luallv Let me take Eousout for aelittle
while upon the Jericho walls. Never
was a besieging host more ridicuied
than the Hebrew army. When Joshua
; and his troops first came in sight the
women ran to cover. The men in their
, mailed armor took their positions upon
, the walls. The great stones were
. placed in piles, ready to be dropped
upon the heads Of the besiegers as they,
with scaling ladders, might try to CLIMB
TO the top. The swords were sharp
, ened. the spears were glistening IN the
sim But great was the surprise OF
the garrison when they saw the besieg-
Ing army form into line and follow a
few priests as they marched around
> the city, all keeping step to the blow
ing of the rams horns. Round they
went and at night they came back to
camp This they did one day, two days
!, three days. four days. By this time the
:, inhabitants lost their fear But as !
, walk in and out Of the city and see
the merchants behind their counters
, and the women singing In the streets
: and the boys shooting at the Hebrew
y army their little pebbles find one
d. house barred and bOlted. There IS rec
. rope across its window. This Is the
9 house Of Rahab.
,, Rahnb's Family.
, We knock and hear voice call
"Come in," and in we go. There l hnC
. the mother, father, brothers and sister
. Of Rahab sitting together, as thougl
- they we're waiting for something aWtu
! TO happen. say to the old man, WIN
:, is evidently the father Of these grown
. I'D children: Man, what are you dolni
here? Why are you shut up in TIL
- house? Why are you not sneerlng ant
: scofing and making merry with th
other inhabitants Of the city OF Jerl
: cho. deriding the beseging armyF u
, YOU feel that the city is to be destroy
. ed by the footing Of a rams horn
. With that the old man turns upon III
n look of solemn significance ana says
, "Friend. knowest thou not that Go
| has sounded forth the deathknell Q
~ this city? My daughter Rahab had
= vision from him. She not only SUI
&c rendered her heart to God, but she ma
- - led us all to read his prophecies an
j learn to love him also. Jericho sha
fall. His messengers have thus Iol
us. we are all here waiting for n
|? summons. Yes, we are all here, fathe
1T mother and our boys and girls. w
er are all here in Rahab's house to NEE
a. the manifestations Of Rahab's God"
" Is this an absurd picture | nav
nr drawn? Have you not in your ow
Of t;fo eoon ono Christian girl or boy Wi