Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-10-06

dens and temples and houses may De
very beautiful, but they are paid for
by the sweat and blood Of the common
people. Now, therefore, make thou the
erieyous service Of thy father and his
heavy yoke which he put upon US light
er and we will serve thee" Tho Young
prince answered: "I will consider your
petition. Come again after three days,
and will give you my answer. 1has
was we'll said. Rehoboam. No man has
a right to decide great question OK
life hastily. Now, what did the young
prince do in the meantimef First he
went to the aged counselors OF his dead
father. That is, he called In the tried
old prime minister and the secretary OF
the treasury and the minister OF the
interior. These old statesmen had been
tested by many years of service. Ihey
knew the policy of the past reign, and
they knew what was just-what the
new king could do and what he could
not do. AS honest and tried veterans
these gray haired, well trained states
men said: "Your majesty, the men OF
thls delegation are not inciters of re-
bellion. They are as loyal to you As
they were to your father But the taxes
are too heavy. The people are groaning
under them. Make them lighter Say
few conciliatory words to these men,
and your reign will be long and hap
nv" Thus spake the wise old men.
But the young prince was not satls-
6ed with the advice OF these old men.
So he went to the companions OF MS
voutb. He called In these sycophants,
who were accustomed to make sport
with him. He said: Boys, what would
Won do? This delegation waited upon
me this morning, and the old states
men told me had better knuckle down
70 Them" With that the young men
answered: "What-are you not KING!
Are you going to sit upon throne ana
not rule? would tell these men that
should do as l pleased and that my
word was law. would say: My IA
ther made your yoke heavy, and VIII
add TO your yoke. My father also chas-
tised you with whips, but VIII ch"s.
tise Won with scorpions. A smile OK
Measure now lights up the face OF the
Young prince, and his egotism Is Deau-
tifullv tickled and fattered. Then ne
forsook the counsel Of the old men ana
clave TO the counsel Of the young men
ond therebv lost most Of his Kingdom.
Oh. my brothers, are we ike heho-
hoam in our ruinous egotism, driving
the best friends we have from our siue'
Are we going to turn our backs upon
the dear. good, noble Christian men
and women who have loved our parents
for fifty years? When these Chrlstlan
d,scinles come to us and say: young
man I love you for your fathers sake;
my boy. don't drink" shall we husn up
p and answer. II will do just as
nIeeseYv When that dear good man
saws TO us. "My son, you had better
: curh that temper or it will ruin you,
shall we drive our fangs into him WIN
their hitter venom? There Is no neeo
of nv running through the long list OF
vonr weaknesses. You know what they
, are better than do. Your true friends
vour best friends, have warned you
against them. Are you going to Drive
those true friends from your side, as
did Rehoboam, and refuse to heed the
warning signals they display over your
nhvslcal. mental and spiritual innrmi'
ties?
And. oh, my friends, are we also go
ing today on account of your sinIu'
egotism to drive that best of all friends
Jesus Christ, from your side? lie Il
even now laying the hand of love upon
that shoulder. He is even now, witl
his eyes of yearnlng, looking into ID!
. ewes. He is saying: my child, wan
: to be thy friend and stay by thy sids
and help thee in the awful struggle ol
life but I cannot stay and be thy friend
), II thou wilt continue to trust TO YOU
own guidance. wilt thou not let me
:" stay. and wilt thou drive these evil ad
= visers away?" What is thy answer, I
Il man q woman? wilt thou let Chris
- stay by thy side as an everiasun'
y friend and adviser? You must answe
- this plea and answer 1t now. wit tho'
:" V receive Christ as thy friend and couh
o selor?
fCopyright. 1906. by Louis Klopsehl