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

for you.o But still the blind men cry
more voclferously, Thou son OF Da'
vld. have mercy on u.s. Christ hears
their suppliant voices above the cheers
of the multitude. He stops and says
to them practically this: Blind men,
do YOU believe | am able to open your
ovos9" They answer, "Yea, Lord"
Thus Christ says According to youi
faith be it unto you" At first, thlnk'
the blind men could not realize lne
full import of the sentence; theh
smile irradiated their features, ana
thnn the curtains of the eyelids parted
and the men saw. That was the re-
ward of their faith. The blessing was
limited only by the measure OF their
belief. "According to their faith ana
rs they believed for the opening OF
thoir eyes. that boon was granted 10
them.
Supported by Faith.
"Weu" SAYS some one to me, Il 90
not see any connection between lhe
blind men Of my text ana faith III Gou
ciying TO a man physical powers to 90
what God wants him to do" Instances
Of tbe stimulus Of faith are to be seen
in ovorv walk Of life. Everywhere you
can see men and women Of slight
nbvsical frames doing the work OF
giants. because they have falth, trI-
umphant faith. Here comes lralI III
flo body like Frances f. Willard. Nhy
from the day that she was born she
was a physical weakling. She was
froiI child. She was a frail girl. She
was Il frail young woman. Then came
tbo coIl to the semi-invalid TO go torth
as a warrior to fight the curse OF llle
eoloon ooh. Frances" said her friends
"vou have not the physical power LOT
tomperance crusade You have no
chest no throat. Why that is the work
which calls for the physical stamina Oh
n giant" But the young, fran LOOKING
woman. Frances T.. Willard, calmly an
svors IF God calls me to this WORK.
God will gire me physical strength 10
do it." Did not God give to her phys
icoI strength in proportion to her
faith? I tell you that the work fran
COS T. Willard did was enough TO Dreah
down tbe physical resource Of Du
= mas had she not been re-enforceu py
divine strength. As an organizer ol
women she WAS a marvel As puDl'
5 sneaker she went up and down thi'
= land addressing audiences night aItel
S night. year in and year out. The mia
night cold sent the shrieking Wlilu'
4 AGAINST her when she, night after nlghI
. had to change cars. Miserable hote
: meals badly ventilated audienc
: rooms. mental strain enough TO eA
e boust the strongest of nerves, were al
hers And vet that frail body went o.
h and ON in its herculean tasks supports
. by faith.
st Open the leaves Of history and VIVA
I, do Won find? The greatest OF worker
of have often been those who were WorB
OF inc under the shadow Of death. by u
* command Of physicians and trleho
" and by the reasoning Of every physlcs
10 law these men and women shoui
r have ceased to work: John Rlchar
u Groom. an invalid; Alexander IL. 81
IS nhens an invalid; Robert Hall, an Il
'lr valid. John Summerfeld, an. lhVail'
Ell Richard Baxter. an invalid; EuWal
ch povzon. an invalid: Frederick W. ko
n ertsor an invalid; Philip Doddridge, q
~ invalid. Wiberforce, an invalid; I.
10 Grant writing his memoirs OF the CIV
~ war when he was writhing III the az
tic nies of physical torture; Robert Lou
Dy Stevenson. an invalid; Henry taWce'
gu the ally and helper Of English state
he mon vet blind from youth OF lou
he teen. Oh. do not tell me that the mlr
u, Gle Of the blind men has not peeh q
y nlicated in the eighteenth ana Ill
10 toanth centuries. 1t has, it has! J
at faith they have compelled their III
% bodies to achieve maryels.
no Now what is the practical deductl
~ -, Of this principle? DO not be hypocn'
IT, driocs DO not talk about your phys
'iu al ailments DO not spend most
nto vour time telling your neighbors h'
'n' bad YOU feel. DO not humor your pa.
and vour aches by continually taxi
an inventory Of them. There IS no
tile inc in the world which will make
Oh holy more Of Il weakling than the III
dly If Of getting the idea into your NIL
III that if is weak and that it can
" nothing. In almost every sanilarlul.i
lop- the world you can find these holl
mop beinc hung up everywhere around
ing walls. Don't talk about your 81
the nesses." If you have faith in Goa I
VI he will give you physical strength 10
9uS- vour work. believe me, that ph!sl
'erS strength. in most cases, VIII come
ven vou Better throw away those ell
'uiu lars which advertise the benefits
-ltu- natent medicines. Get up and get
Dy and your body will grow in strength
Won obey the call Of duty.
out Rut if triumphant faith is import
just in reference to the physical body
IRA much more is it important in retert
was 70 the mind! If it is important III
ugh orence TO the action Of my lungs
Sou heart. how much more is 1t impor
sen in reference to the action Of my Il
Jews lectl I force my mind to do Wh
cry 70. ,N,.a r oon do and that as a ru
lille D0i'V, ,,.e,,t 90 tho achievement. no l
MN MN and generally no less. Let me her
oau- lustrate my thought by some OF
'llon @ homeIy incidents of everyday life.
s"ia' Looks just the Same.
their "COi> .,in o,d on ont to
y lSs little country town where you
', 'Uin0 born. We get off at the station an
iin.oo nlla up the old, familiar street 1t is
ously prlSins ~" ~. ohoroo Thore ar,
n nUs same little postofice and the sam
ooin tle church covered with the same