Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-07-28

of them. Frederick Seward tells the
story that, many years ago, his father,
Secretary William H. Seward, was Wis
iting in Alaska. The people there
wished to show Lincolns great pre-
mier all the respect they could, so they
gave him a great banquet. While they
were eating one Of the ladies at the
table said, Governor, we are very
sorry that we can offer you nothing
but the fare of the country" but
that is excellent" said the governor.
'"Oh. no." answered the lady. I'VE
have nothing here but venison and
grouse and trout We have these SO
often that we are sick Of the sight OF
them. We were in hopes Of obtaining
some beef by the last steamer, but we
were disappointed, and so we can give
you nothing but what our country pro
duces." THAT reminds me-" said one
of the officers at the table, "of the
mutiny which was threatened at
Florida post in olden times because
the soldiers protested against being
served with green turtle soup more
than once n week" So you can see
that even under the very brightest
conditions. the most enticing Of foods
pals upon the palate if they are served
too often and too long.
But Daniel had never been an cpl
cure. He had mover been one who
was devotee of sensual pleasures.
He had grown up with the plain,
coarse, simple and yet wholesome food
upon which most Of US were reared in
our fathers homes. He had the simple
breakfast and the simple dinners ana
the simple suppcrs common to Jewish
childhood. This pulse" which he men,
tions is the general name given to the
leguminous plants, such as the beans
and peas. etc Thus you can see what
temptation must have come to Daniel
IN sensual way when he suddenly
had placed before him the viands and
the wines Of the kings banquet hall
oh. they looked so good, and they
smclled so good. The boy probably
wanted to taste them. He wanted
TO feast on them. And yet, had he
feasted thus and kept on feastlng
he would surely have spiritually died
The meats by the Mosaic law were I'M
clean. God had said, Thou shalt mol
eat this food"
True says some one, "the kings
meat may have been unclean food FOL
Daniel. but it is not unclean for me
We are not living under the old Du
under the new dispensation. Wha
was n sin for Daniel to eat IS not
sin for me to eat" Oh, OF course WI
are not asserting that it is sin for u
to eat ham or pork as it was a sin TO
the ancient Hebrews, although all pee
ple would be better off If they did no
, eat the condemned swine's flesh. Bu
we are asserting that there is direc
connection between what a man eat
, and what a man spiritually is. An
! we are asserting that the sins or I'll
) palate are among the very worst @
all sins. They are the sins which ar
| often the forerunners Of all other SINS
2 They are the sins which will tur
- man into a beast and may unkenn(
= all the tigers and the wolves and I'd
2 hyenas and the jackals of his lowe
l nature. Beware, o man, Of the KING
1 meats and wines, which Satan
! ready to spread for us in many bar
ouet hall! The Sicilians erected an d
tar in Ceres to Adephagia, the goddes
! of gluttony May we, as servants
'' the true God, never be found worship
, ing at this brutalizing, this mentf
= and physical and moral and spiritu'
depicting shrine.
4 Ten Thousand Gods.
But. stepping into this banquet nal
where is spread the unclean 1000
, the royal kitchen, l find another sta
. fling fact The kings meat and II
kipg's wine are served amid the vita
\ ing atmosphere of religious liberalism
: The Babylonish people were not ath
= lists. so called. They were delsts, lii
= the Greeks or the Romans or the mo-
ern Uindoos. who have 10000 god
= They not only had 10000 gods, D'
they could make a new god wheney'
. they so willed. They could make III
of stone or wood or clay or even OF
- man himself. 1t was just as easy Il
the Rabylonish inhabitants to make
=. new god as it is for the British mini
:, fry TO create peers for the upper hou
! of parliament. You remember behJ
a min Disraelrs biting sarcasm. lie WI
y y attending a public banquet BY u
!, social law of English prestige the mel
hers of the English house OF lor'
y marched in first. After the memoe
30 of the nobility had gone in Dlsra'
~ turned and took a gentleman's arm
- march in, and he said: Come on, d
- friend. 1t is our turn now. we mu
= follow in after my lords. But am
-. ing TO manufacture a dozen OF the
~ same kind of lords next week, IL
-. live" So the Babylonsh inhabitar
a. a. were not atheists. They could man
~ facture a new god as easily as Ben.
:" min Disraeli could create new 10
y for the upper house of parliament.
~ During the French revolution, on
IS 10 motion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumet
- who was afterward guillotined'
- Cathedral Notre Dame was turned
-. to the Temple Of Reason" Ihen'
~ the 10th of November, 1913, the you
ho and beautiful wife Of Jacoi
~ ~ printer. Nine. Momoro by name, W
&c carried through the streets of Paris
or an ivory chair She was borne VI
II the strong arms Of men. Inere
ho was crowned within the cathed
80 which in a few years was to see
40 coronation Of Napoleon and Josephl
bo She was saluted as the Goddess
- Reason. Similar to the deifying OF
no poor printers wife in the Paris
'w capital in 1893 was the attempt
ie. defy King Darius in the Babylon
ho capital IN 53S B. c. All the preside