Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-08-25
KELLERS BIG FAIR August 28t. 29th 30th and 31s 1906

not anchored In the cloudlands. All his
telescopes were not focused upon the
dim future. He could see the grass
growing at his feet as we'll as the stars
glittering above his head While he
thought about heaven, he always had
his feet planted upon the soil of earth.
The echoing sounds Of the celestial
chorus did not drown out the roaring
waves beating themselves into foam
upon the rocky heights OF old Patmos;
neither did the Bread Of Heaven" en-
tirely shut his eyes to the necessity OF
working In the harvest fields near bis
own home. In other words. when John
prayed he prayed like the common
sense Christian Mr.. Spurgeon once told
about. A poor laborer with a large
family broke his leg. Then the good
mans friends decided TO hold prayer
meeting to ask God to care for his help
less servant. The meeting was con-
Quoted by a Deacon Brown. Hardly
had the meeting got under way when
there was a knocking at the sick
mans door. rs Deacon Brown In"
asked a husky, growing youth. "Well,
father wanted me to tell him he did
not have time to attend the meeting
today. He had to work. But he has
sent his prayers and they are out In the
cart" The prayers that were sent were
piled In an old farm wagon. These
prayers consisted of big bags Of pota-
toes and beef and -four. So when st.
John prayed he prayed with his hands
and feet as well as with his lips. He
did not worship God as did the devo-
tees In the temple Of Ino, who always
worshiped their deity by going to sleep;
but he was ready to toll and labor for
his daily bread, as every other man
ought to be.
ST. John Was Practical.
"Well," you ask, how do you make
st. John out to be such a practical
man? How do you know he was care
full about his money matters and care
full to provide clothing and a home?
Does the Bible teach us thati | never
heard of st. John being a capitalist or
careful about his money matters"
Yes. my friends, think the Bible tells
us that st. John was very prudent and
careful about the practicaltties Of life.
Here Is the picture: Christ is dying;
the great drops of agony are wrung
from bis brow; groan after groan es-
capes his lips; he has only a few hours
more of life To whom is he going to
intrust the care of his mother? All the
poets and the painters and the theo-
logians love to describe the helpless
ness Of Mary the Virgin when Jesus
was about to be born. Tell me, was
she as helpless then, with the big,
bEaYny, JesenhO by bfr SIDE .essAs see
her divine Son dle7 Tell me, where
can you find in all history picture SO
nathetic as that crucihxion scene Oh
Mary IN her desolation and helpless
ness? Ah, yes; the most pathetc scene
IN a,i the Bible TO me is that broken
hearted widow watching the dying
agony Of her divine Son! Agony OF
Christ finds It's echo IN agony or ma
ternal heart; dying gasp OF Jesus y
answered by the moaning cry OF lniS
mother. who swoons away. NOW
christ was God, but Christ was also
man and Christ did for his motne'
lust what you and I would do for ours
~ we had been In his place. he want
ed to put her in the care OF one "n'
world never neglect her and never le
her want. he did not give her U
PETER. he was not sure OF Peter; fe'e
wos not steady enough. But he gav'
hsr ri the faithful John. He practicai
lv said: "John, know you VIII neve
neglect her; l know you Will clotn'
hur and feed her and give her nom
- she,ter her weary head. Look afte
her for my sake
Iof ms learn to be like the practico
1obr, 4 pan cannot be a true Cnri' i,
t,on and he s(mply theoretical Cnrii
s.an. ~ be must be . practical Christian
r. must know that It is bis duty J
ra,,J for bis daily bread. de inuI
mose en- honest struggle to pay d
tuu nn.char. his grocer and bis clotpler
b,If and 10 care for those Oh .,,D nls y"
hon sef,oId, or else he is no CnrlS.,"n T'a 80,
III What docs James writef he su.
rour o." t,Nth must go hand in hano WI, WI,
youi yks. Your ,Saith can no mo mo
yvs' ~ w;tho,t works;tnan your nana 60 81
i've i've after it has been >4. >a4Eputnt.u .1t.u ~ -
NV nYe orteries Of the arm. ''Faith' n
,ns ., u" 80, works, is dead" 81. 1oi
was a practical worker as ''''"
| ,Patmos 81 et ors .thor1f,
But there ar = call your attepta
to winch WouiL ready to give !
The first Is, John wa - saike he W
all for Christ; for Christ 80 and
ready to break the home l. ~'ona
into foreign land as a mis-
Il
and even to yield up his life Are
and ! willing to do so much 70
Christi Perhaps we are too old t
become foreign missionaries or minis
ters OF the gospel; then the next bes
plea that l make is this; Are you will
Ing to give your children up for tn,
service OF the Master. as John went (,
| minister to the seven churches o
Asiaf
In the Masters Service.
"Oh," says some one, II have nothing
to do IN reference to my children en-
tering the missionary or the ministerial
| fieldsl That call must come from Gcd
do not believe IN parent made minis
ters or In parent made missionaries.
The parents have more TO do with tht
children's conservation Of themselve
| than you think. The reason we hav