Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-10-20

one corner which went by the name OF
"saints and Sinners" Books OF all
creeds were placed there side by side.
Tbera infidel and atheist and minister
would sometimes meet for a quiet chat
in a Monday symposium. But IN the
social world, taken as a wnoie, ihere
are no saints" Too often we ma
both Capital and Labor robed In the
black garments Of sefishness instead
of the white robes Of altruism. Ihelr
motto becomes, not Live and let i've,
but "Liye ourselves and get all we can
at the other mans expense" or course
I am not now talking Of the capitalist
and the laborer as individuals.
Yes. CAPITAL today cannot be proud
of her past record. She has heart OK
stone Neither has labor today any
thing to be proud of in her past ac-
tions. She has an adamantlne heart or
selfishness and greed. But when look
upon the struggles Of these two mighty
social factors | am not pessimlst, for
In the social storms, in the strikes and
| recriminations, in the blows, which are
now falling thick and fast in the wars
and rumOrs Of wars, in the universal
social disorder, see bright day COM
Ing. Peace and prosperity and uniyer-
sal brotherhood shall yet be evolved
out of the present social chaos. No
"stagnating social cosmos is here. All
these social upheavals are only ram
bow signs in the heavens that the So
cial wars shall soon cease. where no
oxen are. the crib is clean, but much
increase is by the strength Of the OK"
| What is true of the mental, physical
and social realms is emphatically true
of the spiritual life. 1t is not by
life of spiritual ease that we are going
to receive Gods true messages. 1t Is
only by struggle, only by prayer, only
by agony, only by wrestling, as jacob
wrestled with the angelic messenger
through the long, dark night, that
Christ reveals his face to us In the
"beauty of holiness" We must do as
Jesus did. We must spend forty long
days in the wilderness before we can
come to our true spiritual cosmos ana
walk hand In hand with God.
I was never more impressed with this
thought than some time ago when
was reading THE History OF Preach
er's Life" by DR.. Rainsford, late rector
of st. Georges Episcopal church OK
New York city. DR.. Rainsford had
been preaching the gospel for many
years. He was at that time one OF the
most prominent preachers OF Canada.
Suddenly there came time when his
old theology was passing away. he
could not see things as he once saw
them. Try as he would, he could not
see them with the old eyes. Like sam
son. he seemed to be shorn of his
. strength. His audiences left him. his
power seemed to be gone. But he kept
. bravely on in his spiritual struggle.
He prayed. Oh, how earnestly he
D prayed! Then one day the new light
e came. He was praying in his study
g and reading the parable of the prodigal
0 son when the new gospel truth dawned
g upon him. He said: THAT prodigal son
!. went away from God, but he never
s ceased to be a son Of his Divine Father.
4 Some of us may wander far, far away,
g but we are all Gods children. He ney-
e er ceases to love us. He Is ready TO
q receive and forgive all of us II We
I. | RrJ,, .Sss,a J,a-sIz- 10 tho Divina Eafhora
d faith was revived; the theological mys-
2 ferries passed away; from the chaos,
q the disorder Of his religious hopes,
q there came the cosmos Of the faith Oh
j. simple child.
b. Friend, 1 would look into your eyes
,s today. You are worried. You are ike
r. Martha. troubled about many things
II But you are not like Mary's sister,
rs worried about heavenly feast. You
,e are worried about your relationship
as to God. Oh, thank Jesus today tha'
n. YOU are worried. 1 thank God tha'
as your theological crib Is disordered. You
ly are miserable; you are distressed; yoI
or are anxious, but this is we'll. 1t Is ou
q of such DISTRESS that you come to eter
If nal rest and peace. The danger Il
d. | when man is content with himseil
lis when he is Indifferent and untrouDleu
,e. That is when the crib is clean. In
To- way to happiness is through the tur
he moll that is hard to bear while 1t lasts
by but afterward brings the peaceaDl
fruit of righteousness. No "stagna'
id, ing spiritual cosmos" is yours. Reac
lat I'D. Reach on. In thy darkness Kee
rs. on stumbling Pray. Diligently scare
ith the Scriptures. Keep on. Keep on.
ere copyright. 1906. by Louis Kiopsch.l