Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-11-10

eral Charles King, q United States
army officer. took an old cannon which
had outlived it's usefulness as de- /
stroyer, and he wound 1t round and !
round with ten miles Of copper wire.
Then he charged this wire with an |
electric battery. The result, said an |
eyewitness, was most astounding. Inc
old gun which once hurled its missiles
of death at an enemy now made the
iron balls leap toward its gaping
mouth. Instead of crushing out human
lives. as it once did, it now reached
down and lifted up to it's muZzle
massive metallic weight Of many tons.
Wonderful, wonderful" you say. Not
nearly as wonderful is the lifting pow
or of that magnetic cannon as Is the
drawing power of gospel kindness. NO
sooner does the world see that you love
II and want to serve 1t and to nelp II
than at once that world will redouDle
its kindnesses and open the arms or love
to greet your gospel message. Ana
Christ himself recognized Its power
when he said, II, If be lifted up, VIII
draw all men unto me-" or course
am talking about the human heart as
whole and not about the human heart
as In individual exceptions. Now, to
prove what say is true, turn to this
story Of Paups intercourse with the
Maltese barbarians.
Scene the first: 1t Is a dark night
The wind is blowing a hurricane. Ev'
ery one who can be indoors is In smell
ter. But | think in the early morning
a shepherd IS going out to find a lost
sheep. He Is n herdsman on the island
of Melita. One Of the sheep slipped
avay from the fold, and he is out seek
ing her IN the storm. AS the shepherd
climbs the cliffs overlooking the sea ne
mutters: God pity the sailor. God
pity the ship caught In such sea.
Then he puts his hands to his eyes ana
looks off to watch the tossing, tum'
Hing billows. No sooner does he dc
this than he cries: "Alas, there Is a
sbipl She is heading toward the rocks
She is helpless. Unless we help the
crew they are lost" l see him running
TO the village, calling: Help! Help
Help! Helpl There is q ship being
driven upon the rocks. Help! Help:
At once the men respond to his call
Those barbarous people act just as the
old Long Island farmer acted before
the life preserving stations had beer
built when the John Milton was wreck
ed near East Hampton. They ran VIII
the ropes. They tied themselves TO
gether like Alpine climbers to reaci
ont into the surf and draw the drown
ing men to shore. They did this mere
" for humanity's sake. They did thi
as most people of every nationaiit.
living along the coast would help
shipwrecked crew. They would hay
saved Paul. no matter to what nation
ality he might have belonged. That /
the first scene.
PauPs Gratitude.
But no sooner was PauPs bloo
aplow and he knew that his friend
were safe than he tried to find on
how he could help his rescuers. Will
he is warming himself by the fire b
hears one of the barbarians say, "Dl
, YOU know that the father of Governo
Publius is very sickY' "Who di
, YOU say was slckT "Why, the go'
, ernor's father" the barbarian replies
"Then." says Paul, Il will go and hei
, him." No sooner does Paul do tn
than the Melitians bring to him a
, those who were physically afiicte'
Then what happened? Why, thos
= barbarians just opened the doors
their homes. They said to Pau
= "Come. Paul; come right in. Ever.
thing that we have is thine" Came
!, YOU find this story revealed in Il
, words of Luke. which goes thus: :
). when this was done others also whiC
had diseases in the island came al
: were healed, who also honored us WI
. many honOrsT All, yes; II you ana
= try to serve men and make sacrinc
for men there will be no difficulty
e irving to reach their hearts with Il
gospel. Paul was able to preach Jes'
unto the barbarians Of Melita aft
he had healed their sick.
- NV brother, I believe the create
~ drawback to the gospel message Will
we want to give to our fellow men
u that we are unwilling to personal
70 make sacrifices for them. We too oft
u 90 to the none Christians, thrusting
Bible at. them and forgetting no
II much besides they need We oug
ie to study their need and, like the me
D. ical missionary. approach the BARI
80 rian with healing for the body In
It. hand and healing for the soul In t
other. We are not willing to sa
ne Brother. what can / do for you? H(
is can help you" before we 81
=" Brother, will you take my Christ
ed your Saviour All, Paul would neN
'e have been able to preach Jesus acce
r. ably unto the Maltese unless he D
he first been willing to go to the sickb
as of Publius' fatherl Neither shall
III ever be able TO preacn Cnrlsl acce
SO ably to the modern barbarians uni'
~ ~ we are willing to be food for the n
-, 80. gry. clothes for the naked, eyes for
~ ~ blind, medicine for the sick and
~ n helping friend to the helpless. XII
ness will win kindness. Sacrlhces '
w. grasp the hand Of sacrifices, and gos
W love will receive from the heart eve
-, where kindly responses.
o Died For His Newspaper.
70 Would that by our self sacrince
-, all could teach men that we love I'd
NJ and would do anything and eyeryh
,as TO save men, even as Christs sacrl
~ has taught us that he loves US. Dur
'el- the dark days of a Partisan rio'
IN. young reporter, Matthew Donzeior
his name. was sent by the Petit Journa
the report the uprising. The mob, Tx
'ut' stampeding herd Of cattle, broke &c
ave and swept down the street TO WI