Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-04-07

dering a reprieYe until he could look
into the matter and pass upon the ac-
tion Of the court martial. When Cen
eral Rosecrans received the teegraphic
orders he was furious He declared
that if the officials at Washington did
not leave him alone he would resign.
This pardoning policy Of the president
was absolutely running the army.
What did Lincoln do? Did he dis
charge Rosecrans? No. After he had |
looked into the matter he sent letter |
to the commander which went thus;
Dear General Rosecrans-I have person.
allv examined all the papers IN the Lyons
case. and cannot see that 1t is malter
Of executive Interference, so VIII turn
It over to you, with the tull commences
that Won will do what is just and rignt'
onIv begging YOU. my dear general, to do
nothing in reprisal for the past only wnaI
Is necessary to insure security for the fu-
ture and reminding you that we are not
0obfing against a foreign foe, but our
brothers. and that our aim IS not to Dreak
tbeir splrits but only to bring them BACK
10 their old allegiance. Conquer by KIND
noss-let that be our policy. very tIuiy
yours, ABRAHAM LIN -'O0'1-"
Conquer by Kindness.
DO YOU wonder when General Rose
Grams received that letter he refrained
from executing Major Lyons? DO you
wonder that Lincoln's policy Of love
was the chief means Of uniting the
north and the south? Do you not also
realize that if you try the power OF
love and kindness you can chahge
many of your enemies into friends! !
"Conouer by kindness" was the policy
Of the great president. Conquer by
kindness is the teaching Of my text
Are you and l ready to choke back thaI
sharp word we are 50 willing to huri
at our enemies in an angry fit OF tenn
per?
But I not only state that an ungoY-
ernable temper makes your enemies
more hateful and bitter than ever be-
fore. but that an ugly temper reacts
and strikes hardest against those whom
Won ought to love best on earth, your
own friends and dear ones. And or all
contemplate and despicable actions
+binl, one of the most dcspicable IS Tor
men and women to go off in rage or
ft Of sulks merely because something
:. goes wrong in the house and thereDy
to make wives or husbands and chill
dron live I'm a perfect pandemonium OF
fear. And when l speak thus | am not
talking about a curse which is to me
merely theoretical. In every church
, have served as pastor there have been
TO my personal knowledge at least
tbree or four families living such lire
nc 7 have described on account OF the
unqovernable temper Of one OF It's
l members.
: The other day had this evil brough
+ TO nv attention in q very forcible way
\ The telephone bell rang, and gentle
: man said: Il am a stranger to you.
n am in great trouble. Can l come anC
soc vOu at once?" yes" I said; "JumI
= ON the car and come up" No sooner
q did he enter my parlOr than his eye
Il filed with tears, and his lips trem
,, bled as he said, Mr. Talmage, my WIZ
g and my two daughters have left nag nag
% and 7 want you to help me to get tnen
d to come back" do you drink!
% asked NO, 1 never drink" "Ar
a Won n gambler?" "No," he answered
If "Are you untrue to your marrlag
+ vovsY' NO" he again answered
r 'sWhat is the matterY "Well, WI
,e tell YOU" Then he told me long st'
q. ~. He was a very nervous man an
o. therefore very quick tempered. liner
te had been a family quarrel, and u
* mother had taken the two girls a..
N left the house. "And, OH" he sald'
ir do love them so much and l am
% sorry What am l to do? VIII 70
Id help meW -,
g NO I said, 81 will not. l admN
n. YOUR wife for taking the stand she ID
il done. AS far as I can make out y(
Mt have again and again threatened Ut
pd life" He said, "Yes, l have" "HC
nj have been going off in your ugly Il
or of Jealous rage for at least eighte'
N. wears. If anything goes wrong IN yo'
house. you work yourself up into pc
feet pandemonlum of fury. You a
10 an unworthy husband, and there IS
~ ~ excuse for your actions. The wond
10 70 me is that your wife has lived
,rt long with you. You go to boardi
~ house and get a room ana live the
i'm alone long enough to prove that y
Va are sincere in your repentance. I'll
,or mart Of your weekly wages, and
,or will see that she gets it, and that mo
IL, r ev will help her support her daughtC
~, while YOU are away. Then, when 20
"a. repentance is an evident fact she'
ln+ know will 90 back and live with Y
-on for she is a good woman" Yes
or. answered. "she is a good woman
,ur hitter Words Curse,
-ou 7 do not know the history Of all yc
les homes but | do know this: Some
lue homes in which it is absolutely imp
nly sible for peace and love to dwell WI
me Recause in some Of those homes TN
the is a father or a mother or a sister
ing n brother who has never learned
;oft control the temper. No sooner d'
nv ANYTHING 90 wrong in those homes Il
our bitter words come to the lips ana sh,
,ith savings sting and lacerate, untl
yer itself becomes 4 miserable burden
vou ever. one around them. God forg
1llv YOU my brother my sister, If you III
and been one Of those who, on account Q
vile temper, become a curse 10
nth about them.
han What are the causes Of an ungoyC
His able temper? There are two, ana b
nm are directly or indirectly for the II II
and part attributable to the parents Oh
or man or woman having the vile tenn
Iicv Father and mother sometimes are
,on. lenient with their children when [
toId raise them. They do not make u
ans children obey. They do not teach u
his that Eyes" means Eyes and
,ioh means mo- When their children
3on. Gin to cry or to pout or to sulk
so1. something the lnIulgent mothers