Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-09-29
Professor Curie's Death.

mune with him in the secret places Of
the thunder? In order to do this you
do not have to climb the MatterhOrn
or Mount Shasta or Mount Rainier or
Baldy Peak of New Mexico. You do
not have to leave the city walls and
HE yourself to the hills and listen to
| the songs of the thrushes and the WOO
,ngs of the brooks. A man can live in
| the city and yet not be In the CITY
| We should do so II we were really alb
sorbed in spiritual things. Some time
ago Professor Curie, the great discov-
erer of the element radium, was walk
| Ing through the streets OF Paris with
| his mind so concentrated upon his sci
| entific problems that he was utterly
unconscious of his surroundings. When
n heavy truck rumbled down the
street his ears were deaf to the noise
and to the warning calls of the driver,
and he was crushed to death in an In
slant. as the car Of the Indian Jugger-
naut would crush out the lives of the
deyotees who flung themselves under
it's revolving wheels. My friends, now
many times during the week do you
withdraw yourselves from man to com
mune with God? How many times DO
YOU seek him In prayer and III holy
communion? How many times a week
do YOU say to your loved ones, "Come,
LET us 20 and talk with God for little
while in the secret places of thunder
as Moses talked with. him upon Sinars
| heightsV
But | find that Gods secret places OF
thunder are upon the mountain tops OF
difficulties, as well as in the quiet
places removed from the ordinary haDi-
tatlons Of man. They are to be found
only among the steep heights where
the eagles build their aeries and where
only the most persistent OF Alpine
climbers is willing to go. DO you sup
pose for one instant that the psalmist
had an easy time finding his lost sheep
in the secret place of the thunderF
Nav. Methinks that one of the other
shepherds at first went forth with him
TO hunt the lost sheep. David said to
him at starting: "Ephraim, you go
down the valley in this direction, and
/ will travel in that direction. You keep
calling. and | will do the same. Then
we shall meet at the foot OF yonder
hills. Then If we do not find the sheep
In the valley, why, we must seek her
in the hills" Thus they do, and the
| lost sheep is not found. Then up the
rocks they begin to CO. higher and high
er. Now the darkness settles. Now Is
heard the blood curdling scream of the
wildcat Now comes the roar OF the
mountain lion hunting his prey. They
climb on. Their flesh Is lacerated.
Their clothing IS torn. They stumble
They fall. Now they have to go over
narrow ledge by the side OF a steep
preclpice Ephralm grows tired. He
trembles with fear- He says: David
I am going back. We can never find
/, that lost sheep. She has either been
dashed to death upon the rocks or-else
she has been slain by the wild beasts. y
But David keeps on. He keeps on climb
, ing and slipping, but higher and higher
he goes, as he calls, "Yoohee! Yoohee
+ Oh. lost sheep, Yoohee! Yoohee" Al
last-yes. at last, he finds her In the
, secret place of the thunder.
On Mountain Tops.
All. yes; the secret place of the thun
t der is always to be found upon the
Z mountain tops of difficulty. 1t Is nc
, easy matter to be a real Christian. II
, Is no small task to listen to the voice
, of God in the secret place of thunder
t and hear Alright and obey Alright.
was never more impressed with this
thought than some time ago. AS
, was tramplng along the country roads
, of the lowland a couple Of automobiles
t passed me. The women in those cars
{ were dressed in the latest fashion
1 The men were lounglng back in theil
5 seats. The gentleman with whom
t was walking said, How would you
g like to be riding in one Of those ma
g chlnesY NO" l answered; that Is
= not the way people get health. Nature
: does not give strong lungs and stou
e | limbs to those who are seeking the
G easy times, but only to those who are
s | willing to make sacrifices for It," Bu
s the work of tramplng over the low
l lands was nothing to the work o.
= climbing the San BernardinO hills. Ii
!. the first place, even though we were
o | walking. we had to take every ounce
e of weight out of the wagon that W.
g could take. We kept In the wagol
only a light camp stove, a few blan
t kets and enough to eat for few days
n We threw aside every extra pount
@ and had our goods carried up by tn
t heavy team wagons. Then we mad'
l. our trip to the foot of the mountain
s early in the evening and went to sleep
a and when the night had settled dow
8 and the moon had come up and tn
G heat of the day was gone we were VI
Il and on our way.
l. My, what a journey it was! Tn
p grade was the steepest | ever climbed
l. They say it is about five miles to tn
e summit, but would willingly go 81
s times that distance on the level roat
Vt Every few yards we had to stop an
g let the hoYse rest. One man handle
e the break, the other led or drove th
6 horse. Zgzag, backward and forwar
y the switchback road went. In on
d place you could look up and see wher
e the road like a lazy river, curve
n backward and forward In seven di
IT tlnct places. 1t was only by the mo;
'e persistent effort and struggle that
e last, tired and exhausted and hui
L CRY. we came to the top. Then W
e. reached the ravines where the thunde
le storms were cradled and the might
'l tempests were sent forth on their mi
IL sion Of giving drink to the famishe