Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-04-21
NUMBER Al

signs or lneSe DleoolHSo -
nrove that God is looking alter anu
caring for his own. Now, having seen
,,or, Cod blesses his own in great num-
I,ors am ready to believe that he Is
!, ,,,oesino his own even when he permits
tho beovv hand Of trouble to fall upon
I'm 7 cannot understand always
why this trouble comes, but am reauy
nv faith to accept it as blessing anu
vrbv should not we accept as piessins
thn troubles which come to Gods uear
onoe although we cannot understands
,rhv these troubles come? DO we NOT
os narents. often have to do that whicn
ma seem cruel or hard to our cnil-
dren. and yet we thus afilct 1or our
chlldren's good? Let me illustrate my
thought from two incidents OF my per-
sOnal life.
When was called TO the city or Los
Anoeles. two years ago, within hall
Locl, Of my church there were TWO III
tle children about two years Oh as
They were twins. They couiu 'uen
inst toddle Almost every day OF my
S,fo nassed their fathers home. 1hose
two little babies were the pets OF our
neiehborhood. They attended some ol
our Sunday school entertainments One
r,,oe called "Bluey" and the otiler
"pnnl,ev." Why l could never make
out. for they always dressed aiiKe anu
looked alike and, like two req apples'
botb of a size, you could not dls'ih-
,,rieb one from the other Wneh you
thought YOU were talking 10 one you
,,,ora almost sure to find OUT lhaI YOU
,,-ere talking to the other. Inc oIner
c,,ndav one Of those little girls, lneh
otor+ four years old, went INTO lne
I,itcbon and began to play with matches'
She struck one. 1t ignited. her HUI
Fuffv dress took fire. And Delore VIC
nronounced the benediction OF the even
, t,,,, sormon "Bluey" was dead. EA-
nlo,n this tragedy. l cannot. 90 not
= I'll 70 trv. God knows best. VIII
= loove # 70 the next world to ma OUT
,,.hv "Rluevv was taken and "PinKey
g left.
:, Act of Loving Father.
. Rrt can explain to you how avert
= oil . tragedy in my own home some
:, 4r,o voars ago. One Of my little chill
is dran then about three years OF age
= oo,ne running to me, calling "Papa'
- t,oro &c n frer l never waited mo-
= ,,on+ leaned up the stairs, ana there
or found that my little boy nau Deen el
nt playing with matches and nad SCI -, n.o
~ ~ 70 fbe closet. was practically alone
~ tn tho bouse. I went into that closet
- ard tore the clothes down from tne
tic ond threw them out OF the VIII
doyT- burned my arms and my race
Us Pnt what Of that? saved the mousse
~ ~ The boy was too frightened 10 spear,
no so I did not punish him, but the heA' S
q, dov found that this little boy Oh ohiy
no throo years of age went and built an.
IWce W o4bor fire in the back yard. He seemeu
.n' 20 have the same fascination for IRE
W tho+ the moth miller has for the even
'n' inc Iamp. There he was, lying upon
l5o his stomach, playing with tne puiIln. I,aa.
M tIo sticks. What did dof loVeu w"
~ - how inst as much as l did any OIL un'
io otber children. but l knew a sever
Inc course had to be taken to save NIL
.,,, a from n horrible death. First wnippe'
~, ~ Inn Then took a match ana nghte
% a and said. 'NIy boy, If you ever toue
ugh matches again shall put your il,I l,'i
nv finger into that fire and burn your BAL
40 lust as much as papa's was Durne
'a,,. yesterday in that fire you maue
~ u,a what was the result2 That little DO
w found ont what q deadly enemy III
lhot could be. and he has never touched
not match from that day to this. was
-, 49, cruel father to punish the child, OF VIZ
,ow. q true parent TO save my nltIe ~
,uch from a tragic death? CANNOT "ou
, ho +bo same way be a loving kind
>. =. +bor whom he sometimes permits tro
49, t1os N heat on the throbbing hearts
can his own children?
sion. Tn closing I would bid you set yo
hv oosnoI comnass. I want you to be II
that the traveller going through the Weste
country guided by the beacon ngnI
signs tbe rising and setting sun. want
that 40 ba like a voyager setting sail aero
oodv +ho Atlantic. He does not go IN ID
" TO hazard way to a fisherman OF Na
filed tncl,ot and say, "Will you with yo
an. l sailboat take me to Europe Du1
here. Goes down to the Office Of a great u"
why atlantic line. There he selects
~ he e+oon,er lie knows that this steam
hoso- is managed by a competent crew
erish. commanded by an able captain. "
f any tbe storms come and the wlhds p'
livine ond the billows heave, he does not II
NAY, upon the deck and say Let me L
orom- that wheel" Nay. He says, "Ihe {
annot tain knows best, and he VIII see
tbere tbrouohv So may it be with US
m ac- Tfo,s vov!Ne. May we step into
leave c,oenel shin and say to Jesus MAJ
Co,nmondor. wherever thou takest
= low know it is best for me to 60
given Some time ago a little girl was
, next driving with her father Suddenly
rs is borse SHE'D. and in great fright
who is daughter grabbed the reins from
m the fathers hand, and the leaplng d
much neorlv caused an accident WIN
lice to tho father said: daughter, never
If the that again. You should learn u
th the mo I will not let any harm com
led in ror when I have hold OF the III
alf like We must walk by faith ana ho'
e seen sight. We must let our uou t"A
| good where he will. Friend, emu aic
be gut ready to let God drive! hio~ ili7
al rule. he loves US, Will you truSI IL.
Of the when you cannot always unue' = :
'act we him? Drive on, thou hins VI
s hap drive on!
Chris Copyright 1906, by Louis Kl0pscn
shrewd Guess.
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