Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-06-09

of them. Your income began 10 eA-
ceed your outgo, although your domes-
tic expenses were enlarging every |
year. You were investing your money
to bring forth its 6 per cent annually
when suddenly the crash came. The
cid lane had turn. But, alas, like
boomerang, 1t turned so completely
that It went around In circle. 1t
brought you to prosperity. Ihen'
again. 1t flung you into practical bank
ruptcy. The mine became exhausted
or the real estate boom broke, or the
business partner became untrue. 90
not know what II was, but today you
are perhaps again poor man. ION"
YOU say to yourself, "if l could only be
sure that would be able to meet my
! temporal wants next year as am TINS
yearr, You can, brother You can be
sure II you wish to be sure. Christ
saws. Seek We first the kingdom OF
God and his righteousness and all
these things will be added unto you"
Cannot you trust him2 Will you not
today roll over all that responsibility
upon him? You may have financially
! failed. but God never falls. lie VIII
look after you when you are not able
TO look after yourself. Will you trust
him now2
But food and clothing and house rent
mean more to me than the bare neces-
stiles Of life. They mean more than
mere treadmill existence and perpet-
ual grind. They mean more than eman-
cIpation from poverty and distress.
They mean vast and unlimited re-
sources. They are the symbols of great
armies of men marshaled together as
employees. They represent not only
what we shall eat and wear ana the
houses In which we shall live, but they
represent the food and the clothing we
sell TO others and the land which 9TH
ers rent from us. In other words, tney
represent power, unlimited and mighty
power.
Working For Power.
Let me illustrate. l go out upon the
billsides of New Zealand. / see thou
sands upon thousands Of sheep brows-
ing there. say to the owner of these
countless sheep: "FOr what do you
raise those sheep? Why, can see your
flocks everywhere" Il raise them for
the wool" he answers. what do you
do with the wool?" "Why, send that
TO the English factories. If you were
here in shearing time you would see
hundreds OF tons Of that wool cut and
Skinned as the harvesters press the hay
into bales for the market. Then after
that wool reaches the factories 1t is
cleaned and secured and spun out Into
threads and woven into underwear ana
) turned into coats and vests and pants
|. and dresses and cloaks. Why, that coat
. Won have on today is made out OF WOOL
i, Thousands upon thousands Of yards oil
) cloth come from the backs OF my sheep
, every year." But" say. what Is the
, good Of raising so many sheep! YOU
|, and your family can only wear q few
dozen yards Of cloth annually. Yet here
: YOU are raising enough sheep to clotht
! the whole English army. You certainly
: are not raising all these sheep for YOU
own useY mo-" he answers, Il an
raising all these sheep for power an
beyond the mere question OF my Owl
livelihood. But the more sheep owl
the more money l get and the mor'
:, workmen I employ the more influence
- I have in the world and the more l an
;, lTonored and looked up to as an infuen
tial capitalist" The great sheep own
er Of New Zealand pastures his thou
y sands upon thousands of sheep 10
power. Many focks are the symbol
:. of mans influence over man.
- What is true Of the flocks OF sheel
and the herds Of cattle Is emphaticall.
true in reference to the land. The NOR
Il land a man owns the more power he
supposed to have. This Is the reasol
- why the laws of entail Of England ar
y in vogue today. Take, for instance, tn
:, present Duke of Norfolk, who own
-, over 1000 acres, or the Duke Of Ricf
- mond, who owns over 100000 acres
70 When one of these British nobleme
=, - dies he will not leave his property
l, his children share and share alike, Du
= - be says to himself: II must keep up m
family influence. l am required by la'
- to leave to my eldest son all the ian
have and my house and heirloom
y y Then as the years go by this propert
- will become more and more valuaol
p Then. as a great landowner with thol
~ sands upon thousands Of tenants d'
:. pending upon him, my sons voice
le the nation will be heard as q voice
'' authority" Great harvest fields, grei
flocks of sheep and herds OF cattl
~ ~ great farms and landed estates are I'll
- symbols not only Of what we eat an
- drink and wear, but Of unlimited poV
~ er and influence. Now, when Chris
~ comes to us and says, Seek ye first II
>. kingdom Of God and his righteousne'
:, -, and all these things will be added uni
- you." he is practically saying: "See
as 40 first the kingdom of heaven, which
:" your first and chief concern, and vi
:, take care Of your temporal interest
All the wealth and power that 1t
a. well for you to have shall be given
~ YOU. only strive to do my work al
~ seek to save men and serve me In yo
10 daily life."
X. As the World Sees.
II. Because the world at large does n
do recognize the Infinite results OF I'll
.ly power that does not prove that IL
In power does not exist. The world n
NO not recognized some Of the mightle
he men Of the ages even In statecra
Is The other day was reading me
II interesting article by Hannibal Hal
of lin on the United States senate. III
OF great son Of New England had repl
TO sented Maine In public life over Tor
of wears. or for nearly half a centul
"a He was born only ten years all
mt Washington died. He was the p'
of sonal friend Of Adams and Jeners
- zFooroo cpd tho pOllQa OlIo and