Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-18

b. snrood 1t few like white wlhgeu ~
messenger of Joy from housetop ~ "a
"Uave you heard the newsF III
os,,od one neIghbor of another. why,
orr long lost friend has been cleanser
Of his leprosy. Come, let US 80 up II
and give our hand of love ana JOIN 'iiis ol
hanny family circle Oh, the good a
news. the good news! Come, let Us /
80 nm and tell how we have mourneu Il
for him and how we glory IN MS "oh' y
dorful cure" Then think the heish-
bors spoke to each other. NO" I ~ see
them fastening to the nome % oolne 7
rnock and others rush right In. Inese
ne,obbors squeeze his hand; they pat
his cheek; they laugh and weep lol t
iov Can YOU o man, thank Gou loi !
,nrr many friends who are living un' 5
der the shadow OF your nome 'ou"'
When we were sick dld HOT oul
friends come in to nurse us anu "
hriro the delcacies? When we lost
child and the undertaken huhs 'ne
I,Iocl, crane upon our door, nave hoI
omr loving sympathlzlng friends come
in 70 stand by our side at the casAe.
When we were in financial trouDie' ~
MO wore honest and true, have they no'
o,,rovS heen willing to come TO our as
oie+onceP Have they not always peen
tr,,o 70 us I'm times Of sorrow as wen
90 IN times Of Joy? / once READ OIL an
old Danish captain who gave Dat''e ~
on English frigate. After the paot'e
had hoen raging for some time nag
90 +ruce was raised, and the OLD cap
toir IN a rowboat pulled over 10 'he
Tro,,eh frigate and made this strange
rnnrost He said: "My powder has run
ont viii you please furnish NE soino SUI
of YOUR powder, and we VIII con'inuo
60 fcht?' Well, no one ever heard OF
nan going TO an enemy for help Dut
rro have heard Of his going 10 MS
friends All. yes, our friends III 'ne
naot bovo helped us again and again
and again. Thank God for your lriel4ns' ..,
! Thonk God for noble, true hear'eu'
= hrave. self sacrificing friends!
3 The Altar Of God.
= .o,n +b,s cleansed leper must have
> heen thankful that the doors ol .no
o tomnle were once more opened TO give
y hin, q welcome to the altar or God' IL
nIJon times. leprosy was looked upon
II os the symbol Of heinous SIN linus .n'
% moor lcner not only felt that ne wa
n. horred from fellowship with man. pu
III also from communion with Oou' M1
e. tI,inte con see these lepers some Sau
a. hoth day gathering upon one OF Ih
to ,,IIs,doe near TO Jerusalem. Ihe sel'
US ico Is going on within the sacred "aiN
er rrho music which cannot be clrcun
IL scrihad hv four walls, drifts throus
sy the portal and, like a BIRD scars owe ~,
OK tbe hills. The poor lepers are ilS'enin
at 70 fine sweet psalms. AS the cno
'or sincs they think of the time when the
used TO gather in the temple "i'n :, :,
,yorshincrs. And methinks L see u
rs tears rain down their parcheu cheei
coI os they weep and cry: 20 Loru' WI
hor hast thou shut me out from thy low
80 why am I barred from thy noly We
- chin9 wilt thou never again SPEAK
oon me in tones of pity and pardon' w
+hou never forgive me my past SINS
400 Then when Jesus cured the poor q
on man of his leprosy he seemed 10 %
- "Son thy sins are forgiven thee! 1 u
ro ueIcome now to join In pup
~ worshin. Thou mayest now go II
10 tha temple and sing Gods prais
We Though tiny sihS "io - a. &c snoy
NH they shall become white as sno'
nf,,i Thus hear the poor leper cry; 10
',aoI thank thee that when thoC u
dov cleansed NE Of my leprosy thou Il
soroiven me my sins. I thank I'll
,ooI. Lord. I thank theew Today can
oro not elorify God like the poor iel
- because Christ by his atoning Oh
',tT3 has made it possible for you TO
. a cleansed of all your past inlqul'leS
doro that in the sight of God you can
thus pure through his wordE
sical BIotting Out Sin.
Oh. the power of the blood or J'
sical 70 blot out sin. Who has tongue
that oront enough to fully describe
YOU Tbore is q beautiful story told
neel- MANY wears ago a woman came 10
lster, pastor bemoaning her SINS nne.
thee q heavy burden" she said. "Ihey
@. 1 u,-e q load of wet sand" The min
thou hnord and agreed. "Have you
elieve been ON that strip of sand by the
I do conYr he asked. "Oh, yes;
very t,,,,os she said. Go there u
, give said he, land dig. Plle Tue We'
Mas I'M into a great mound. Pile II as
,e my os YOU can and then see what pee
and =, itu "Ah," exclaimed the pen
oh, I woman. 81 know what you mean
, done aowing tide will come and WASH
in my nr,oy" Yes" said the minister
sed to tbe blood of Jesus Christ can
: upon away all your sins, though they
) said: he rs infinite f. number as the
your ~ the sea" Like the poor Dur
given woman and like the leper WHO
have Licensed of his fatal scales, shou
Now YOU thank God that py une ue'
IN, sov ois only begotten Sop u Is poSSi'
% hack you to be cleansed OF all Sin
othors We wonder what the later HE
~ nhiI. ,oner was. Did his gratitude e.
Na4orod ,+solf in that loud voice with VII
eSlOIeu | llSell III ~, oornot thi
thank glorihed Eou' .ort oroI
health, Day by gay do n no rould T
for the health ana s'ren9'n noro him h
love Of Der who ii was tn"' 80 IT,, IN
Yfe and would strive to i've III
ance with Christs teaching.
.bot orr duty? Shall we pral
babies sor % delivering us from sin and
or your nrsv and forget our obligations
life that Sni,9. '',ar ~ cbould be
your old he gave 'he ''p~ pooneocrated to h
e is ever voted 10 niin' IIo hos A,ld us
lying for to his service. grotitude. Il
is? Do may sho" ~ ,;7,o should hel
ear ones that they WIZ n,so,vas hut u