Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-11
Caln1aQe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt TalmaGe. ID. D.

Frank De Witt Talmate. D. D.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 5-That life
IS a battle with the gigantic forces OF
sin, but that he who seeks divine help
is assured of victory, is the lesson of
this sermon. The text is Numbers 13,
xxxlii, "And there we saw the giants,
the sons of Anak, which come of the
giants"
The most dangerous and yet one OF
the most important duties assigned to
soldier In time of war Is that OF
spy. No soldier but the bravest and
the most intelligent is ever selected by
n commanding general for this danger
GUS mission. After the retreat from
Long Island, George Washington need
ed information in reference to the num-
bers and the geographical position OF
the enemy. SO he selected the brilliant
Nathan Hale TO penetrate the BRUSH
lines and scan the Notifications of Sir
William Howe. We all know the trag-
ic end of that Journey. Nathan Hale
died utterlng the words, 81 only regret
that have but one life to lose for my
country" But in the sacrifice Of that
one life he bequeathed to the Ameri-
can people the legacy Of an example
of herolsm and faithfulness which Is
perpetual inspiration for every gen.
Grafton since his day and which Will
/ be a perpetual inspiration to all un-
born Americans to the end Of time.
When the traitor Benedict Arnold
was about to betray his trust and sur
render West Point into the hands or
the enemy. Sir Henry Clinton, the Brit
Ish commander, had to send spy into
the Gibraltar Of Americas fortifica-
tions. So he selected the Nathan Hale
Of his army, Major Andre. This officer
was without doubt one Of the most
promising young soldiers Of King
Georges army. He entered the Amer
| lean lines. He met the renegade AT
mold. As spy he was captured at
Tarrytown and hanged by the neck
until he was dead, as was the brilliant
Young American soldier Nathan Haze.
I am using these two noted historical
Illustrations to show the risk that spy
rms In order that his general may
learn the position and the strength OF
the enemy. | am also using them TO
prove that only the ablest and the BRAY
IL. rp11fora Of army
are ever detailed by the commanding
officers 10 perform the duty of n spy.
A spy once caught in the enemy's lines
is always executed as soon as cour'
martial tap be summoned
|, SPIES For Moses.
Moses may not have been an orator
like Aaron, but he had the eloquence OF
action. He was one Of the wisest lead
ers Of men who ever lived. With mar
velous executive skill he led the chll
dren of Israel out from the Egyptian
enslavement He led them through th'
Red sea. Now he was face to race
with his intrenched foes. The prom
ised land was before him. Moses was
4 like Hannibal about to invade the ho
Q man empire. He was like XerXes VIII
0 his million followers about to cross th'
. Uellespont or the strait of Dardahelles
He was like julius Caesar invading th'
land of the Gauls. Moses knew no
y what was ahead. Therefore as WIS
- general and leader of men he selecte'
$ his spies and sent them forward L
find out what kind Of people lived Il
Canaan. He wanted to find out VIVA
/. wore the fortifications Of his enemies
what was their military discipline ant
tbc easlest way for the Israelites to al
tack them. He did just what Genera
James Wolfe did when about 10 al
tocr Ouehec He sent forward his spie
TO learn the way up the heights
. Abraham. Then when the British con
mander knew the way he commando
the troops to advance to the ohsiausn
Now. what did the children OF Isra'
j hear about their foes when these spie
came back with their reports2 "Why'
said most of these spies, I'VE can ne'
or capture those lands. The inhaDi
II ants are a race Of giants. y little nV'
year-old child has just as much sho'
Of whipping his father as we have
slaving those men. Those giants al
also intrenched In lmpregnaDle 10
s. tresses. Each city is a huge Waiie
C town. Then these men are not on
giants. but their numbers are as mul'
1t tudinous as the sands Of the sea. Ihel
are many nations there and all Wor'
ing together Oh why did we coln'
oh. why did we leave our homes
rcvntYj Thus did most Of the SPIT
report who went into the proulls'
land. Yet forty years afterward u
sons of these men overcame the gan
- and their strongholds, as they thel
solves might have done If they ID
nut faith in God. SO some tilillu III
cInles Of Christ in our day shrink fro
attacking the forces of sin In their
trenftments. They think of their oV
woolzness instead Of the omnlpoten
of God. who will fight for them. U
fault is that of these ancient Hebrew
Instead Of going boldly 10 the hsn'
hold back and whimper, 1--WE saw I
giants, the sons Of Anak, when col
of giants"
They Were Not Pygnes.
In the first place. these Hebrew spl
saw men of tremendous physical p
portions. The inhabitants Of the pro
ised land were not pygmies, such
Stanley found In the heart of A1rl
They were the sons Of Anak. In
loomed up before the Hebrew sp
like some of the Kentucky men W
- are six or seven feet in height. In
were like the Goliath whom David,
W shepherd boy. fought. They were I
4 midable human monsters or bone d
sinew and muscle. They were men