Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-12-07

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idea that the more foreigners you can
get to immigrate into Christian lands
the sooner the world will be converted
TO Christ. open your schools to them.
Open your colleges to them. Open your
churches to them, and Christ VIII soon
reign supreme over the whole world"
saws the Presbyterian missionary board
in New York and the Congregational 7
missionary board In Boston and the
Methodist missionary board In Phila-
delphia. Now, my brother, | want TO
ask you. II all the great missionary
leaders are advocating the conversion
of foreign lands by bringing the Cnl-
nese and the Japanese and the Hindoos
to our own land, dare we, can we'
fight this immigration problem simply
upon the dollar question and not upon |
the broad ground of Christian brother
hood as manifested by Christs crossf
The Liquor Evil.
Or take another view OF this ques-
ton of Christian citizenship. Here Is
the liquor problem, which confronts US
on every hand. There is not judge
In the criminal courts OF the Unlted
States who will not declare that over
40 per cent of all the criminals brought
into the courts are brought there di-
rectly or indirectly through the erect
of drink. A majority Of the forgeries,
the murders, the crimes, Of this land
can be traced directly or indirectly TO
the poison of the intoxicating cup
Are you trying to fight this evil as d
Christian citizen? Are you drinking
vour wine and beer when you are out
In social gatherings. as SO many are
accustomed to do? When the men
who have the political slogan Free
America-free from the shackles OF In
temperancep enter the political arena,
do YOU vote for them and work TOR
them? | am stating a self evident
truth when declare that the members
of the American churches can solve
the problem If they will all work TO-
gether for the freedom Of our beloved
land from the domination Of the sa'
loon.
But again | ask, How are you dlner'
ent from the man Of the world In your
domestic relations? l am not assert
ing for one instant that your home Is
not outwardly a Christian home. !
believe you have quite a number OF
Bibles in your house. Sometimes you
have family prayers. But the question
I ask is this: How are you bringing up
YOUR children? You are getting TO-
gether every dollar you can to spend
| In their education. You are so anxious
about them that some Of you are even
educating your children's feet as well
as their heads. Each week you send
them to dancing school, so that they
can do everything society people are
expected to do.
How About tho Ministry?
Let us turn and study your boy. he
is a fine fellow, strong. well built and
brainy. He has always stood up well
In his classes. Then he has wonder
fu1 power of speech. He is born
orator. Then In addition to all these
characteristics he has inherited your
mothers deep religious nature. You
never heard him tell falsehood. You
never knew him to do a contemplate
thing. He Is always kind, gentle and
manly. You know it would only take a
little urging on your part to land him
in the ministry. Would you like him to
be minister? Would you have him &c
out as a home missionary In the lum
ber camps of the west? Would you
want him to work night and day as
your father did, who was a minister
and then be criticised and found fault
with and live all his life on salary
that a good mechanic would despise
No. Why not? You profess the reli
gious life is the happiest. Why do yot
not want your boy to take 1t up? Some
how your profession Of Christ anC
your action toward your boy do no
seem to blend.
Then there is that daughter Of yours
The other day she startled you witt
, the question: Mother, would you lie
ne 90 into the slums and do settle
ment work? | am sure | could do
lot Of good" Why did you not Civ
, your consent? There are your two chi
, dren with very little urging ready t
give themselves up to Christian worl
You profess to believe that the Chris
! tan life Is the happiest Of all lives
e Are you any different In your an
D billions for your children from the me
j and the women of the world In refer
;, ence to their children?
= was nightly impressed with thl
! fact the other day when attending
missionary meeting think ths
b without any doubt the best women
j. every church, mean the most spi
t itual minded-are gathered each mont
: in our missionary societies. That da
l. they were giving farewell receptio
e to a beloved Christian worker. 81
e was not only the most beloved, bl
u without doubt the most brilliant Lad
: speaker have ever heard In Califo
MIA. For some years she had lahore
- In Asia. and then she returned to ~
own country on account OF broke
down health. Her health having bee
restored she heard Of a little mimi
a. ramp in one Of our western stat
le where there was no Young Woman
le Christian association established. 81
Is also heard that in this rough mini
u camp quite a number OF young gir
" had gone wrong because they had
70 one to look after them. So this Dr
Is liant young woman volunteered TO
a. to that mining camp and care for tho
n young girls. We were bidding d
81 goodby. She went without dollar
nd salary and entirely alone. She left
en- her friends and associations PENN
On AS looked at the well dressed ladi
op at that reception, who came from SOL
an of the best families in the city, sal