Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-11
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DYY YOU, iqgi wise 4mEe4A 4mEe4A, thtHkS it vas
wrong for these HebreY spleslto takel
a true measursment Of the 2 physical
proportions Of these glantsIiI 10 net
If had been one 6f,sthose spieso1
would have said to Moses and the Peo-
pie waiting for my report, as Il would
say now to the Christian young man
going into the temptations or the
world: you are going to have giants
to fight in this world. You are
not going to fight a lot of pygmles.
You must develop your brain. You
must develop the strength Of your
arm. You must clean your weapons
and put them in the finest trim. NO
man is ever able to successfully trl-
umph over the mighty giants or HE
unless he fully draws upon all his re-
sources Of body, mind and soul" lie
would be foolhardy David who went
forth to battle against a Goliath who
was Il son of Anak unless his sling was
in perfect condition, unless he chose
the smoothest and roundest stones from
the brook and unless he had practiced
ot target week in and week out until
he can hit the smallest mark with the
accuracy Of William Tell shooting the
| apple off the head OF his son.
No False Reports.
Moses did not want his spies to bring
back false report Of the giants dwell
ing In the land of Canaan any more
than God wants a mother and IA
ther to belittle the temptations ana
the struggles which are ahead Of their
children In the battle of life. And one
reason why so many children go NOR
ally and spiritually astray is because
their own parents do not take those
children lovingly and tenderly aside
and tell them how powerful are the
temptations that may come to them
and the necessity of those children
throwing themselves upon the divine
mower in order to resist those tempta'
tions.
Let me see. Your boy Is about hfteen
years old is he not? He Is just verg
ING on young manhood. He has grown
ND under your protecting love aho
care You have taught him the BiDle
You have sent him to Sunday school
You have surrounded him with noble
upliftlng influences. You have been 81
careful Of him that you would not al
low him to stay away from your home
ot night. But tell me, what have yol
taught your boy about the secret sins o
life? What have you told MN aDou
immoral acts and thoughts? "Oh, no,
Won answer. 81 never told my sol
about the evils Of this world, because
did not want him even to think or evil
He is as innocent as little child. III
} "a foo Young vet to know" Is he to
Young? The enemy does not think sc
7 WHY last week one of his classmate
, showed him a vile picture and told hlr
what it meant. You say he Is innC
5 cent? Yes, but do you not know tina
t his very innocence may be the occa
sion of his moral overthrow? DO yo
now know, o mother, that many q
r innocent young girl has been le
Z astray through her mothers neglect
: warn~her of the snares that may b
: laid for her feet? Those young girl
/ did not intend to do wrong. Ihe
n thought they were trihlng with py'
e nv. and they suddenly awoke to nm
e out they were in the grasp Of a might
/ giant. If fathers and mothers shoul
$ not warn their children against the III
J. ture and power of temptation, WI
b should? Yes, yes, the spies were rigi
c when they reported to Moses that IL
). Israelites had to fight giants. VINE
g we warn friend against dangers W
It do not destroy the friend, but we ma
e save him by putting him upon Il
d | guard.