Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-25

Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt TalmaSe' ID. ID

, 70 not sufficiently appreciative OF or
thankful for the blessings we enjoy
mai that TO make life sweeter and Det-
fer we should bear these constantly Ill
mind The text is Ps. cili, 2, Forget
not all his benefits"
Memory's grip Is not always nrn'
Her pen is not necessarily cni'e''
Her memorial tablets are not always
cast I'm bronze or iron or steel. he'
1eoth masks are not impervious 10
time They crumble and decay iihe 'ne
bonps and the flesh and the lie the!
renresent. Her thoughts are not III.
wovs recorded upon the leaves ol ooiiu
rock bv the sharp pencil OF the hgnt-
,,po Her broad manuscripts are OF
ten like the sands OF the seasnole'
washed clean Mt least once Gay Wy
the infowIng tides. They are tne
blackboards in the schoolroom OF III
tle child. The written words OF the
morning are obliterated by the teacher
to mole room for the arithmetic class
and the figures of the afternoon "hu'
we do and say today may be swa'-
lowed up in the great, deep impehetru,
h,o obvsses of oblivion OF what we VIII
do and say tomorrow.
Indeed. II ! might use the iilus'ia-
tion. memory has always seemeu ~
mo 70 be like a French bastile. IL Is
similar TO n great walled In castle VI
chivolric times. 1t Is filed with secre'
closets and secret rooms ana secie
subterranean passages. 1t has lts treaS
rra vaults. where are concealed tn'
,,rocious stones and the gold ana th'
s,lvar no one knows anything aDou'
II has It's cedar chests where 'he 80
s bled brides have hidden their "euuin
e rohes and where families niue 'nei
dacomposed grinning skeletons, 80 .nu
n no one may find them, yet there inel. a
wv stands n huge castle Win De
watchtowers and her moats anu ne
drowbr,dges and her banquet halls al
hor bathrooms and her cellars ana ais
I, ,,,,,h her secret chambers, about u
contents of which even the o"ne'
themselves have forgotten.
Perhaps can illustrate my tnousl
m oven more simply than this. a vel
90 door friend of mine Is the owner
90 ono of the most historic OF virgin
20 mansions. Every one conyersaht WI
Is dSi the history Of Washingtons colnlno =
wealth knows about WestoVer, ,,,,, :
homa Of the famous Colonel Wiilia
prrd ~ lanes River. One day sol
~ fcw years ago my friend was maxi
so,ne repairs in his cellar. suduei
s t6a nick of the workman went thiou
.n. tho wall. A large opening was niu
! IS throrgh the wall. Lights were proug
: 90 Tben my friend entered ana lounu
3 Is aano+ +rnnel which old Colonel b!
. 20 had built, leading from his mans
''"' dou,n 70 the river bank, through VII
if necessary in times of danger ne
ia his family could have escaped anu
90 g., ,,.oter to the coast or to EhSia
10 90 Thus memory's castles nave 'hell
um. cret halls and secret chamDers anu
oret subterranean passages. we
soI,os have built them. But atter
Iaiiy hove huilt them we have smut tne
M. nro+ doors which lead to them
aries have then forgotten ther Nei'
lmar onca What we said ana did do
no ,,,hore we went as young men'
lden. warnings and advice we have rece
. ,r the mast, may be swallowed u
the great sea Of fOrgetfuiness' "en
Mold these in tight grip LOT
,hto hrt memory's viselike hoid
tir,e grow less and less strong.
IL thov have slipped out OF her Id
They will be lost to US loleNe, l ~ ~
some one opens for US memory 3
is of chambers and suys: Brother ioo
sister here are jour treasures
,h' Even David Forgot.
will David in my text realizes now
rt: r. is TO forget Especially py pit'e
nor,once he had learned how cd
1. was to forget the mercies "nu
nossos with which God had SUIT
'i0A'' cd him in his past life. No soone :,
:. &C Cod rescued him from Saui y
.h,+ thor tbe shepherd boy fed 10
O"" Aa,,.h,o court. thinking he wou
sofer with his country's enemies
18th saul Hardly had God
d, him firmly upon the Hebrew
j., than David forgot all OF Gods IL
~. opd care. He stayed at nome
o. his country's wars. He mace
Do+bebaha. another mans VIE
then murdered her husoahu' In -
ing TO Nathan's parable he XII
nnor mans lamb All, yes, DaVlu
,,,hot n was in his prosperity 70
tho love and the mercy ana u
toction Of God. Today we III
opening the One Hundred anu
Psolm with practically these
lPG 90 cod do not let me forge
thor hast done for me-" He III
:, us study gospel mnemonlcS,
,ovs bv which we shall be aDie
g In tighter grip the remeinowr"' ia
% the benefits with when uou su
l. our lives now, as he has done
D onr mast years. "Bless the Lor'
con, and all that is within II
q h,o holv name. Bless the Lore
'O' soul and forget not all his pen pen
How is the psalmists prayt
answered in my life? Flrst,
Nm " and distinctly and empnatlc
lll ting an impression deep enou
nv mind and heart so that l
stock of member the benefits of what
Ildings, done DONE i0s and l1e distinctly M graspn
srst place that God is good, an
Ruild- inst and God is gentle ana
Paints, forgivmg, npcuse6 I' 80 that the
lles' which are peopling the temp
10 hills TO brain today, as gospel mesSen
,el slaves be recognized as individuals u
Our grist next month, next year, as l
nv daily occupations. III Go
the con- ings do not make deep !, y
unon the mind and heart, U