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

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1bouch this young man lived TO De an I
old man. vet so powerful was the Ia"
of the association of ideas that lie new
or cav that kind of flower winch
this young lady offered to him tnat Ia
tol night than there rushed tnrousn
his mind the awful scene OF dying
nresident: of the young tragic ACTOR
thinning across the stage; of the Dlahcn-
oil faces of men and the faintlng rorniS
Of women dropping under the horror
of the tragedy. Thus, my brother' Il
Won and would remember uhe Dene
f,ts which God has given to US we must
remember them by the law OF the as
sociation Of Ideas.
Law Of Association.
We must find these Dement'S every
whore When you and go to the an
ner table we must see Coos mercies
thore we must look for him ana nhu
him we must in our blessings say, |
go lord as thou dost feed the Diros oi
the mir and clothe the lily Oh tne he'u
NAV we find thee feeding us To-Day
whom we. as pedestrians, go swinging
down the street in perfect health may
we say: 20 Lord, thou didst neal 'ne
oicl, In olden times. We thank thee
t,ot thon hast done more for us. Thou
hast kept us well that we may no.
know the pangs Of physical suHerins'
Ivbon we come home at night after
hard day's work In the store to greet
door wife or q little child may we say
"The Lord gave and the LORD gives "
t -. orr dear ones. We thank thee, Fa-
ther that thou hast not taken thehi
, nwav" If you would remember the
}. honefits which God has placed on every
= side of us. then you must find Goa ev-
e ervwhere. BY the law of the associa-
i tIon Of ideas you must see him In 'lie
+ smile of baby cooling In the crip, ~
Il tbe coat that you wear upon your PACK,
: IN the refreshing slumber of the past
d nlobt You must see him and reel nm
everywhere about you. nat 0ou
tolres away we miss. But when GOO
&c blesses the present we often take
II for granted that God Is not III tn'
10 blessing and that God Is ho"hei'
le around.
m Rut gospel lnnemonics" imply NOR
~ tbon more mental absorption ana I'll
10 Iow of the association Of Ideas. In Oh
be der TO remember we'll fact you mus
&C. bc nble mentally to take that TACT Il
es Oh yes But more than that 20
or n,rst he able to give out that fact'
mt tho waters within a reservoir have u
de outlet and only inlets those waters U
of come murky and brackish ana muuu,
oy Rut II the streams Of knowieus
yn- which flow into the mind are above
M 70 Aow out then those streams, lnsteu
,ns of becoming stagnant pools, as lnou
ms toin brooks will gurgle and splash w
If leap and sparkle in glorious iife'
IKE All a tumble.
as, II IA by Broadening knowledge tn
ade tho grin of the memory becomes stro
use ger You can illustrate this fact
us vour travels. When young man WI
you your parents you took trip 10 I
ods ,o,a,, Yun,, gent from city to. city a
ana from capital to capital. You Vis,'
'ath cathedral and palace and art game
can. and ruined castle and famous non
Oh without number. Every step seen
tent "i'no". ator+,pent But when J
tne roturned home after a three moh'
tour what was the resultF Your WI
tourrev was a big jumble. You co
iod's not remember what you hau seen
ret a whore and how you saw the signts
and did remember. A few years later, d
but oror Won made second trip 10
has rona Then you went as a correspc
Id q ont of n newspaper. You used 10 y"
lame weekly articles for your county y"
,oded What was the resultf You Sd"
as eoma stones and spires and groves
ONES ror did before, but you saw these
the now l,0ht In describing them tor
,mpe- orc Won fixed those facts indehpl.
m in YOUR own mind. The reason nenJo
nteer FRANKLIN had such a marVeious L
t the orv and such wonderful clearnes
ficult thouoht and expression was due 10
V one o,,s+om From the time he was y
.lszts man no never read an important
s. or - nover heard an important sp'
,e this ho never listened to an important
spell vorsation but he always went
It the took his pen and paper anu III.
e mu- oIoor and succinct abstract OIL
ion Is thoughts he wished to remember.
,h and NV friends. how can you anu
IT you' gospel mnemonics' ever pe a. a.,
od lor hold clearly ana uis'in'"S
,ly he minds and hearts the dement's
d how Cod has placed about us unless "
D have o,,,o m write them down ana ais
must able by long practice to tell tn'
impress some one else!
)mDine Rut though this fact Is true
s love noonle never think of teiilhg
f asso- er,nnds what God has done for
yill re- Thov do not care whether any OIL
Ike the i,no,va their divine blessings o
is held II these same people have recel'
honorary degree from some colies
central have their diplomas framed anu
ltion OF nm in their studies, where every
me one ~, coo Them. If they belong u
Of that
10 stars ,acrot order and are hign up
N each councils they always have the
ociation nIctures or their badges IN consl
houghts places to let you know nelr po
thought. They seem to care W. 80
,ame Of Won know the benefits they nave
nicture oh from God. The result Is
I'D You tbey do not talk about 'neir
near the blessings they are very apt u
/, sisters them The weakest memory
trudging knew belonged to booKwo,
You pic read about everytnlhs' -,
and the but read. But no sooner '"
road than he would forget
ers. You would not forget the beneh
lonesome. which God has surrounded
vas gone. must talk about them. WIZ
your dead down in the letters when y
efore you through the mails. Tell tnenh
urted and friends and neighbors. len
the first for no other purpose than tha'