Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-18
Ca(maSe
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmase, ID. d.

the universally prevalent Sii VI
itude AS shown in our lack OF appre-
ciotlon of many blessings that come q
info orr daily lives. The text Is Luxe
xvii. Is. And one of them, when ne
cav that he was healed turned pach
and with loud voice glorilied God.
Travellers tell us that In one Oh 'nc
eastern states there Is Il high mouhlanh
range and to go from one part OF thiS
state TO the other you must CLIMB those
mountains. The upward pa'h"a!
honds and winds, now overarched Dy
+reos now under the shadow OF SOME
ovarhancinr cliff. but still onward ana
inward. The wearled traveier' panu
inc and putting, is too exhausted 70
loo, back and see the beautifui NaIiey
bo has left behind. He keeps sh!lhB
70 himself "Oh. If l were only at the
ton then the rest of my Journey woulu
, ha easy." Suddenly the trees aheau
of him abruptly cease and insteau VI
overlapping branches he sees the oiue
sky trimming the top OF the mountain
with final squirt he reaches the Top
, Tbere much to his surprise, upon the
summit he finds n rude bench Oh stoho
mon which have been carved THESE
cords. "Rest and be thankful" les
!. traveller. rest and be thankful thal 'no
hardest part of your toilsome Journey
: e over But also rest and be thank
1. fuI because some good kind Drother
hos made you the stone bench upon
which you can rest your weary ,inlps
st. and aching back. If he time snoulu
oror come when yor an meet that
thoughtful brother who made 'hat se"'
md chiseled that invitation upon INC
TON of yonder mountain tell MN nov y,
Is rrch his work was appreciated len
ge nin that the bench of stone not ohiy
he cave you physical rest but that Ills
en- words reminded you of a duty.
How much harder our lot wouid De
if there were not some peopie con''u
- crate and kind to weary traVeierS u
n Wfo's tourney! Some people take 'h'
n l,indness gratefully, while others nee'
tha admonition, "Be thankful
An American art student III f"r'
S tells of meeting his laundress a' sun
IN. distance from home with her Drea
2 90 roa,,ot unon her arm. She was goih
~ a. 70 the bakery to get her rolls anu preu
40 FOR the day. He asked her: "Why u
. . 40 40 Won 90 so far for your bread ever
1or9 Does the baker where you Z
,,,o,,a hotter bread than any other pa'
r., or in PARISH NO." answered tne '"
- nan ..he does not make better Drea
Tne reason | cross the Seine every u'
4s TO buy my bread at monsieur 5 IS y
am. couse q few years ago my husoai
755 -os thrown out Of work, ana W,
u 20 ..orv sick We had no money III u
325 ,,ouse vet for weeks this baker lrusu
ra and kept us supplied WIN pre'
ia II not been for his goodness
nm. husband and children migh. Ia
IA ctorved As he cared for us wnen
800 had nothing | must not forget us MI
% On oas now that we have much" 10
pm. thankful means to be "thous'i'iu
Tho+ means so to train our grate
No. memories that we will never 1orsel
daily ,,Irdross of those who have helpeu
a. m'' in the dark days Of our past struss'
Iarles have heard OF hearts unknd' kind de
ehuar with coldness still returning
Alas the gratitude OF men
RS, IIoth oftener left me MOURNING
The hero OF my text Is "thallAi
man. n "thoughtful" man. a man
,,,oy,d NOT II he could and could no
he would forget the prlceiesS pl''t
which Jesus had conferred upon
7 Uor vears this man had been 81
outcast. He was q repuisire'
some leper. His father anu lno
hYd turned against him. MS plo.
anJ sisters had fed from him Us
ia of I'D from q mad dog. HIS wile
a,J1dror If he had a wife ana
d-ao had deserted him. WIN 81
T. .oros no had been driven
i will from t,e me "thor lepers with whom
rt: ,'.n, ossociating, he stood upon the
,,So ond saw Jesus snd the
t,dos nasslng by. By the stranso
,,on.c 90 tbe leper world, which eatnei
'i0N'' n+;on oi sn from every source, thes
c. ~0 Iepers learned that II was ton /
miracle worker. So tllese ''n
|haV ,,noin 70 cry out at the top VI
Deen Cor divine help. Again
oooin they call, Jesus, Mus'et' -
"sain ~ usr, Christ turns TO
D., 1ne, nDoro nc he always turns at u, u,
for help aud practically says.
va viii cure you Of your horrlpie
lions disease. Go show yohrSe', ~ y
the priests" And 1t eau esne .,oo, S
tho tho, as thev went they were cieu' ~
az Am WE'LL Am Well
No sooner did this leper ol u -,
feel the scales drop OIL MS uo', ~"
.,o ,Iood Of health course thIoo
'- -, th,n Mt once he crleu;
VII en-, IAN well. l must go D
les Wem' ord thank the Lord for W.
on0' ,,. for mo" "And one OF
when he saw that he was heu'eT ~
! Cd hack and with loud volce 3
q q Cod and fell down on MS l"ve
q q soot % oivine him thanks, ana ne
49, .,+onn We respect tha'
3, a uro have a poor opinion o
thor nine who went on Wl.nou'
tbonks. But the incident n"S "
)S., FOR ne We have received inan'
ipgs from God. Are We I'M M Z
ad Jewish lepers who Went
M rcratefully or like the Sanaat "a ~
NJ .~+,,rned back and glorihed uou
II. like the cleansed leper OIL
LET us thank God for our our
health. Let us thank Oou
j have feod enough to eat M'
this let US thank God LOT
ES restiou with which to eat 100
,nveniient nans rs+ 70 70 hank God for a goo'
lungs and for steady nerves "
..o. ~ i've i""9 - FOR GOOD teeth,