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

Carter can afford to let his children go
to Sunday school barefooted, we can
afford to let ours go also" So the
poorer children sat every Sunday SIDE
nv side with the rich. That was a
hr~utiful thing to do 1t was worthy
Of a follower of him who made him-
self of no reputation. Are we men OF
that kind In our intercourse with our
fellows? Are we willing to go bare
footed for Christ's sake? Are we will
ing TO associate with the poorf Are
we ready to spend our lives In trying
to helm our fellow men to the cross? |
In your daily intercourse with your
fellow men are you living for GodF
How are you different from the man !
of the world In his social intercourse |
with his fellow men!
Leaving the subject, let me ask how
we differ from the world in our imam
cial relations. There Is an old proverD
which says. "When you touch
mans pocketbook. then you find that
mans heart Is turned to stone" SO,
too often. when you touch a mans
pocketbook then you find his love tor
God is turned to stone. The biDle
represents Satan as saying that man
will give everything for his life That
is true In one sense. but false In an
other. for too often a man will sur
render not only his earthly life, but
his spiritual life, for gold.
Here. for instance. Is a merchant
down in his store. For years he mas
been a slave to business. He always
talks moor because he Is always put
fling his money back into the business.
The store grows larger and larger.
Now II takes up half block. "What
are you working for, merchants 10
make q larger business? What Is the
good Of thatf Have you not enough
money saved up to live uponT "On,
YES. I can never spend all | have.
But I have a pride in my work. | must
keep on increasing the size OF my bust
ness" So year by year he works. He
never thinks Of the spiritual welfare
of his employees. He never thinks OF
the good he could do with his money.
| He never Identifies himself with any
| philanthropc movement, for when MS
business training has so maryelousiy
fitted him. But he works on plling up
his gold until his health begins 10
break. One day he goes to the doctor,
and the physician says, my friend, II
YOU do not stop working you Will die"
"Then die I must" he answers, "for
nv business Is my life" Are you to-
day in your devotion to business dong
ony differently from the Pharisees and
the publicans? In what way nave you
ever let your money rebound 10 the
cause of Christi Show me any diher-
ence If you can between yourself ana
the selfish. mercenary man OF the
world There Is absolutely none.
You say that your love for gold does
not diminish your love for God. Wen,
we will grant this II you will answer
Alright two or three questions. For
some years have heard you denounce
some of the leading fnanciers OF our
great trusts or business monopolies as
n collection Of thieves and robbers.
You say these men have done more 10
debauch our legislatures and judiciary
and to undermine the moral and spir'
itual life of our country than any other
single means during the last century
Suppose you had grounds for your
statement and that what you said was
true. The highwayman who places
the pistol to the forehead Of the pedes
trian and demands that he surrender
his all is not more Of scoundrel than
, Is the man at the head OF monopoly
who crushes the opposition OF his rival
but now that he Is between the mill
, stones himself who has your sym
, pathy?
The Sin of the Monopolist.
, But, though the evils Of these trus
t monopolies may be all that you depict
! answer me this question: Suppose tha
E TODAY one Of these trust magnate
should offer to give you stock In hi
| company worth 100000, would yo'
t take it? Then suppose this stock pai'
e an annual dividend Of 80 per cent
= would you at once dispose OF 1t be
: cause II was made out Of the wreck o
a | other fortunes? Or take another Illus
/. tration: Suppose next Sunday mornin
] by breaking the laws of the Sapbat
s dav YOU could sell a piece Of real es
e tate and make $1,000 on the deal, woul
y you stay away from the house OF 60
d in order to do It? How Is your III
s different In a financial way fror
i that of the man Of the world? II 20
It could make enough money thereby
e would you not be willing to comprt
e mise your public pledges to your Lor
u Jesus Christi
o But there is another question l Wis
s. to ask: What are you doing as Chri
a tian patriot? How are you difereI
s. from the men of the world In this r.
n spect? Are you thinking Of your coul
'e try only as a social organism who's
o business 1t is to protect you and cal
It for YOU and benefit you, or are yc
s. thinking Of it and planning for 1t as
,f great Christian government which ca
,e protect all its own and be mighty i
20 ternatlonal power which can help dra
al all the human race to Christ?
lie The Asiatic Question.
~ Even from the standpoint of the n
IN ton you can honor or dishonor Il
g. cross of Christ. Take, for instance, Il
Us Asiatic immigration question, which
~ upheaving the Pacific coast. An
IN mark you, am not today simply
luding to the Asiatic immigration In
Sc the United States only. for Canada
CT In the same crisis. stop those jar
of nese and Cinnamon and Hindoos co
bo ing into Vancouver cry the Britt
IIe coonists. stop those Japanese a
he Cinnamon coming into the Gold
Cater cry Washington and Greg
and California. Why, why, why, st
them? "Oh," answers the Caucasi