Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1907-05-04
free of debt. and you can make an easy

free of debt, and you can make an easy
living for the rest of your life" Inc
farmer looks at the money. He strug-
giles against the temptation and at last ,
yields. At once the newspapers open .
their broadsides against him. His good
reputation Is gone. DO you not believe /
this modern Zaccheus ever regrets
what he has done? Do you not believe /
he is regretting his dishonest acts /
now? If you accOst him as Christ
greeted the publican Of old, do you not I
believe you might lead him to the bet
ter and truer life?
But. again, think that Christ went /
TO the house Of Zaccheus to prove to ,
the world that he wishes to save the
rich man in his palace as well as the
Door man in his hut He wants to be
the Saviour Of Dives in his mansion, as
well as the beggar Lazarus in his rags.
The story Of Zaccheus proves this.
Was Zaccheus Il poor man? Nay. BE /
hold, there was man named Zac-
cheus. which was the chief among the
pubIlcans, and he was rich" Yes,
whenever you think Of Zaccheus you
must think Of him living in mansion.
You must think of him dressed in the
most expensive robes. You must pic
ture him having all that money can
buy. 1t was to Zaccheus, a rich man,
that Christ carried the gospel.
But, though Christ came to save the
rich man, how hard it IS to preach re-
pentance and faith and judgment to
come to the merchant prince and to the
man who rides in a carriage and to
one who has scores Of servants to run
ut his bidding! 1t is easy enough for
me to 90 to a murderer in his cell, just
about to be executed for his crimes,
and beg him to trust in Jesus, who
saved the dying thief on the cross;
but, Oh how hard it is for one to go
to the rich man and say: Merchant
with your gold; lawyer and DOCTOR
with your lucrative practice; states
men. sitting in senatorial halls and in
glIbernatorial chair, Christ came to-
save the rich man. He came to save
the arstOcrat. He came to save Zac-
cheus. He came to save you. on, yeI
wealthy Zaccheuses, bulwarked up in
your gold will you not believe Jesus
came to save you, even you"
Sale of Beauty's Soul.
In all probability you have heard the
old story about Rowland Hill many
years ago preaching upon the outskirts
of London. A great multitude was
gathered about the popular preacher.
While he was preaching there drove to
the outskirts of the crowd the carriage
of the noted aristocratic beauty, Lady
Erskine. Suddenly Rowland Hill in his
blunt way stopped and said: Now,
brethren, we are going to have an auc-
ton sale. We are going to sell the soul
Of Lady Erskine, who is here, to the
highest bidder. Who will bid first for
this sOulY L will cries the world.
What will you give for this soul? 1
will give riches and honor and pleasure
and fame rs that allY Yes, that IS
ALL who is the next bidderY / am
says Satan. 4 will give all the king
doms of the earth. | will make men
bow down to her. | will give her full
| license for all her evil desires until she
reaches the grave is that allY Yes,
that is ALL "WhO is the next bidder|
cried Rowland Hill. I am says
Christ. What will you give? L will
give peace and joy on earth. l Will
! give her many years Of usefulness TO
mankind Then l will give her eternal
iov and life and peace beyond. | will
give her crown that shall never
| fade" Dramatic was that Oh, yes.
Only Rowland Hill dared preach such
gospel to a proud aristocrat. But
what Rowland Hill said was true.
Over every rich man as well as over
every poor these three forces are strug-
Cling. Christ wants to save the arls-
tocrat Just as much as he wants to
save the poorest peasant Zaccheus
was rich man.
There is a beautiful legend told
about Zaccheus which goes thus: Long
after his conversion he continued to
live In Jericho. He lived there until
he became a very old man and till bis
hair became as white as the driven
snow. Then in his old age he TOOK
upon himself a very curious habit
Every morning he would take pal
and 90 off alone for a walk and stay
away two or three hours. He would
come back with q smiling countenance
as though he had been with Christ
When his grownup daughter woulC
ask him where he went, he would an
swer nothing But one day his daugh
fer followed him She saw her old ia
ther 90 to the outskirts of the town L
an old sycamore tree. When he go
there. he took his pail and filled 1t VIII
water and watered the roots or IN
tree. Then he plucked up the weed
about this old tree and kissed it an'
caressed it. Then he knelt down ant
nrayed by 1t. When the daughter say
| him doing thus, she said, Father wn'
are you loving that old sycamore tree!
Then the old man said: "Why. daugh
ter. don't you know? This is the mos
: sacred place on earth to me. 1t wa
/ under this tree that Jesus spoke e
me-"
| Ny friends, that is only a legend, bu
: has not that legend any message 10
: YOU? Christ. is speaking to you now
] He would abide at your house and con
= troll your life and fill your heart. Com
4 down from your high station, froI
= your pride or from your despair. ii
, csndescends to plead with you. Ope
o wide vour doors. give him welcom