Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-02-08

tbe law. But thanks be to God, which
giyeth us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ" There is the keynote
of the whole text. God is not asking
you to accomplish the impossible. lie
says, with my help you can win
souls for Christ" VIII you today
seek that help? VIII you today con-
ouer in that divine work? "He that
winneth souls Is wise"
But want to draw your attention
TO this text for another reason. why
is the word "sou" written In the plu-
raj form? Why did not King Solomon
say, "He that winneth soul Is wise :!
Because he knew how much was in
yolved in winning a single soul. For
each life is like the link OF cham.
Each one grips on to other links. when
you save one soul, you reach out 10
save many souls which are directly or
Indirectly connected with that life.
And how far the influence of that lire
extends no one knows. and no one can
ever estimate this side Of heaven.
But there is another truth connected
with this subject. Who are to be my
companions in heaven? There Is a per-
sistent voice within me assuring me
that am immortal. know It. reel
II. | also feel and know that | am 10
he conscious individual, with the
| same identity as | have now, when
| shall enter that other world. | am mol
TO be a living creature, like the lily ol
| the rose. which has no thinking power
! In that other word | shall live anC
! breathe and talk and associate VIII
/ other lmmortals just as | am assoclat
ing with men and women on earth'
am to be myself, glorified in heaven.
am TO have all my faculties, all TIT
loving capabilities of my heart. Bu
in that other world | shall be emancl
pated from all weaknesses and mean
nesses and sin. In other words, | shall
be. as Paul expressed 1t, changed int
the divine image. shall be clothes
with purity and truth and love ant
gentleness, perfect as God is perfect.
Souls Won to Christ.
Now. If am to be my glorihed self
heaven the question that interests m
is this: Who are to be my companion
IN that eternal world? Who are to llv
with me IN heaven as my dear one
live with me on earth? We are to hav
our loved ones and our neighDors an
our friends. We are to associate wit
certain immortal spirits who Will :
our companions. Who are those spi
IT'S who will live closest to us? Wh.
, for the most part they are to be IL
immortal souls we have won
Christ. They are to be the Souls Il
whom we have prayed and agonize
and with tears of joy led to the nero
e seat There is no doubt about that.
D is the most rational thought. Can
: mother forget her own child OF Il
I flesh? Can a disciple Of Jesus Cnri
Z forget his own child Of the spirit?
I This suggests another oTerwhelmn
t thought If we are going to assocla
+ through all eternity witt. those VI
: have saved us and with those who
l. we have saved, some Of us may na
awful regrets If we find some piac
: there not filed by those dear on
l. whom we could have brought to Chrl
II II we had only tried. We are In Close
j. touch with husband, brother, sist'
)r wife child. father and friend. we 10
'e them. and they love us. But someh'
is we have not holy, absorbing passi
VI TO bring them to the cross ana Di
le tbom there. We may go to chur
ee once In awhile with them. we III
ul even say a few good moral things
s. tbem But have we ever gone to th'
r. and said, Brother. sister, loveu o.
e will Won not surrender your heart
n Christi" What are you going 10
at when YOU reach heaven If that U
IN that husband. that sister, never con
or to live with you? You can take IN
ul there if you will. o Christ, shall III
cs be any vacant places in my mans
ny of heaven? Am | wise? Am | W
he ming souls for thee? Am plead
! with nv dear ones of earth SO L
ch they will live with me in heaven!
he remember the words of the prop
'ce who had so clear a vision or the
'er ture "They that be wise shall shine
the brightness of the armament
tbev that turn many to righteousn
nm "a the stars for ever and ever"
. A rcopyright, 1908. by Louis Klopsch'