Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1908-05-02

whom you love, beware how you give
pain to others. whether friends or stran-
gers. II you have suffered so grievous-
ly from the harsh words. the uncharita-
BILE insinuations, the maleyolent un-
truths of those who have treacherously
turned against you without cause, learn
the lesson and look well to your own
conduct, lest you sin against another.
The law of love works both ways. 10
deserve Gods love we must graft the
lives of others into our lives and make
their sufferlngs our sufferings and their
heartaches our heartaches.
Brother. do not speak that harsh
word. You have no idea how deep It's
probe cuts. Sister, do not make that
bitter Interpretation. You think the
person against whom you speak 1t Will
not hear about 1t. He will; he Will.
He will hear about 1t In its meanest
and most malignant form. know your
brother may have wronged you; but, re-
member, the injustices which he has
done you can never justify the angry
thoughts you have against him. Love
puts the sufferings Of your enemy
above your sufferings and the heartaches
of those against whom you are utter
ing those stlnglng words above your
own heartaches. "Love suffereth long
and Is kind, is not easily provoked,
thlnketh no evil, beareth all things, be-
lieveth all things, hopeth all things, en-
dureth all things"
But we do not always want to be III
tie children in the kindergarten OF love.
We do not always wish to be spiritual
babies learning the negative side OF the
gospel. which tells US Don't to this
and Don't do that" and Don't do the
other thing" We should grow in grace
and grow in spiritual power and learn
TO utter some other prayer than the
little petition
Now I lay me down to sleep
/ pray the Lord my soul to keep
which we learned years ago at our
mothers knees. And so the next great
step in the way of love is, Never give
pain. physical or mental, to another"
The second is like unto the first, only a
little higher In spiritual life. When
we love our neighbors we must rejoice
with them in their days of prosperity.
AS their sorrows should be our sor-
rows, so their temporal and spiritual
triumphs should he our temporal and
spiritual triumphs. Their lives as trees
are grated upon us. Then we, as the
old orange trunk supporting them,
should rejoice at the gathering Of their
fruits lust as much as though the au-
tumnal nuggets of gold were taken
from our own branches. Do you grasp
the farreaching significance Of my
text? "And the greatest Of these Is
love-" The more others prosper the
more we should rejoice.
Jealous Of Others Success.
But, strange to say, some evil minded
cynics lock Upon the success and the
prosperity of other people as dE insult
to themselves. They feel that If they
cannot have ali the honors and all the
praises of success they do not want
any ore else to have those honors. And
not only that, but by sneers they will
do all in their power to undermine an
others work. Here, for instance, is
college president For years and years
he is the official head of the institution
For years and years he molds the
characters of the boys and the girls
under him. He has the devoted fol
lowing of the officers and teachers, but
when his work is done he sometimes
seems to be angry because those same
officers and teachers give the same
loyalty to his successor as they accord
ed to him and because the college Is
making q greater success after ht
leaves the institution. Why should not
that old college president be happy al
the success of his successor? Why
should not the minister be happy when
he hears that the man who follows him
In his pulpit is more beloved and IL
doing a greater work than he was
privileged to do?
But you cannot rejoice with a mar
in his days of prosperity unless at the
same time you are willing 10 sympa
thize with him In the days Of his sor
row. And you cannot truly sympathizt
with a friend In his time of trial unless
at the same time you are willing to az
everything In your power to overcome
his mental, moral and spiritual weak
nesses and help him to rectify the mis-
takes he has made. Have you beer
willing to do that? Have you sucf
an overwhelming love Of mankind IL
your heart that you will do everything
and anything to help your brother ou
Of his present difficulties?
Friend, could there be a better mes
sage for us to dwell upon this morning
than this of love? "Oh," ] said, "if
can only get my people to feel an(
practice this divine love all Will b.
we'll" Will you let this divine grac'
eradicate all hate and bitterness from
your heart? Will you go today to tn
man against whom you have a grudg
and take him by the hand and say
LET us quit our enmities for Christi
sake" Indeed. 1t is not so hard TO
some of US to say that for Christ
whom we love and whose example We
are to follow, has taught US to pray
"Forgiye is our trespasses as we for
give those who have trespassed agalns
u.s." Oh, for a baptism Of divine love
"And the greatest Of these is love-"
There is a star that beams on earth
With tender lovely ray
That lights the path of generous worti
, And speaks brighter day.
It is friendship.
There is a tie, a golden chain,
: That binds with stronger hand
Than iron shackles Of the cell
; Or all the arts of man.
, 1t is love.
, There is a gem, pearl OF WORTH
AS lasting as the skies,
More dazzling than the gems Oh eartn;
Its splendor never dies.