The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-02-19

viii takc tho ave O'Clock Sunday afternoon train.
will day by that and will be by Monday morn
merchants get down town." My brother you are
starting wrong. Sabbath breaking pays no better u
sn,s w"r'a IMAM ~ pays 10 .ns next .ns
The dollar that you Darn on tho Sabbath rs req no.
dollar, and you put In bag with 600 honest ao
lars that red hot dollar Will burn hole through tht
bag and let all tho 8 900 honest dollars with H.
For few weeks now you will pass hall your time
In the railroad train. How are you going 10 spend
Don't do as most OF the commercial travellers do-sil
reading the newspaper over and over agon, look
ing hsessiy out OF the window. or spending three OF
four hours In smoking car, the nasiest place Ia
Christendom. Instead OF that call Shakespeare and
Tennyson and Ezekiel and Paul. inspired men Of God
call them 10 stay with you and talk with you.
PRINCIPLES TRADE.
But you have come now to the end OF your railroad
travel You saunler out among the merchants ana
begin business There are two things you must
remember First, that all tho trade you get by
tho practice OF treating always damages tho house
that gets it, Besides you can't afford TO nJure your
self Tor The sake OF your employers. Again, charge
YOU tell the whole truth about everything you sell
Lying travellers will prccedo you ana lying travellers
will after you; don't let their lying compeu'oo
tempt you to do us much. 80
But It is almost night, and you are getting back now
10 the hotel. You 20 back TO tho hotel. Now comes
the nightly tug for tho commercial traveller Tell mo
where he spends hts evenings and Will tell you where
he will spend eternity. There's your room with tho
hooks. there's the Young Mems Christian Association
room, there's the gambling saloon. the theatre ana
the house OF namy. The theatre-do you THINK INC
tarryipg 10 that place till eleven O'Clock ut night Will
improve your bodily health or earthly fortunesf No
man over found tho path Of commercial success or
heavenly reward through tho American theatre.
WILL MoRRissEY EVER DiEY
ssWelln you say, IL guess, then. Will go to tho
rambling saloon You will first 20 TO look on; then
you will 90 TO play. You will make 500 or
$500 or 81. QUO; you will mako 81. 5O0-then you Will
lose all. Then you will borrow some money SO Is to
start anew You will make $40, then $500, then 5000:
then YOU will lose all Those wretches Of the gambling
saloon know how 10 tempt you. They lead you on anu
lead you on; but, mark this, oil gamblers die poor
They may make great fortunes, but they lose them.
You say, .John Morrlsscy is a brilliant exception. /"
John Morrissey is not dead yet. wish no were.
fSehsation.)
swell" you say, s'if can't 60 to the theatre and
cant go the gambling saloon ! guess ! WIN
toriau t0nel. There are other gates Of sin through
which man may 20 and yet come out; but that gate
has IA spring lock which snaps him in forever He VINO
goes there damned already He NAV seem 10 be COM
parativey tree Tor little while. but ho is only on The
limits aud Satans police have their eye on nm 10
bring him IN any minute Tho curse OF God Is on That
crime. There are here to-day whose heaven was
botted out ten years ago. There IS no danger thut
they will be lost-they lost now. | look down
through their glarng cye6als, down into the lowest
caverns Of he'll. .
oh. commercial traveller pray for you to-day
There are two kinds of days whea you Will specially
need divine grace the whom you have no success
that night you will be tempted 10 give way 70 Strong
drink: the other day will DO whom you have had great
success and the devil tells you you mnst 90 ana cee-
ALL OUT FOR ETERNITY!
Thcre Is another day, the last oil your i'fe don't
know where yon will spend it-morc probably IN the
rallroad car or in some strange hotel SEQ you on
earthly existence IL nearing the depot OF tho grave
The brakes are iang the bell rings at the terminus,
the tram stops All out for Eternity Show your
ticket now Tor getting into the gate OF the shining
What shall IL profit man II he gain the whole world
and luso his sOulf