South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-02-02

engineers aud c0hductors of our rail-
roads, and if they are not honest and
conscientious men. and also sober
men, those who travel run great risks,
rs well rs the owhera
Some twenty years ago had in my
Sunday school most faithful aud
earnest Christian teacher, who ran the
express train OH the New York and
New Haven Railroad. Then il did
not run on Sunday One cold, snowy
Sunday, when l passed his class he
said Mr.. Dodge, expect to lose my
position on the read Tomorrow /
said. 'Wby?' He said, Just before I
came 10 school the Superintendent
sent word 70 me TO come and get ont
my engine to break iae road. sent
word tina, / was just going to my
Sunday school and could not come,
but word came back that must come
III once aud get out n1yengine! /
sent back W ord that [ was hot EN-.
ployed to run on Sunday. and | could
not do it, said, Y on did perfectly
right, and if YOU are dismissed will
bnt go at once IN the morning to the
Superintendent and say you regretted
not TO COlige him, but you were opposed
10 all Sunday work on railro ada, but
while only engaged TO run the oX-
press train, YOU would bc always ready
TO do any extra work on any day o.
ther than the Sabbath. The next
Sabbath l said, We'll how about the
Superintendent He said, Il did as
yon suggested; but he stopped me nj
once aud said. thought about it
and quite appreciate your views, and
you shall never again DC called ON tc
do Sunday work
Some two Years after there wss the
awful accident at the Nurwalk Bridge
by which some thirty lives were lost
among them many of the cn.inen
physicians of New England returning
from a medical convention is New
York. The engineer was also Filled
FAs kncw.it WAS my friend Smith.
train. at once hurried 10 the depot
and said to the uperiutenGent y
see my good friend is among The lost
ooh. no. said he. / Smith had beel
on the train there would have been re
accident. We gave him leave OF alb
seuce 10 move bis family to the conn
try, and put the train in charge OF q
naan Who had been IN our employ, buI
had just returned from California, ant
he run the train into the open draw
not n,juding tie signals in timc. thus
/ showing the value to railroad OF {
firs.-class Christian engineer Blu
/ am running on too fast and too
Hong. i coui.l fill a book with m,
I views and experience.
* The tine has come when Cilris.iai
trncn must realize The fact that whe,
ifthey .bacome stockholders they arr
partners, and will be held responsible
! by God if they continue as partner
/ in roads that are breaking his com.
in&ndmcnts.
! | WAS speaking few weeks sine,
TO n iiue-IooE:iug young man at Oh,
Z OF the stations OF the elevated road
and asked Eim If lie had u chance Il
60 10 cnuich. He saxi: Sir, wa
brought Up to attend Sunday schoo
and go to church, but have not beer
inside church Since my connection
with this road Though | have ;
half day On Sunday, yet am so u5cc
up by the weeks work aa! only too
glad to rest
The President, rs n prominent
member of one of our largcciurches
may sit with great composure i'll his
pew, while nc knows lie is at the same
time keeping many hundreds al work
Lrcaking the Ssbbath.
Il IS entircH within the power OF
Christian, rock and bond holders to
stop TIE running Of trains on the Sab.
Dah. Let il once be well understood
that our Christian men will not hold
stock or bonds on roads running on
Sunday, and q large portion OF the
roads would soc that in order TO main.
tain the price OF the securities they
must respect the feeling Of the best
men in the country who are uonno!d,
era OF hundreds Of millions of stock
aud bonds il tho.e roads
trcst you wiIl DO vast good by
calling attention t. tic decoration OF
the SaJjs,.l by on railroads. am,
dear cir, irE.y your,
W l.. DODGE.
Sar13on's Strength
Abundant hair is net sign OF
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