The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-23
RTTERS AND SELLERS.
DR. 1ALMkCE IN THE TABERNACLE
PULPIT.
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1t the service in the Academy 0
Music Sunday morning Dr.. Tal1nas'
announced es his taxtProvsrbs O:l4
lit Is nausnt, it i, naught, sa,th<th'
buyer; but when heis gone his way
shen he bossteta-" Following Is hi
s-uon il full:
Psl.ses are not such prlsons as The
world inas;nes. II you think thai
the only time when kings and queens
come forth from ths royal sstas IS II
procession and gorgeouS!r attended,
you ere mistaken Incosnlso, by
Jay or by night, and clothed In csti-
zans' apparel, or the dress OF work
i,s woman they come cut sod so-
the world &c it IS In 40 otAsr w.y
could King Solomon, the .uthcS oI1ny
text have known everything that Tas
soins on. From my text I sn sure
ne must, IN disguise, SONS day have
walked into store OF ready-made
clothing, in Jerusalem, and stood
near the counter and overheard q
ccnvers.tion between buyer and .
seiler. The merchant put a psice on
a coat, and the customer began to
Gicker and said: absurd! that scat
= acs worth what you ssh for it.
Why, Just look at the ooarseneas OF
the fabric. See that spot on the col
lar! Besides that it does not 1t.
Twenty dollars for that! Why, it
isn't worth over tsn. They have =
better article than that, and for 8
che.per pgioe, down at Cloathem,
Eite,n & Brothera Besides that, I
don's want i at any price. Good
morning" Hold" says the mer-
chant, don't 50 of IN thss way. I
vant to sell you that scat. I have
so:ne payments to m.Se and [ wasn't
the noney. Come now, how much
viii you give me for that coat
~Wsu," seys tao customer, II viii
split the difference. You asked me-
twenty dollars, and I saia ten. Now,
VIII give you fifteen "Wel says
ta. merchant, 'it's . grsat sacrifice,
bu: takeis at sh.t pree. Then Sol
ous,n SAW she eus5oD1cz w;sa roll
uaisr his srm stars and go out and
snse4 his own place Of business and
Solomon in disguise iolowsd him:
Re heard the custome, ashe unrohsd
Ahe Goa: say: "Boys, I have msde 3
srsss bargain. How much do yo'.
gasss 7 gave fx thst coat"
eWel," Gays one, wishing to com
plizssns his enterprise, you gave
$50 torit>" Another says: 81 should
think you got it eheaP if you gave
cas-" "No,' ssys the buyer il
Giunph, 81 got it foe si5. I best
hin down and pointed ont the i'm
psrf.ctio,r, until really made hin
believe it was not worth hardly any
.a;ns It takes ne to masks e bar
gain. Ha! hs" On man, you got
shs goods for less than they were
worth by positive salsehood; and no
wonder when Solomon got back TO
his palace and had put ofhis disguise,
that lie sas down at his writins-desk
.nd made for all ages crsyon skctsh
Of you: at is naught, it is naught,
saith the buyer, bat when he Is gone
his way, then be boasteth-"
There are 10 higher styles OF men
n al the world than those now st
tie head Of merchandise In Brook
la and New York and tbs
ether great cities Of this con-
ticent. Their casual promise is as
good rs bond wish pilss Of const-
erals. Thsn reputation foc nteg
r;ty is ss well established IS that Of
peSareh reading in the tsmlyof Car
dinsl Colonna, and when there wss a
great distur5anc. il the family tbs
eaxGinel called all his people together,
snj put thsn under oath to tell the
s-sth, except PeEs,oh, for, when he
cane up to sweaz, the cardinal put
away h;s book and said, Gas to you
Pss-arch, your word il sufficient,
Na,G since ihe v1ld stood hsTs
there been 90 Insaynsrehanss whose
transactions can stand the hess Of The
ten commandments. Such bargain
Makers are al ths moro to be honored
because they hape:withstood,ye yesr af-
ser year, temptations which have
flung many 50 fst,and flung them 50
hard they can never reeovsr them
selves. While all positions II llfe
have powerful besetnents to evil,
thsre are specific forms Of allure
uens which are peculiar to each oe-
eupat;on and profession, and it viii
Be useful to speak Of the peculiar
temptations Of business men
First, as in the scene OF the :e1s,
business men are often tempted to
sasrifce plain truth, the seller by e1-
azserating the value Of goods,and the
buyer by depreciatiog them We
cannot but admire an expert sales
man See how be first induces the
customer into mood favorable to
The psopsc consideration OF the value
OF the goods. BE shows himself to
hs an honest and frank salesman:
How carefully shehghts are arranged
until they fall just right upon the
tsoicl Beginning With the goods o!
medium quality, hs gradually ad7an,
e,s sowsrd shose Of more thorough
rAke, and Of more attractive pat,
toxa Eew be watches ths moods
s,6 whins Of his customer VIII
What pe,tect celmnsas be takes the
o-der and bows She purchaser Gou
his rxesense, who soss away having
made up his mind ssat he hss
bought 5hs goods at Q proe wh1es
VIII sllow him living margin whe1
be .gaiD sells them The goods sre
eorth what the salesm.n said they
we're, snd were sold at prce which