The Penn's Grove record., 1896-05-22
REY. Dr.. TaLugGE.
The Eminent Divine's Sunday
Sermon.
Subject: "Bad Company"

Suojecti 'bau company.
TEXT walk not thou in the way with
1hem. Proverbs l., Is.
Hardly any Young man goes to a place Of
dissipation alone. Each one Is accompanied.
NO man goes to ruin alone, He Away takes
some one else with him. MAY It please thu
SQUIRT; saida convicted criminal when asked
II ne mad anything to say before sentence O.
ueath was passed upon him-Hmay IL pleas
tne court. bad company has been my ruin.
reserved the blessing OF good parents and in
return promised to avoid all evil associa-
mons. HAD Kept my promise I should have
Deen saved this shame and been free from
the load OF guilt that hangs around me like
2 vultnrei threatening to drag me to justice
Tor crimes yet u~nrevealed. / who once
mover In the first circles OF society and ave
peen the guest Of distinguished public men
am lost, and all through bad company
fhis Is but one of the thousand proofs
una evii associations blast and destroy. II
Is the inVariable rule. There ia q we'll mar
IN the wards Of a hospital where there are a
hunored people sick with ship fever, and he
VIII not be so ant to take the disease as a
good man would be apt to be smitten with
moral distemper II shut up with ~fniquitous
companions In olden times prisoners were
herded together in the same cell, but each
that tnstaad o u wees 81 az the calprlts, SO
Hon Tho don M reioImeu " lncarcoIa.
mon sociat, haot noora.,oh turneu tnem ou'
we may, 10 our places of business, be com
peied to talk to and mingle with bad men,
but he who deliberately chooses to associate
himself with vicious people Is engaged In
$780, Wn q oputtsnip VIII q DeiliAn
s,rano,h "a ol,P on ~ tne iooks y "
tion si,n ia oa no WIN oe Iippea INTO pelu,-
damio ~ Iii N Tn" ~ a Is inIecuous, Is epl-
~ naon,a WI el YOU look over me miliions
oha,Ieamo y hnau.ins .he ea.tn, anu
aftar - 49, ~ onom ins = soou man Wno
nth the var rd naS maue cnoice ana eonsorted
Val tnr p m.VnoI, a tnousa1d ooilars re-
~ y ono sue instahce. care not now
a. shous souI uharaotef may pe. 90 with
Gio. eoliaP' ahu you VIII become corrnPt'
ou witn pHrsia[s, a Q VIII Pc
o oae = puLSiat. 10 among the unelean,
! sou m"t peJoihe 9hclean. slany 2
soas In. Ia peom ueSt,oyeu py not
app,1Sin nus, ne wakes up some
nnnnns IN .ne sreat CITY ana Knows nc
~ ~ oaeuit .he persons into whose employ
~ ~ 9i'oreu; rs he goes into STORE al
ny .o. e hjnn nn ml nln, measure nim q ais.
S stnsa n ,uish h tne upiign. y men Q. tne
soo 49, misn LII wen, Out perhaps Wai1 lot 9
aoInnai nh.rouut,ion; any sven tnen naye
ooano,aannsS nooat lhsit,ng nln INTO taeii
"a - M kkn a -ae
- 80 rs oPpoIJunlty aPproach hhu
T gh n neta setSiees. Ihsy patroniae MN.
M 49, y 70 knoW ~ aDout me town.
nney Mn .aHe nln ne WISHES 70
So,,na WI ray eh9 e1penses. rolu akoou
ssoma n,a man ,r Sar = ~ oau young MAJ 30 %
sone p'aoe en wh has 'hey ouga. nor, .ne gooo
youns nun nus inyariaply 70 pay tse
,o,,w w .no 1naminpasno Se.ti1d III, .no pa9
youh Inan aesis around IN ~ pocke,s ana
S'ys' my .ofRo.ien ny pocaeaoooK
IN ioray-'i5nt nours a.er we young man
mas en.ereu tne store the Dag leHows OF tne
ss suaul,eI s."p,aitn on tne snoulner "a.
tatn a,ins aui' ~ an n's sS s.ep,al.y ~ .akins ri.
,a ~ sa',a ~ r. say ny yoans ,saeau, you
Nv ha,o " 20 ~ "a hoa - anu onoy .nmo-
y. proooo9 ~ ~ i"uns nian,
IN u naa Vi y VAIL you y peware
now y9a . Eau hian .aik january VIE
you; SUN one sup you On tne shouIaet
aInnn !, .uiu tEu ~ y give M . VIII.
eIlne iook Ia.iL 20 Wre.cn crouones IN YOU
p pdass r. an ne rs no n mohs.los,ty q wiSk.
o nm san s, nnS nap uauel me
nsst - Vi heaven ~ N WI scapparu
anu l,tnas ~ % human una arm oan wisin .heI, IN wy
eives 10 every young man z iigntning tnatne
may use aho Una, Is me ngntning o. an non
os. eye. Iuose VINO nav oesn eloso opseiv-
ers o. olIy me VIII not wonuer Wny Z eivs
waning 10 young men sna say beware o.
eyIi compahiohs. -
man WIG Pu.s M NJ nngols ~ III sest ane
laughs az YOU o!a Iasnionea reiiglon,
turns aver 70 sons mystery oIlne biDle,
says, that' my pfous Iriend, 81.
pam NAT. n VINO says: NOBODY
snaiI scare mei l am nor AFRAID 81 the
la,ure. ! usea 70 oe,isve ~ sucn tnsngs,
anu - oiu ny Latnet I nlosneI, put 1 mays
ROE over IT. Yes. he nHB ROf over II. and III
YOU sit ~ us company nt.ie non YOU WiiI
sel over II 100. MlthoIt PIesentlng one
against tne onrstian Religion
such men VIII. by their leers = SCOTS
carlcatures, destroy your respeot LOT inat 70
iRioh when was the sirens.n 81 your iatnei
y ~ u9ollhs yoat az. ~ p..to" u youi
oia mo'nef Whe1 sne Jay a-uylnR.
aias, . .ime M iii u2%p wns ~ s ~ plus.er.
ing young ihIaei VIII naVe 70 uie, ana tnen
MS uiam0hd ring VIII nash ospenaor IN tne
eyes OF pealn as . stmnos oyer tne couen
waning Ior ms sour lIoso peauthul LOCKS
VIA DO uuconi1eu up2n U PhsoWi anu tno
dying man VIII say, 4 canno. aiei cannot
ule. Death' stanuink Iesuy pssioe tho
coucn, says -iou must uIe. lou havs
only halI q minus y w ~ AZ no nave y
right Way-3our soul. No. says tins
young inndel, 'here are my goia rngs n
tnese pictures: laAe tnem ~. NO,
says Deatn' "Wnat 40 ! Gnro Ior Pictares.
Your SOUR "Stsno packI says me dying
inndel. VIII not stana pack, says
Death, "Ior you nave oniy Ten SECONDS now
TO i've. L wan your souL IN aying man
says; .Doht pIeathe tna. eoiu ~ into my
iace. o crowu me .oo n s1,s IIis getting
dark IN me room. nusn, ssys
Death "iou saia tnero Mas no aoa."
Pray ior me, exe,ainis me ekpirang innaei.
TOO late 70 pray, says psaenI Du. tnree
more SECONDS 70 I'VE, anu WIN co9n1 tnem
on-one, 1--WE, thteei ne Ia sohss mneref
,Wneref garry him ou. anu pury MI pesiue
nus iatneI anu molneii MI ue' Willis hoiu,
ing iast t1e chih'iau ous, lucy uleu
singing, put ehe young ais ony saiu'
-Doht breathe 'nai o9iu a. ny y lace.
You crowd me 100 haru' ns sos'ins uark
In the room.
Again, urge S0m 70 sun 'no oonipanlon-
snip OF lulers: m az maa hahglnR
around every stoIe anu onse sLa shop VINO
nave nothing 'nuo, VI ae. as ! sasy aau aot.
fhey are apt 70 coms ~ ~ urn are
away a WISH 70 ensaso w. ~ oonsersa-
hon Whiie you are oLsaeou myour lesuiar
employment. fonteiy " such per-
IONS that you nave ~ uI ~ give lnem
anring business houIs. Nolnins woalu
please them 80 well as 10 nave you EcnOunce