The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-06
Rev. VIM. R. RAIDER Delivers an
Address to Commercial
Travellers.
TO BE JUDGED BY THE SALES
Two.Thirds of the Young Men of
California HomelesS-Be True
to Wife and Child.

Rev. William R. RAIDER addressed large
congregation at the Third Congregational
Church last evening on Influence of Com
merce Upon Character" A large proper
ton OF the audience was made up of tray
cling men.
Commerce has been an influential factor in
the worlds development The church con-
structed the great cathedrals, but commerce
built the Brooklyn bridge. Christianity erected
the magnificent temples and adorned them
with rich treasures, but commerce made Lon
don and Paris and New York and Chicago 1t
wOve its iron railroad web over the continent
and sent Its ships over all the seas. The next
step in the eYangelization of the world is the
reduction OF commerce to the empire OF Jesus
Christ.
special dangers. He is under the discipline of
freedom, and most men break down at the
point where liberty becomes license. Many
man IS good at nome and not so good away
from home. He may be better in San Fran
cisco than Chicago. When Beecher was asked
If he believed i'll the perseverance OF saints he
replied that he would not vouch tor the per-
severance of some Eastern saints when they got
west of the Mississippi River.
The travelling man discovers life. Only a
strong character is ii to make the discovery of
real life Licentiousness, gambling and drink
ing are the triple devils in the drumIner's
path. There are five sources of refuge-frst, he
may find refuge in himself; that is in his own
self-respect. Lord Chesterfield called our Sa-
vior the first gentleman. There is great safety
conscious self-respect: When man loses his
self-respect he loses his life. Reputation with
out character Is like an egg without the meat
she'll Men OF the shell have no respect for
themselves.
Be faithful to the Bible The question with
you is not "What is the Bible?" but ''Where is
it," Pack the Bible with your samples. The
man who reads the Police Gazette more than
his mothers Bible IS on the wrong track. The
Lord defeated the devil by quoting Scripture.
Learn the lesson.
Find refuge in the home. The dangerous
man in the city is the homeless fellow, who has
no home ties no divine and commanding fire.
side memory to keep him from falling. Two
thirds OF the young men in California are prac-
tlcally homeless. Be faithful TO mother, to
the wife and to the child.
Find a refuge in the church. The church be-
lieves in you. You may not always get warm
reception, but do no: be sensitive. You have
q theology. You believe in a warm positive
manly religion. You believe in a religion of
good works You are broad, generous SYM
pathetic. That is the type of Christianity the
church is more and more coming to teach.
The church is the place to realize this spen-
did doctrine. 1t is better than the theater.
lou will pay to go to the theater and you
you don t want anybody TO speak you.
Let us have better understanding of each
other. When old Lyman Beecher preached q
sermon in an old New England town one snowy
morning one solitary man attended and he
suddenly disappeared. Eight years alter he
was walking along the street in COlum bus,
Ohio when 81 stranger met him and told him
the incident OF the stormy Sunday morning.
"Ges remember" said Beecher, ''but ! never
met the man since" II am the man. Yonder
is my church. | was then a drummer: now I
am pastor. Your sermon saved me-"
Find refuge in Jesus Christ. In him you will
find Gods idea of you and the kind OF man
you ought TO be. In him you viii ind Gods
pattern of you. You are safe if you Chris
tian.
We are all con the road and soon the head
of the firm will send a message to come
home, and we viii pack our grip Tor the last
time and 20 home forever, TO stand with our
samples before the throne TO be judged accord
ing to our sales.