The Progress., 1897-07-24

O room for devotion. They sang, they
prayed, they exhorted. On Monday morn
ing the clerks were asked where they had
attended church on the previous day and
what the sermons were about. 1t must
have sounded strangely, that voice of praise
along the streets where the devotees of
Mammon were counting their golden
beads. You say Arthur Happen failed.
Yes, he was unfortunate, like a great
many good men, but l understand he met
all his obligations before he left this world,
and I know that be died In the peace of
the gospel, and that he is before the throne
Of God today, forever blessed. If that be
falling, wish you might all fail
There are great many young men and
young women who want a word Of en-
couragelnent, Christian encouragement
One smile of good cheer would be worth
more to them tomorrow morning in their
places of business than present of S15 600
ten years hence Oh, l rcme1nbe the ap-
prehension and the tremor of entering n
profession. I remember Very well the man
who greeted me In the cecil, iastical court
with the tip ends of the long fingers Of the
left hand, and / remember the other man
who took my hand in both Of his and said:
Good bless you, my brother. You have
entered a glorious profession. Be faithful
to God and he will see you through"
Why, feel this minute the thrill Of that
Handwriting, though the il an who gave
me the Christian grip has l,en in heaven
20 years. There are old men here today
who can look back to 40 years ago when
some one said a kind word to them. Now,
old men, pay back what you got then. 1t
is great art for old men to be able to en-
courage the young There arc many young
people in our cities who have come from
inland counties, from the granite hills Of
the north, from the savannas Of the south,
from the prairies of the st. They are
here to get their torture. They are in
boarding houses where every body seems to
be thinking of himself III ey want com
partnership and they want Christian en-
enlargement Give 1t to them.
The Final Lesson.
My word is to all clerks-be mightier
than your temptations. A Sandwich Is
lander used to think when he slew an enc
my all the strength of that enemy came
into his own right arm. And l have to
tell you that every misfortune you con-
quer is SO much added to your own moral
power. With omnipotencc for lever and
the throne of God for a fulcrum you can
move eurth and heaven. While there are
other young men putting t. g cup of sin to
their lips, you stoop down and drink out
of the fountains of God ard you will rise
up strong to thrash the mountains. The
nncients used to think that pearls were
fallen raindrops, which, touching the
surface OF the SEA, uaTuSlleu lubo gems,
then dropped to the bottom. have to tell
you today that storms of trial have show
cred impcrishable pearls into many
young mans lap. Oyoung man, while
you have goods to sell, RENE 10 Der you have
q soul to save! In hospital Christian
captain, wounded few days before. got
delicious, and in the midnight hour he
sprang out on the floor of the hospital,
thinking he was in the battle, crying:
Come on, boys! Forward! Charged"
Alb, he was only battling the specters of
his own brain. but it Is no imaginary con.
fict into which ! call yon. young man, TO-
day. There are 10000 spiritual foes that
would capture you. In tie name of God
up and at them.
After the last store has been closed, after
the last bank has gone down, after the
shuttle of the quick feet on the custom
house steps has stopped, after the long line
Of merchantmen on the u have taken sail
of fame, after Washington and New York