Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-05

men in this particular, at Hampton his
late charge.
WHAT is THIS TRAVELLING fOkF
.you are travelling men, said mr.
cravatt; but what Is all this travelling
forg Is Il simply 10 stimulate trade 10
send In large orders 10 the houses you
yenresentg That's all well; but isn't IL
after tho example of Christ to go about
doing good? -. w..
,In what ways can you do goed2 Your
aeeoc,ation IS not only the travelling as
eooiation. but the Travelling Protective
Aseociation. Protective against whatY
Protective against any injustice or wrong
that may come TO your material interests
Ruf ehan Il not also be protective against
ANYTHING that may wrong your moral ana
enlriiual interests? You can so about
doing good TO one another by these
worry unions and associations the world
is learning more and more about the pro-
,bcrhood of man. You can help to en-
courage one another in what Is noble and
time" 4 great singer. said Mr.. Gravatt
won't 10 the slums OF a big city 10 sing
60 tho noople. 4 drunken man stepped
bv his side and Joined in the singing 10
the delight OF all around. AFTER IL was
an over and the man had sobered down
he said. Il could never have sung unless
you had sustained me" So. to-day, you
All Joined in the singing of the hymn
seed Thee Every Hour and yet per
hans. not one Of you could have stood
up and sung IT alone.
So YOU can sing. and encourage ana
hold Nm one another in life's great .struS-
- Roar We one another's burdens.
and so fulfil the law OF Christ Iheh
Won can do good 10 the places where you
co The cities are the great centres OF
civilization. as well as of commerce. Inc
smaller places look TO us for examples.
travelling men 90 out as representatives
rom the city. They take samples OF
Richmond's goods. so that people know
inst what kind OF goods Richmond mas,
What samples DO they take OF iHchiiioi ~
civilization and Christianity by then
words and deeds? Are the places they
visit better for their having been there!
OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH MEN.
"Aeain. they have a great opportunity
"a roach men. because they are not ma
chimes and the men they are dedHHs
,,itb are not machines They are morta
and human. and they have an oppoi'
tunitv 20 speak with them about mgr
/ concerns OF life. and should make point
/ ~ doing so. Christ as he went about
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thew publican and a Businessman
/ lie found time to tarry at the house OF
/ Zacchaeus. and leave a blessing al ms
home. 4 clergyman has TO put himsci
/ I'm q businoss-man's position before ne
! can reach a businessman. Travellng-mei
are already i'm business. ana therefore
there Is nothing professional about VIVA
they say to them and the influence j.
/ greatly increased.
Another way in which you may az
| good I'm going about Is in the countr!
places to encourage and strengthen I'M
country churches Don't think becaus
Won are away from the handsome cit!
/ churches and the beautiful music ina
YOU must not worship God.
HOW CAN 1T BE DONE?
"Tbe practical question is, How is al
this going 70 be done? To do good
man must be good To give out virtue
man must have virtue TO give. 'e',
SCOPE may give US the light OF heaven
bodies. and yet have no light ltseH'
know. when mean deal with men II Is IN
personality back Of what they sa
and do that counts. Men like and ar
influenced by what is earnest, straight
for,,ord and direct We are told whe
Jesus went about doing good lie wa
dle1 with the Holy Ghost. The gla
ti8ings of the Christmas time are ina
Cod has come to be with men, out tina
message has failed in its meaning TO u
AS individuals unless Christ is born !
each one of us. IF any man have not IN
spirit of Christ; he is none Of His II
wants TO be with US. each one of VI
and as this is the first Sunday OF tn
wear 1891" said Mr.. Gravatt, "a tim
for new resolves, l appeal to you to ente
into the manly purpose Of travelling
man who underwent more diflcuiue
than all Of you put together, ana sa!
that forgetting those things when al
behind. and reaching forth to those VINE
are before. you will press towards u
mark for the prize Of the high calm
of God and Christ, Jesus SO spend th
year. that at the end it can be said
each one of you that he went abo'
doing good"