The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-03-10
FAMILY F|RES|DE SERMON.
NEDAlED ESPECIALLY P01 YOUNG
AND OLD.
0ohjer4: advice - CoIninerciAl Drum
In<rs"-MAny Are the TEN ptations
That Heset Travelling Men-Chrisuan
AsaociAtions Secessary.

1nAt IVbct
AsaociAtions Secessary.
TEXT: .'Ths charto.s shall rage in the
oaree,S: they shall justle one against an
OAner in tho bread ways; .hey shall seem
hks torches; they shah run ike the light
Aings. H.. 4.
1t has been iOuni out that many OF tho
aYts and discoveries which We supposed
were peculiar 10 our own age ara merely
che restoration OF the arts aud discoveries
~ thousands OK years ago. | suppose that
0e past centuries have forgotten moro
thar the present century knows. 1t seems
20 M that they must have known thou
sands OF years ago in the days OF Nineveh
II Ihe uses OF steam and its application to
Nit travel. In my text hear the rush OF
che rail train. the clang OF the wheels and
tho jaInning Of the car couplings. The
ehariOts shall rage In the streets; they
1hall justle ono against another In the
broad ways; they shall seem like torches;
Shey shall run Ike the lightnlngs."
Have you ever taken your position in the
hight far away from a depot along the
track waiting to seq the rail train come al
full speedl At first you heard in the dis
Aahce a %rumbling. like the coming OF a
storm, then you saw the fash OF the head
Night OF the locomotive MS it turned the
carve; then you saw the wilder glare OF tho
0ery eye Of the train as 1t came plunging
TOWARD you; then YOU heard the shrek Of
t1e whistle that frenzied oil the echoes:
then you saw tho hurricane dash OF ctn-
deTs: then YOU felt the jar OF the passing
earthquake and you saw the shot thunder
bolt OF the express train. Well, it seems
that we can hear the passing OF a midnight
express train IN my text, The chAriots
shall rage in the streets. they justle ono
against another In the broad ways; they
snail seem like torches; they shall run like
che lightnings."
halt tho train long enough to get on
board. and | 90 through the cars. and I
lnd three-fourths OF the passengers are.
commercial travellers. They are q folk
peculiar to themselves, easily recognized,
at home on all the trains. not startled by
the sudden dropping Of the brakes, familiar
with all the railroad signals, can tell YOU
what is the next station, how long the train
Will stop, what place the passengers take
luncheon at. can give YOU Information on
almo5t any subject, are cOsmOpo titan, az
nome everywhere from HALIFAX to San
Francisco They are on the s O'Clock
morning train, on the noon train. on the
midnight train. You take Il berth in q
sleeping ear, and either above you or be-
meath YOU is one OF these gentlemen. There
are lUU .0OO profcssed commercial travellers
IN tie United States, but SEQ 600 would
no. include all those who are some
times engaged in this service. They
spend millions or dollars every day in
the hotels and In the rail trains. They
have their official newspaper organ. They
have their mutual benefit association.
about 1900 names on the rolls, and have al
really distributed moro than 5000, 900
among families OF deceased members.
1hey are ubiquitous. unique. and tre-
mendous for good or evil. All the ten
denotes OF merchandise are toward their
multiplication. The house that stands
back on It's dignity and waits for customers
70 C0ma inGfauA 80 vniOv - .n.l,
makers, will have more and more unstable
goods on the shelf and viii gradually lose
is control OF tho markets. While the
great. enterpri>ing and successful houses
Will have their agents on all the trains.
and their chariot. will rage In the streets.
tney shail Justie ono against another in
fhc broad ways. They shall seem like
torches. they shall 1un like the light.
ning.."
lthtnk commercial travellers can stand q
sermon OF warm hearted sympathy. II YOU
nave any words OF good cheer FOR them.
you had better utter them. II you hav.
any good, homes. rayers in their behalf.
they will be greatly Obliged to you. Inever
knew a man Vet who did not like 10 to
prayed for; l never knew nman vet that did
not Ike ID be he ped. 1t seems to ne this
sermon Is tintiy. Al this season Of the
year there are tens Of thousands Of men
HoinS out 70 gather the spring trade.
- ottt'l eulso q Almighty God Will
rest upon that commercial establishment
which expects its employees 70 break the
sabbath. What right has a Christian
merchant 10 sit down il church on thu
sabbath when his clerks are travelling
abroad through the land On that day? Get
up, irofessed Christian merchant. 50 net
ing. You have no business here. Go ont
and call that boy back. There was q mer-
chant IL 1851 who wrote. Il should hays
been a dead man had il not been fhr ~.
sabbath. Obliged TO work from MORNING
rEti. night through the whole week I falt
on Saturday, especially on SATURDAY after
noon. thar / must have rest. Il was liz
gong INTO n densefoS. EVERYTHING locked
lark AND gloomy as Il nothing could 20
taNed. / dismissed al aIi Ne.t the S4h-
latt - the 90 WAY. ON Monday I. w.. III
tC0shl@s, but Is. L 1ut been or tie Sal
BATH. | have IL Go4t; should have I-ea
IL nv grave.