The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-02-25

You will make $50. you viii make $500.
you win make s5oo-then you will lose
all. These wreiches % the gambling
saloon know how to tempt you. But
mark this-all gamblers die poor. They
may make fortunes-grest fortunes
but they lose them.
'well." you say. III | can't go TO The
theater, and II I can't so to the gamb-
ling saloon. then | guess--l guessI will
90 10 the house Of infamy." CONNER
cial travellers have told me that In the
letter box at the hotel within one hour
after their arrival they have had letters
Of evil solicitation In that direction. II
IL far away from home. Nobody will
know Il. Commercial travellers have
sometimes gone 10 that evil path. Why
not your haiti There are other gates
Of ruin through which a man may 20
and yet come out. but that gate has q
spring lock which snaps him In forever.
lie who goes there is damned already.
He may seem to be comparatively
free for a little while, but he Is only on
the limits, and the satanic police have
their eyes upon him TO bring him in at
any moment
The hot curse Of God Is on that crime.
and because Of Il there are men whose
heaven was blotted out ten years ago.
There is no danger that they be lost.
They are lost now. Hook through their
glaring eyeballs down into the lowest
cavern of hell Oh. destroyed spirit.
why contest thou In here today Dost
think ] have the power to break open
the barred gateway Of the psnitentiary
OF the d4mnede There 10 a passage in
Proverbs somewhat hesitate to read.
but I do DOT hesitate long. AT the
window Of my house ! looked through
my easement and beheid among the
simple ones. ! dlseerned among the
youths, a young a void Of under
standing. passing through the street
near her corner. and be went the way
to her house. in the twilight In the
evening, in the black and dark night.
BE goeth after her straightway, as an
or goeth to the slaughter. or as a fool
to the correction of the stocks, till q
dart Strikes through his liver"
But now the question Is still open,
Where VIII you spend your eyening2
Oh commercial travellers. how much
will you give me to put you on the right
traekf Without charging you a farth-
ing / will prescribe for you a plan which
viii save you for this world and the
next IL you win take Il. Go before you
leave home to the Young Mems Chris
tan association Of the city where you
I've Get from them letters Of intro
duction. Carry them out to the towns
and cities where you 90. II there be no
association in the place you Wait then
present them At the door OF Christian
churches and hand them oyer 10 the
pastors. Be not slow 10 arise In the
devotional meeting and say: Il am .
commercial traveller. ] am far away
from home, and I come In hereto-night
70 seek Christian society" The best
houses and the highest style Of amuse
ment win open before you, and instead
OF your being dependent upon the
lsprous crew who hang around the
hotels, wanting TO show you all the
'ns cay On tne q oonuiuon
IN yVa "ul pay near sApesses' Q
..tne seu0n 2, every
p"n you ,Is- nemsmper tnis' una'
m" p'ace y ,iAi. pao innaences
ooou iaousnces you
eeN ou.
tia'eiers, 4 prsJ ior
sAe AZ sus.ainins erase o. oodi
mere are Two Nhos OF aays when you
ap s,Pey ~ psea o. Diyine grace
'ns uay nave no .uo,
la, 70 maze .aie' n
!ou ete very "ucn oisappointed, ana