Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-02-25

4. We arp not responsible for the igno-
rance of customers. Customers must look
out for themselves, and we look out for
ourselves. Your son will never make
merchant lis that alls'' said the father
''Ah! am proudcr of my boy than l ever
was. John. get your hat and come home. ="
But it is almost night and you go back
Ia the hotel Now comes the mighty tug
for the commercial traveller Tell mo
where he spends his evenings, and will
tell you where he will spend eternity and
! will tell you what will he his worldly
prospects Their, is an abundance OF
choice There is your room with the books.
There are the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION rooms. There are the week
night services of the Christian churches
There Is the gambling saloon There Is
the tacater There is the house Of infamy
Plenty Of places tn GO to- But which, o
immortal man. which? O God. which?
We'll, you say. Il guess / will guess
| will go Ia the thcatcr DO Won think
the tarrying in that place until / o'clock
at night will improve your bodily health
OF your financial prospects or your eternal
fortune? NJ man ever found the path to
usefulness or honor or happiness or com
mcrcial success or heaven through the
American thcater Well" you say. Il
guess. then. will go to- guess will
go 10 the gambling saloon. You will
first go I" look. Then you will go to
play. You will make 800. you will make
$500, you will make 81 600 you will make
81, 50O-thcn you will lose all Then you
will borrow some money so rs TO start
,..sn ,,.;ll h.
5000, you will make S600-thcn you will
lose all These wrctchcS of the gambling
saloon know how to tempt you But
mark this-all gamblers die poor. They
may make fortunes-grcat fortunes-but
they lose them
Re Pure In Thought and Action.
Well. you say. If cant 90 10 the
thcater and If ! can't 90 To the gambling
saloon. then ! gucss-I guess will go TO
tn" house of infamy." Commercial tray
clcrs have told me that in the letter box
at the hotel within one hour after their
arrival they have had letters of evil solic-
itation in that direction. II is far away
from home Nobody will know it. Com
mcrcial travellers have sometimes gone in
that evil path Why not your Halt There
are other gates of ruin through which
man may 20 and yet come out. hut that
gate has II spring lock which snaps him
in forever. He who goes there is damned
already He may seem to he comparative
~ free for a little while hut he is only on
the limits. and the satanic police have
their ewes upon him to bring him in at
any moment.
The hot curse of God is on that crime.
and because Of it there are men whose
heaven was hlottrd ont ten wears ago
There Is ne danger that they he lost
| They are lost now look through their
glaring eyci'all- down into the lowest cav
crn Of hell, oh. destroyed spirit. why
contest thou in here today Dost think
have the power To break open the barred
| gateway pi :c pcnitcnti3ry Of the damncds
There is a passage in Proverbs somewhat
hesitate 10 read, bat do not hesitate long
At the window of my house | looked
through my easement ard bchcld among
the simple ones. diScvrncd among the
youths Young man void Of understand
ing passing through the street near i.sr
corner. and he went the WAY to her house,
| in the twilight. in the evening. i'm the
black and dark night He gocth after her
Straigh;way. ;s AN ox i.ogih 10 the slaugh-
| ter or as II tuul Ia tn corrections of the
stocks. till u dart strikes through his
| liver
but now tne question is stil open,
Where y i'll ynu spcnd yoIr evening: Oh.
| commercial travellers. hoy much will you
give lnc TO pat you un tie right track:
without charging you "a ;arthing | will
| prescribe for you IA plan which will save
you for his world aud the next if you will
take it. 60 before you leave home Ia the
Young Men Christian association oi the
city where you ike Get from them let
tiers al Introduction Carry them ont 10
the towns and cities where yo.l 70 II
there IT, 40 such as citation in n" I,lacc
you visit. then present them at the door II
Chris; ian churches and han them over To-
the .i~tnrs b, M; ), y To- arise in the
dcvoi ional injecting ana sly I ga n conn
ncrial Traveller am far away from
home. and come in here tonight 10 seek
Christian sncirty The hest houses aud
the highest style nf amusement will open
before you. and instead III vour being de
pendent upon the leprous crew who hang
around the hotels, wanting 10 show you all
the slun> of the city ON the one condition
that You will pay their expenses you will
get the bcnctiiction OF God in every town
you visit Remember this that whatever
place y0u visit bad influences will seek You
out. Good influences You must seek out
While l stand here bcthink myself of
a commercial Traveller who was member
Of my church in Philadelphia He was
splendid young man. the pride of his wild
owed mother and of his sisters. II was his
JOY To support them, and for that purpose
he postponed his own marriage day. He
thrivcd in busirc>s and after awhile set
up his own household Leaving that city
for another city had no opportunity for
thrco four years Of making inquiry in
regard 10 him When | made si,ch inquiry
was told that he was dead The story
WIS. he waS largely generous and kind
hearted AMI genial and spcial and he got
| iItl ihc habit of treating customers
ard OF showing them all the sights az the
town. and he began rapidly 10 10 down,
aud h" lost his position in the chur'h If
which he WAS "a member. and he lost his
position in the commercial house Of which
h. WIS the b'St agent. and his beautiful
| young wife and his sick oil mother and
his sister. went into dcstitutinn, and lie,
as u rcs:iii If his di-sipation died in Kirk
| bride Insane .i-y!,ln
o canmrriil travellers, | pray for you
the al su-' .iuins grace OF ,od! There
arr w" hiiti, Il days when YOU are cSpc-
cially III need - divine sracc. The one,
tie dry y icJ ynu have no >urccss-whcn
y"d ii - iaai.ca ale. and Won are very
| uuch DIS, ru.,.i j. ard VA 20 back to
| sour .a.l ,.i .alisiit;d That night you
| viii b. t,t.s!,., u 10 ~ ; rong drink and
rush iaio q Surroundings The other
..av hci Yea viii especially need divine
gree. VIII ~ when you l.lyr had day Of
.r,.it ~uc,,~, ii,d the ID ii tells you you
n..et 20 and celebrate TN. success Then
| you viii want thr i-t7:cc Il Tod IL res rain
yun from rul!irAing iIdui.,a"rs Irs,
| there will H. Il thiri 4 y when You VIII
need to bc Christians. ana tha will b he
| last day of your IT." | ID rot know y .irrc
| you viii spend ii i-rrha.s IN Your h u-c.
NOR, probably IN "a rail car. or "a steamer,
or the strange b ic $50 you un your
last commercial GRAND You have bi,.tlcn
! gundhy Ia the family at home for thc last
4 time. The train of your earthly existence
is nearing the depot of the grave. The
! brakes arr falling The bell rings ~ the
terminus The train stops. All out for
ricrnii". show your ticket uuw for get
ting into the gate Of the Shiaing city--thc
red ticket washed IA the blood of the
| lanb
II the Baby is Cutting Teeth.
| Be sure and use that old and well-tricd
remedy, Mrs. MISSIONS SOOTHING
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