The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-02-19
LOOKING FOR BARGAINS"
DIR. Murray Says Men and Women
VIII Drive Miles or 60 Hundreds
ofMiies on the Train for Them.

" -'AtltS uH tlle Afaln Tor Them.
Rev. pr. w. =. S. Murray delivered an
excellent sermon on the subject "L0ok.
ing Tor Bargains" in ST. PauPs M q.
Church last evening. His text was
Proverbs 20. ~: .It is naught. It +
naught saith the buyer, but when he i
gone he boasteth.n
Man is born trader" said Or. Muir
ray. 1.-THE instinct lies deem within him
This is illustrated i'll children at an early
age. All are looking for bargains. There
are TWO Kinds OF tfaffic, one lftjliti,ti ara
progressive, the other dishonest and
destructive.
Itlere were never more honest anG
progressive merchants than now. Bat
there are some dishonest.
lhere never were greater efforts Ia
give the full worth of the money than al
present and yet there are some who fail
in this. g. = 80
THEY have many good clerks, true
and loyal TO their employers. but there
are some who take the advantage.
Inc business men are generally
liberal, but all kinds OF ATTEMPTS are
made by societies and churches 10 Get
their Nancy and if it is not Forthcoming
the boycott is threatened.
Men and women will drive miles in
search Of bargains. They viii 90 hun-
dreds Of miles on the train to find them.
know Of store in country town
that has the reputation OF being a bar
gam store, which draws the people for
fifteen or twenty miles round about. The
bargain counter attracts.
1T works eff shelf worn goods. II
presents a leader, if at i loss with the
hope of selling other articles.
But Goes It pay? Is it the best kind
Of business with him who sells, or does
i really benefit him who buys? Would
u not be better to buy and sell in a regu-
lar and straightforward way? Does ii
nay to ctfer special bargains or to hunt
them?
Those who take the greatest advan-
tage, as q rule, are not those in greatest
need. Those who are able are the great
est bargain searehers. Is il not an at
tempt to get something for nothing?
Does IT not form habits, and do nUt
habits form character? Is it not scaling
down from the high.tonad and most
honorable way Of doing things? Is not a
great deal " the representation mis-
representation?
W1l il not have its effect upon tile
clerks we train and the children we
rear? Tricks and sharp practices are
more and more 1T d discount. Does 1t
pay 10 beat q merchant in d deal or To
impose on q customer? If Won are Oh L
tram and tile conductor fails To lift your
ticket Oh punch your book, does It nav 10
Get q ride !fee? Isishonesto9 Isit truth.
ful toy . mother to pass off fifteen-vear.
Old girl o. boy for an eleyen-ypar-old,a nd
get the Child through on half faref
There are two kinds Of bargains, GOOD
bargains and bad bargains.
Esau made bad bargain when for .
mess 81 pottage, hesold His birthright.
THAT was bad bargain Judas made
when he sold Christ. Think ii il. THE
Lord of Glory, tho Redeemer Of the
world, the Only perfect man that has
ever lived offered for sale. What is yonl
price? Judas says thirty pieces Of
silver fifteen dollars.
'Ia any who ale trading the prayer-
meeting III which they were brought up,
for the card party or the theatre, let lne
assure You it is 4 bad bargain Those
3ho are changing thoughtful ANA rever-
emit companions for the thougltless and
irreverent are making bad bargain
those who are barterirg the cup Of cold
water ior the glass Of beer, are wasting
heir substance and destroying their
health. Those who have traded the
church service for excursions on the
Lords day have been badly cheated
Those who have changed self denial for
sell qualification are greatly worstea
But there is great bargain. It ii
offered to all You may have it. You
wlll DC more and more pleased with it,
There are limitations you can buy
cheaper. There have been great efforts
made to have the price Of the genuine
article reduced.
ia II cannot be done. II is the same III
all places, III all seasons and to all per
sons. No one has ever been able to Get &
corner on it. II is absolutely one price.
Salvation can be had by repentance
towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus
Chcist and at no other price. Ii you are
cooking for bargains, seek no further.
This is the pearl Of great price for which
the man sold all his possession that liz
might purchase il"