Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-11-07

score years have been lived out. Inc
sins of youth will generally follow a
man and curse his whole after life, as
the sins of Benedict ArnOlds youth
cursed him to the grave. Talleyrand,
the great French statesman, gave a
dramatic account of the desOlati0n OF
the traitor. When he was eXiled by
the order of Napoleon and had to leave
France, he intended to sail for Ameri-
ca. Coming to tile little French seaport
town where he was about to embark,
he heard that an American gentleman
was living in the hotel. So he sent up
a card and asked for an interview.
Talleyrand was ushered into dark
room, where this American gentleman
sat. Then Talleyrand said: Sir, l
have been exiled from France, and ex-
pect to cross the sea and live in Ameri- |
ca. hear that you are an American
gentleman. Therefore l craved an in |
terview to ask you to give me few |
letters of introduction to some of your
friends in New York city" With that
the gentleman laughed a horrible
augh. AS he retreated toward the door
he said: mo. Mr.. Talleyrand, l
cannot give you any letters to my
friends in America. The reason is
that I have no friends in Amer
lea. 1 am the only man today
who was born in America, and who
has shed his blood for freedom, who
has not one friend in all America. My
name, sir. is Benedict Arnold. am
/ Major General Arnold of his majesty's
service. l am Benedict Arnold, the
traitor" As Benedict Arnold's youth
full sin followed him to his grave, so the
sin into which the youthful CONNER
cial traveller falls follows him to the
grave. Oh, my young friends who
spend most of your life upon the road,
| beg of you to seek divine help and
: pray and continue to pray that you
: may overcome the daily temptations OF
: the commercial travellers life.
Row to Overcome Sin.
e would plead with each one Of you
1 to cOnsecrate yourself to the Divine
Masters service, so that you may over
come the besetting sins of a life away
from home. You are not at heart a
o bad man. You have many tender ties
Il which ought to bind you to life OF
n purity and truth. In all probability
/. you have the same kind of home ties
r as had the commercial traveller l once
# met upon the road. 1t was during {
II long tiresome journey. Toward thu
# evening hour. as 1t gradually began t
If darken, l closed my book and begal
" to think about the mother of my chill
Ia ut
p said to myself. Eyes, the little whit
10 nightgowns are now about to be pu
Y on; yes, they must be saying thei
m prayers about now; yes, l can almos
n hear them say, Cod bless papa an
o mammal" Then, looking across tn
Sc aisle. 1 saw young man about m
v own age open his satchel. He too
l. out of that satchel little paper pacl
IS age. He began to unfasten the corr
#. Then he exposed to view three or fOU
at photographs and began to look Ion
ST and earnestly at them. | crossed IL
IL aisle. Putting my hand upon Il
ne young mans shoulder, l said, I'VE
he old fellow, have a wife and some b
tv bies too Have your" he answerC
lis would you like to see miner Tit
on we talked about home. Then his ey
IT. became moist when he laughingly al
i'll vet pathetically said Let me sho
on you letter | received this mornil
10 from my baby He held up an 0
~ crumpled brown piece Of paper, Ov
oh which a little child's chubby fng
in had scrawled a lot of hieroglyphi,
no which writing looked like a lot Of h
lso tracks in a banyard. Then l turn
ak. and said, You ought to be a good m
with such a family Of little ones
Try Eyes" he answered. Il know | shou
and, do you know, feel that if it W
m not for my lovely, consecrated hOl
sail and my wife's prayers and the thong
ing that my little children are every mig
ind praying for me I might yield to
the many temptations of a commerce
eial travellers life. But every time l ST
len. to do wrong my little children's ar
can seem to cling about my neck as IL
I'm cry: Don't, papa. For your dear lit
the babies sake. don't sin"
apt And so in that evening hour, as
ely. train was speeding toward my desti
yes: ton for lecturing, felt as | feel NJ
ut I felt that, though the average &C
lord mercial traveller has many sins be'
can ting him, yet he is armOred and
able melted from the attacks of temptati
my by his absent loved ones prayers.
average commercial traveller ought
end, be true to his gospel faith when {
but, has given to him a lovely, consecrat
ly Christian home. Oh, We knights of
mid grin. will YOU be true to the Oh
ms a who is pleading with you today