The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-09

employs himself on the Lords day. It is very easy when Sabbath morning comes, in little town where the com mercial traveller has 10 spend his Sun day for him to say to himself: Well I guess I will not go to church today I will stay in my room and read the morning newspaper or write some let ters." It Is very seductive for the com mercial traveller after a hard weeks work to go to bed Saturday night with the intention of staying there until half past 10 o'clock the next morning and then, in order to save time, to break the Lords day and take the Sunday train for the next town. Or, if a commercial traveller Is spending Sunday in a large city, it is very easy for him to go and hear the different popular preachers in the same way that, out of curiosity he might go to see the great tragedians act the part of Hamlet or an "Othello." 'Richelieu" or a 'Dr. Jekyll and MT. Hyde"
 The True Worship.
 Though all those attractions may be very fascinating, yet, my friend, you must remember that the true worship of God does not consist Tn the mere sat isfying of our intellectual curiosity or in lying in bed on the Sabbath day but in work, hard, conscientious work, for thu, Master The old adage tells us that
 satan has to hunt the busy man bu. the indolent man hunts the devil" Therefore my brother, the easiest way to overcome the temptations which be- set the commercial traveller during the long, lonely hours of the Sabbath day is to worship God while away from home in the same way you would or rather ought to do, if you were at home.
 Go to the little village meeting house bright and early and offer your services to the Sunday school superintendent. and say you will take a class for the day if any teacher is absent. Go to the young peoples meeting at night and of- Ter there your most earnest prayer, and give them the most practical. helpful talk you can. After the morning or evening sermon go to the pulpit and take the country or city minister by the nand and tell him that you intend to pray for him and his work during the whole week. If you will do all this reg ularly and systematically every Sabbath day, you will find, oh commercial trav- eler that you have not only been A mes- senger to help others, but that you have oeepened your own spiritual life By such an evangeiistis mlssfon as this you sucn an evangelistic mission as this you the sins peculiar to the Sabbath, but also the besetting sins which every week day Turk along the wayside of every commercial travellers journey
 The worse dangers of a modern com merclal travellers life generally assaiI him when he is comparatively a young man. Once in a while you may find an old man who still travels upon the road put as rule the commercial travellers are comparatively young men. The life IS so nara an older man can rarely stand the physical strain. Unless protected and restrained by the grace of God these young men are apt to fall into the trans oI sih lmpulsively. They are apt to say 10 themselves: Well, know I ought not 10 sln, but l am young yet Therefore I can airord to SOW a few wild oats and then l can repent and at last live to a respectable middle age, and even be hon. ored in my old age"
 This expectation, my young friend might be all right if it were true. hut as ruie' IL IS not true. Generally sinful young age means sinful middle age. A sinful middle age means a sinful old aee if the human body is not destroyed bv s,,, before the three score years have, been llyed out The sins of youth will gem eraHy Follow man and curse his whole a1ter lie, as the sins of Benedict Arnold's youth cursed him to the grave. TaIlev- rand, the great French statesman. cave dramatic account of the desolation of the traitor. When he was exiled by the cN ANopOitOD ana had to leave france, he intended to sail for America Coming to the little French seaport town where ne was about to embark. he heard mat an American gentleman was livinq Tn the hotel. So he sent up a card and asked for an interview TalIevrand was ushered into a dark room, where this American gentleman sat. Then Talley- rand said: Sir. have been exiled from France, and expect to cross the sea. and hoo ii.
 American gentleman. Therefore I crayed an interview to ask you to give me A few letters Of introduction to some of your friends in New York city"With that the gentleman laughed a horrible laugh. As he retreated toward the door. he said. NO, MT. Talleyrand, I cannot give you any letters to my friends in America. The reason Is that I have no friends in America. l 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 I am Major General Arnold of his majesty's service. I am Benedict Arnold. the traitor" As Bene dict Arnold's youthful sin followed him to the grave, so the sin into which the youthful commercial traveller falls fol- lows him to the grave. Oh, my young friends who spend most of your life unon the road, beg of you to seek divine heIp and pray and continue to pray that you may overcome the daily temptations of the commercial travellers life
 How to Overcome Sin,
 I would plead with each one of you to consecrate yourself to the Divine Mas ter's service, so that you may overcome the besetting sins of a life away from home. You are not at heart bad man You have many tender ties which ought to bind you to a life of purity and truth. In all probability you have the same kind of home ties as had the commercial trav- eler I once met upon the road It was during long tiresome journey. To- ward the evening hour, as 1t gradually began to darken. closed my book and began to think about the mother of my children and the little babies at home. said to myself, "Yes, the little white nightgowns are now about to be put on. yes. they must be saying their prayers about now; yes, I can almost hear them say. God bless papa and mammar Then. looking across the aisle, I saw A young IT an about my own age open hts satchel. He took out of that satchel 9 little paper package. He began to un fasten the cord. Then he exposed to view three or four photographs and began to look long and earnestly at them I cross ed the aisle. Putting my hand upon the young mans shoulder. I said. Well old fellow, l have a wife and some babies too." Have your" he answered as his face lighted up with a smile. "Would you like to see mine?" Then we talked ahout home. Then his evas haco mo ,.,oi..