The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-04-17
SERMON 70 THE TRAVELLERS
Or. o. X. TiNoALL breaches U.
c. MEMORIAL.
MEN WHO LIVE A BUSY LIFE

Commercial Travellers Delivered
Last Sunday.
DR.. ID. X Tindall in delivering the
special memorial address to the Nor
folk council of the United Commercial
Travellers at the First Methodist
church last Sunday morning said in
part:
find my text in Here we have no
continuing city; we seek one to
comet"
learn from this text that this is a
busy life. God intended it so. The
idle life is unsuccessful and danger.
Gus. When Adam failed to keep the
Garden of Eden and became idle he
lost his beautiful home. His heart be-
came idle and hence the workshop of
Satan. All successful men have been
busy men. Adam was at first a gard
ner or florist. Abraham was a ranch.
man. Moses. says tradition, was early
great warrior David was a shep-
herd boy. Paul a tentmaker, Peter
fisherman, Luke a physician and
Christ a carpenter.
You travelling commercial men find
man tomorrow morning, rising before
daybreak, starting off to make an early
train, swinging two heavy grips; he
rides day and night; he talks to his
customers face to face for hours. His
meals and sleeping come at all and
any hours. His life is, indeed, busy
one.
Fifty years ago the retail man
sought the wholesalers. Now it is
reversed. Through these travelling
statesmen the wholesaler goes to the
retailer. 1t is now the only way to
succeed l well remember the face
and name of the first travelling sales
man | remember to have seen. 1t
was about forty-five years ago. Now
those who have wares for sale go to
the people; and is this not in keep
ing with the Savior's method of evan.
geli2ing the world when he says, GO
We unto all the world and preach the
gospel to every creature?"
| think | see in the text the union
or solidity of Gods people. The I'VE"
in the text implies this. The human
race is one for God made of one blood
all the nations of men, says Paul.
This solar system is one for we find
by spectrum analysis that the heav-
emily bodies Of this system are com.
posed of the same elements as our
earth This body of commercial trav-
elers is one-they are united" This
is as right as it is beautiful. Unions
with the motto of malice towards none
and charity for all are right, desirable
and helpful In them is strength, help
fulness, protection. 1t is we'll to be-
long to splendid organization wheth-
er 1t be union, order, church or ma
ton. The highest of all unions is that
with God through Jesus Christ.
| learn from the text that the human
race are travellers. Here we have
no continuing city" We are migra-
tory race, nomadic people. Like the
Arab we are constantly pitching and
striking our tents and stealing away.
You commercial men are ever on the
go. You are here today and gone to-
morrow. You are most of your time
away from home-Sweet home, |
deeply sympathize with any one who
is denied so much of the time the
sweet comforts of home. sympa-
thlze with the man whose only home
is hotel, however good and pleasant
the hotel may be. There is no place
like home. | we'll remember hearing
young man in a great gathering of
young people in Cleveland, Ohio, sew
eral years ago saying he never knew
what it was to have a home. 1t
touched my heart deeply.
The travelling man by reason of be-
ing from home so much is peculiarly
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must be so. And yet there are many
OF the best citizens and Christians
among travelling men. 1t is true right
here in Norfolk. Still, the temptations
are there and these men have my
prayerful sympathy. But we can over
come all these temptations. | always
endeavor to live the same away from
home as at home. Then | am safe.
Once in Paris | was urged to visit the
flnest opera house in the world: but
at the time play was on and since
do not go to operas at home | would
not in the city of Paris. In the city
of Florence, Italy. | was invited on
Sunday to see the leaning tower of
Pisa; but not believing in travelling
on Sunday except on occasions of
necessity | declined to do so there.
While in the Orient where drinking
water was bad l was urged to drink
VINE instead; but not being a wine
drinker at home | refused to do so
abroad.
AS travellers we will all soon Journey
to another world than this. A little
while ago we were not in this world
and in a short time to come we will
not be here; we must go hence. Be-
fore long you travelling men will, as
1t were, pack your grips for the last
time and go, to return no more in this
world to that faithful wife and those
darling children. Some of the men,
bers Of your union have passed away
since your last memorial day.
If prepared to make 1t, the journey
to the next world will be a happy one.
l am always happy after hard Sun
days work to return home on Monday
to my family | am sure that after a
hard weeks work you men are always
glad on Saturday to turn your faces