Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-03-22
SATURDAY NIGHT
SERMONS <(a1As -
BY.;::<>lI NJ
REySAMUEL v. pURyIS.D.D.
A BUSINESS QUESTION.

TO fishermen he spoke of the gospel net
To farmers he said. "A sower went
forth to SOW" To shepherds he told
the parable of the lost sheep. Eut
when he spoke OF profits he spoke Il
all men OF all ages. Man Is born
Spectator. n trading. bartering animal
The savage exchanged ivory. gold and
gems for bends and calico and thought
he had the better OF the barter. Yogl
boy has pockctful OF twlnc pencil
stubs. broken bladed knives and mar
bles. He has passion for trading
His father mortgages his home for an
auto: his mother skimps the family Ia
BILE for Fridays bargain counter: his
sister IL willing to barter her woman
hood for worthless title. When Na
poleon was marching on Moscow and
Alexander was weeping because h,
had no more worlds to conquer the
devil must have chuckled. Don't laugh
ut the boy In the story who took his
COW 10 market and traded her for n
goat. the goat for sheep. the sheer
for goose. the goose for an egg aud
ate the egg
To Gain the Whole World.
Says the devil TO Christ on the noun
tain top. "All these kingdoms will |
give thee II thou wilt fall down and
worship me" The artful liar They
weren't his to give. Who ever heard
OF man owning the world. or even a
continent. or the great Empire State Of
New York; | stood talking TO the un
dertaker az the funeral ''rhe deceased
owns all this land. three miles to the
south, five miles TO the west" Non
sense. Don't quote the surveyor with
compass and chain. Your little vest
pocket tape measure says six feet one
way aud two feet six inches the Other
No; | forgot That little ohlong space
in the cemetery belongs to his executors
and heirs. They hold the deed, But
that isn't the world God means. Not
the earth. arched with rainbow. brigh'
with golden cloud across It's blue sky
beautiful MS spring with June bridal
blossoms in her hair; not purple mour
tain and yellow prairie. sparkling oceau
and ripping brook; not this alone. thu
plus something else-the world with
In. the world OF human Interests
Wealth. power. beauty. fame. the per
version OF things not wrong In them
selves. these make us forget God sub
stituting IN opera house for God
house. "art for arts sake" rather thai.
for mans sake Worldliness Is tl.r
word. Love not the world" sars
John What Is worldliness? 'fh',
lust Of the flesh. the lust Of the eye ai.a
the pride Of life" Catch It? Substi
tuting things for God.
81 the DEVILS Booth.
Jesus understood the scope OF this
question All the Scripture tells story
OF mans foolish bartering. There's M
Internal magic about the devils bread
it's all bran. Jacob traded well witt,
Esau, but II made him fugitive. M
exile. Achan got the wedge OF gold aud
the Babylonlsh garmcnt-and a erin
nails grave. lie lost In the dcal
Judas got the thirty pieces OF silvr
They bought n potter's field; he got
rope and n pass to perdition. Ananiae
held back the price Of the field. y
only harvest was his own dead bod
The rich farmer built his barn extru
sion. That night God wrote his ep
taph-"rhou fool Says Lowell:
At the devils booth all things are sold
Each ounce OF dross costs it's ounce 10
gold
For cap and bells our lives we pay
Bubbles we buy with n whole soul
tasklng.
IT'S heaven alone that is given away
IT'S only God may be had for the asst
ing.
Germany gained the victory owe
France In 1870. It got much territorg
great sum OF money also mur
military glory. II got everything =
cept the French soul. There are no H.
ures 10 show what IL has cost German
since TO have an enemy ut her gate
In Exchange For His Soul.
What will man give in exchan.'
for his soul; on Barnegnt beach
along the Atlantic coast. last sumilr
nun graspcd for his hat as II WEI
overheard. The sen swallowed 81
lonely fisherman and licked It's ch
against the side OF his boat. In II PHI
adelphla fire recently n man countih
his wealth in six figures rushed ba
INTO his Office for his coat. containii
a wallet with $500. The firemen -four
his body two hours afterward burn
10 crisp. 4 life for straw Int
even $500. The Greeks put an obloi
the mouth of their deed. but we hn
no pockets In our shrouds. But q
soul--the real mau--the kernel In g..
Ehell--how much? oh. handful
grccnbacks. an Office. the painted fu
Df courtesan. little tlattcry. n ~
gown or some glittering jewelry. n a.
moments OF sensual pleasure. II
hasn't come 10 your door. then re.'
Sundays newspaper that morgue
vice and virtue. Hut. say. friend. g.
for what are you exchanging 80
souli "Nut even these things. preachpi
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