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r ^ " ISSUED SEMI-WEEKI,^ ^ t. m. grist & sons, Publishers. } % pjfnmitn gtetcspaper: J[or "<c promotion of (he ?oliticaI, Social, Agricultural, and (Commercial Interests of the jOeopte. {TERMsSiNo^K?coiv! rA.vJ cENDTVsANC,' established 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1900. NO. 11. THE CRUC OFPHII By REV. CHAR Author of "In His Steps: What Wc Hardy's S< Synopsis of Previous Ixstallmen In order that new readers of The E quirek may begin with the following i stallmentot this story, and understand just the same as though they had read all from the beginning, we here give synopsis of that portion of it which h already been published: Philip Strong, a minister, receives two cnl one to a college town, where he may live quiet, scholarly life, to his liking, the other a manfacturing town where there is plenty work to do among the laboring classes. I accepts the more active Held. Philip disc< ers that a number of his wealthy pnrlshion< have property rented for saloons and gambli houses. He interviews one of them and advised that he had better not stir up t matter. The next Sunday he preaches up the subject, and Mr. Winter, one of his m< prominent parishioners, having property rei ed for sucii purposes, rises from his seat a walks out of the church. The next mornii Winter calls on the minister and resents wh he calls an insult to himself, then, threat! ing to withdraw his support from the churl retires in high dudgeon. The sermon creal great excitement, and the next Sunday a lar crowd attends Philip's church, expecting sensational sermon; but Philip disappoir them, preaching on a different subject entire Philip attacks the saloons and preach against them to a large congregation. Heca upon his people to join with him in an i tempt to exterminate them. Later heleav his house to visit a sick child, und a man < the opposite side of the street fires two shot him. Philip has been severely though n s mortally wounded. His assassin is arrest and. at Philip's request, is brought before hii Philip assures him that he bears him no will and prays for him. Philip preaches i the Sunday question and makes new enemn Coming home one evening, he finds his w in a faint on the fioor, a knife stuck into t desk and two anonymous scrawls, one a dressed "To the Preacher," the other "To t Preacher's Wife." They were warnings leave the town. The minister's wife begs h husband to leave the field for another, but i stead he prepares to continue the war again the devil there and in his own fashion. Phil \ astonishes his parishioners by proposing move their church edifice into tne teneme district. He speaks to the laboring men their hall and unintentionally influences the against the rich by holding up the selflshne of many rich people. When he goes home, is informed that a mob is threatening X Winter at his residence. Philip goes to t scene and rescues Mr. Winter from the mc Philip preaches against wasteful expendltur when the poor are in need and is visited bj stranger who asks for fooa and shelter, wl tells his benefactor that he lives too extruv gantly for one who preaches against extruv v. gance. Philip calls him "Brother Mar Philip takes the words of the stranger heart and acts upon them. He requests 1; congregation to reduce his salury one-half ni fit up the parsonage for a refuge for homele children. Philip discusses nis propositi! with the trustees of his church, who oppc his plan. Philip is again visited by tl "Brother Man." who encourages him. Tl sexton of Philip's church, a Negro, is con v< ted and desires to Join the church. Phil presents thenan e of the sexton to the clutri ? committee on admission, and the Candida receives a majority of the votes cast. The se ton Is rejected by the church. One who h been elected declines to oc received nuu n church on account of the sexton's rejectio informing the members that the rejected tin is caring for the son of his old master, who in poverty and sickness. Philip goes to s the sick man and administers the comma ion. Philip at the evening service throws i his arms, utters a cry and tails backward. 1 is taken home and recovers. The next day 1 ^ receives an ini|>ortuiit letter. CHAPTER XVII. The letter which Philip had receive and which his wife now read was s follows: Rev. Philip Strong, Pastor Calvary Church, Mi ton: Dear Sir and Brother?The seminary at Fairvie v has long teen contemplating the addition to i professorship of a chair of sociology. The lack funds and the absolute necessity of sufficient e dowment for such a ctiair have made it impnsi ble hitherto for the trustees to make any defini move in this direction. A recent legacy, of whii you have doubtless heard, lias made the foundii of this new professorship possible. And now tl trustees by unanimous vote have united upon yi as the man best fitted to fill this chair of sociol , gv. We have heard of your work in Milton ai know of it personally. We are assured you a the man for this place. We therefore tender y< most heartily the position of professor of sociol gy at Kairview seminary at a salary of $2,500 year and a preliminary year's absence, eith abroad or in this country, before you begin actu labors with the seminary. With this formal tall on the part of the.truste earnest desire on the oart of all t! o .... ... professors of the s miliary who remember you your marked undergraduate sueeess as a stude here. You will meet with the most loving w< conic, and the seminary will be greatly strengt ened by your presence in this new departmer We are, in behalf of the seminary, very cordial yours. The Trustees. Here followed their names, fandlk to both Philip and his wife. There was a moment of astonishc silence, and then Sarah said: "Well. Philip, that's what I call tl linger of Providence!" "I>o you call it the finger of Prov dence because it points the way yc want to go?" asked Philip, with smile. But his face instantly grew s her. lie was evidently very much e: cited by the call to Fairview. It ha come tit a time when he was in a coi L.. dition to he very much moved by it. "Yes. Philip." replied his wife as si f smoothed hack his hair from his for head, "it is very plain to me that yt have done all that any one can do hei in Milton, and this call comes just time. You are worn out. The churt is opposed to your methods. You net a rest and a change, and. beside v this is tlit? very work that you liave o ways had a liking for." IMiilip said nothing for a momec His mind was in a whirl of einotio Finally lie said: "Yes: 1 would enjc such a professorship. It is a vei tempting call. 1 feel drawn toward i And yet"?he hesitated?"! don't kno that 1 ought to leave Milton just now Mrs. Strong was provoked. "Phil Strong, you have lived this kind of li long enough! All your efforts in Cs vary church are wasted. What got have all your sermons done? It is : a vain sacrilice. and the end will be d feat and misery for you. Add to i this the fact that this new work w call for the best and most Christian I bor and that some good Christian m; will take it if you don't?and I dot see. Philip, how you can possibly tliii of such a thing as refusing this oppc tuuity." "It certainly is a splendid opportui ty." murmured Philip. "1 wonder wl they happened to pitch on me for tl place ?" "That's easy enough. Every oi knows that you could till that clui JFIXION 1 LIP STRONG.! * plar "1 LES M. SHELDON, fear >uld Jesus Do?," "Malcom Kirk," "Robert ou?' :ven Days," Etc. ^ou self TS . "(, N_ better than almost any other man in py. j,I the country." .... it "Do you mean by 'every one' a little tonc it woman of the name of Sarah?" asked t ? Philip, with a brief return of bis teaslog habit. HS "No. sir. I mean all the professors u ' a and people in Fair;'rw and all the A" thinkiuc people of Milton and every c?pri U1 I ? He one who knows you. Philip. Every p(j t ^ one knows that whatever else you lack a "ng it isn't brains." stre( h'? "I'd like to borrow a few just now, eno( on though, t< r I seem to have lost most of aD(] ^ mine. Lend me yours, won't you, thp nd Sarah, until I settle this question of ,.?t the call?" mt . .... rum >n- "No. sir. If you can t settle a plain question like this with all your brains, tjlor ge you couldn't do any better with the ad- lagt dition of the little I have." lyt "Then you really think, do you, gQn ** Sarah, that 1 ought to accept this as tQ s nt. the leading of the spirit of God and pj cs follow without hesitation?" ^ , Mrs. Strong replied with almost tearfU| earnestness: cail( ui. "Philip. It seems to me like the leadi11 Ing of his hand. Surely you have shown your willingness and your eour{|? age and your sacrifice by your work id- here. But your methods are distasteh? ful, and your preaching has so far ? er roused only antagonism. Oh, 1 dread |?t" the thought of this life for you anotner ____ lip day. It looks to me like a suicidal polt? icy. with nothing to show for it when at you have gone through with it." ,n rhilip spread the letter out on the he couch, and liis face grew more and k J more tbouglitful as he gazed into the j! face of ids wife, and liis mind went * over the ground of liis cliurch experir a ho ence. If only?lie was perhaps think- pi a- ing? if only the good God had not given fig him so sensitive and tine tempered a to spirit of conscientiousness. lie almost 'kI envied men of coarse, blunt feelings. ?s of common ideals of duty and service. ^ Ills wife watched him anxiously. "To ie She knew it was a crisis with him. At last he said: of I ip "Well. Sarah, 1 don't know but earn 'jg you're right. The spirit is willing. "Is x- but the flesh is weak. The professor- "A i"g ship would be free from the incessant Wha n, worry and anxiety of a parish, and "O lj" then 1 might be just as useful in the log 1 ce seminary as I am here?who knows?" are i "p "Who knows, indeed?" exclaimed me." lo Sarah joyfully. At the same time she "T was almost crying. She picked up Stroi the letter and called Philip's attention 'o the clause which granted him a then , ^ear abroad in case he accepted, their ( "Think of that. I'hilip! Your dream conv of foreign travel can come true now!" "N "That is"?Philip looked out of the then l. ?. n e|wl,, talk W1UUOW over luir uiu^.i iwi ?? w near by to the gloomy tenements? shw ts "that is. supposing I decide to accept." meai of "Supposing! But you almost the same anJ't |J" as said? Oh. Philip, say you will! Be te reasonable! This is the opportunity of was a lifetime!" spok "That's true," replied Philip. meu "You may not have another such PeoP o- chance as this as long as you live. You 'n? J ld are young now and with every pros pect of success in work of this kind. m'es o- It is new work, of the kind you like. w^e' a You will have leisure and means to mcai carry on important experiments and you influence for life young men entering Paus cs the ministry. Surely. Philip, there is *el as great opportunity for usefulness ,0*VJ 'u" and saeriliee there as anywhere. It ^ ?|. must I?e that the will of (lod is in this. 'e^e i- It comes without any seeking on your s'( part." hat' y "Yes. indeed!" Philip spoke with the ir only touch of pride he ever exhibited. . It was pride in the knowledge that he . 1(j was absolutely free from self glory or wart self seeking. ie "Then say you will ncccpt. Say you -ia.. will. Philip!" ,j. The at>peal. coining from the person ,10 IU dearest to him in all the world, moved pi,? a Philip profoundly. lie took the letter ?y 0. from her hand, read it over carefully ... , ? and again laid it down on the couch. . ! , | ton. ^ i lieu iic* ?uiu. u?|' Q_ "Sarah. I uiust pray over it. I need ger | a little time. Yoa will have reason"? nmv Philip paused, as his habit sometimes was. and at that moment the bell rang, |eaV( and Mrs. Strong went down stairs. As ure , she went along she felt almost per. suaded that Philip would yield. Some. thing of his tone seemed to imply that jL)eeu >(j the struggle in Ids mind was nearly muc 's, ended. nmn V The callers at the door were three inun men who had been to see Philip sev- that ^ eral times to talk with 1dm about the ing i ' mill troubles and the labor conflict in to li general. They wanted to see Philip. gr(,a r? Mrs. Strong was anxious about the y0u condition of Philip's health. She asked it, b ^ the men to come in and went up stairs grea ? again. and ip "Can you see them? Are you strong kne\ enough?" she asked. chui ,j. "Yes: tell them to come up. I am duri ,j comfortable now." here Philip was resting easily, and after a failt le_ careful look at him Mrs. Strong went A jH down stairs. rolli ill To her surprise two of the men had spla: a- gone. The one who remained ex- him. id plained that he thought three persons by t ft would excite or tire the minister more ciolc ik than one. He had staid and would dan; )r. not trouble Philip very long. But the "S business oil which lie came was of neig if. such an important nature that lie felt he ji ,v obliged to see the minister if lie could wen he do so without danger to him. "V So the man went up. and Philip uevt no greeted him with his usual heartiness, then iir excusing himself for not rising. The youi i took a chair, moved up near the hei ;b and sat down. He seemed a to i ] deal excited, but In a suppressed goi cautious way. the came to see you, Mr. Strong, to E you about a thing you ought to Ing w. There Is danger of your life rig >." ey( VhereV" asked Philip calmly. hal Eere, in this neighborhood." Tli Veil?" Philip waited for more ex- bet mtion. " didn't want to tell your wife for gla of scaring her, but 1 thought you sta lit to know. Mr. Strong, and then " could take steps to protect your- sm or get away." int Jo on. Tell me the worst," said my ip quietly as the man paused. me Veil." the man went on in a low ex& >. "two others and me overheard a v Ik last night by the men who run ert Star saloon and den down by the tioi s. They have a plan to waylay as rob you and Injure you. sir, and E it in such a way as to make it int( a a common hold up. They seem- illu o know about your habit of going wa ind through the alleys and cross wa ets of the tenements. We heard aw jgh to make us sure they really his truly meant to deal foully by you an first good chance, and we thought go to put you on your guard. The pre mies are down on you. Mr. Strong, ohi have been so outspoken against bis n. And your lecture in the hall tho week has made them mad, 1 tell cas They hate you worse than pol- wo fnr Hint's the article tllPY Seem ttin ell and make a living out of." abr lilip had the week before address- tioi a large meeting of worklngmen, mU( in the course of his speech he had miE Hi attention to the saloon as one a ^ dee ^ ^ ur work here has not been a failure; m01 it has been a great success." or be greatest foes of the wage cou er. thai i that all?" Philip asked. owi 11, man alive! Isn't it enough? wit! t more do you hanker after?" call f course I don't 'hanker after' beleld up or attacked, but these men iiistaken if they think to frighten \\ Str< hey mean more than frighten, Mr. actj ag; they meau business." ?-j "by don't you have them arrested, t{je , for conspiracy? If you overheard ^eg talk, they are guilty and could be tjje icted.' Ijas ot in Milton, Mr. Strong. Besides, jn t ; was no name mentioned, and the can was scatteringlike. They are ^ea wd devils. But we could tell they a(j^ it you plain enough. Not to prove ^ai hing in court, though." st01 ud you came to warn me? That amj kind of you. ray brother." Philip j a< e with the winsome affection for ajw that made his hold on common Dut le like the grappling vine with lovendrils. my es, Mr. Strong. 1 tell you the rum- pjjj will almost hold a prayer meeting jiea [) you leave Milton. And they wjjj i to make you trouble enough until lier. do leave. If I was you"?the man are ed curiously?"if 1 was you. I'd me up and leave this God forsaken vou " ? .. | l, Air. ?iroug. tr0l ou would?" Philip glanced at the cou r which still lay upon the couch ,nv le him. "Suppose 1 should say 1 [s*j about made up my mind to do just rj. thing.'" nilrr h. no. Mr. Strong, you don't mean .. < !" The man made a gesture to- sa|. 1 Philip that revealed a world of jt j ing and of hunger for fellowship |,or made Philip's heart throb with a teai ng of intense joy, mingled with an j v of pain. The man at once re- wjj| sed his emotion. It had been like .}j0 litning flash out of a summer cloud. (jje5 es." said Philip, as If continuing. jJur ave been thinking of leaving Mil- als( me. hat might be best. You're in dan- rp liere. No telling when some harm cou come to you." suc 'oil. I'm thinking 1 might as well siv( e. My work here has been a fail- jer? myway." Ufe "hat. a failure? Mr. Strong, you i(leJ t know the facts. There has never p^j i a minister in Milton who did so j)ep li for the poor and the working- (iav as yourself! Let me tell you." the ,jlc innoii with an earnestness concealed an emotion lie was try- |ja|] :o subdue. "Mr. Strong, if you were 0(1 pave Milton now it would be a t])p ter loss to the common people than j)US can imagine. You may not know y ut your influence among us is very mo) t. I have lived in Milton as boy we| man for 30 years, and I never j.'aj v so many laboring men attend }Utj ch and the lectures in the hall as |t | ng the few months you have been -pj,, . Your work here has not been a pju ire; it has been a great success." sjai tear stole out of Philip's eye and fro; d down and fell with a warm rca sh on t!ie letter which lay beside tcn If a $2,300 call could be drowned >y me tear, tliat professorship in so- i,or igy in Pair view seminary was in |)0t ;er. nes o you think the people in this sjtj hborhood would miss me a little?" ,kn isked almost as modestly as if he uj. l* asking a great favor. bin Yould they. Mr. Strong! You will pre ;r know what you have done for hoi n. If the mill men were to hear of me * leaving, they would come down of e In a body and almost comperyoi stay. 1 cannot bear to think of you ng. And yet the danger you are in ( whisky men"? 'hilip roused himself up, interrupt ; his visitor. The old time flash o liteous indignation shot out of hi >s as he exclaimed: "I am more thai f miuded to stay on that account e rummies would think they ha< iten me out if I left!" Ob, Mr. Strong, I can't tell you hov d we would be if you would oul; y! And yet"? And yet." replied Philip, with a sa< ile, "there are many things to tak< 0 the account. I thank you out o heart for the love you have showi It means more than words cai >ress." And Philip leaned back witl vearied look on his face, which nev heless revealed his deep satisfac 3 at the thought of such friendsbi] this man had for him. le was getting exhausted with tbi erview. following so soon on hi: ess of the night before. The visito: s quick to uotice it, and after i rm clasp of hands be wen ay. Philip, lying there alone whlli wife was busy down stairs. Iive< age in a few minutes. All his lifi far in Milton, the events of hii aching and his experiences in thi irch, his contact with the workmen evident influence over them, tbi iught of what they would feel li e he left Milton to accept this nev rk, the dissatisfaction at th< iught of an unaccomplished worl indoned. the thought of the exulta a of the whisky men?all this an< ch more surged in and out of his id and heart like heavy tides ol eaving ocean as it rushes into soim p fissure and then flows bach in with noise and power. He strug 1 up into a sitting position and li pain of body almost fell from couch upo> his knees and with his j bowed upon the letter, which hi iad out before him with both ids. he sobbed out a yearning crj lis Master for light in his darkuess came as he kneeled down, and il not seem to him at all strange oi urd that as he kneeled there came lis thought a picture of the Brothei a. Aud he could almost hear tin ther Man say: "Your work is ir ton, in Calvary church yet. Excepl inn shall renounce ail that he hath caunot be his disciple." It matid uot to Philip that the answer tc prayer cauie in this particular f. lie was not superstitious oi bid or given to yielding to impulsi fancy. He lay down upon the ch again and knew in his beari t he was at peace with God and his i conscience in deciding to staj h Calvary church and refuse tin to Kairview. CHAPTER XVIII. rhen a few minutes later Mrs >ng came up. Philip told her ex y how he had decided, cannot leave these poor fellows in tenements yet. My work Is jusl inning to count with them. And church?oh, Sarah. I love it, for il such possibilities, arid It must yield ime. And then the whisky men?1 not bear to have them think m? ton. driven out. defeated. And in ition to all the rest I have a feeling t God has a wonderful blessing lc e for me and the church very soon, 1 cannot banish the feeling that il :cept the call to Fairview I should ays be haunted by that ghost oi y murdered and run away from ch would make me unhappy in all future work. Dear little woman." lip went on as he drew his wife's d down and kissed her tenderly, le tears of disappointment fell from -"little woman, you know you the dearest of all earthly beings tc And my soul tells me the reason loved me enough to share earth's lbles with me was that you knew I Id not be a coward in the face ol duty, my conscience and my God, t not so?" lie answer came in a sob of mingled uish ami happiness: ifes. Philip, but it was only for yout e I wanted you to leave this work s killing you. Yet"?and site lifted head, with a smile through all the s? "yet. Philip, 'whither thou goes! rill go. and where thou lodgest I I lodge: thy people shall be my pooand thy God my God. Where thot ?t will 1 die, and there will 1 lit led; the Lord do so to me and more ) if aught but deatli part thee and t ft here were people in Miltou whe Id not understand how a person ol h refined and even naturally expen - '?~ .10 tliri minis ; and luxurious uauno ....? s wife possessed could endure the lie had planned for himself and his i of Christian living iD general lip could have told them if he hat1 11 so minded. Ami this scene eoulc e revealed it to any one who know minister and his wife as they renllj e. That was a sacred scene to litis id and wife, something that belong to them, one of those things whicl world did not know and had nc iness to know. 'lien the first Sunday of another nth had come. Mr. Strong felt quite 1 again. A rumor of iiis cull tc rview had gone out. and to the few mate friends who asked him aboul le did not deny, but he said little > time was precious to him. He uged into the work with an enthu sin and a purpose which sprang m his knowledge that he was at last Ily gaining some influence in the ement district. he condition of affairs in that ueigli hood was growing worse instead ol ter. The amount of vice, drunken s. crime and brutality made his sen ve heart quiver a hundred times a as lie went his way through it all i study of the whole question let i to the conviction that one of the at needs of the place was a new ue life for the people. The tone tits were owned and rented by mer wealth and influence.. Many ol J these men were In the church. Dis- other r couraged as he had so often been in temp t. his endeavor to get the moneyed men it ' of the congregation to consecrate their one i > property to Christian uses. Philip came "This f up to that first Sunday with a new warn s phase of the same great subject which surpr 3 pressed so hard for utterance that he eesse ! could not keep it back. ward 1 As be faced the church this morning and he faced an audience composed of very hand v conflicting elements. Representatives secon ? of labor were conspicuous In the gal- tolp; lerles. People whom he bad assisted suddt 1 at one time and another were scattered The s s through the house, mostly in the back Ph!li| f seats under the choir gallery. His own edge a membership was represented by men lege, i who. while opposed to his idea of the and. ' i Christian life and his interpretation of r?*'sl - Christ, nevertheless continued to go nn 'h - and hear him preach. The incident of He hi 3 the sexton's application for member- aPPe|1 ship and his rejection by vote had also s told somewhat In favor of the minister. By li 9 Many preachers would have resigned "' led r after such a scene. He had said his ' ',er ( i say about it and then refused to speak stunn t or be interviewed by the papers on the away e subject. What It cost him in suffering some 1 was his own secret. But this morning, man 1 e as he rose to give his message in the "P a" s person of Christ, the thought of the mann 1 ?? 1 -i a nl. hir B conunueu suuenug uuu simme juju -- i, degradation In the tenement district, e the thought of the great wealth in the a possession of the church which might mi v be used almost to transform the lives 2T' e of thousands of people if the men of i riches in Calvary church would only , see the kingdom of God in its demanda 3 on them?this voiced his cry to the senate 5 people and gave his sermon the signifl- i r cance and solemnity of a prophet's In> spiration. conj ; "See!" he exclaimed as he went on j?g v after drawing a vivid picture of the rj? ( I miserable condition of life in the jones i buildings which could not be called (he8C s homes, "see what a change ccpld be pen(|j 1 wrought by the use of a few thousand gtate5 i dollars down there. And here this rjn js ' morning in this house men are sitting ufj . who own very many of those tene- lo ( t ments, who are getting the rent from jjeen them every mouth, who could, without S0UIC( > suffering one single sorrow, without 3elfl > depriving themselves of one necessity i ' or even luxury of life, so change the r ,.e i surroundings of these people that they men' i would enjoy the physical life God t ^ i gave them and be able to see his love to gjj In the lives of his disciples. Oh, my ( ? brethren, is not this your opportunity? lrj j ' What is money compared with human- ^our ' lty? What is the meaning of our dis- j clpleship unless we are using what mm.j > God has given us to build up his king- more : dom? The money represented by this wj)el| i church could rebuild the entire tene- ( ' ment district. The men who own these |j}jg ' buildings"? He paused as if he had sej| suddenly become awure that he might jjev*e be saying an unwise thing. Then, wjjj Q after a brief hesitation, as if he had game satisfied his own doubt, he repeated: ^ . "The men who own these tenements? wjj and members of other churches be- ^ . , sides Calvary are among the owners? , t are guilty In the sight of God for al- sa,n* I lowing human beings made in his im- P^ t age to grow up in such horrible sur- b I roundings when it is in the power of vun?e [ money to stop It. Therefore they shall mo ,? . receive greater condemnation at the exl),e i last, when Christ sits on the throne of 80l\ 1 I) ft 1101 f the universe to judge the world. For i will he not say. as he said long years ^ . ago. '1 was an hungered and ye gave ' me no meat, naked and ye clothed me y?urd turcrs I not, sick and in miserable dwellings ' ' reeking with tilth and disease and ye Pen 1 i drew the hire of these places and vis- j,? [ lted nie not?' For are these men and w . onH /ihiidron not mir brethren? 1 (Verily God will require it at our lu,n:t'11 hands, oil, men of Milton, If. having the W 1 power to use God's property so as to j?rt*al make the world happier and better, .8 * we refuse to do so and go our ways 'n& of careless of our responsibility and self- d?WQ ish in our use of God's money." 5,'r c< Philip closed his sermon with an ac- 'enc' count of facts concerning the condition 0 '?. of some of the people he himself had 00 IC visited. When the service closed, more ].u8 P.1 than one property owner went away secretly enraged at the minister's bold ov?' and, as most of them said and thought, lllf'usl "impertinent meddling in their busi- alD0UI uess." Was he wise? And yet he had P* been to more than one of these men|e"t5(5' in private with the same message. Did lie not have the right to speak in pub- P'e> 11 lie? Did not Christ do so? Would he l'le w not do so if he were here on earth igaiu? And Philip, seeing the great P'e 10 aeed, seeing the mighty power of mon- l'lai) ;y, seeing the indifference of these men l',e P :o the whole matter, seeing their de- cumP' ermiuation to conduct their business Pelua 'or the gain of it without regard to the 'pecul rendition of life, with his heart sore I great ind his soul indignant at the suffering hetwe le had witnessed, came into the church only t .ml Hung his sword of wrath out of its South cabbard, smiting at the very thing Uo tak learest of all tilings to thousands of I "'??1 e? hurch members today?the money, the of roperty, the gain of acquisition?and only ' e smote perhaps with a somewhat un- eduea rise energy of denunciation, yet with agitat is heart crying out for wisdom with the r<l very blow lie struck. "Would Christ za'ioii ly it? Would he say it?" And his Manu jusitive. keenly suffering spirit heard than 10 answer, "Yes, I believe he would." getlici nek of that answer he did not go in "At lose days so rapidly drawing to their educa emendous close. lie bowed the soul iribut ! him to Ids Master and said, "Thy uccori ill be done!" iiy tin The week following this Sunday was Uive, 1 le of the busiest Philip had known, and s? 'ith the approach of warmer weather, I in brii great deal of sickness came on. He zalion as going early and late on errands of only 1 ercy to the poor souls all about his mentii rn house. The jieople knew him now 11 litid loved him. lie comforted his spir- quite, with that knowledge as he prayed uiore d worked. life to Ele was going through one of the nar- busim w courts one night on his way home, lowinj tli his head bent down and his I cuptiv augiits on some scene of suffering, mlity. len lie was suddenly confronted by Uiucer roung man who stepped quickly out oat ion nil a shadowed corner, threw one go to n about Philip's neck and placed his ' repres hand over his mouth and a'tted to throw him over backward, was very late, and there was no n sight. Philip said to himself, 5 Is the attack of which 1 was ed." He was taken altogether by ise; but. being active and self posd. he sharply threw himself for, repelling his assailant's attack, succeeded in pulling the man's away from his mouth. His first d's instinct was to cry out for his uext was to keep still. He ;nly felt the other giving way. itreugth seemed to be leaving him. ?, calling up some of his knowlof wrestling gained while in colthrew his entire weight upon him, to his surprise, the man offer .d no mice. They both fell heavily up e ground, the man underneath, ad not spoken, and no one had yet tred. As the man lay there mo ss Philip rose and stood over him. le dim light that partly illumi the court from a street lamp far )n he saw that his assailant was ed. There was a pump not f.ir , Philip went over and brought water. After a few moments the recovered consciousness. He sat d looked around in a confused er. Philip 3tood near by, looking n thoughtfully. TO RE CONTINUED. iscrllimoous ^radinq. (IUK SOLTHKKN TRADE. >r McLnurin Give* Valuable Information 011 an Important Qiientlon. a Baltimore Manufacturer*' Reof January 25, contains interestnterviews with Senator McLau)f South Carolina, and Senator , of Arkansas, with reference to luthern iuterest9 involved in the ng treaty between the United 5 and France. Senator McLauquoted us follows: le crying need of what has come called 'the New South' has always ways and means to utilize its reL'S, to 'realize upon its slow asor, to use a homely phrase, to i market for its ducks'. Thereit behooves our representative more than those of other sectious, some hard thinking about how this crying need, and to study double diligence the great indus tnd commercial problems of the T . I p t .....1 l uuj, i uereiure, urui i aim ouui or of every treaty or other comul measure calculated to secure markets or better markets, ler in France or Chiua, Europe, >r Africa, for whatever the south oday or may tomorrow have to Aud while I naturally (and I beproperly) favor first of all what lost benefit the south, I am at the lime, as au American who loves unity next to his state, iu favor latever will strengthen the power jfineuce of the republic. By the token I rely upon and expect ilic men of other sections to conwhat is best for the material ad ment of the south, for, as the i of The Manufacturers' Record sses it, 'the development of the means the enrichment of the i.' hod just dictated," Senator jMcd continued, "a letter iu reply to asking me to tell The Mauufaci' Record what I thought of the ng treaties, in which I took adge of the opportunity to say why ays felt ready to comply gladly iny reasonable request The Manners' Record might make, if theremight lend a helping hand to the work your paper has been doing so ind so faithfully for the upbuildthe south. Aud before getting to this particular instrumentality immercial expansion (i. e., the h treaty) I waut to say how Ful a sign of the times it is to i, as I do every day, the iucreaslblic interest which is being man throughout my state and all the south in commercial and trial affairs?an interest which uts, in fact, to a waking up on irl of our people to things that their real and lasting welfare, were never a commercial peoor (except for home use before ai) a manufacturing people until . In anti-helium limes our peo ok a keener interest in politics in auythiug else, because since eriod antedating the Missouri omise, 'politics' meant the perItou or extinction of the south's lar institution,' involving the issue that led at length to war en the states. I mention this 0 explain why the people of the have been comparatively slow e an active interest in industrial imiqercial questions. The effects bit and traditional tendency can >e counteracted by agitation and lion. And in this behalf?the ion of living material issues, and 1 neat ion of the public to a rcaliof the needs of the hour?the facturers' Record has done more all other publications put to id while we are talking about tional work I want to add m\ e ot ihe recognition now being led Senator Morgan of Alabama * enlightened press and progres i beta I minded men of all parties actions for the work he has doin aging the public mind to a mm of it great national need. Not las lie been more largely instrail than anyone else in making iicaruugiiit canal almost, if not a fail accompli ; but he has done than any southern man in public awaken our people ton practical, !ss view of affairs, instead of al ^ themselves to be 'led away e' by maudlin political seutimeuFor myself, I can say with ity and truth that whatever edu I huve received along lines that justify my holding my present leutalive positiou, I owe largely to his influence and example, and to inspirations horn of his public utterances. "There is nowhere in the world a people more open to conviction than those of the south?none tnore responsive to sound doctrine or honest, argument. I never fully realized this until I made my canvass for election to the senate on issues which were pronounced heretical from a party standpoint. In that canvass I never stood before an audience that was unwilling to listen to reason and to be convinced of truth. The pending treaty with France seems to have been negotiated with singular regard for southern interests, and to be more in harmony with the idea of an interchange of those products which neither Fiance nor the United States produces at home, and therefore less likely to work hardships on existing interests than any measure heretofore proposed for the encouragement of commerce. It involves so many items requiring time und study, that I do not feel prepared to undertake an explanation even of its advantages fr< in a southern standpoint; but with what attention I have been so far able to give to it, I should say that its ratification ought to be urged by every southern man, if 011 110 other ground, because it insures to the south the retention of the Frencli market for at least one of the products of the south's chiif staple, namely, cotton seed oil. Of this France now buys more than $4,000,000 worth, the loss of which, or any considerable part of it, under the sngggested scheme to bring Egyptian seed to be converted into oil at French mills?a scheme which, it is said, could he made practicable and profitable if the French duly on American cotton oil were raised?would injuriously affect every farmer in the cotton states, and the poor tenant farmers more than the large landowners ; in fact, the loss to us of the French market for this one product?and it is predicted thut if tbe treaty be rejected the duty will be promptly raised? would result uot only in a disastrous drop iu the price now paid the farmers for their cotton seed ; but would cause a large percentage of the oil mills to be shut down. And this would become a necessary step first of all to tbe small 'independent' mills which are springing up all over the south, built and operated by men of small meaus. It is always the weak concerns which suffer most when profits are curtailed ; so that the loss would fall most heavily upon these and upon the growers of cotton seed, tbe 6ale of which now brings into the farmers's pockets millions of dollars annually which they can illy afford to be deprived of. It might ultimately bankrupt 'the trust>. but the people of the south are not of the kind that are willing 'to cut off their noses to spite their faces.' Here is one case where the interests of the people and a corporation called a 'trust' are identical. It would also seem that when this treaty shall be ratified our southern cotton mills will be enabled to sell to the French several million dollars' worth of the coarser grades of cotton cloth now imported into France from England, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. uIn the item of lumber the French treaty will make possible an increase . in Southern exports of lumber products to France, and if the treaties with the British West Iudies and British Guiaua, now before the Senate, are ratified, it is thought that these colonies will get their entire supply of yellow pine from the southern states, and that it will there supplant white pine, now imported from Canada. Iron products will likewise constitute an important exportable item uuder the operations of these treaties, and a number of other things produced in the South. So soon as I have time to study the schedules showing the existing duties and the new ones under the 'minimum rate,' I shall gladly take advautage of the columns of The Manufacturers' Record to communicate to the South ? t ^ ern people unuiever i ui?} etuoceeu iu discovering of ioterest to them. "This question of wider market is one that deserves right now the thoughtful attention of the Southern people. Another matter of vital importance, now that mills and factories are springing up so rapidly, is the danger of misdirected enterprise. It is worth while to impress upon the public mind that the construction of mills and factories does not necessarily mean a betterment of local conditions. In the organization of industries the question of fitness of location, capability of management and a steady market for their products should be intelligently considered in advance. "Unsalable manufactured products are of no more value than were the iron deposits of the Birmingham, (Ala..) district before the iron-buying public was educated, first at the north and later in Europe, to realize the high quality and fitness for their ueeds of Alabama pig, which was for years discredited mainly through iguoratice and partly through misconceptions created and kept alive by the ironmasters of other districts. Hence I am iu favor of national encouragement of some system like that now employed by Germany for the introduction of our ex portable products into me iour quarters of the globe. The lesson taught by the exportation of Alabama pigiron, which was laughed at when first suggested, is one which ought to arouse all southern men who think, and upon whose shoulders rests responsibility to [give vigorous support to every meas- * lire that may give promise of its repetition in other lines. This, in*my judgment, is the best way to perpetuate the existing general prosperity." Nearly all the comic valentines, found in almost every part of the world, are made in Williamsburg, N. Y., where the work goes on from one end of the year to the other. The factory turns out more than 14,000,000 of the "comics" in a year.