The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, October 27, 1899, Image 8
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"What Would
Jesus Do? '
By Charles M. Sheldon,
[Copyrighted a id publish.'.! i:i beuh i\>r:u j
thu Adiauoj i'ab.i,Ui Cj., o. Cii ku.vu J
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What T Something that will servo
mankind where it most needs the service
of song. Mother. I hr.vo made up
my mind to tiso my voice in some way
00 as to satisfy my soul that I am doing
oznothing better than pleasing fashionable
audiences or making uiout y or even
gratifying uiy own lovo of'singing. I am
going to do something that will satisfy
me when I ask, 'What would Jesus
dot' and I am not satisfied and cannot
bo when I think of myself as singing
mv-.ulf into th<> career of a concert com
puny jierformer."
Rachel sneko with a vigor and or.rncstnoes
that snrpris d her mother. Mrs.
"Winslow was angry now. and she never
tiiud to concetti her feelings.
"It ij simply absurd! Rachel, you
ore a fanatic! Wli;'t can von do?"
"The v?-(?rld 1> .s l?ct n .-'erved hy nu.ti
p.t'1 nom-n who h ive given it other
things hat were gifts. Why should I.
Tec.iiieo 1 an bl? - sod with a natural
gift. a'vonee proceed to put a market
price on .t ai.d i;v ko all the money 1
or.t of it? Vou know, mother, that
yon have taught me to think of a urn viral
career al.vnvs in the light of a
financial and social suc cess. I have been
tmablo since I made i..y promise two
-weers ago to ini:.giie- Jesus joining h
concert company t do what I would
do end live the life I v.oul I have to live
Jf I joined it."
^ *0 \XT 1 l o 1A n? I'AO A 1 /*. f 1 , Ml f I
again. With a gre.it effort slm coinherself.
' \Yhft do yon intend to do. tlion'r
Yon huV" not answered. my qno-.tion."
"I shift I confcii.ue losing for the time
b?in? in the chi rch I atu pledged to
k:g there through ? pi ng. ?v.:nng the
week 1 am going to : ' g a4 the Vi'hite
Cror. meeting* down i?. '.Iv ii.ctragle.'
' VVlintt Rachel \V1 rnvov ! l.o yon
know what you ar< e>yingV Do v >n
know what Port of i eci lo the.: a arc
down there?"
Rachel almost qvia'bd l>.?foro her
mother For a moment sho shrank bark
ai d was ailent
"i know very wed Tlirt i; the reason
I rii enl Mrs ( : \
hr-vo been working li t : vetal woel. s
I idamed on'\ '">is ;n. ning \lu.t th u
wacvd sing' is from the churciu-s <?.
help thom in their l iocti:. Th.-> i i
h tint It ia in a pa t of ti;e rit^ where
Christian work i i most r.e led. I :1ml!
otfjr :heni u:y help i Jot.te'*. " Km.' 1
ei -3tl out with the passion: ie \ '
evince s.ho li.nd ye* "I wa.. fo V
scan ih::r.. (hit v. ill co t mo sfuuv'hi'.i:.*
iu the way of i.enll'. o. 1 l;?i< v > i v . !
no. understand nio 1 ;t 1 am b. v.- y
*. ttfar fli inint'r.in* W fi'it }\ " Vt? . *?
inne "11 our 1Jv*o' ?? - t' i.nfn"... rn
nil & fcidt of n.-r-i -oiul V iIotv
bara wo denied ovrs'^'en or jjiveo of
?nr pfMt>??l ojvo *>;m p!o -uv? tn i *.
th* place in -.vlnoh vw live or i '-i* ' >
tbc lit* of tin* ?v<.\ or./ >ji tit > \vori IV
Are we always to '(o 0*1 :;i . j
eiety ^eifL-hly (lictatt inov:; >; < u if
bnttov. utmu roilt.d ? l l '" i; i m r. . 1
?Lt<rU iT:ni'-r.t-> nil v?r Lnov.ir.c' '>
ptiu of thiupt tl rt <y- i
'Are Jon pirni-v n\ at mo?' . '
M/s V?'iii.?low f.iowly I' chel u::d? v
ntcoi ; ?r motbe/ " v"
No; I at 1 [.rtvi- bin- i l ni\.e'?. " ?'
rr;ii"d <rej:.:j HU > y . t ?t n:
is if she *V?u.,.tt . i . *' r v.-oaUl . .y
i?ot..? th'pr? : if/, o ni 1 r-.mt ovt of
lh? 'ou o .. i "I.'/ ? o'./n
rcv-u . vt-.e t'cIt tb;r\ "o . oth
ir w-vj coarr -rn rl. -ho o" I or >. |<,,
m znpatijy civ cvou u fiur ui Ivist. t*?1 ri .
from u-r
tfho knoe'od down. Ft i; safe to -ay
th f within. the t\v v/c '!-s i:?eo Henry
y. isarall's ehrr. h I n1. "r. (? 1? . t so; h
by figure w.tli Cv.i fpV< it- ? i < n.o o
born of hispari.b h.; 1 inrn it/ivon to
tl.f-ir knots in prj, . Th :?i th'iin^ all
th-; J'P'Vttf * t Tin t.f i." i j .'o
\t acn she r h--: !> ; <j t.ico
wan wot wi :'.i t it; t :t thoivht
fn1'; a lut'o wl,:l i.ml t-Kii \v/oto ;;
no j to Virviiila I'-rjo S!i< r. it t>
hor 1 / ?i iiiCfssenpier a; '1; o *:' <1 .--i
at .Irs e^nin r.n 1 tohi ? mo-h r i 1
ahi? and > iv _nrj. i w re p i.' \ .
the rtectan^:? tli il rv .r.. > :
nr. 1 Mra. Gray, t r?v i>is
'Virginia's ti jtl; l)r t. *vi]i
wltli ?t? jf .ch:.'K "'s 1 1 .;'/ a <1 Ion t :
coll iiim ?i> by tu! p'i ni? nr.I
m The do.'toi- i* a !'ii i: l ?.f the (ii-:
*nJ attended some <>i' ' 'u- meotiu.'s ' i i
wintor '
Mr l W'll.Sl.W riil il <t f<r;.v all.', I'll t:'
H'i iiMTin'r ?ltovvt 1 ! r com;
Approval >*i 7'n \ el' w :uvo. rv,d r
it (t her mis.; >.- i bit; . s.-<
Abont 7 o'clock Urn ?1. t r ami Virginia
appeared. ami ' ? < : i?r?
n?d for th?' fcetm o. tr j \ l;:. .<
sueetinp*
The Rectangle w;n *.'jo inr t i: ' ri
on* district in al! I-ny 'lend ! \v i.
the territory close '.y t !: ,:v?vt ? .
hops and the ':o:. . '/If
#md tenement !ist.i id of *'. i; : i < .
gtcVted itsnmst wre.cli l t i. u
the HC'Ctangle. Tl.is was a 1 ! (' '
n.?ed in the Nitm* >'-r by < < .t
|> vuaivi :iu<i
* a., fhnt :?i 'y i > ... < 1 i .
b4.j ; 'lis 1:1 "* i. i :- t.v
nd iod-?iu^ ln,nso.'
. The I *irst I'l.nrtli of IV v:r j'l j. 1
never ton<hr.I ilia 1? V \'i>? }. '
It won too uirtv. too <? . < , ;. ? si:;'.:!
t-x) nwful, for cl<??o 01 .ii !? t- r t mm
ti >n??*t Thero 'ivd ) i : n .
cl< :uf< this *j'Ct ( . <" ri ' .
an occumonal coin nit oo of 8i\?ei\ . !
Bun day adhool teaohera or vis\
? I
itur^ v ' ? entireties, out me
chilli:! < f I UVt.d HS all illatUlltion
hud never really dune anything to nniko
the li-jc h :: glo any leos a stronghold of
the tlevsl ; < >.!?-. years wont by
Into h art of the coarse part of
the siu of ituynioud the traveling evangelist
uml his brave little wife had
pitched a good sized tent and begun
meetings M was the ipr-intf-of the year,
and the evenings \v<.re liegiimfng to he
pleasant The evangelists had ae'.r d for
the help of Christian people and had
I received more than the r.a.ual aaioar.:
; of encouragement, but th.y ft It a great
[ need of more and better mn.iie. Daring
the meetwigs on the Sunday just gone
the assistant at the organ had been
taken ill The volunteers from thy city
were few and the voices of ordinary
quality
There will by a small my. timjtonight.
.Solm." said his wifo as they on
I t!?,. tf.pt II lj'fl.i T
T.r> I began tn uir;mn'i' the chairs end
light up
''Yes. 1 think so ' Mr Gray v.iian
small. energetic man. with n pleasant
voice ami tsi" courage of n highborn
fijci:t*-r I'v ha 1 already made friemla
in the m-ip.V N:rhuad. at.d one of his
converts, a heavy faced man. who had
just come in. begun to help in lha ?rraugeniont
of thu seats
It was after St o'eloel: when Alcsan
dei' Powers opened tho door of his ofiice
and started to go home He was going
to take a ear at the corner of t!y> Rectangle.
bn-t as he iK-ared it he was
aroused by a voico coming from the
tent
It was the voice of Rachel Wiuslow
It strack through his consciousness of
struggle over his own question that had
sent him into the Divine presence for
an answer He had not yet reached a
conclusion. He was troubled with uncertainty
His whole previous coarse of
, action its a railroad man was the poor<possible
preparation for anything
Siuaiiic ial. .-n I he could not yet say
what he wo .11 !o in the v *.L -r.
'T.ii'k! What war. : he sirsgl'-.C? ITo'.v
did H u ! Y.'inv! e.v i py-:n to 1' - do v. a
!u ...?vvi ral windows n.ar by w -. at
up S. me : :-n quarn li:*. ; in a sale: u
sttij I ? ;.:id li-ttnod. Oilier :
v. i: wail ing r; ,)!?*!; in i!p <lirc*et
of i'.o 1. c t:.;i_ri. i tho tt .:t.
Snroly Rachel Wiuslaw never v.- . '
I iinpiui . In her life. She n- vcrhtul sr.r.?
j li!. ;!:.it in t!w Fir. 1 chtrnk. It w.. a
! i.::ii'Vi'iov.s v.doe What was it slu \v;:i,
j srr.,%1 A ...in Alexander Power.-*. t (
| pe.iniend.sit of the nnnhine shop,
; pan-. 1 ami lisi.-n.nl.
"i In 1. 1 . '? n:<* 1 wil! f-:low,
V.'l.oro 1. li.: in I v f. 1 r
U I . iv !.? l.-.i.'s in. I will full >\v.
i'il i:ui willi hi::i, with 111;:i nil liie way."
The brutal. stolid. o impure lif
I of tho K -tanirK' stiiTi-il its !t' into in w
: lif i ns the Min-.'. as pure as the s-irj
ror.ndintfs were vile, flout 1 out into
' saloon anil <i- n : ml io .1 li.-djimr. SVno
one stumbling hastily by Alexander
Powers said in answer to a question
"The t- nt's 1- -\'iiiniii'? to run over to
niaht That's what tho talent calls
ur.i ;e. eh
The superintendent turned toward
tli*.* ( sit T!u n lie stopped, and afti r a
moment <?f iniudsion li . wont on to tie?
, i *>ra..r niftl ( ok tho ear tor hia honi.-.
but I fore iu was i nt of tha round of
fSaeh-d's v< 1 ho l.uv.w that ho h:\d s ttf.-?l
for hi: -self the question of what
Jtsua would do.
CHAPTER IV.
If any man wo-Sil c-im- nft. r is". l.*t l.im <1 ny
'ii i uiiJ tai.e i:;> l.i* civss uuiiy rod follow
I V
in . v Mr. ? I! pre. 1 his study bark
; r i iorth it v;s \. cdlmsdny. owl In;
hii I start; <1 to i' in!: i nt the subject of
I.is ?'V uin;? service which fell upon that
ni -'it
Out of otto of his study wir. Vive he
could soo tlc> bill chimo1 v.. of t);o i-;.11
roi'.-l shops Til-? top >-i tlu> cvan cc-list'r
tent ju.-t sho\v"d over the Imildir
ui'oitu 1 tho 'ctanyle
Tli pastor of the First church loo': i
out of this window ov< -ytiuse he t :rr 1
;ti his wall: At.c r nvliil" ho isa". down
::t I.is drsk nti 1 drew n la;>;o piece o.
p."; r toward hint.
Aiivt thinking several moments
wrbt" in lar^icttcrs the following
."a nir.miitkk <u-'Tjiin' stijat .i: rswon.n
< hi.y i>o in 'ii:is -n
"1 I.ivc in a simple. p! in lnnnr.
wl'hont n*' -l!iss 1.>::: ry on 11 < ;
!t::l. i of undue tisc tioisM oil tl. oj!; r
"2 IT . !i f? i;ri- ly to tho hyp ?
rites i:i . j.'hur. h. ta> matter what
.' eir social itnportati . r w. ,!th.
' ' - v in s-nio pract h-il form
! , ill it ' ! v i i r tl < t *: r :>
' ,? hu i'? ty fi 1 IO P . I
tii ; i i ii t if ij dci.i..l i ltd
i< i-ii
I 'V >c'j ; 'pin t rr.loun ..i
| '*; 1' r >'H'? 1:' jwn * ; a rrior-rl : a 1
1 >ii a of l!.o peonlo in .ho
I f. .'1
! "7 'ociv ; ?;> tbo snnrniT tvip to Fn
thin y.-n:*. I havn 1> a nbi< >.<1
i\ no uut cannot claim any spi i; 1
I 11 m-1 of i 'I I a..i well andctaM toi : <
w.J Til?a , v.sii.f? t:i? ui' ney i"..: some
i ony wi.o ?.ot 'Vj n vacation 11:010 tin .1 I
?1 ro aro probably plenty of such
P? C/?' > it tho city
V< i;ai < l. o would Jc.ms do as
jr. uu'y Jo.iiWi ;1?"
] Ho ws:S con-.cionu, with r. humility
i t] at r r-c-i vmm a htrau;'*r to Him. t it
hi.? ouil.r." of Jr is' p-rohanl-i ior
v.i i ;j:;! lf'.iiiy locMnr? in dep'li . n'
j \v?r, hut '.o '"as s :;.?!. * (-i; ,'oi
crnnvte si: pi i into v. 'iu-h I:.' m lit
: hi^ tto't 1 t of Jitiii- ooiaii :
No ;rly "wry point ho L.ul put ?i< vn
n .:?* for l::.n a < ?oupl nwiinr. !i,j
of tii cudt? *m ..no hr-oit < f y n.< in
D?irU.:ij. in : plto of t. li ? . ' ii'
< h? ' ?! :< i r for -< < r . <.[ ?li?
ii. !?ilvko f'/i "i ii. ati : i . t
.u', me , hi. ! t ut risi'
g? rtH.il i*. in- > mpt to < uU.. ? . ?.<.
i t iti il.8 o.vu
I
lira up n:d lcr;;oxteu t!io particular
srlijeit fi>r liia prayer meeting with
wbAh he Lad begr.xi his norning study
I e* was m>absorbed over his thought
tl;: t lie (1 ill not hear the hall ring. nml
he was roused by the i-;rvr.x:t. who nnnot.reed
n cull-, r lie hail sent rp his
nriiie- Mr Gray Maxwell stepped to
th. head ?;t" the stairs uuil uskctl Gray
?.l ?1T?
"Wo can trill: It I ter r.p here."
So <'.ray c:i:?e up ami stated the reason
lor iii:> call
"I want you. Mr. Maxwell. to help
u*.y Of course you hnvo heard what a
wonderful mooting wo li:ul Monday
night r.i d last night. Mis3 Vv inslow
lva-s done more with her voice than I
could, r.nd the tout won't hold the people
"
"I've heard' of that It's the first
time the people there hnvo heard her
It's no wc.mh r they are attracted."
"it has been a wonderful revelation
to ra r.nd a must encouraging event in
our woid: P t ! canto to ask it' yon
c aid not come down tonight and
preach 1 aiu suffering with a sow re
cold 1 <1 > tad dare to trust my voice
again 1 !:::o\v ;i is asking a good deal
for such a busy man. 'but if you can't
come say so freely, and I'll try somev.
her > ?Ise. "
1 "m sorry, hot it's my regular prayer
meeting night." said Henry Maxwell
Tun be llv.slu .1 and added "1 shall be
? le to arrange it in some way so as to
come dov>n Von can count on me."
Cray thanked him earnestly unci roseto
go
"Won t you stay a minute. Gray,
and ! t us l ave a prayer together*"
j "Yes." soid Cray simply,
j Ho the two mm kneeled together in
I the study Mr Maxwell piavodlikon
child C.-ty wa.s touched to P ars as he
kwcoh d there Th -re was s eMotliiw : 1
. i. i-.-t i itii'ul in tin.' way this man. \vh >
i ii.nl livid his ministerial life in Lineli a
j nam w limit of exercise, now begged
j d r \vi. .1. *>i s.nl r."t'.i to j , air a
; in j to tho people in tho R t u^lu
Gray roar anil lielil out 1:1s hand.
"Cod bless v.a. Mr. Mrxwell. I'ut
' era the Spirit v. i.l givo yon power to!
ui.rht."
Ir tii y Muxiv. il l.ir.d ' r.ian w> Ih
! u' l not ? ven tr\:.t him.-elt to r iv that
L: li r, 1 j o. bat ho thon <ht of l.i
l?v.>:ni j\ and it brought si cumin pestce
1 that was lVi'rcshiuj to his heart and
| triad alike.
So that is how it car.to about that
wh- n tiio I'ivC church avail urn came
j inlo tho lec'ure rooiii that (veiling it
was ne t with ani 5her surprise.
I There was sin unusnsilly largo num]
h present. The prsiyer meet in us < ver
: rii.ee th it re:n:irl;al'k> Sunday luornin :
h: d 1 "i n attended st.i never before in
i the history of tho First church.
Ilenrv Maxwell cs mo at enco to t::
point l!o tpjlso of Grsiy'a work r.nd i f
In-; rcf; t
"I feci s.s if I wore called to fro down
there tonight. and 1 wiil 1 \ivo it with
; yen to ?ay whether you will goon with
tho meeting hero. I thirl: p. :h:p a the
j best plan would be for a few volunteers
to go down to the Hoet.tirrJo with me.
prepared to h"lp in I'm ::i't r iiK-. tin *.
and the ret remain !i< :v and pray thus
tie Spirit's power may <. ; > with us. "
S > half ii do:r*nof tho m m went with
FT my Ma."wall, and the r. .-t of the sindimice
staid in the 1 etnro r. ori. 11st::
weil rot1 Id ii"t escape the thought a he
K it I no room til*;? prohni.iy m ins < 11: tv
church int m'ocrshin there miyht nut 1>
found a t t*? !* * ?>l (1:- c*ipics ', !in \v; :v
of f!< iiy^ work t :: t \.*<aM :vrc
. ( ? fully ! nd lie ly, s!..fnl i a a in! >
t ! : :\v 1 - (l ;?) of < ? Tro than *1?I
clM not nn".-r in Iris mind to v. him
; a ; ho went oil Iiis way, but it was siia
ply a part of his whole n<\\* conception
! of lho meaning of Christian clit.cipl
fillip.
When l:o rial hi3 lilt's t mpar.y < f
v..!u:it<" r.i r 1. <1 tho Rectanitlc. tit.:
t< iit was already crowded 'ih yhad
o.iliii'i!'*y in ^ciiin^ to l!if> little pinlform.
KnchH was thr-v. with Virginia
ami Ja-per ( li:*..v, who lrsd ior.ro in*
stc. 1 <>f ih doctor tor.i:;l:t z"
Whoa t!v imvtili;/ 1.:;*::li *.vl:!i a i rn*'
in vhieh ll.ah' l .'aijrftir> folo end tk
people worn ask' <1 to 3*3:11 in the < horns,
n*.t a foot of standing room was 1 ft in
the tout Tim liiyht was mil ? 1 *1 th*
sh!'*s of lho t< nt w?T" op. I'.ii'i a ?*. '
h?rd-r?.f ? lr. Vied *.: r l, 1 . !:
in c in and P>:*i 1:11^ part? 1" (! :; n<
i AM. r tho Hinging and a pro. 1' l y
oris' ot 1 cecity pastors wia. \ 1 .*. prs .
( ray j.tati d tiio reasons, for I i inn! 1 1
to speak and in his tiiit'o 1 n-r !* :
i turned tie . -rvieo < v. r to "Dioth :
Zlr'.XW.jil of the I'ir t ol 1;!**. h. "
Wli >'s do bloke?'' n k- .1 n I ?ar
"T S ; V.st < 1: IV l p.-.i*. \ .Vv. ;
<?') win ! in*;'.i toi. > s.v. 11 1
11. ] ' '
* * I?i ! yon t ty F?nr h: r h*t ! 1 .
111? 1 My Inn Howl li .t n Jr >nf ; . .*
tip tin ro." : 'i'l a.: ih irv i a. i t
w ; a ! * :!'. for i!ic? t p *a!. .* was >*.:
lopn Ireop .
"l 1 .*.* out if: i. is'. ' v 1:
Wive!" i .* ;an a drunk 11 in ii 1. 1
. .*: ;'.i: ; I 1 i n i.n u>. : 1 *
: Of U r. i .... I .
I' to IKrif i-? :t- < .' 1; 1 * . v . . ! ; <
a'?.iro7.il l :ti i p?:il him ri'l p
i:i 1 ho t .it turn. 1 m '.! . < !i- n <
If ''V.'i l.i i- 'I *: !V v.* : ho''' ? <
l'nthimoal!" "(iiv ?'i
a 'h.:ti"Oi" ".Soi% sonifl <iivo tj ;.:i
ot! ? t outcl"
Henry Mnxwrll rtoocl r.p, a nit n ; real
viivui'f in-:|**1 t :ri?rv. ..t five.* ii.
This v as i.' t HL'o pi . i i.in c to 111 > w? 'i
?ir< i. re ;< rial.I , '*"<> 1 la. ' '
1. .'.l! f i*i t 111) UUIll. V..I ! I 1 I * . 1
r i ]>pt, {) > PO:iiV ' .n ii?.
< uy v. . i ' i] i\ l. in! , ilin v: ?\v?'. '
i. til ' .-I mi i;t >l.i t > ?|iii f jl I'
.M i! * 1- ! hi. aria ?.iil I>i. \ it
Ill') (K.Vvd i:i tli' 11-lit )i< ;"'ii 1<
P'>ni" alt? tV.i'.n, Imt tlw m-i .o <>ii M
' a1 ' i,.c:, i i\i. In u few iiiinnf' ('
ii." \\r : i' ' ''. l M: :v.* .I\s< ?i: '
Hn tu.-ii"<l i') K.'.' ! I win a il - ??
'Si.. toll" at:. -i*;. .\i X' I! ov
rxtt("\ iV. i. t "i t ? >'?u," ha f ii.l i. .
ll.ta a.t ilbiai and put his face in lit
***? . _ _ T
It wub Rachel's opportunity. and she
wan fully equal to it. Virginia wan at
the organ. ami Rachel asked her to play
a few iioj s of the hyiun
Saviour, 1 follow on,
CuiiKU by tlioo,
Sv.iiii"^ rvit vol tl.c l.anJ
'11ml l< adi'tli mo.
Ilu-hvl bo oil heart and still;
1\ 1 no further ill:
only to n:cot thy will
N!y will shall he.
Rachel had not sun;; the first lino befor.:
tho people in tlio tout wcro till
turned toward In r, hushed and reverent
Uefnre slie had finished tho verso
tho Rectangle was subdued and tamed.
It lay like sonic wild beast at lier feet,
and she par.;; it into harmlessnoss. Ah I
What were tho flippant, perfumed.
; critical audiences in concert halls compared
with this dirty, drunken, impure,
degraded, besotted Immunity that trembled
and v.ept and grow strangely, sadly
thoughtful under tho touch of tho
divine ministry of this beautiful young
woman V Henry Maxwell as ho raised
his 1 e.'d and saw tho tran-foriucd mob
j had a glimp: o ef something tlmt Jesus
would probably do with a voice like
Rachel Wins low's. .Turpi r C'liaso rat
I with l is eV. s < !i the sine: r. and his
I greatest !>>:?; ;in,,{ asan ambitious author
j was swalh; .veil up in the thought of
| It ache 1 Window's lovo might
some ti. :e m.can to lii?. 1 Ami over in
tl. shadow o it doe rtoo 1 ti.'.- last person
j any one might have cajncUd to see at
i a ,*;c:.v; ! tent : rvieo, I\;>llin Page. who,
! jostled on i V( l v hi;le I y tough men and
Wemcn, who rtered at the swell in the
fee cloth s. hvt-mul careless of his ran*
10; tidings at .1 at the same time evidently
swnyc 1 by tin* power that Rachel
pe .1 He had just come ov r fro::,
j the chili Neltlnr Rachel uor Virginia
saw him that i:i;,ht.
Ther.ngwa; over M(r.ry Maxwell
ro.o :r This linso he Kit calm
j What wo.v.! 1 .Toms do? lie spoke as he
! thought o::< ho n; Virc ahl Who were
; these people Y They were immortal
i souls. Wheel wa" Christianity? A call;
in ; of : inner', :.ot the rightcon:', 1 > r
j peiitance. llovr would Jcr-tts r peak
What would h > enyY IIo conltl iiot t 11
ail that 1 i s me ago V.v H i:e hide. he!
he fo't i e.ro < a part <?? it. and i t th. t
ceitaie'y It - t y en. Never b T?.:v
had h 1 it "eoiiti.;;: k?n for the multitude."
What had tk.e me.;' itn<le 1 iceti
to him during hi. t n ; . are in the I'5 -t
; clmn 1) bur a vague. <h.n grous, ditty,
; treuii] ?:?? f.\;'..or in j ; i ty. outside
,.r ti 1. nn.l t :... ,. .<? . :
....... ............. i ... . , .. I . .... . I. wi
' I It:: t enttsi 1 1: * r: 1 o<, a-1 nnllv ; n tin'
pleasant fc? Hit;; . .' r-r . : : factor
| ill K;;yiu< that v.: ; t.ill: <1 about M
j ti. ::s:; i t It.* "t.ia i.t |:.per:
: writti n by the bretlm u in att. mpl . (a
I iltow why t'.i "wn- i v.nv .t Kit:;:
| reached. H "t ui '! r a i !: fee <1 lln?
I "mass es" ! > ! hen-df whether,
j aft. rail, this was tint jsi-.t ::' ?.it such
n multit tide : a. . f.;c d > ;'t< not. and
lie felt tiie }(> ne.itio c:a !i? :i of l ive i r
j a. crowd which i ; oil" of the lic-t indii
cations a proac h r cv. r hits that It I
living cli * to th" heart of the world's
j eternal life. It is ea-y to love na indij
vidual sitmer. < ; - i:.lly if lie is pers<.::ally
pictnn sqne < r in;. resting. ' " > lovo
! a multitude of sinners is distinctly a
I Chri tii!:e ?juality.
Witeii th t'i" titf; t'.o i 1, there \va. ;
j no special int .. t shown. The people
i rapidly melt, 1 away ITottt the but. an !
' the i. \!i >s:s, v.*hi !i had heo'i < 1 p- ri< tic!
in-; a dull sea ..a while the tievf i;n;.-i
j privrressed. again drove a 'thriving
j trade. The Reelntnle. as if t > in.:!::) op
j for lost time, atari d in wi.ii vi /or on
I it.-, usual ni I t life of debauch llenry
; .Maxwell and hi lit!!" party, include :
| \*irv;ini;:. Rachel and Jasper Chase,
j walked down p.. t the row t f raleons
i and den ; until th. v rcachcl the corner
j where the cars na d
I "This is a t-rriblc .-pot." raid Henry
j Maxwell as tln-ysP >1 waiting for tit r
car J ne\) v rean::e<l ue.t Knym l
lm<l such a festoriiec sore It does is t
so* in pes ihlc that this is a city full >>f
Christian di -rip! . "
JIo paused and 11 c 11 continued
j "Do yon think any c-no can over reI
move this prr-it eiirsj of tin- saloon?
| Why don't wo nil not tep.tk.r a^ain-t
l tlio traffic? What would .Tepus ilo?
! World ho keep silent? Would ho vol ?
j to liecnso Huso causes of crimo and
j death'.'"
Ilenry Maxwell was talking t him|
self more than t tho oile r:.. I1' re
| tin mlieri d that I o h: <1 always vot .1 for
; liceii o. and :o had pearly all of hi.
j church ni) labors Wiiat would .loses
do? (Yuld ho answer that que-.tion?
Would .l<Vus preach and art against tiesaloon
if lie lived t)?)lny? HoW would
he preach and netSuppose it was not
p pillar to proa- h against lie n-ev Sup|
pose the ("hri tian pco]>lo thought it
; 1' 1'e-t could ho done to license
; ;h . > it. a.a , o . . ute- from a e "
j > ry sin O.-- <> < tim ciiureh mem
j b rs ov 1 | rt v.le-ro tie- s I ->es
i : .od Wled tie n ' I n-w thai tie e
I v.vre tie- he Is in lluyinorid. What
j wfluld .!< -is < !
j He w)-ut up into his : tndy the n) t
| Maraiir; wiih ' i * question only partly
I . . v<v I -': i f it all day lie
ill ' ;i ; of it uini '.'"in ill"
1 .... i .. .1., i.Mi 'i'U..
]>. .nil .. . \vs c.! .!. J ri4 wife Wot!
it i:;> ami vat?' >\\ n n i'ow ininntes while
i ho iv;t*l it to 1>. r.
[TO UK CONIINI'I D.]
i J
Comforting 11 l-'rldifl.
> Vorlsopht Tlmt i i' SnodgntBS oall<
i < <! !.,< a c?iii ! : . . <)i>]i< in rl'-iow.
Hunker l.lli:ti .7 ' "i nuv< : si iiiek
liu* us Iu-in:; i>:i. I i ni l: l.v conceited.?
; Tit Kits.
?- ??
'loo llv.tMiy.
i Wlrii is li " ( iiicclloit to lid' 0 to
eon. i .in luisdsui'l : '
"That lie \va :i'l :t itoiH.'.'en.:yi:tn
v. I.eti she in:>.rr!e?| him."?Chi a/o
Post.
I'rt fi-i < li 1".
j .i' ! 1 Is the I; si to he lucky or
: fiel/. 1
; -T . I ri.-li. 11. -ii yen don't
j be lueky." Chicago ltecord.
I HI BiLLY BUTTON LOST I
I iisraaofHitl
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BY L. T. JOHNSON. <|
.. J :
Billy Batten was a largo black goat,
glossy as 3*i t. II" belonged 1 ) tin: Thornton
children" and was their pet, pride
and favorite playfellow.
Billy Button was neatly always goid
But once i:i a long time lie would have
a mischievous day. And this story i:about
the very last mischievous day Ik
ever bad.
When old Patrick went into Billy's
stable that Saturday luovriuu. Ttrr
UliU loO.C iiu Olio' iiO feaid "Oi, Li* 2i"
felly haa the bad eye on him! We'!. ?<?
trouble with biia before night!"
It was a bright, breezy, trisky Ap
Saturday, and Billy felt bright at.
brezy and frisky too. While Patric\ j
was busy with the horses Diilv did his
favorite trick which Patrick bad never
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r.ll.I.V Xi L." 1 T< >N A I.I. IN A lll.Afci:.
caught him at?with his horn lie nah<Hiked
the chain which fastened him
to a ring in his stall. Then ho slipped
cut of 1 he <.; a door.
Patrick'.; attention was .- Don culled by
a great round of break in.; glass. lie ran
to the doer, to lind Hilly Hut ton outside
busily eating lettuce in the hotccd.
Hilly had broken tlie glass with his
Il( US.
I"Illy was cnnght and 1??1 back and
vi i? ly scolded. 1 If made no excuse s.
but li toned to what Patrick had to say
with twinkling tvi < an luancing hool's.
Aftcr i i akf i-t Billy Button wnsliarih.-v.
1 to the pretty curt for little Lucy
to driv >il:ut town and deliver invitations
to her birthday party next week.
Billy stood still until Lucy was seated,
atul walked out cf the gate and to
the fir.-t corner as quietly as n well
trained ,goat should. But there, instead
of turning, rs Lucy wished, lie start'd
off on the run up the street, and he j
never stepped running as fast as he 1
could go, which was very fast. Up one 1
street and down another lie Hew. turn- j
ing one corner aft: r another as fast as .
he could, lie went by all the houses
where Lucy wished to call like a flash 1
All Liny could Jo was to hold hiui and
try t" ave the cart from an upset, and |
as she sat up vi rv straight an call d j
to no one and as Hilly kept in the road i
all right nobody dreamed that she was j
frightened and that Billy was running :
away* And ho wasn't running away. ;
He was only running, for he turned i
corners and "lined corners until lie |
( lineround homo ail right, and stopped |
in tin ir own yard politely fur Lucy to
g? t of the cart and then went on up
to tin: i urn door and waited for Patrick j
to < me and unharness him.
Yon may think that Billy Button had
had enough fun for one day, hut Billy
Button himself did not think so.
That afternoon the Thornton children
had the big parlor to themselves, as j
nu'ir linnik.t Him gone down Town, j
Tin y wore having a very pleasant time. ,
A lino tire blazed in the gruie, ay it was
cool indoors. When it grew too warm, !
tin; children opened one of tho long
windows that led to the piazzh.
In the midst of their play suddenly j
was heard a clatter and a rush of hoofs,
and in came Billy Button to join in tho
fen! Billy had again let himself out of
tin- stable.
They chased Billy at onco to drivo
him out*, but Billy would .not run toward
the window. Ho leaped wildly
ov< r and under the furniture to avoid
the window, lacking up Ills little black
h tot's and matching a bite at the houso
plants as he Hew and tossing tho sofa ;
cushions on his horns. At last in gal- |
l< ping past the grate his long hair j
cam i;t i 11 t lie blaze.
i 1 , hildr. 11 ma amcd?all but littlo
f.m v. I .it i 1 Lucy sprang out of tlie '
V.im'ioW :;l.d called for help.
A man w ho was passing heard Lucy's ;
c .11 and came. I
"J'ut Billy out! But Billy out I" tho !
c iil.li. r \vi re crying.
T'ne limn knew of Billy Button? ev- I
i -yi iilv did lb-1 liought as I10 caine up
t'.at the Thornton goat had got into the 1
I : -a and help was wanted to turn
1; .i.l Ollt.
Imagine his astonishment to tird .
Bii!y Button all in a blazo and rushing j
. 1 ,1 :,i. 1 ?. ? !
??i? . i k >>nxi 11 jni.i iiiiu i>:iiii
With Lnry'a lir-lp lie rocn had hint
wiiippi .1 ahont with a nil*. ami tl'rn l.p
r <11' I l!i.' 1?.'< r lioat on the J! *. 1
li: ? fire Was oat.
]iii!> was in.t ] .idly 1 .J
t !: lair ii time and earn f.? t, t .
< ::l hand :;: !? r* it was I !. .<
111ih \v: .? the la-t namtlity day in i
IHIly Pr.?life. He r. v.r even ;ri- i
1 . .. dlii hain after that. Ho was as |
fall)." f:*i lie i ! ev< r. l.nt never iijoiin
ran with tli i art or tried to rurae into
tiie lie im if lie paw tiio windows oj u;
? Little l-'ol!-a
Itoylei '?>' (! ? Mile,
Dr. I'iilinrd Garii.-tt. keeper of tie!
print* t 1) i-iks. lhiti.-h nin- 'ina, sn'i?|
tii"io pro about 2,000.<100 hooks in tLo
iouimuiu, tiio.r length buiu^ 20 mile*. I
;COME UP TOWN ^
And save from 13 to 23 per cent. Si
on your
DRY G0Q3S, NOTIONS,
GLQTHIKG, SHOES, HftrS, <
GAPS, GROCERIES,
TOBACCO, CIGARS,
HAP.SYYA'IS, ETC.
You can 8,ive mon*-y by buying
f.'un mo.
GEO. W. GOiNG._
Seo Us Before Buying
Y jui icc for the coming scaeon.
HONEST WEIGHTS.
Price* a::d Haihtacdoti gnaranW-ed.
Union lea & Goal Go.
T. EL BAILEY, Proprietor.
FANCY GROCERIES!
I ask a part cf your
patronage.
Send* orders by* servant or
ring up 'phone S4.
All Goods Delivered Free.
S. H. BROWN.
It-N-i) nios
HONEY!
Tj he bud on long tiiue and easy
Urais, Fccarcd by mortgage <,u iui
proved forms. Applv* lo
F. It. HOFFMAN,
l konicsicaa Exemption,
i,? (ialhimn having tiled her
i i.i .n w i!!? me ti? li.?ve ? homestead
i:i. i in.t i i Hut jvmotial property of
ii i .1 i is. -hand, .Jos. (!. Cullman. de,rii'i
.1. st t cfi for ii? ixt-lf and her children,
1 aiiiMS liulhnnn, Auriiia (iolmui aiul
lh'U'ali (iul'.mnii, 11 ih sai l peiiliMiiw.il
i tun op for a hruriiii? U-foie it|c on the
il'llr ol Novt mber VSpO.
C. II. P'lOAKK, M.v.t?r.
Final Discharge.
Not ic- i? hereby flivn that Walter J.
!Yt*ni. (inuid'ao of tlm Ksta'e of I.illa
M. iY.sill, minor, has applied to Jason
M < r? ?-. .1 it l_r?? ??f I'roUtto. in and fo;
She couiilv ot Union, for a tillV. <?ist'.lI
II gO IIA Mich.
i inMunui, rnur. ino 7th flay of
Nuvoinlier, A. 1>. 1800, lie llxid for
t'-aiiiijr ??i IViition, and u Anal setlleiiM'.it
of siid Kstate.
>1 Avon \f. OltRER.
l'iol.j?to Jui'yo Uniou Co., S. C. A
40 4i I
i uowang ure-'n. iNi'w lorn i. tty
SIMPSON A BARKS!) ALE,
Laurens. S. C.
G 17 Giu.
Dr. c. 1ST. AUSTELL,
Physician and Surgeon,
OtLra his prut<-jtioial services to
the people *.f Union. Oltiee in Bank
BuiMing. Leave cal's at Union
D.'iig Co. store or ring op I'hoi e No.
19 for pro npi servi. e,
15 41.
Yc 12 ^
I have just received a oer of ice and
will cont'iiite to handle it throughout
the hj?3"h.
PRICES AND WEIGHT GUARANTEED
AND DELIVERIES MADE PROMPTLY.
ai king the puSlie f >r their past
p?'r i .:go I ask a cuotiuuance of the
same.
L. F\ Murphy.
1 7?to?l
J. CLOUGH WALLACE.
ATORNEY AT LA"VY,
It ionu 1 and 2 upsta'ri, Foster
Bu'iding, opposite Hotel after Jauu*
ary 1 -t j 899. 11 25 98 ly.
CROWN TOMENCE. M. D.t
1IIYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
OIHcj hiii! apartments over Duhe'a
Drug Store.
4-1 too.
For Sale on Reasonable Terms.
About 225acres ; tract 2^ miles from
the town of Sanluc. Also about 012
iii-rcs (ono tract 200 acres, another
2 acres) about two miles from the
lov n of Carlisle, known as the Ke'iry
l;.i! Is. Will sell on easy tennis, with
small cash payment. Submit oilers
to Cuas. II. Caim.isi.k, Exooutor of J.
IC. Jennings, defeased. Spartanburg,
S C. ISO 3mos.