Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-07
Flow WcGo Ont Of Church

Ihen II flashed upon me that We had come IN
church 10 see the people ana indulge i'm yaTIous
ON, , eeIemohieS social aud sanity. | glanced
al MIS-. John and whispered: Come on now
leiS begin, but the broad aisle was already
packed with column of people moving rs sol
ldly ara rapidly toward The doors as possible
There was no chance for word much IaS, a
hahu-Shake in such compact mass We hest
tdjod 10 plunge into the current lest We b. lari
niSh anG dry on the steps IN spite or ourselves
we looked toward the pulpit haif expecting 10
see Tie Adversary breathing IRE and hrtu,io-,e
IRON his triangular nostrilS. and hurting fiery
uaTlS upon Tie rcireaiing congregation. Even
the minister had disappeared through some OF
those ornate passages. screens dra0erieS and
dooTHayS that give such mystery and grandeur
tocur modern church affairs. TO be Sare lie
might pop out again from some quarter-I refer
ID The IninSier-but we couldn't stop 10 watch
for him, for the broad aisle next our pew which
Is pretty wen for~ ard, was already empty aud
cur oni! chance or giving or receiving that hon
est word OF Christian sympathy In behalf OF
which we had made this extraordinary effort
Jay In oVertaking some Strdggler from the
lnaln army, who might be compel ed hy accident
IN remain little longer than usual under the
cOBSecrated roof. We were too late we could
Only CATCH glimpSeS OF them az they passed
with exceeding rectitude OF manner down the
steps across the walks, and rapidly dispersed In
different directions There were men who are
bright and cheerful on week DAYS. now wearing
faces as long and grave as II they had gust dis
covered the depth or their own depraylty
There were women who know US and who know
that We know that they know US. but who
ubD l hiION whether 10 DON or look alOtt wlps
we come face TO face with them They
can't remember whether we have been intro
duced. Neither can we aud we don't care
For
They have gone they have all passed bs -
Ii is too late. This company az intelligent
men and women, fellow travellers through A
vale OF woe, have been together al grand WAY
station in their journey: they have lifted their
hats ard bent their bodies 10 one another look
Ing dunby and cOldly about, lo,tled each
others elbows, tr0dden on each others trains
silently presented fans and open HYMN books
consclentlOusly ChOked any rising thought OF
business or visible worldlinesS. and then cOidly
and dumbly turning from one another have
gone on their waY-lel0icing? Not If 1 under
stand tie signs OF JOY either earthly or heaven
W. Z. tTdrGiter, IN Su1i4dN .iflsTHobH.
ONE Awful COLD NIGHT-colder than two or
the coolest nights consolidated "a hunter
Balled ioSktng built an extra big ire Ia his log
tabln 10 Keep warm, an he kept plllng Oh the
MOOD unin his Shanty was all abaZe. and when
a few persons Twin round there saw the light
an run To hiS assistance they saw HoSking 4
Settin in the midst of the flames -shlyerin' an
3-fubhin' OF his hands as though he couldnt
get warm: and when the shanty &aS all burned
10 ashes they found him in the ruins asserting
On a big hickory 10y frozen 10 death Minne.s-
ia's Ri Perkins.