The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-04-28

court in a minute and you are not fit to
CO." She began to fix her hair, taking
the pins out of her own hair. The
poor creature had neithefa button nor
pin nor fastening of any kind to her
dress, and she sat there tugging and
holding it together whils Mrs. Barney
was tidying her up as we'll as she
could. Again she demarded, ''Tell me
what you are up to, tell me what you
mean " Mrs. Barney ssaid quietly,
''Do you remember the frst time you
were ever in police station?" ooh,
God, don't [ remember it ?" 'How
old were you % II Want sixteen"
"How old are you now 2p II am more
than sixty" "HoW msny times have
you been in these places 2" "Oh,
don't know; guess GodF don't know,
it is so many" Look 1ere, Sally, if
had been there that first morning-do
you remember how yousfelt?" "Ah,
l was almost scared to death; cried
all night ''Sallie, if I Fad been there
then and had taken your pand and wip-
ed the tears off your face; if had put
your hair up and put my hand on your
shoulder as have now. what would it
have meant to you ?" t'Oh, would
never have got back again, but nobody
cared" ''Now, let me ten you, Sallie. l
want you to do something for me; want
to get woman to go in these places to
care for the women in the. way l want
to care for you, wouldn't you like
to do it to help me 2'' Isl would do
anything 1 could to help you" "Well,
now, the policemen say I can't bring
you into court this morning" "They
don't know what you can do" "Will
you go quietly with me r. 81 will do
anything you say to me-"
After a few minutes Mrs. Barney
said, "Sallie, do you remember your
mother ?'' "Oh, God, don't talk about
it, she's dead long ago. I suppose she
died before 1 was seven years DID,"
"Was she a good mother to you,
Sallie ?' 1.-The best that child ever
had" "Did she ever pray with you,
Sallie ?n "Oh, don't, You will kill me
if you talk about it, s'Sallie, am
going to pray with youa
With her hands upon her head, strok
ing down the poor, face, Mrs. Barney
lifted up her voice to him who is not
willing that even thia poor outcast
should perish. The unfortunate crea-
ture could only say II feel like another
woman They are Sslling us now, =
said Mrs. Barney, 'ws l'aS go Z ou
viii yoza3unber ncsg stss rolzaiseetess. =
She replied, 81 will remember. Mrs.
Barney said, "Will you take my arm,
or shall [ take your5?' 'Well, am
about three times as large as you,
guess you'd better take mine p So
arm in arm they went into court; Sallie
making no resistance.
If human love and sympathy can
thus subdue the stubborn will, so
change the wicked purpose, so en-
list the heart in loyal service, who
shall dare set metes and bounds to the
divine love. If the love of woman for
sister woman is such power unto sal
vatiOn from evil thoughts and ways,
how much more the love of God, the
Father; of Jesus, the Elder Brother.
If human love wins, persuades and con-
quers so, the obdurate heart of sin,
who shall say that the infinite depths
of love that abide in the heart of the
everlasting Father Of us all, shall fail
to win, persuade, conquer at last any
heart no matter how hard, cold, stub
born, soever it may be. Who shall say
that sinners shall not be willing in the
day of his power,