The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-10-12

uAOhS A1y 4l4Suu.
He was thln-faced, ight-built fellow,
whose nervous energy constantly preyed
upon his physical development.
Some men can engage in the responsible
business OF saving souls and make an easv-
going routine of it which adds flesh to their
bones every day, while another dedicates
every nerve and muscle to his work, his
mind actually burning away every ounce Of
surplus flesh. 30 it was with Parson Es-
mond, and here in the lumber regions he
saw before him such wide field of labor
that his one sickle of truth seemed so utter
ly inadequate to do the harvesting he had
set his heart upon that his faith almost
failed him at times. ...
He found here all kinds of beliefs and un-
beliefs, while the practice amounted to very
much the same thing, with the difference
that some plunged into all sorts of wicked
ness to drown the voice Of conscience, while
others had none to drown.
1t was apparently a hopeless task to pre-
sent such a crowd with the truths which
were so directly antagonistic to their daily
practice, but he had done it, fearlessly and
without favor, and to their credit they had
listened with respect, if they had not acted
upon his teachings. a.
SNOW, pa'son, III show We by oclar denim
stration tibet Pm krect. Theirs lob o.
lumberin' up N the gulch twenty miles from
here, an I'm goin' ter take twenty o. our fel
lers up there an Their won't be nary Bible
ner minister the hull winter. We know ]
don't b'lieve this ere life hez any thing tel
do with the next, if there be next, an I'll
show We that kin take them boys up thar
an preach vartue fur vartue's sake alone
an they'll come out jest ez pious an moral
ez ct We KEEP harpin' on Judgment to come
all the time. Bet We my hat ont, pa'son."
I'm not betting man, you know, Cy
rus" the parson smiled again-he hac
found that smiles and gentle treatment
went further with these rough spirits thar
argument or harsh words-':but I'm afraic
your experiment will prove failure
The law has no terrors to any but those
who are disposed to break it, still the fac,
that one is beyond the pale of law, tina,
there is no legal or moral restraint upon his
actions, is calculated to bring out the worst
forces Of mans nature. It is Just as muct
part OF his makeup to need the restraints
OF civilization, Of law and religion, as it is
OF the planets to need the law of gravitatior
to keep them in their orbits"
''Oh, come now, pa'son, you're talkin
book.larnin', an you know bean't edicated
but putin my boss sense agin your bool
'arnin', We'll see which'l come out ahead. ,
''An right, Cyrus, but hadn mt you bette,
take Bible along, so that IN case YOU
should need to administer little judgmen:
to come, as you call it, that you would have
foundation to work from?"
'Nary Bible. I'll start straight an nj
favors When Cyrus Gregg starts bargain
ne makes a clean start, an don't ye forg
it.n
1t was rough-looking set which Started
out few days later to the lumber camp
jugs of whisky, or the indispensable" az
it was called, were freely displayed il
stock, tobacco in quantity, and newspapers
OF the lowest grades formed no small par
Of the outfit.
They would be gone about three months
and quite aconcourse gathered to see then
off, among them the minister.
Now, pard, I'll preach m'rality while Vol
whale away on futur punishment ter them
thets left, an see how we come out
whispered Cyrus as the cavalcade was abou,
to start
The minister nodded good naturally
There was something wholesome about this
rough Cyrus which had made an impression
upon the young man, and be liked him II
spite of fis rough notions and roughe1