Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-16

preston thought We needed. When
he had closed asked him TO call upon
me At the office the next day. a. want
ed 20 have a talk with him. lie came.
aud ] said
wow. Mr Blank. heard your SER
mon yesterday 1t was yrfy good
sermon iur some places, but BE- is not just
what want iUf the mission. ! want
y.u o. drop the hcilhrs business. !
want you TO get some little children onto
that platform want them 10 sing
hymn, and speak pieces. The exercises
can be religious ones, but wan, the
children TO make up the greater part Of
the service As said this the preacher
locked al me IN rather angry way.
After moment he SAID.
Now, Nif. Armour there b. no doubt
100 my mind that you know 40 about
PORK, lul ! don't think you know very
much about religion.
- laughed, but ! answered Well,
Nr. Blank think kfor what ! want.
and want 90 Euua wheeler YOU will 90
what I want Cone The preacher
thought a moment and then replied that
Doe would. The next Sunday afternoon
vent again 10 tic mission. found
that he had accepted my suggestion. and
that be had at lea.t one hundred child.
rem ON the platform lie increased the
number every Sunday, aud in a short
time be had the thing running Boz good
shape. lie siHyCd with US Tor some
time. Just before he lett he called in to
say good bye, and at this time he said.
" y want 20 thank you, Mr. Armour.
Tor what ytu nave done Tor me IN con.
H.H L..
given me q new knowledge o. human
nature. ! can sec that my theory was
wrong, and mat tnlte are other ways OF
doing good than my own"
PM AEuouFs SuliGioS
"You have no church organization at
the mission, said ].
NO, was the reply. THE chief
trouble ] have had Is 10 keep out tue
churches. Dc Milne, who IS at the head
Of the mission, would like to have q
church organization, but ! don't want
d. Our people can join other churches
II they wish 10, but i think such an
organization would hurt our usefulness.
Besides, we don't make any great pre-.
tensions. We don't ollef 10 give every.
thing in the way Of salvation, All that
we aim 10 do IS 10 give sixteen ounces
TO the pound and one hundred cents on
the dollar. When We biptize we ieel
that We can use a finger bowl or a dish.
pan just as well as a cut glass jar OF an
Immersion vat Il Is the TACT, and not
the means, that We want
Now, Mt. Armour said I, 81 am
going to ask you personal question. Il
Is Que often asked in connection with
missions. ! want ~ know whether Ou
are Christian"
Mt Armour thought a moment and
then replied: 81 am not a Christian IN
the sense Ci being member OF the
church, but believe In Christianity. ]
believe IN Christ rather than cfccds. |
10 10 church aud my boys have been
brought up TO 30 10 church. know
that they went when they we're young
! am afraid they don't goas much as
they should now The chufches are all
right, Land think the closer a man keeps
10 them the better. II MAKES little
difference to me, however. as to the
MINOR parts OF the different doctrines
which the churches profess, and think
that there IS about an equal chance Tor
the Catholics and Proteslants, that they
are each on the right road to heaven "
you were speaking Of your boys,
Mr, Armour How about them; are
they good business men''
u think so.' said Mf. Armour, as
smile oil conscious pride came across his