The Advocate and news., 1898-10-19

WlIe WnlA6 Lney were So'llub ulhhSA'
"YOu know went over with Mrs. Brown
to visit the school, and just after the
games, while the children were at the
tables the door opened and young man
came in, holding dirty hat in both
hands. He sat down near the door and
never said word. Only looked at the
children. He was evidently tramp,
and Miss Wren and her assistant, Miss
Kyle, were a little frightened at first,
but he sat there very quietly and after a
few minutes he went out" Perhaps
he was tired and wanted to rest some
where. The same man called here, /
think. Did you say he looked like
tramp" "Yes; very dusty, shabby and
generally tramp-like. Not more than
thirty or thirty-three years old, should
say" "The same man." said the Rev.
Henry Maxwell thoughtfully
"Did you finish your sermon, Henry?"
his wife asked after pause. "Yes, all
done. 1t has been very busy week
with me- The two sermons cost me a
great deal Of labor"
"They will be appreciated by large
audience tomorrow, hope" replied his
WIG, bHllllubs WHdL ulG yOu bOAh0 W
preach about In the morning"
Following Christ. l take up the
AtOnement under the head OF sacrifice
and example, and then show the steps
needed to follow his sacrifice and ex-
ample" IT am sure it is a good sermon.
l hope it won't rain Sunday. We have
had so many rainy days lately"
"Yes, the audiences have been quite
small for some time. People will not
come out to church in storm" The
Rev. Henry Maxwell sighed as he said
1t. He was thinking of the careful, Ia
borious efforts he had made In preparing
sermons for large audiences that failed
to appear.
But Sunday morning dawned on the
town OF Raymond one Of those perfect
days that sometimes come after long
periods OF wind and rain and mud. The
air was clear and bracing, the sky was
free from all threatening signs, and
every one in Henry Maxwell's parish
prepared to go to church. When the
service opened at II o'clock, the large
building was filled with an audience Of
the best dressed, most comfortable look
ing people in Raymond
The first church Of Raymond believed
in having the best music that money
could buy, and its quartette choir this
morning was a great source Of pleasure
to the congregation. The anthem was
inspiring. All the music was in keeping
with the subject Of the sermon. And
the anthem was an elaborate adaptation
to the most modern music OF the hymn,
Jesus, my cross have taken,
All to leave and follow thee"
Just before the sermon the soprano
sang a solo, the well-known hymn,
where He leads me I will follow.
I'll go with Him, with Him all the way"
Rachel Winslow looked very beauti-
full that morning as she stood up behind
the screen Of carved oak which was sig
ni1cantly marked with the emblem Of
the cross and the crown. Her voice was
even more beautiful than her face, and
that meant a great deal There was a
general rustic of expectation over the
audience as she rose. Henry Maxwell
seated himself contentedly behind the
pulpit. Rachel Winslow's singing al
ways helped him. He generally arranged
for song before the sermon. 1t MADE
possible certain inspiration Of feeling
that he knew made his delivery more
impressive.
People said to themselves that they
had never heard such singing even in
the first church. 1t is certain that If it
had not been q church service, her solo
would have been vigorously applauded.
1t even seemed to Henry Maxwell when
she sat down that something like an
attempted clapping of hands or strik-
ing of the floor swept through the
church. He was startled by It, AS he
arose, however, and laid his sermon on
the open Bible, he said to himself he
had been deceived. OF course it could
not occur In a few moments he was
absorbed in his sermon and everything
else was forgotten in the pleasure OF his