Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
1T is simply absurd Rachel, you
are fanatic! What can you do?''

TIT is simply absurd Rachel, you
are fanatic! What can you do?''
"The world has been served by men
and women who have given it other
things that were gifts. Why should I,
because | am blessed with a natural
gilt at once proceed to put a market
price on it and make all the money I
can out Of it? You know, mother that
you have taught me to think of a mu-
steal career always in the light of a
financial and social success: have been
unable since l made my premise two
weeks ago to imagine Jesus Joining a
concert company to do what l would
do and live the life would have to live
if joined it,
Mrs. Winslow rose and then sat down
again. With. a great effort she COM
posed herself.
What do you intend to do then
4S3 ha<e not answered my question.
shn. continue tossing for the time
beffg in the church T am pledged to
ring there through spring. During the
week I am going to sing at the White
Gross meetings down in the Rectangle
"Whatl Rachel Winslowl Do you
know what you are saying? Do you
know what sort of people those are
down there?'
Rachel almost quailed before her
mother For moment she shrank back
and was silent
II know very we'll That is the rea-
son am going. Mr.. and Mrs. Gray
have been working there several weeks
I learned only this morning that they
wanted singers from the churches to
help them in their meetings. They use
tent. It is in a part Of the city where
Christian work is most needed 1 shall
offer them my help Mother Rachel
cried out with the first passionate ut
terance she had yet used, II want to do
something that will cost me something
in the way of sacrifice. I know you win
not understand me. But I am hungry
to suffer something. What have we
done all our lives for the suffering, sin
ming 'side of Raymond? How much
have we denied ourselves or given of
our personal ease and pleasure to bless
the place in which we live or initiate
the life Of the Saviour of the world
Are we always to go on doing as So
ciety selfshly dictates, moving on it's
narrow little round of pleasures and
entertainments and never knowing the
pain of things that cost?''
Are you preaching at me?" asked
Mrs. Winslow slowly. Rachel Under
stood her mothers words.
mo: I am preaching at myself, " she
replied gently. She paused moment
as if she thought her mother would say
something more and then went out OF
the room. When she reached her OWL
room, she felt that, so far as her moth
er was concerned, she could expect nc
sympathy or even a fair understanding
from her.
She kneeled down. It is safe to say
that within the two weeks since Henry
Maxwell's church had faced that shah
by figure with the faded hat more mem.
bers of his parish had been driven tt
their knees in prayer than during al
the previous term Of his pastorate
When she rose, her beautiful face
was wet with tears. She sat thought
fully little while and then wrote {
note to Virginia Page. She sent it tt
her by a messenger and then went dow1
stairs again and told her mother thai
she and Virginia were going down te
the Rectangle that evening to see Mr.
and Mrs. Gray, the evangelists
"Virginia's uncle. DR.. West, viii &c
with US if she goes have asked her tt
call him up by telephone and go with
US. The doctor is friend Of the Gray,
and attended some of the meetings las'
winter.
85s. WinsloW did not say anything
HIN manner showed her complete d1
aap1oval Of Raehel's esupse, and Rachj
f61t her unspoken bitterness.
About o'clock the doctor and Vir
ginia appeared, and together the three
started for the scene of the White Gross
meetings.
The Rectangle was the most notori
GUS district in all Raymond It was i,
the territory close by the great railroad
shops and the packing houses. The stun
and tenement district of Raymond con
gested it's most wretched elements abou
the Rectangle This was barren fell
used in the summer by circus com
panies and wandering showmen.
was shut in by rows Of saloons, gam
bling bells and cheap. dirty boarding
and lodging houses.
The First church Of Raymond ha'
never touched the Rectangle problem
It was too dirty, too coarse, too sinful
too awful, for close contact. Let us b
honest There had been an attempt t
cleanse this sore spot by sending dow;
an occasional committee of singers, Q
Sunday school teachers or gospel Wis
itors from various churches. but tn
church of Raymond as an institution
had never really done anything to max
the Rectangle any less a stronghold {
! the devil as the years went by.
Into this heart of the coarse part {
the sin of Raymond the travelling evar
gelist and his brave little wife ha
pitched good sized tent and begu
meetings. It was the spring of the veal
and the evenings were beginning to t
pleasant The evangelists had asked f
the help of Christian people and ha
received more than the usual amour
of encouragement, but they felt a gres
need of more and better music. Durin
the meetings on the Sunday just gor
the assistant at the organ had bee