Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
BY REV. CHARLES N. SHELDON,


Then. Philip, don't SEQ why you
don't reply to their call and tell them
you win accept. and we Will move at
onue 20 Eimdnic and live and die there.
II is o beautiful place. and ] am sure
we could live very comfortably on the
salary and the vacation. There " no
vacation mentioned In the other call"
"liut, on the other hand" continued
the minister. almost as " he were alone
and arguing with himself and had not
heard his wlfe'H words. "on the other
hand. there N Milton. "A manufacturing
town OF 10000 people. mostly opera
tives 10 Is the center Of much that be-
longs TO the stirring life OF the times In
which we live. The labor question Il
there In the lives OF those operatives.
There are seven churches OF different
denominations. TO the best Of my know
ledge, all striving after popularity and
power. There iH much hard. stern work
to be done In Milton by the true church
OF Christ. TO apply His teachings 20
mems needs. and Homewhow ! cannot
help hearing n voice say philip strong,
go to Milton and work for Christ.
Abandon your dream OF n parish whore
YOU may Indulge your love OF scholar
ship In the quiet atmosphere Of a uni
vcrslty town and plunge into the hard.
disagrecablc. but necessary work OF
this age. IN the atmosphere Of physical
labor. where great questions are being
discussed and the masses are engross-
cd In the terrible struggle for liberty
and home. where physical life thruHts
Itself out into society. tramplng down
the spiritual and intellectual and de-
handing OF the church aud the preach.
er the fighting powers OF giants OF God
TO restore In mems souls a more Just
proportion OF the value OF the life OF
man on earth
go, you see, Sarah" the minister
went on after little pause. II want to
10 to Elmdalc. but the Lord probably
| wants me to 10 to Milton
Mrs. Strong was silent She had the
utmost faith In her husband that he
would do exactly what he knew he
ought TO do when once he decided what
II was. Philip Strong was also silent
n moment. At last he said. Don't you
| think 80. SarahY"
81 don't see how we can always tell
exactly what the Lord wants ua 10 do,
How can you tell that he doesn't want
you 10 40 to Eimdale? Are there not
great opportunities to influence young
student life In university town. VIII
not some one 20 to Elmdale and be-
come pastor OF that churchI'
mo doubt there Is n necessary work
TO be done there The only question II.
Milton more imperative? The more !
think OF II. the more | am convinced
that I must 40 to Milton"
Then" said the minister's wife ris-
Ing suddenly and speaking with
mock seriousness that her husband
fully understood. II don't see why you
called me up here TO decide what ypu
| had evidently settled before you called
me. DO you consider that fair treat.
ment. sir? II VIII serve you right "
those biscuits put IN the oven when
you called me are fallen MS completely
as Babylon. And will make You eat
half dozen OF them, SIR TO punish
| you. We cannot afford to waste any
thing these times"
What" cried Philip slyly. mot on
5000 n yearl But I'll eat the biscuits.
| They can't possibly be any worse than
those we had week after we were
| mprried--the ones we bought from the
bakery. you remember" Philip added
hastily.
You saved yourself Just In time.
then" replied the minister's wife. She
came closc up To the desk and In DIFF
fcrent tone said. philip. you know
believe In you. don't your
yes" said Philip simply. II am
sure you do. am impuls.ve md Inn
practical; but. heart and soul and body
and mind. simply want to do the VIII
OF God. Il II not soG''
II know II H." she said. land II you
go 10 Milton II will be because you
want TO do His will more than to please
yourself"
Yes. Then shall answer the letter
tonlght?"
Yes, II you have decided. with my
help. OF course"
"of course. you foolish creature. you
know l could not settle II without you.
And MS for the biscuits
AS for the biscuits" said the minis
tors wife, they Will be settled with
out me, too. u don't go down and see
10 them" She hurried down stairs and
Philip Strong, with u smile and "A sigh,
took up his pen and wrote replies to
the calls he had received refusing the
call 10, Elindalc and accepting the one
To Milton, And NO the strange story OF
a great hearted man really began.
When he had finished writing these
two letters. he wrote another. which
throws 40 much light on his character
nnd his purpose In going 10 Milton that
we viii insert that In this story as be-
Ing necessary to It's full understanding.
This rs the letter:
My Dear Alfrcd;-Two years ago,
whom we LETT the seminary. you remem-
Der we promised each other In case
either OF us loft his present parish he
would let the other know Mt once.
did not suppose when 1 came that |
should leave 80 soon, but l have just
written u letter which means the begin
ming OF "A now life to me. The Calvary
church In Milton has given me call.
and | have accepted II. Two months
ago my church here practically went
out Of existence through u union with
the other church on the street. The
history Of that movement IL too long
Tor me to relate here, but since II took
place | have been preaching aH a sup
ply, pending the final settlement OF