Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07

city churches had good clothes and nice
houses 10 livc IN. and money 10 spend
FOR luxurieH. and could go away on sum
me vacations and all that. while the
people outside of the churches. thou
sfndg " them, mean. die In tcnements,
and Yak the streets for Jobs. and never
have a plano or a picture in the house.
and grow up In misery and drunkenness
aud sin" The speaker gave
queer lurch over IN the dircc-
and laid one Erimy hand on a. His hat
fell upon the carpet at his feet a stir
went through the congregation. Or.
West half ruse from his seat, but rs yet
the silence was unbroken by any voice
or movement worth mentioning In the
hand across his eyes and then. without
any warning, fell heavily forward on
his face. full length. up the aisle.
Henry Maxwell spoke. I'VE will con-
slider the service dismissed. lie was
down the pulpit stairs and kneeling by
the PROSTATE form before any one else
The audience Instantly rose, and the
aisle was crowded. Dr. West pro.
nounocd tho man alive. He had tainted
away.
some heart trouble" the doctor also
muttered a. he helped to carry him into
the pastors study.
Henry Maxwell and group OF his
church members remained some time
IN the study. The man lay on the couch
there and brcathcd heavily. when the
question ot what TO do with him came
Up. tho minister Insisted upon taking
him 90 HE house. He lived near by and
had an extra room. Rachel WinHlow
r1ldi Mother has no company at pres
emit I am sure we would be glad TO
ElNc him place with US She looked
rtranrciy aEitsie9 No one noticed II
particularly. They were All excited over
the Htranse event, the utfangeft that
tirHt church people could remember
But the minister insisted on taking
charge % the man. ana when carriage
came the unconscious but living form
wnH carried 20 his house. and with tho
entrance " that humanity into the
ministers spare room u new chapter In
Henry MaNwolrs life bagan, and vet NJ
one. himself least Of all. dreamed of the
remarkable change Il was destined to
make IN all his after definition Of Chris
tinn dlscinlerhip.
The event created great sensation
IN the First church parish. People
talked q nothing else for week. II
wns the general impression that the
man had wandered into the church In a
condition u mental disturbance caused
BY his troubles and that all tho time he
was talking he wnn IN n strange de-
llrium OF fever and really ignorant Of
he surroundings. That was the most
charitable construction TO put upon his
action. II was the general Rrrsc-nent
also that there was a singular absence
of anything bitter or complaining In
what the man had said lie had
throughout spoken In a mild Apologize
tone, almost NJ " he were one OF the
congregation seeking Tor light on a very
dlincult subject.
The third day after hiH removal 10
the ministers house ihorc was a marked
change In his condition. The doctor
spoke OF u and offered no hope. Sntur-
day morning he Htill fingered though
he had rapidly failed az the week drew
near 10 It's close. Sunday morning lust
before the clock struck l he rauNd and
asked n his child had come. The min
ister had sent Tor her as soon M he had
been able 70 secure her address from
some letters found In the mans pocket.
lie Ind been conscious and able TO talk
cuhcrvuuy only a few moments since
his attack u he child n coming. She
win be hro." Henry Maxwell said ne
be sat there his face showing marks Of
the strain q the weeks vigil, FOR he
had insisted on sitting up nearly every
night.
II shall never see her IN this world"
the man whispered. Then he uttered
with great difficulty the words You
have been good TO me. Somehow feel
no n u was what Jesus would do"
After q few moments he turned his
head slightly. and before Horny Max
well could realize the fact the doctor
said, He n gone"