Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-25
Virginia looked at him a lit

Virginia looked at him little
sharply
But don't you think it is u very
unusual example2 Can you imagine
here Virginia named half dozen fa-
nous opera singers-''doing anything
Of this sortH''
mo: | can't Rollin answered
briefly Neither can imagine Miss
he spoke the name of the girl with
the red parasol who had begged Vir.
ginia to take the girls to the Rectangle
-"doing what you are doing. Vir-
ginia.
Amy more than l can imagine Mr..
Virginia spoke the name Of young
society leader going about to the
clubs doing your work. Rollin.
The two walked on in silence for the
length Of the hall
looming back to Rachel. began
Virginia. "Rollin. why do you treat
her with such distant. precise man.
nerf | think. Rollin-pardon me if ]
hurt you-that she is annoyed by it.
You used to be on easy terms. ] don't
think Rachel likes this change.
Rollin suddenly stopped. He seemed
deeply agitated. He took his arm from
Virginia 8 and walked down to the end
Of the hall Then he returned. with his
arms behind him. and. stopping near
his sister. he said:
Virginia. have you not learned my
secret1'
Virginia looked bewildered Then
over her face the unusual color crept.
showing that she understood
II have never loved any one but Ra-
chel Winslow Rollin spoke calmly
enough now. THAT day she was here.
when you talked about her refusal to
join the concert company. | asked her
to he my wife. out there on the avenue
She refused me- as ! knew she would,
and she gave as her reason the fact that
| had no purpose in life. which was
true enough Now that have pur-
pose. now that | am new man. dol't
you see. Virginia. how impossible it is
for me to say anythingr owe my very
conversion to Rachel's singing. and yet
that night while she sang can honest
" say that for the time being never
thought of her voice except as God 8
message believe all my personal love
for her was for the time merged into
personal love to God and my Saviour.
Rollin was silent Then he went on
with more. emotion. II am still in love
with her. Virginia. but do not think
she could ever love me. He stopped
and looked his sister in the face with
sad smile
II don t know about that. said Vir-
ginia to herself She was noting Rol-
lin g handsome face. its marks Of dissi-
patton nearly all gone now. the firm
lips showing manhood and courage, the
clear eyes looking into hers frankly, the
form strong and graceful Rollin was
Il man now Why should not Rachel
come to love him in timer Surely the
two were well fitted for each other.
especially now that their purpose in
life was moved by the same Christian
source
She said something of all this to Rol-
lin. but he did not find much comfort
When they closed the interview. Vir-
ginia carried away the impression that
Rollin meant to go his way with his
chosen work. trying to reach the fash
ionable men at the clubs and, while not
avoiding Rachel. seeking no occasion
for meeting her he was distrustful Of
his power to control his feelings, and
Virginia could see that he dreaded even
the thought that his love was still the
same
The next day she went down to The
News Office to see Edward Norman and
arrange the details Of her part in the
establishment of the paper on its new
foundation. Henry Maxwell was pres
ent at this conference, and the three
agreed that. whatever Jesus would do
in detail as editor of daily paper, he
would be guided by the same general
principles that directed his conduct as
the Saviour of the world.
II have tried to put down here in
concrete form some of the things which
It has seemed to me Jesus would do, y
said Edward Norman. He read from q
paper lying on his desk. and Henry
Maxwell was reminded again Of his
effort to put into written form his own
conception of Jesus probable action
and also of Milton Wright's attempt in
his business.
81 have headed this, What Would
Jesus Do as Edward Norman. Editor of
Daily Newspaper In Raymond.
81. He would never allow a sentence
or picture in his paper that could be
called bad or coarse or impure in any
way.
"2. He would probably conduct the
political part of the paper from the
standpoint of nonpartisan patriotism.
always looking upon all political ques-
tions in the light of their relations to
the welfare Of the people, always on the
basis of What is right?' never from
the basis of What is for the best inter
ests of this or that party?' In other
words, he would treat every political
subject from the standpoint of the ad-
vancement of the kingdom of God on
the earth.
Edward Norman looked up from the
reading for moment. lyon under
stand that is my Interpretation of Jesus
probable action on political matters on
other newspaper men who may have
different conception Of Jesus probable
action from mine. am simply trying
to answer honestly. What would Jesus
do as Edward Norman? and the answer
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