El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-23

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case and it is now rumored that the
L. and T. r. R. will pass into receiv
er's hands very soon. The president of
the road, who, according to the evil
dence submitted by Powers, was the
principal offender, has resigned, and
| complications which have arisen since
point to the receivership. Meanwhile
| the superintendent has gone back to his
old work as telegraph operator. 1 met
him at the church yesterday. He i'm
pressed me as a man who had, like
| Maxwell, gone through a crisis in char
acter. I could not help thinking of him
as being good material for the church
| of the first century, when the disciples
had all things in common.
cor take the case of Mr.. Norman,
editor of The Daily News. He risked
his entire fortune in obedience to what
he believed was Jesus probable action
and revolutionized his entire conduct
of the paper at the risk of failure. I
send you copy of yesterdays paper.
want you to read it carefully. To my
mind, it is one of the most interesting
and remarkable papers ever printed in
the United States 1t is open to criti-
cism, but what could any mere man
attempt in this line that would be free
from criticism? Take it all in all, it is
SO far above the ordinary conception of
a daily paper that I am amazed at the
result. He tells me that the paper is
beginning to be read more and more by
the Christian people of the city. He is
very confident of its final success.
''Read his editorial on the money
question; also the one on the coming
election in Raymond, whe1, the question
of license will again be an issue. Both
articles are of the best from this point
of view. He says he never begins an
editorial or. in fact, any part of his
newspaper work without first asking,
What would Jesus dor The result is
certainly apparent
"Then there is Milton Wright, the
merchant He has, I am told, so revo-
lutionized his business that no man is
more beloved today in Raymond. His
own clerks and employees have affec-
ton for him that is very touching
During the winter, while he was lying
dangerously ill at his home, scores of
clerks volunteered to watch or help in
any possible way, and his return to his
store was greeted with marked demon
strations. All this has been brought
about by the element of personal love
introduced the love
is not mere words, but the business it
self is carried on under system of CO.
operation that is not patronizing rec
ognition of interiors, but II real sharing
in the entire business Other men on
the street look upon Milton Wright as
odd. 1t is fact, however, that while |
he has lost heavily in some directions
he has increased his business and is to- |
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best and most successful merchants in !
Raymond
''And there is Miss Winslow. She |
has chosen to give her great talent to |
the poor and wretched of the city. Her |
plans include musical institute where |
choruses and classes in vocal music shall |
be feature. She is enthusiastic over |
her life work. In connection with her |
friend Miss Page she has planned a |
course in music which, if carried out, |
will certainly do much to lift up the |
lives of the people down there. 1 am |
not too old, my dear Caxton, to be in
terested in the romantic side of much |
that has also been tragic here in Ray |
mond. and l must tell you that it is |
well understood there that Miss Wins
low expects to be married this spring |
to a brother of Miss Page, who was once |
society leader and clubman and who |
was converted in tent where his wife !
that is to be took an active part in the |
service. I don't know all the details of |
this little romance, but 1 can imagine
there is a little story wrapped up in it,
and it would be interesting reading if
we only knew it all.
''These are only few illustrations of
results in individual lives owing to
obedience to the pledge. 1 meant to
have spoken of President Marsh of Lin
coin college. He is a graduate Of my
alma mater, and 1 knew him slightly
when I was in the senior year. He has
taken an active part in the recent mu-
nicipal agitation, and his influence in
the city is regarded as a very large
factor in the coming election. He i'm
pressed me, as did all the other disciples
in this movement, as having fought out
some hard questions and as having
taken up some real burdens that have
caused and still do cause that suffering
of which Henry Maxwell speaks, a suf-
fering that does not eliminate but does
appear to intensity positive and prac-
teal joy.
"But 1 am pro1onging this letter,
possibly to your WEAKNESS. I am I'M
able to avoid the feeling of fascination
which my entire stay here has increased
want to tell you something of the
meeting in the First church today
Gas said, heard Maxwell preach.
At his earnest request had preached
'or him the Sunday before, and this
was the first time I had heard him since
the association four years ago. His SER
non this morning was as different from
his sermon then as if it had been
;hOught out and preached by some one