The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-01
IN HIS STEPS.
"What Would
Jesus Do?"
By Charles M. Sheldon.
By Charles M. Sheldon.
tCspy yrightsd and published in book form.by
Ne Advance Publishing Co., of Chlcago.]

''Dear fr1ends,'' she went on. ana
there was Q sadness in her voice that
made an impressions on the rest that
dsepened when they thought it over
aftegward, ~ do not want any of you
20 credit mo with an act of great gen
ssoGty or philanthropy. have come
% know lately that the money which 1
hAvs called my own is not my own.
bat Coda IF ], as q steward Of his, see
some wise way to invest his money. it
r. not an occasion Of vainglory or
thanks from any one simply because
have proved honest in my administra-
tion Of the funds he has asked me to
use for his glory. have been thinking
Of this very plan for some time. The
fact Is, dear friends, that in our COM
Ing fight with the whisky power in
Raymond, and It has only just begun,
we shall need The News to champion
the Christian side. You all know that
all the other papers are for the saloon.
Az long as tho saloon exists the work
Of rescuing dying souls at the Rectangle
is carried on at a terrible disadvantage.
What can Mr.. Gray do with his gospel
meetings when half his converts are
drinking people. daily tempted and en-
The Christian daily we must have. 1t
would be giving up to the enemy to
have The News fail 1 have great con-
6dence in Mr.. Norman's ability. have
not seen his plans, but have the con-
6dcnce that he has in making the paper
succeed II It is carried forward on
parse enough scale.
II cannot believe that Christian in
tellisence in journalism will be inferior
20 un.C Christian intelligence, even when
- comes to making the paper pay fnan-
sially. So that is my reason Cor putting
1his rnqney-God's not mine-into tsis
powerful agent for doing as Jesus
would. II we can keep such paper
koing for one year. shall be willing to
$50 that amount Of money used in the
experiment. Do not thank me- Do not
consider my promise wonderful thing.
what have done with Gods money
all these years but crafty my own
selfish. physical, personal desires? What
can do with the rest of it but try to
make some Yeparation for what have
stolen from 4odf That is the way !
hook at IL now. I believe it is what
Jesus would do"
Over the lecture room swept that un-
sesn yet distinctly felt wave Of Divine
presence No one spoke for awhile.
Henry MAXWELL, standing there where
ahs faces lifted their intense gaze into
Bis. felt what he had already felt be-
S0rs. Q strange setting back out Of the
einstoenth century into the first when
- Macipiea had ell things in common,
md . spirit Of fellowship must have
AQwed freely between them such as the
45rst church Of Raymond had never
AAown- How much had his church
nembership known Of this fellowship
In daily interests before this little COM
pany had begun to do as Jesus would
DO: II was with difficulty that he
thought Of his present age and it's sur
roundings The same thought was pres
ent with all the rest also There was an
unspoken comradeship such as they had
mover known. twas present with them
while Virginia was speaking and dur
ing the silence that followed. If it had
been defined by any one Of them, it
would perhaps have taken some such
shape as this:
If shall in the course Of my obedi-
snce to my promise meet with loss or
trouble In the world, I can depend upon
the genuine, practical sympathy and
Fellowship Of any other Christian in this
room who bss with me made the pledge
30 do all things by the rule. What
would Jesus dor"
All this the distinct wave of spiritual
power expressed It had the effect that
Q physical miracle may have had on
tho early disciples in giving them
feeling Of confidence in their Lord that
helped them to face loss and martyrdom
rith courage and even joy
! Before they went away this time
there were several condolences like those
Of Edward Norman Some Of the young
men told Of the loss Of places owing to
their honest obedience to their promise
Alexander Powers spoke briefly of the
Sact that the commission had promised
70 take action at the earliest date pos
hhle
He was already at his old work Of
felegraphy. It was a significant fact
that since his action in resigning his
position neither his wife nor daughter
had appeared in public. No one but
himself knew the bitterness of that fam
ny estrangement and misunderstanding
Of the higher motive. Yet many of the
disciples present in the meeting carried
similar burdens There were things
which they could not talk about. Henry
Maxwell. from his knowledge of his
church people. could almost certainly
Know that obedience to this pledge had
produced In the hearts of families sep
brstion OF sympathy and even the intro
uction Of enruity and hatred Truly,
e mans foes are they of his own
ousehold" when the rule of Jesus is
beyed by some and disobeyed by 9TH
n Jesus 70 q great divider Of life. One