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

smltten into hrcathleas silence. One
other face. that u Rachel Winalow,
from the choir seats. starcd, white and
luteut down NJ the shabby figure with
iho faded hat Her face was striking at
any time Under the pressure OF the
present unheard Of Incident II was as
personally distinct aa n Il had been
framed IN fire.
I'm not an ordinary tramp. though
] don't know q any teaching Of Jesus
that makes one kind q tramp less
worth saving than another. DO your
lie put the question as naturally ms N
the whole congregation had been n
small pr'sstc Bible class. He paused
Just q moment and coughed painfully.
Then he went on.
- ioat my JOB ton months ago. am
n printer BY trade. The new linotype
machines are beautiful spccimcna Of
invention, hut I know six men who
have Killed themselves inside OF the
year Just on account ~ those machines
OF course I don't blame the newspapers
for gutting the machines. Meanwhile
what can a man do7 I know / never
learned but the one trade. and that's
al ! can do. I've trnmpcd all over the
country trying TO iind something. Thcro
arv good many others like me. I'm
not complaining. am NJ Just stating
facts But l was wondering, ne ! sat
there under the gallery, " what you
call following Jesus h the same thing
that lie taught
What did lie mean when lie said.
Follow meT The minister anid"-hcre
The man turned about and looked up at
the pulpit that u was necessary for
the disciple Of Jesus 20 follow his stops.
ana he said tho steps were obedience.
faith, love and Imitation. But I dld
not hear him tell Just what he meant
that 60 mean especially the last step,
What do Christians mean By following
h. HHIa# Il De |HHI ID. 4
through this city FOR three days trying
10 md a ioh. aud In an that time I've
not had n word OF sympathy or comfort
except from your minister here. who
said he was r0rry Tor me and hoped
would ind q Job somewhere. ! suppose
II H. because you get % imposed on by
tho professional tramp that you have
lost your Interest IN tho other sort. I'm
not blaming anybody, am ~ Just stat
ing facts. OF course I understand you
can't all go out OF your way To hunt up
Jobs FOR people like me. I'm not asking
you tn. but what feel puzzled about Is
what Il meant by following Jesus. DO
you mean that you are suffering and
denying yourselves and trying 10 save
lost suffering humanity Just a. I I'M
dorstand Jesus dldf What do you mean
by az see the ragred edge o. things
a good deal. understand there arr
more than 800 men IN this city In my
case. Most Of Thorn have families. My
wife dled four months ago. I'm Eiad
she ~ out u trouble NV little Rlr "
staying with a printers family until
md n Job. Somehow / get puzzled
when I see 80 many Christians living
in luxury and singing. Jesus. I my
cross have taken, all 10 leave and Tot
low thee ana remember how my wife
died In n tenement IN New York city.
Easfping FOR air and asking Gpd to take
the little rirl too. or course 4 don't ox-
poct you people can prevent every ono
from dying u starvation. lack % proper
nouriahmont and tenement air. hut
what does following Jesus moanf I
understand that Christian people own
o good many % tho tencmenta. mcm-
ber OF church was the owner ~ the
one where my wife died. and I have
wondered n following Jesus all the
way was true In his case heard some
people singing az q church prayer meet
Ing the other niEht.
IAN FOR Jesus an for Jesus,
Al my beings ranaomed powers,
All my thoughts and All my doinga,
All my days and all my hours.
and I kept wondering. as / sat on the
steps outside. Just what they meant by
H. II seems TO mo there's an awful lot
Of trouble In tho world that somehow
wouldn't exist u all the people who sling
such HonEn went and lived them out. 1
suppose I don't understand. hut what
would Jesus do1 Il that what you
mean by following His Htcps7 II aeoms
20 me sometimes aA n the people In the