Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-24

What do Christians mean by following
the steps of Jeshs2 I've tramped
through this city for three days trying
to find a job, and in all that time I've
not had q word Of sympathy or comfort
except from your minister here, who
said he was sorry for me and hoped
would find a job somewhere. suppose
it is because you get SO imposed on by
the professional tramp that you have
lost your interest in theother sort. I'm
not blaming anybody. am 1? Just stat
ing facts. OF course understand you
can't all go out OF your way to hunt up
jobs for people like me. I'm not asking
You to, but what feel puzzled about is
what is meant by following Jesus Do.
you mean that you are suffering and
denying yourselves and trying to save
lost suffering humanity just as I I'M
derstand Jesus did? What do you mean
by it? l see the ragged edge of things
t.. good deal. understand there are
more than 500 men in this city in my
case Most of them have families. NY
wife died four months ago I'm glad
she is ont of trouble. Ny little girl is
ataving with u printers family until
find iob so,babou o,+ u,,oa
wban soa % ,nanr c,t,;st g. 49, IT,. =.
in luxury and singing, Jesus, I my
cross have taken, all to leave and fol-
low thee, and remember how my wife
died in a tenement in New York city,
gasping for air and asking God to take
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AN az Ia.ns IN ., ,.,,
All My beings ransomcd powers,
All my thoughts and all my doinss,
all my days and all my hours,
"and kept wondering, as sat on
the steps outside, just what they meant
by 1T. 1t seems to me there's an awful
lot OF trouble in the world that some
how wouldn't exist if all the people
who sing such songs went and lived
them out | suppose i don't under
stand. But what would Jesus do? Is
that what you mean by following his
steps2 1t seems to me sometimes as if
the people in the city churches had good
clothes and nice houses, to live in, and
money to spend for luxuries, and could
go away on summer vacations and all
that, while the people outside of the
churches, thousands Of them, mean,
die IN tenements, and walk the streets
for. Jobs, and never hare piano or q
picture In the house, and grow up in
misery and drunkenness and sin" The
man gave queer lurch over in the di-
rectlon OF the communion table and laid
one grlmy hand on 1t. His hat fell upon
the carpet at his feet. A stir went
through the congregation. DIR. West
half rose from his seat, but as yet the
silence was uhbroken by any voice or
movement worth mentioning in the
audience The man passed his other
hand across his eyes and then, without
any warning, fell heavily forward on
his face. full length, up the aisle.
Henry Maxwell spoke. 1--WE will con-
slder the service; dismissed. He was
down the pulpit stairs and kneeling by
the PROSTATE form before any one else
me audience Instantly rose, and the
aisle was crowded. DR.. West pro-
nounced the man alive. He had tainted
away.
Some heart trouble, the doctor
also muttered as 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 breathed heavily. When the
question: OF what to do with him came
up the minister insisted upon taking
hlm to his house. He lived near by and
had an extra room, Rachel Winslow
SAID Mother has no company ut pres
ent- ! am sure we would be glad to
give MIN a place with us. : She looked
strangely agltated- No one noticed it
particularly They were all excited over
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