The true northerner., 1899-11-29
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tian discipleship and fellowship
The pastor of the First church went
home stirred deeply by the events of
the week Gradually the truth was
growing upon him that the pledge to
do as Jesus would was working out a
revolution in his parish and throughout
the city Every day added TO the serious
results of obedience to that pledge.
Henry Maxwell did not pretend TO see
the end. He was. in fact, only now at
the very beginning of events that were
destined to change the history of hun !
dreds of families. not only in Raymond,
but throughout the entire country. AS
he thought of Edward Norman and
Rachel and Mr.. Powers and of the re-
suits that had already come from their
actions he could not help feeling of
intense interest in the probable effect if
all the persons in the First church who
had made the pledge faithfully kept it.
Would they all keep it, or would some
Of them turn back when the cross be-
came too heavyI
He was asking this question the next
morning as he sat in his study when
the president of the Endeavor society
called To see him.
Il suppose | ought not TO trouble you
with my case, said young Morris
coming at once to his errand. "but |
thought Mr.. Maxwell, that you might
advise me little. -
"I'm glad you came. Go on. Fred. "
Henry Maxwell had known the young
man ever since his first year in the pas
torate and loved and honored him for
his consistent. faithful service in the
church
"Well, the fact is Pm out of a job
You know, I've been doing reporter
work on The Morning Sentinel since l
graduated last year. Well, last Satur-
day Mr.. Burr asked me TO go down the
road Sunday morning and get the de-
tails of that train robbery at the june
tion and write the thing up for the ex
ira edition that came out Monday
morning, just to get the start of The
News. | refused TO go, and Burr gave
me my dismissal. He was in bad tenn
per, or | think perhaps he would not
have done it, He has always treated me
Jesus would have done as l did l ask
because the other fellows say l was a
fool not to do the work. | want to feel
that Christian acts from motives that
may seem strange to others sometimes,
but not foolish What do you think ?"
Il think you kept your promise,
Fred l cannot believe Jesus would do
newspaper work on Sunday. as you
were asked to do it. -
THANK you, Mr.. Maxwell. felt
little troubled over it, but the longer
think it over the better l feel. -
Morris rose TO go, and Henry Max
well rose and laid a loving hand on the
young man S shoulder.
''What are you going to do, Fred p
~ don know yet / have thought
some of going to Chicago or some large
city F."
"Why don't you try The News?"
'They are all supplied. | have not
thought of applying there.
Henry Maxwell thought moment.
"Come down to The News Office with
me AMI leu us soc Norman ato,,t it .
So few minutes later Edward Nor
man received into his room the minister
and young Morris. and Henry Maxwell
briefly told the cause of their errand
81 can give You a place on The
News, said Edward Norman, with his
keen look softened by a smile that made
it willsome Il want reporters who
won't work Sundays. And, what is
more, / am making plans for a special
kind of reporting which believe young
Morris here can develop because he is
in sympathy with what Jesus would
do. -