Middletown transcript., 1899-12-30

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revolution in his parish and threughon
the city. Every day added to the seriou
results of obedience to that pledge
Henry Maxwell did not pretend to Sc,
the end He was, In fact, only now a
the very beginning Of events that wer'
destined to change the history of hun
dreds of families, not only in Raymond
but throughout the entire country. Al
he thought Of Edward Norman anG
Rachel and Mr.. Powers and of the re-
suits that had already come from theil
actions he could not help feeling Of
intense interest in the probable effect II
all the persons In the First church who
had made the pledge faithfully kept it.
Would they all keep 1t, or would some
of them turn back when the cross be-
came too heavyf
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.
81 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"
'sI'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 I'm out of a job.
You know, I've been doing reporter
work on The Morning Sentinel since /
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 juno
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
well before. Now, don't you think
Jesus would have done as did3 / ask
because the other fellows say 1 was
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?'
81 think you kept your promise,
Fred I cannot believe Jesus would do
newspaper work on Sunday, as you
were asked to do it. .
'sThank you, Mr. Maxwell I felt a |
little troubled over 1t, but the longer |
think 1t over the better feel -
Morris rose to go. and Henry Max
well rose and laid loving hand on the
young mans shoulder.
"What are you going to do, Fred2"
81 don't know yet. I have thought
some of going to Chicago or some large
city"
"Why don't you try The News2'
''They are all supplied. I have not
thought of applying there |
Henry Maxwell thought moment.
"Come down to The News office with
me and let us see Norman about 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 place on The
News, " said Edward Norman, with his
keen look softened by smile that made
it winsome. ST want reporters who
won't work Sundays And, what is
more, I am making plans for a special
kind of reporting which I believe young
Morris here can develop because he is
in sympathy with what Jesus would
do. -
He assigned Morris definite task,
and Henry Maxwell started back to his
study feeling that kind Of satisfaction /
and it is very deep kind-which {
man feels when he has been even partly 1
instrumental in finding an unemployed I
person situation.
He had intended to go back to his =
'tudy, but on his way home he passed I
~ one of Milton Wright's stores. He
thought he would simply step in and !
hake hands with his parishioner and 4
nd him godspeed in what he had heard 1
le was doing to put Christ into his I
business, but when he went into the Z
tfice Milton Wright insisted on detain-
ng him to talk over some of his new c
'lans. Henry Maxwell asked himseis If
his was the Milton Wright he used to c
now, eminently practical, business
Ike, according to the regular code of A
he business world, and viewing every d
hing first and foremost from the stand V
oint of "Will it pay7" a
There is no use to disguise the fact, Il
lr. Maxwell, that have been COM {,
elled to revolutionize the whole method | b
my business since made that prom
70. have been doing great many "
1ings during the last 90 years in this d
ore that I know Jesus would not do, Sc
ut that is small item compared with /
le number of things ! begin to believe tt
esus would do. My sins of commission
ave not been as many as those of omis- N
on in business relations pl
"What was the first change you d
adef" asked Henry Maxwell He felt A
! If his sermon could wait for him in SC
Is study. As the interview with Mil i
N Wright continued he was not SO NJ
ire but he had found material for q e1
rmon without going back to his study at
II think the first change had to tn
AXE was in my thought of my en- IN
oyees. came down here Monday
orning after that Sunday and asked De
yself: What would Jesus do in his IN
lation to these clerks, bookkeepers, nj
ice boys. draymen, salesmeni Would | qu
J try to establish some sort of personal tn
lation to them different from that MI
hich I have sustained all these yearsf' Nj
soon answered the question by saying, wi
'es. Then came the question of what po
would lead me to do. CHI
81 did not see how could answer it tn
my satisfaction without getting all LIP
= employees together and having a ar
Tx with them So sent invitations go
all Of them, and we had meeting da
t there in the warehouse Tuesday me
zht do
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