El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18

the end he was, IN 1act, 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 a 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 heavy?
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 I
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 I'm out of a job
! You know, I've been doing reporter
work on The Morning Sentinel since I
! 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
ton and write the thing up for the ex-
! ira edition that came out Monday
morning, just to get the start of The
News. l refused to go, and Burr gave
me my dismissal. He was in bad tenn
per, or 1 think perhaps he would not
I have done it. He has always treated me
well before Now, don't you think
Jesus would have done as did 1 ask
! because the other fellows say 1 was
fool not to do the work I 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 1 cannot believe Jesus would do
newspaper work on Sunday, as you
were asked to do it
''Thank you, Mr. Maxwell felt a
little troubled over it, but the longer
think it over the better feel. -
Morris rose to go, and Henry Max
well rose and laid a loving hand on the
young mans shoulder.
y
81 don't know yet. I have thought
some of going to Chicago or some large
city
''Why don't you try The News?' |
''They are all supplied. 1 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 a smile that made
1t wlnsome 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.
He assigned Morris definite task,
and Henry Maxwell started back to his
study feeling that kind of satisfaction
and it is a very deep kind-which a
man feels when he has been even partly
instrumental in finding an unemployed
person a situation.
He had intended to go back to his
study. but on his way home he passed
by one of Milton Wright's stores He
thought he would simply step in and
shake hands with his parishioner and
bid him go6speed in what he had heard
be was doing to put Christ into his
business but when he went into the
office Milton Wright insisted on detain-
ing him to talk over some of his new ,
plans. Henry Maxwell asked himself if
his was the Milton Wright he used to
NOW. eminently practical. business .
Ike, according to the regular code of
he business world. and viewing every
hing first and foremost from the stand !
Joint of Twill it pay?'' =
''There is no use to disguise the fact. 2
Mr. Maxwell, that l have been COM =
'elled to revolutionize the whole method
4 my business since 1 made that prom .
&C. have been doing a great many
h1ngs during the last 90 years in this !,
tore that l know Jesus would not do, =
ut that is a small item compared with
he number of things begin to believe = 2,
esus would do My sins of commission 4
ave not been as many as those of omis- y
lon In business relations. - $
"What was the first change Won q :,
lade?" asked Henry Maxwell. He felt ::
8 If his sermon could wait for him in u
is study As the interview with Mil
IN Wright continued he was not so =, ~
Ire but he had found material for a -
'rmon without going back to his study. u
81 think the first change 1 had to y
AXE was in my thought of my en- VI
oyees. 1 came down here Monday =, II,
orning after that Sunday and asked ~
yself: What would Jesus do in his
lation to these clerks, bookkeepers. p,