Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30
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when he was hard pressed that even if
the church withdrew all support he
Ophilip) could probably get n job some
whore on raiirond or In a hotel.
where there was always a demand for
porters who could walk up several
flights OF stairs with n good sized
trunk.
sometimes I almost think | missed
my calling" said Philip. purpoaely
talking about himself In order to make
his wife come to the defense. II ought
to have been a locomotive fireman"
"The idea, Philip Strong. A man
who has n gift OF reaching people
with preaching the way you dol"
1.-THE way | reach MIR. Winter. for
example,"
Yes" said his wife; "thc way you
reach him. Why, the very fact that
you made such man angry is pretty
good proof that YOU reach him.
Such men are not touched by any ordi-
nary preaching"
80 you really think have little
gift Mt prcaching7'' asked Philip slyly.
"a little gift Il is a great deal more
than n little. Philip"
Aren't you little prcjudiccd. sa-
rah2'
NO. sir. I am the scvcrcst critic you
ever had In the congregation. IL you
only knew how nervous you sometimes
make mel When you get started on
some exciting passngc and make gcs-
turc that would throw n stone Image
Into a NJ and then begin tU speak OF
something In n different way. like an
other person, and the first l know ! am
caught up and hurled into the subject
and forget all about you"
Thank YOU said Philip.
What for7" asked his wife. laugh
Ing. For forgetting your
II wodld rather be forgotten by you
than remembered by any one else" re-
piled Philip gallantly. And you are
such u delightful little ilattcrer that !
feel courage for anything that may
happen
ITS not fiattcry: It's truth. Philip. !
do believe In you and your work, and 1
am only anxious that You should sue
coed here. l can't bear to think OF
trouble In the church. IL would almost
kill me 20 20 through such times as we
sometimes read about"
we must leave results TO God. i
am sure We are not responsible for
more than our utmost doing and living
OF necessary truth" Philip spoke cour-
ageously.
Then you don't feel disheartencd by
this mornings work.
No. ! don't know that / do. I'm
very sensitive. and l feel hurt at Mt.
Winters threat OF Withdrawing his
support. but l don't feel disheartenei
for the work Why should IL Am l
not doing my best?"
Il believe you are. only, dear Phil
In. be wise. DO not try to reform
everything In a week or expect people
TO grow their wings before they nave
started even pinfenthefr. III isn't nat
ural"
well. won't" replied Philip. with
"A laugh. Better trim your wings, ma
ruh. they're dragging on the foor.'
He hunted up his hat. which was one
OF the things Philip could never find
twice In the same place. kissed his
wife and went out TO make the visit
nj the mill which he was getting ready
TO make when Mr.. Winter called.
To his surprise, when he went down
through the business part OF the town.
he discovered that his sermon Of Sun
day had reused almost every one. Peo-
pie were talking about II ON the street
An almost unheard OF thing In MIL
ton. When the evening paper came
out. II described In sensational para
graphs the Rev. Mr.. Strong's attack on
the wealthy sinners OF his own church
and went on to say that the church
was very much wrought up over the
sermon and would probably make II
uncomfortable for the reverend gentle
man" Philip wondered. as he read
preacher OF Christ had denounced m
undoubted evil.
"Is II, then" he asked himself. "auci
"A remarkable piece OF news that a min
lister OF the Gospel has preached from
his own pulpit against what II without
question nn un-Christian use OF proper
~? What IN the meaning OF the churcl
| In society unless II II Just that? IL Il
| possible that the public ~ so little ac
| customcd to hear anything on this sub
| ject that when they do hear II II IL n
| the nature OF sensational news2'
| lie pondcred over these questions a
| he quietly but rapidly went along will
| his work He was conscious as tn
days went on that trouble was brew
ing for him. This hurt him In n wa,
hard TO explain. but his sensitive spiri
| felt the cut like q lash ON n sore piac,
When sunday came, he went into hi
pulpit and faced the largest audienc
he had yet seen In Calvary church. a
is often the case, people who had hear
OF his previous sermon on Sunda
thought he would preach another lils
Il again. Instead of that he preachc
a sermon on the love OF God for IN
world. In one way the large audlenc
was dlsappolnted. II had come
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