Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-09-29

| Nb'AI tlNNbllt IL i+'li'' ~ 'i' ''Nil't"y pa
per- asked Alexander Powers, who
sat next to him.
Il don I know vet. presume it will
result in falling of OF subscriptions
and advertisements Ianticipa1e that 10
DO you have any doubts about yoar
action? mean do You regret II for
fear it is not what jesus wo-ld Go? =
asked Henry Maxwell.
"Nct in the least, brt | would E,.o
To ak for my own satisfaction l. any
one Of You here THINKS Jesus would is
sue sunday morn INK paper
No one spoke for II minute. Th"n
! Jasper Chase said we sccm t. t'-nl,
alike Oh that, bat | have been Pulled
/ several times during the week to Elow
/ Just what be would d. ii is not al
ways an easy question 10 answer
Il find that trouble said Virginia
Paqc She sat by Rachel NiEsloW. "
ci.' cno knew who Virginia Page Wa,
wondering how she would succeed IL
/ kcc, .% her promise
- th;nl: perhaps l ti,d it specially
! difficult to answer the question n ac-
count Of my money Josr+ never owned
any roperty, mi there l. n3,h.l-@ III
+ L. example to Glide ne j. T." Uae CT
lie. | an strdying G..G rr2y.r. /
THINK see clearly a part Of what J."
would 90, bat rot all what ~o--..
Jc,cs 90 with Il milhCn Lars j. ~
question really. | cc:f,.a Ia, a:a 10
! yet Ioie t. answer ii t. my s-tl,t.c-
ton
Il could tell You what to do will Il
part of It, said Rachel, turning her
face toward Virginia
That does not trouble Ine. replied
Virginia. with slight slnilc. "Wha
am trying 10 discover Is :. principle q
jesus that will enable me 10 come IN"
nearest possible to his action rs il ought
to influence the entire course of y.
life SO far as my wealth and it, use axe
concerned.
That will take time said Henry
Maxwell slowly. All the rest in the
room were thinking hard Of the s;llle
thing Milton Wright told something
Of his experience He was gradually
working ont plan for his Jusines- re.
&;ions with his employees, and i. ,yns
.pcn;rg up Il hew world to him ard
them \ few Of the younger men ;uld
If special attempts TO answer the {. .cs-
ion
There was almost general con ut
over the fact that the application Of
he Jesus spirit and practice to ev =
Hay life was the serious thing |, re-
quired knowledge of him and al q.
sight into his motives that most of t.:cIn
did not yet possess
When they finally adjourned after a
silent prayer that marked with crow
ing power Tn" Divine presence they
went away discussing earnestly their
difficulties and seeking light from one
another
Rachel Winslow and Virginia PAGE
went ont together Edward Norman
and Milton Wright became so interest
FL in their mutual conference that they
walled on past Norman's home and
came back I, thcr jasper Chase and
the re.ident of the Endeavor society
'tood talking arncStly in one corner of
The room Al yander Powers and Henry
others had gone
Il want you 20 come down TO the
shops tomorrow and see my plan and
talk 10 the men Somehow feel as if
Won could get nearer TO them than any
one else inst now
II don know about that but will
come. replied Henry Maxwell. lit
tie sadly How was he fitted 70 stand
before 200 or 300 workingmen and give
them message Yet in the movement
of his weakness rs he a.ked the ques
tion he rebuked himself for il What
would Jesus dog That was an end To-
the discussion
He went down the next day and
found alexander Powers in his office
II lacked II few minutes of 70, and the
superintendent said Come up stairs
and III show you what I've been try
ing To do
They went through the machine
shops climbed q long flight of staira
and entered very large empty room
II had once been used by the company
for stOrerOom
since making that r:omis, Il week
ago ! have had good many things to
think of, said the superintendent.
and among them is this Our com
pany gives me the use Of this room and
! am going to fit it up with tables and
coffee plant in the corner there where
those steam pipes are Ny plan is to
provide II good place where the men
can come up and eat their noon lunch
and give them, two or three times Il
week. the privilege Of 10 minutes
talk on some subject that will be real
help TO them in their lives
Maxwell looked surprised and asked
if the men would come for any such
purpose
Yes. they II come After all. know
the men pretty well They are among
the most intelligent workingmen in the
country today but they are N "A whole.
entirely removed from all church infu
ence asked. What would Jesus dol
and. among other things. it seemed To
me be would begin To act in some way