Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-11-01

veloped along its definite plan. the main
principle that guided it would always
be the establishment Of the kingdom OF
God in the world This large general
principle would necessarily shape all
the details y
Edward Norman finished reading his
plan. He was very thoughtful
II have merely sketched very faint
outline l have hundred ideas fol
making the paper powerful that have
not yet thought out fully. This is sim
ply suggestive. have talked it over
with other newspaper men. Some Of
them say l. will have a weak; namby
PANTY Sunday school sheet If. l get
out something as good as a Sunday
school. it will be pretty good. Why dc
men when they want to characterize
something as particularly feeble always
use Sunday school as a comparison
when they ought to know that the Sun
day school is one It the strongest, most
powerful influences in our civilization
in this country today. But the paper
will not necessarily be weak because
it is good. Good things are more pow
erful than bad. The question with me
is largely one Of support from the Chris
tian people Of Raymond There are over
90, 600 church members here in the
city. If half of them will stand by The
News, its life is assured. What do you
think, Maxwell, is the probability Of
such support7''
II don't know enough about it to
give an intelligent answer. believe in
the paper with all my heart If it lives
year, as Miss Virginia said, there is
no telling what it can do The great
thing will be to issue such paper. as
near as we can judge, as Jesus probably
would and put into it all the elements
of Christian brains. strength, intelli-
gence and sense and command respect
by the absence of bigotry. of fanati-
cism. narrowness and anything else that
is contrary to the spirit Of Jesus Such
paper will call for the best that hu-
man thought and action are capable of
giving. The greatest minds in the world
would have their powers taxed to the
utmost to issue Christian daily
EYES," Edward Norman spoke hum
bly,. II shall make great mistakes, nc
doubt. need great deal of wisdom.
But l want to do as Jesus would
What would he do?' have asked it
daily and shall continue to do so and
abide by results.
II think we are beginning to under
stand" said Virginia, 1.-the meaning OF
that command. Grow in the grace and
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. am sure do not know
all that he would do in detail until
know him better.
''That is very true" said Henry
Maxwell II am beginning to under
stand that cannot interpret the prob
able action Of Jesus until know better
what his spirit is To my mind the
greatest question in all of human life il
summed up when we ask, What would
Jesus dor if as we ask it we also try
to answer it from growing knowledge
of Jesus himself We must know Jesus
before we can initiate him."
When the arrangements had beer
made between Virginia and Edward
Norman, he found himself in possession
of the sum of $500, 900. exclusively hi
to use for the establishment of Chris
tian daily paper When Virginia ant
Henry Maxwell had gone. Norman
closed his door and, alone with tn,
Divine presence, asked like a child 70,
help from his all powerful Father Al
through his prayer as he kneeled befor'
his desk ran the promise, IF any ma,
lack wisdom, let him ask of God, VIII,
giveth to all men literally and up
braideth not. and it shall be give1
him." Surely his prayer would be an
swered and the kingdom be advance,
through this instrument of Gods pow
er. this mighty press which had becom
go largely degraded to the base uses 0
mans avarice and ambition.
Two months went by. They were full
of action and results in the city Of Ray
mond and especially in the First church
In spite of the approaching heat of tn
summer season. the after meeting Q
the disciples who had made the pledg
to do as Jesus would do continued wit
enthusiasm and power. Gray had fin
ished his work at the Rectangle. and a.
outward observer going through tn
place could not have seen any differenc
in the old conditions, although there wa
an actual change in hundreds of lives
but the saloons, dens, novels, gamblin
houses, still ran, OVERLOOKING their vile
ness into the lives of fresh victims t
take the place Of those rescued by tn
evangelist, and the devil recruited hi
ranks very fast.
Henry Maxwell did not go abroad
Instead Of that he took the money b
had been saving for the trip and quiet
~ arranged summer vacation for
whole family living down in the Rel
tangle who had never gone outside {
the foul district of the tenement Th
i pastor Of the First church will neve
forget the week he spent with this fan
lily making the arrangements. He we1
down into the Rectangle one hot da
when something of the terrible heat (
the tenements was beginning to be fe
and helped the family to the static
and then went with them to beautif1
spot on the coast, where. in the hon
of Christian woman, these bewildere
city tenants breathed for the first tin
in years the cool salt air and felt bio
/ about them the pine scented Fragrant
h of a new lease of life.