The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-10-05

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'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 ont Of 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 l think perhaps he would not
have done it. He has always treated me
well before. Now. don't you think
Jesus would have done us didS ask
because the other fellows say was n
fool not to do the work. | want to feel
that a Christian acts from motives that
may seem strange to others sometimes.
but not foolish. What do you think9"
II think you kept your promise,
Fred. l cannot believe Jesus would do
newspaper work on Sunday. as you
were asked to do it.
''Thank you, Mr.. Maxwell l felt a
little troubled over it, but the longer
think it over the better feel. "
Morris rose to CO. and Henry Max
well rose and laid loving hand on the
young mans shoulder.
"What are you going to do. Fred!"
II don't know yet. / have thought
some Of going to Chicago or some large
CITY,"
"Why don't you try The News2"
'They are all supplied. 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.
~ can give you a place on The
News. said Edward Norman, with his
keen look softened by smile that made
it winsome. II 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 q very deep kind-which a
man feels when he has been even partly
instrumental in finding an unemployed
person 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 godspeed in what he had heard
he 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
this was the M: lion Wright he used to
know. eminensly practical, business
like, according to the regular code of
the business world, and viewing every
thing first and foremost from the stand
point Of "Will it payf"
''There is no use to disguise the fact.
Mr.. Maxwell. that l have been COM
PEELED to revolutionize the whole method
Of my business since made that prom
ise. I have been doing q great many
things during the last 20 years in this
store that know Jesus would not do,
but that is small item compared with
the number of things l begin to believe
Jesus would do My sins Of commission
have not been as many as those Of omis-
sion in business relations.
"What was the first change you
msdef" asked Henry Maxwell He felt
as If his sermon could wait for him in
his study. As the interview with Mil
ton Wright continued he was not 50
sure but he had found material for
sermon without going back to his study.
II think the first change ! had to
make was in my thought Of my en-
ployees came down here Monday
morning after that Sunday and asked
myself: What would Jesus do in his
relation to these clerks. bookkeepers,
Office boys draymen. salesmenf Would
he try to establish some sort Of personal
relation to them different from that
which have sustained all these yearsf'
soon answered the question by saying,
Yes Then came the question Of what
It would lead me to do
II did not see how could answer 1t
to my satisfaction without getting all
my employees together and having a
talk with them So sent invitations
70 all Of item. and We had q meeting
out there in the warehouse Tuesday
night
"A good many things came out Of
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