The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20
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By Charles NJ. Sheldon.
COPYRIGHTED aud published in book form by the
.idcance Publishing Co. Of Chicago

and thanked God for Edward Norman.
At the same time he understood well
enough that every other paper in Ray
mond was on the other side. He did not
misunderstood the importance and seri-
ousness Of the ight which was only just
begun. It was no secret that The News
had lost enormously since it had been
governed by the standard OF esWhat
would Jesus do?' The question now
was, ..sWould the Christian people of
Raymond stand by itg'' Would they
make it possible for Norman to conduct
daily Christian paper, OF would their
desire for what is called snews, IN
the way Of crime, scandal, political
partisanship of the regular sort and
dislike to champion so remarkable re-
form in journalism. influence them to
drop the paper and refuse to give 1t
their financial support? That was, IN
fact, the question Edward Norman vas
asking even while he wrote the Satur-
day editorial He knew well enough
that his action expressed in that edl-
+orial would cost him very dearly from
the hands Of many business men OF
Raymond. and still as he drove his pen
over the paper he asked another cues
tion. 'sWhat would Jesus do?' That
question had become part of his life
now. It was greater than any other.
But for the first time m its history
RAYMOND had seen the professional
men, the teachers, the college profes-
sors, the doctors, the ministers, take
political action and put themselves
definitely and sharply in antagonism to
the evil forces that had so long con-
trolled the machine of the municipal
government The fact itself was aston
ishing. President Marsh acknowledged
to himself. with feeling Of hunlilla-
tion. that never before had he known
what civic righteousness could accom-
plish. From that Friday nights work
he dated for himself and his college
new definition of the worn phrase, Ssthe
scholar in politics - Education for him
and those who were under his influence
ever after meant some element Of SUI
fering. Sacrifice must now enter into
the factor of development.
At the Rectangle that week the tide
of spiritual life rose high and as yet
showed no signs cf flowing back. Rachel
and Virginia went every night. Vir-
ginia was rapidly reaching a conclusion
with respect to large part of her
money She had talked it over with
Rachel. and they had been able to
agree that if Jesus had vast amount
of money at his disposal he might do
with some of it as Virginia planned.
At any rate, they felt that whatever
Jesus might do in such a case would
have as large an element of variety in.
it as the difference in persons and cir
cumstances. There could be no fixed
Christian way Of using money. The
rule that regulated its use was unselfsh
utility
). But meanwhile the glory of the
Spirits power possessed all their best
thought Night after night that week
witnessed miracles as great as walking
on the sea or feeding the multitude
with a few loaves and fishes. for what
greater miracle than regenerated tn-
manity? The transformation Of these
coarse. brutal. scottish lives into pray
ing. ranturous lovers of Jesus struck
Rachel and Virginia every time with
the feelings that people may have h2u
When they saw Lazarus walk out Of
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