Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

incfe was place IN your sermon
tonish, Phnip. where you appeared the
sometimes at home when you have
some writing or some newspaper ar
dele on your mind and some one sud
denly interrupts your thoughts. What
was the mattery Did you forget n
polnt2"
NO. III tell you. From where
stand on the pulpit platform I can see
through one Of the windows over the
'front.' door. There " a large electric
lamp burning outside. and the light fell
directly on the sidewalk across the
street. From time to time groups OF
people went through that band OF
light or course I could not see their
faces very well, but I soon found out
that they were mostly the young men
and women operatives OF the mills.
They We're out strolling through the
street. which. I am told. " favorite
promenade with them. I should think
rs many as 200 passed by the church
while ] was preaching. Well. after
awhile began to ask myself whether
there was any possible way OF getting
those young people to come into the
church instead OF stroiling past? And
then looked at the people In front OF
me and saw how different they were
from those outside and wondered n II
wouldn't be better to close up the
church and 20 and preach on the street
where the people are. And 20. carry
Ing on all that Questioning with myself
while tried to preach. caused little
embarrassment as you kindly call IT,
In the Sermon"
81 should think sol But how do you
know, Philip. that those people outside
were In any need OF your preachingY"
Philip appeared surprised at tho
question. He looked at his wife. and
her face was serious.
why, doesn't everybody need preach
ingf They may not stand IN need OF
my preaching perhaps. but they ought
20 have some preaching. And I can
not help thinking Of what Nv the duty
OF the church In this place to the great
crowd outside. Something ought to be
done"
philip. am sure your work here
Will be blessed. Don't you think so7"
II know II will." replied Philip. with
the Insurance OF very positive butt
spiritually minded man. He never
thought his Master was honorcd by
asking Him for small things or doubt
Ing the power OF Christianity to do
great things.
Aud always when he said ~" he
simply meant, not Philip strong. but
Christ In Philip Strong, To deny the
power and worth OF that incarnation
was, to his mind. not humility, but
treason.
The Sunday following Philip made
this announcement to the people:
beginning with next Sunday morn
Ing. | shall give the first OF series OF
monthly talks on Christ and Modern
society. II Will be my object In these
talks to suppose Christ Himself ns the
one speaking TO modern society on ita
sins. Its needs, Its opportunities. Its re-
sponsibilities. Its everyday life. | shall
try to be entirely loving and Just and
courageous In giving what believe
NlKla a ..N.s a
were the pastor Of Calvary church In
Milton today. so during the talks l
wish you would. with me, try to see II
you think Christ would actually say
what shall sny In His place. II Christ
were In Milton today, and He would
speak to us about n good many things
In Milton. and lie would speak very
plainly. and In many cases lie might
seem to be severe. But II would be- for
our good. OF course I am but human
In my weakness. | shall make mis-
takes. shall probably say things
Christ would not say. But always go
Ing to the source OF all true help. the
spirit OF truth. I shall. as best u man
may, speak as truly believe Christ
would II lie were your pastor. These
talks Will be given on the first sunday
OF every month. l cannot announce
the subjects. for they Will be chosen
as the opportunities arise"
During the week philip spent several
hours In each dsylh learning the facts
concerning the town. one OF the FIRST
things he did was to buy an accurate
map OF the place. lie hung II up on
the wall In his study and in after days
found occasion to make good use OF II.
He spent afternoons walking over the
town. He noted with special intercst
and earnestncss the great brick mills
by the river. i've enormous structures
with immense chnnneys. out OF which
poured great volumes OF smoke. Some
thing about the mills fascinated him.
They seemed like monsters OF some
sort grim, unfeeiing. but terrible. As
one walked by them he seemed to feel
the throbblng Of the hearts OF Ave crea-
lures. The implanted tenements. ugly
In their unfaillng similarity, affected
| Philip with sense OF almost anger.
He had keen and truthful taste In
matters OF architecture, and those
boxes OF houses offended every artistic
and homelike feeling In him. Coming
| home one day past the tencments, he
found himself In an unknown street.
and for the curiosity OF II he undertook
| to count the saloons ON the street In
one block. There were over twelve.
There was "a policeman on the corner
as Philip reached the crossing. and he
inquired OF the officer II he could tell
him who owned the property In tho
block containing the saloons.
~ believe most OF the houses belong
10 Mr.. Winter. sir"
mir William Wlnter?" lfhsed Philip.
"Yes. I think that's the name. lie is
the largest owner In the Ocean mill
| yonder."
| Philip thanked the man and went on
| toward hime. william Winter" he
exclaimed. rs II possible that man
win accept a revenue from the renting
OF his property 10 these veatlbules OF
hcll2 That mani one OF the leading
members In my churchl Chairman of
| the board of trustees and a leading citi-
\ zen OF the place! IL does not seem pos
| siblel''
| But before the week was out Philip
had discovered facts that made his
heart burn with shame and his mind
rouse with Indignation. Property In
the town which was being used for sa-
looms, gambling houses and dens OF
wickedness was owned In large par,
by several OF the most prominent mem
bcrs OF his church. There was no
doubt OF the fact. Philip. whose very
nature was frankness itself. resolved
10 70 TO these men and have IA plain
| talk with them about 10. II seemed u
him like mOnstrous evil that Chris
tian believer. a church member. should
be renting his property to these dena OF
vice and taking the money. He called
on Mr.. Winter, but he was out OF town
and would not be back until Saturday
night. He went 10 see another member