Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21


would have done that
Henry Maxwell paused moment.
Then he answered slowly.
'fcs. I think be- would At any rate.
Powers has decided so. and each one ~
ua who made the promise understands
that he is mot deciding Jesus conduct
for any one eiae only for himself
'iiuw about Me umllyf How VIII
Mrt. Powers ana celln b. likely 90 take
ltg'
"vory hard. I have no doubt. That
viii be- Powers cross In this matter
They VIII not understand his motive.
Henry Maxwell went out ana walked
over To the next block, where the SUI
pcrinicndeut lived To his relief Pow
era himself came u The door
Tho two men shock hands sncntiy.
They Instantly understood each other
without words There had never been
such n bond uf union between the min
iatcr aud hia pari4honer
what are you going 60 dof' Henry
Maxwell asked after they had talked
over the facts IN the cases ana CON
sidcrud them we'll
you mean another position7 I have
no plans yet I can go back ~ my old
work ~ a telegraph operator. My tami.
~ viii not suffer except Ia social
way"
Alexander Powers spoke calmly. II
sadly. Henry Maxwell dld not need 10
att him how bic wife ana daughter
feit. He know woli enough tnat the SUI
poflntenlent had suffered deepest at
that point.
"Thcrc IL one matter wish YOU
would ere TO-" said Powers after
awhile. "und that ia the work begun az
the shops 10 far aa ! know, the CONF
nauy viii NOT object To that going fifht
on. II ~ one of the contradictions q
the railroad world that the y. NJ, G. y,
and other Christian influences are en-
cuuragfd By the roads. while all the
time tho most uu-C Christian and lnMlcag
| acts are being committed IN the ofiicial
management uf the roads themsoiVef,
| Of course % a. understood that Il pays
n railroad 10 have ln ~ employ men
| who nro temperate ana honest nnn
/ Christian. so I have no doubt the mas
ter mechanic will have the Same cour-
/ tesy extended 60 him that I had Ia the
l matter uf the room aud IT. uses. iiut
/ what 4 want you 10 do. Mr. MaNwcll,
/ a. 10 see that my plan II carried out,
/ WIN your YOU uudefftnnd what me
/ idea was IN general. You made a vers
| favorable imurcsHlon ON the men. DO
/ down there nT often az you can, Oct
/ Milton Wright Interested 10 provide
/ something Tor the furnishing and eN-
/ penre OF the cnnea plant and rcadine
/ tables WIN yuu 40 ~
! Yes" replied Horny Maxwell lie
/ atald a little longer. Before he went
/ away h. and the superintendent had a
/ prayer together, and they parted with
| that silent hand grasp that seemed 10
| them like nov token Of their Chris
| tlan dlacipleshlp and Fellowship
The pastor OF the First church went
/ home stirred deeply by the events uf
/ the week. Gradually tho truth WIS
/ growing upon him that the pledge 10
/ do as Jesus would waf working out a
revolution IN his lffish and Throughout
| the city. Every day added 10 the aefis
Gus results OF obedience tn that pledge.
/ Henry Maxwell did not pretend 10 zee
the end. lie was in fact. only now al
/ the very beginning OF events that were
destined TO change the history Of hum
/ ireda u families, not only In Raymond,
but throughout the entire country ~
he thought of Edward Norman and
! Rachel aud Mr., Powers and " the re-
| suits that had already come from their
! actions he could not help a fcollnE ~
Intense interest In tn probable cncct "
AN the persons In the First church who
had made the pledge faithfully kept a.
Would they All keep H. or would some
N them turn back when the cross be-
came too heavyf
lie was aaklnr this question the next
morning rs he sat Ia his study when
the president % the Enacgyor society
u suppose ought not TO trouble you
with my case" said young Morris. CONE
ing at once to his GRAND. but thought
Sir. Maxwell. that You might advise me
little"
"rm glad you came. 90 on. Fred"
Henry Maxwell had known the young
man ever since his first year IN the pa.
torate ana loved aud hnnorcd him fof
his consistent, faithful service In the
well, the fact IL I'm out Of a Cob
You know. I've been doing reporter
work on tho Morning Sentinel since
graduated last year. Well, last Satur'
day Mr. burr asked me 10 go down tho
road sunday morning and.Ert the de-
tails Of that train robbery NJ the june
ton ana write the thing up for the ok
ira edition that came out Monday
morning Just 10 get the start of M
News, l refused 10 go, and Burr gay,
me my dismissal He was In a bad tenn
per, or l think perhaps he would moi
have done a. lie has always treated M
Wen before. Now don't You mini
Jesus would have done na l dldf ] ask
because the other fellows say I was d
fool not Co do the work. ! want to Zee
that Christian acts from motives thai
may seem strange 20 others sometimes
but not foolish. What DO you thinkf
II think you kept your promise, Fred
cannot believe Jesus would do news
paper work on sunday, ne you wcr'
asked 90 do it,'
Thank you. Mr.. Maxwell. felt {
little troubled over u. but the longer
!
Morris rose To- 80, aud Henry Max
} wen rose ana laid a loving hand on tbs
young mans shoulder.
what are you going 10 do. Fredf'
II don't know yet. | have though
some OK going 20 Chicago Or some larg'
: city
why don't you try the Newa7'
They are all supplied. l have no
thought of applying there"
Henry Maxwell thought n moment,
"C0mc down 90 the News Office viii
me and let us see Norman about H."
So "a few minutes later Edward Nor
man received into his room tho minister
! and young Morris. and Henry Maxwell
briefly told the cause OF their erfnud,
~ can give you place on the News,
said Edward Norman, with his keen
look HOfiercd By a nmllc that made 1
winHome II want reporters who won
work Sundays. And. what IL more,
am making plans Tor n special kind %
z reporting which / believe young Nor
rla here can develop because he 10 II
sympathy with what Jesus would do"
He assigned Norris dcnnlte tnsk
ana Henry Maxwell started back 60 hi
ntuh-ieellug that Kind of satisfaction
and ~ ~ very deep hud-whlch
man fccla when ne has been even purtll
! Instrumental 10 hudlng an unrmploye,
person O situation.
lle had intended 10 GO back 10 hl
: study, but nu his way home he pauaot
by one Of Milton WrlghtH stores. n,
! thought BE- would simply stop len anl
shake hands with his parlshoner an,