Willmar tribune., 1899-12-27
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55a.'T The new discip1eship means crisis
Tor syou in your work If you keep this
j pledge to do all things;aa Jesus,woultl
do, as know you win ssat Isquisrrs isrs D "a 3
prophet to predict sosns remarkable
8 shanges in your parish. = The bishor
looked wistfully at Bruce and then con:
dnued "1n fact, l do not see how q
{ perfect upheaval Of Christianity as we
nowsknow it can be prevented il the
ministry and churches generally take
ahe Raymond spledge and i've il SSout, 8 5
: He paused as # he we're waiting for his
friend. to ssay methings yos ask some
question, but Bruce did not know Of
the fire thatwas burning in the bishops
heart over The very question that Max.
Wellsand himself had fought ;out zs5*s
Snow, ii, n1y church FOR instance, =
continued the bishop, "it would be
rather difficult matter, I fear, to find
very many people who would take a
Pledge like that and live up to it Mar
tyrdom is lost art with %. Our Chris
hanity loves its ease ard comfort too
wen.to take upfany thing so::rough and
heavy as q cross, and vet what, does fol-
lowing Jesus mean's What is Tito walk
in his steps9'' - ::
he bishop was soliloquizing now,
and it is doubtful if he thought for the
moment of his friends presence For
the first time there flashed into Bruce :
mind suspicion Of the TRUTH What il
the bishop should throw the weight Of
hisgreat influence on the side. of the
Raymond movement! He had the fol
lowing of the most: t:aristocratic. wealthy,
fashionable people not only in Chicago,
but In several large cities. What if the
bishop should join this new discipleshipl
The thought was about to be followed
by the word. DR.. Bruce had reached
out his hand and, with the familiarity
Of lifelong friendship, had placed it on
the bishops shoulder and was about to
ask him very important question
when they were both startled by the
violent ringing of the bell. Mrs. Bruce
had gone to the door and was talking
with some one in the hall. There was a
loud exclamation, and then, as the
bishop rose and DR.. Bruce was stepping
toward the curtain that. hung before
the entrance to tho parlor, Mrs. Bruce
pushed it aside. Her face was white.
and she was trembling.
sob, Calvin! Such terrible newsl
Mr.: .Sterling-oh. l cannot tell itt What
fearful blow to those two girls!''
"What is it?' DR.. Bruce advanced
with: the bishop into the hall and con-
fronted the messenger, a servant from
the, Sterlings The man was without
his hat and had evidently run over with
the news, as the doctor lived nearest of
any friends of the family.
'Mr::~ Sterling shot himself, sir, a
few minutes ago! He killed himself
in his bedrooml Mrs. Sterling
II will 60 right over. Edward DR.
Bruce turned to the bishop" you
go with me? The Sterlings are old
friends of yours
The bishop was very pale, but calm,
.as always He looked his friend in the
face and answered: AYE. Calvin i
will 60 with you. not only to this house
Of death, but also the whole way of hu-
man sin and sorrow. please God
And even in that moment of horror
at the unexpected news Calvin Bruce
understood what the bishop had prom
ised to do.