Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14
FARMERS ARM AND REPORT FOR SERVICE

he reached home. said that never In all
his NE had be known the delight he
then felt In having "a handahake from q
man of physical labor, The day marked
an important one In his Christian cN-
pcficncc, more important than he knew.
II was the beginning " fellowship he
tween him and the working world. II
bridge the chasm between the church
and labor In Raymond.
Alexander Powers went back To HE
desik that afternoon much pleased with
biz plan and seeing much help In II Tor
the men. He kew where he could get
some good tables from am abandoned
eating house NJ one Of the etatlona down
the road. and he saw how tho coffee A..
rangemcut could be- made a very "a.
trnctlso feature. The men had roaplua-
"a even better than De anticipated ~
The whole thing could not help brirs q
great benont Co thom.
lie took up the routine OF his work
With a slow Of satisfaction. After all.
he wanted to do ne jesus would. he said
10 himself
II was nearly o'clock when he
opened one Of the cumpanys long enyel.
opoa which he supposed contained or
deu for the purchasing Of stores, lie
ran over the hrst page of typewriter
matter Ia hin usual quick buslneaalikr
maner before he saw that he was read
lug what was not intended FOR his once.
but Tor the superintendent OF the freight
department.
lie turned over page mechanically.
not meaning 10 read what was not ad-
dressed 10 him. but before he know II
h. was IN possession OF evidence which
conclualvcly proved that the company
was engaged IN q systematic violation
Of the Interstate commerce laws OF the
United States. 10 waa a distinct and
unoqulvocal breaking OF law az II prl-
waite citizen should enter a house and
rob the inmates. The discrimination
shown In rebates waa In total contempt
OF all the Htatutce Under the lave Of
the state II wac also distinct violation
Of certain provisions recently passed by
the legislature 20 prevent railroad
truets There was no question that no
held IN his hand evidence sufficient 20
convict the company Of wiilful. intolli-
sent violation OF the law OF the COM
mission and the law OF the state also.
He dropped the papers ON his desk as
II they were poison. and Instantly the
question flashed across his mind, what
would Jesus do2' lie tried 20 shut the
question out lie tried 20 reason with
himself BY saying il was none OF his
huninota. lie had supposed IN more or
less indefinite way, az did nearly all OF
the officers Of the company. that this
had been going ON right along In nearly
oil the roads. lie was not IN a position,
owing 10 his place In the shops. to prove
anything direct. and he had regarded IL
an aa a matter which did not concern
him at all The papers now before him
revealed tho entire affalr. They had
through come carelcaaness In the adj
dress come Into hia hands What busl-
ness OF hlH was ~ II he saw "a man
entering HIS noiFhbOr's house To steal.
would " not he hla duty to inform the
officers OF the lawg Was "a railroad
company such o different thinE2 Was
u under a different rule nf conduct, -
that II could rob the public and defy
law AMI be undisturbed because II was
such great orgnnlzAtion2 What would
jesus do2
Thon there was his family OF course
" he took any stops 10 inform the cons
mission " would moan the lass u his
position, His wife aud daughters had
always enjoyed luxury and q good place
IN society " he came out against this
laWlessness as a witness, g would drag