El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-04
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difficult to answer the question on &C.
count of my money. Jesus never owned
any property. and there is nothing in
his example to guide me in the use OF
mine. L am studying and praying.
think 1 see clearly part of what he
would do, but not all What would
Jesus do with a million dollars2 p is my
question really. I confess that I am not
yet able to answer it to my satisfac-
ton"
II could tell you what to do with a
part of it, said Rachel. turning her
face toward Virginia
"That does not trouble me. - replied
Virginia, with a slight smile. 'tWhat
am trying to discover is a principle of
Jesus that will enable me to come the
nearest possible to his action as it ought
to influence the entire course of m
life so far as my wealth and its use are
| concerned"
| ''That will take time said Henry
Maxwell slowly. All the rest in the
room were thinking hard of the same
thing Milton Wright told something
of his experience. He was gradually
| working out plan for his business re-
lat1ons with his employees, and it was
| opening up new world to him and
them. A few of the younger men told
of special attempts to answer the ques-
| ton.
! There was almost general consent
over the fact that the application OF
the Jesus spirit and practice to every
day life was the serious thing 1t re-
| quired knowledge of him and an IL
sight into his motives that most of them
did not yet possess
When they finally adjourned after
silent prayer that mari 4. with i-row-
ing power the Divine presence. ley
went away discussing earnestly IA. r
difficulties and seeking light from che
another.
Rachel Winslow and Virginia Page
went out together. Edward Norman
and Milton Wright became so interest
ed in their mutual conference that they
walked on past Norman's home and
came back together. Jasper Chase and
the president of the Endeavor society
stood talking earnestly in one corner of
the room. Alexander Powers and Henry
Maxwell remained even after all the
others had gone.
81 want you to come down to the
shops tomorrow and see my plan and
talk to the men. Somehow feel as if
you could get nearer to them than any
one else just now.
II don't know about that, but 1 will
come, replied Henry Maxwell, a lit
tie sadly. How was he fitted to stand
before 900 or 800 workingmen and give
them message? Yet in the movement
of his weakness. as he asked the ques-
ton. he rebuked himself for it. What
would Jesus do? That was an end to
the discussion
He went down the next day and
found Alexander Powers in his office
1t lacked a few minutes of 12 and the
superintendent said etCome up stairs
and Ill show you what I've been try
ing to do"
They went through the machine
shops, climbed long flight of stairs |
and entered very large empty room. |
1t had once been used by the company |
for a storeroom.
''Since making that promise week |
ago l have had good many things to |
think Of, said the superintendent, |
land among them is this: Our COM
pany gives me the use of this room, and |
I am going to fit it up with tables and
a coffee plant in the corner there where
those steam pipes are. My plan is to
provide a good place where the men
can come up and eat their noon lunch
and give them, two or three times
week, the privilege of a 10 minutes
talk on some subject that will be a real
help to them in their lives
Maxwell looked surprised and asked
il the men would come for any such
purpose.
Eyes, they'll come After all, know
the men pretty we'll They are among
the most intelligent workingmen in the
country today. but they are, az whole,
entirely removed from all church inf1u-
ence. 1 asked, What would Jesus dor
and, among other things, it seemed to
me he would begin to act in some way
20 add to the lives of these men more
physical and spiritual comfort 1t is
very little thing, this room and what it
represents, but I acted on the first i'm
pulse to do the first thing that appealed
20 my good sense, and want to work
'ut this idea. 1 want you to speak to
he men when they come up at noon.
lave asked them to come up and see
he place and I'll tell them something
bout it. -
Henry Maxwell was ashamed to say !
low uneasy he felt at being asked to
peak few words to company of
How could he speak with {
mt notes or to such a crowd2 He was
in a condition of genuine
right over the prospect. He actually
cit afraid of facing these men He
hrank from the ordeal of confronting /
UGH a crowd, so different from the +
sunday audiences he was familiar with
There were half dozen long rude
ables and banchea in the great room 6