The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-10-26
BY Charles M. Sheldon.
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CHAPTER X-COntinued.

CHAPTER X-COntinued.
Even Mrs. Winslow was obliged to
acknowledge the great usefulness and
beauty of Felicia's character. The aunt
looked with establishment upon her
niece, this city bred girl, reared in the
greatest luxury, the daughter of mil
ionaire, now walking around in her
kitchen, her arms covered with -four
and occasionally streak of it on her
rubbing her nose forgetfully when she
was trying to remember some recipe
mixing various dishes, with the great
est interest in their results, washing up
pans and kettles and doing the ordinary
work of q servant in the Winslow
kitchen and at the rooms Of the Rec
tangle settlement. At first Mrs. Wins
low demonstrated
Felicia, it is not your place to be
out here doing this common work. I
cannot allow it,
"Why, aunt? Don't you like the
mullins I made this morning?" Felicia
would ask meekly, but with hidden
smile, knowing her aunt's weakness for
that kind of muffin.
"They were beautiful, Felicia, but it
does not seem right for you to be doing
such work for us. -
why not? What else can DOR
Her aunt looked at her thoughtfully,
noting her remarkable beauty of face
and expression.
"You do not always intend to do
this kind Of work, Felicia?'
''Maybe shall. I have had dream
of opening an ideal cookshop in Chi
cago or some large city and going
around to the poor families in some
slum district like the Rectangle teach
ing the mothers how to prepare food
properly. remember hearing DR.. Bruce
say once that he believed one of the
great miseries of comparative poverty
consisted in poor food. He even went
so far as to say that he thought some
kinds Of crime could be traced to soggy
biscuits and tough beefsteak. I'm con-
fdent would be able to make living
for Rose and myself and at the same
time to help others. -
Felicia brooded over this dream until
it became a reality. Meanwhile she
grew into the affections Of the Ray
mond people and the Rectangle folks,
among whom she was known as ''the
angel cook. - Underneath the structure
of the beautiful character she was grow
ing always rested her promise made in
Nazareth Avenue church
"What would Jesus do?' She prayed
and hoped and worked and planned her
life by the answer to that question.
1t was the inspiration of her conduct
and the answer to all her ambition.
Three months had gone by since the
Sunday morning when DIR. Bruce came
into his pulpit with the message of the
new discipleship Never before had the
Rev. Calvin Bruce realized how deep
the feelings of his members flowed He
humbly confessed that the appeal he
had made met with an unexpected re-
Spouse from men and women who, like
Felicia, were hungry for something in
their lives that the conventional type Of
church membership and fellowship ha6
failed to give them.
for himself We cannot tell what hi!
feeling was or what led to the move
ment he finally made, to the great as
tonishment Of all who knew him, better
than by relating a conversation be
tween him and the bishop at this tim,
in the history Of the pledge in Nazaretl
Avenue church The two friends were
as before, in DR.. Bruce's house, seated
in his study
"You know what have come in thi
evening for?'' the bishop was sayin,
after the friends had been talking som
time about the results of the pledg
with Nazareth Avenue people.
DR.. Bruce looked over at the bisho
and shook his head
II have come to confess, went O.
the bishop ''that I have not yet KEEP
my promise to walk in his steps in th
way that believe shall be obliged
if I satisfy my thought of what
means to walk in his steps,
DR.. Bruce had risen and was pacin
his study. The bishop remained in til
deep easy chair, with his hands claspei
but his eye burned with the glow thu
always belonged to him before he mad
some great resolve.
Edward Bruce spoke abrup
ly-"I have not yet been able to satist
myself, either, in obeying my promis
but have at last decided on my cours
In order to follow it, I shall be oblige
to resign from Nazareth Avenr
church"
II knew you would" replied tn
bishop quietly, land came in thi
EVENING to say that I shall be oblige
to do the same with my CHARGE
DIR. Bruce turned and walked up t
bis friend They were both laborin
under repressed excitement.
els it necessary in your case?" aske
Bruce.
eyes Let me state my reasons
Probably they are the same as yours
y fact, I am sure they are. I'll
bishop paused moment, then went Q
With increasing feeling: ~
"Calvin, you know how many yea
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