St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-04
[Continued from last week.

CONTINUED from last week.
Alexander Powers spoke calmly, if
sadly. Henry Maxwell did not need to
ask him how his wife and daughter
felt He knew well enough that the SUI
perintendent had suffered deepest at
that point,
"There is one matter | wish you
would see to-, said Powers after
awhile, land that is the work begun at
the shops. So far as l know, the com
pany will not object to that going right
on. 1t is one of the contradictions of
the railroad world that the Y. M. G. A.
and other Christian influences are en-
couraged by the roads, while all the
time the most un-Christian and lawless
acts are being committed in the official
management of the roads themselves.
OF course it is understood that it pays
railroad to have in its employ men
who are temperate and honest and
Christian. So / have no doubt the mas
ter mechanic will have the same cour-
tesy extended to him that l had in the
matter of the room and its uses But
what l want you to do, Mr.. Maxwell,
is to see that my plan is carried out.
Will you? You understand what the
idea was in general You made very
favorable impression on the men. Go
down there as often as you can Get
Milton Wright interested to provide
something for the furnishing and ex-
pense of the coffee plant and reading
tables. Will you do it2"
eyes replied Henry Maxwell He
staid little longer. Before he went
away he and the superintendent had q
prayer together, and they parted with
that silent hand grasp that seemed to
them like new token of their Chris
tian discipleship and fellowship
The pastor of the First church went
home stirred deeply by the events of
the week. Gradually the truth was
growing upon him that the pledge to
do as Jesus would was working out q
revolution in his parish and throughout
the city. Every day added to the serious
results of obedience to that pledge.
Henry Maxwell did not pretend to see
the end He was. in fact, only now at
the very beginning of events that were
destined to change the history of hun
dreds of families, not only in Raymond,
but throughout the entire country. AS
he thought of Edward Norman and
Rachel and Mr.. Powers and of the re-
suits that had already come from their
actions he could not help feeling of
intense interest in the probable effect if
all the persons in the First church who
had made the pledge faithfully kept it.
Would they all keep it, or would some
of them turn back when the cross be-
came too heavy2
He was asking this question the next
morning as he sat in his study when
the president of the Endeavor society
called to see him.
81 suppose ought not to trouble you
with my case" said young Morris,
coming at once to his GRAND, "but I
thought, Mr.. Maxwell, that you might
advise me little.
"I'm glad you came. Go on, Fred "
Henry Maxwell had known the young
man ever since his first year in the pas
torate and loved and honored him for
his consistent. faithful service in the
church.
"Well, the fact is I'm out of a job.
You know, I've been doing reporter
work on The Morning Sentinel since I
graduated last year. Well, last Satur-
day Mr.. Burr asked me to go down the
road Sunday morning and get the de-
tails of that train robbery at the juno
ton and write the thing up for the ex
ira edition that came out Monday
morning, just to get the start of The
News. l refused to go, and Burr gave
me my dismissal. He was in bad tenn
per, or | think perhaps he would not
have done it, He has always treated me
well before Now, don't you think
Jesus would have done as l didH / ask
because the other fellows say was
fool not to do the work, l want to feel
that Christian acts from motives that
may seem strange to others sometimes,
but not foolish. What do you think ?"
81 think you kept your promise,
Fred | cannot believe Jesus would do
newspaper work on Sunday, as you
were asked to do it. -
"Thank you, Mr., Maxwell. | felt a
little troubled over it, but the longer l
think it over the better | feel.
Morris rose to CO. and Henry Max
well rose and laid loving hand on the
young man s shoulder.
"What are you going to do, Fred p
81 don't know yet. | have thought
some of going to Chicago or some large
city"
"Why don't you try The News2'
"They are all supplied. have not
thought Of applying there.
Henry Maxwell thought moment.
"Come down to The News Office with
me and let us see Norman about it. p"
So few minutes later Edward Nor
man received into his room the minister
and young Morris, and Henry Maxwell
briefly told the cause of their errand.
II can give you place on The
News, " said Edward Norman, with his
keen look softened by smile that made
1t winsome. II want reporters who
won't work Sundays. And, what is
more | am making plans for special
kind of reporting which l believe young
Morris here can develop because he is
in sympathy with what Jesus would
do"
He aeciunad Morr;a JaE,.4D Al,