Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-02

the visitor into the reception room.
They closed the door and We're alone.
Clarence Penroee was one OF the most
elegant looking mon In Chicago. He
came from an ariatocratio family of
great wealth and social distinction. He
was exceedingly wealthy and had large
property holdings In different parts Of
the city. He had been n member OF
Dr. Brucc's church all his life.
rms man faced the bishop and his
former pastor with n look OF agitation
on his countennnce that showed plainly
the mark OF some unusual experience.
lie was very pale, and his lip tremblcd
ns he spoke. When had Clarence PEN
rose ever before yielded TO such "a
strange emotion Of fccling7
This nffnlr OF the shooting-you un-
dcrstnnd You have read H. Tho
family lived In one OF my houscn. II
II terrible event. But that II not the
primary cause OF my visit" He STAN
mered and looked anxiously into the
races OF the other two men. The
bishop stun looked storm. Hc could not
help feeling that this elegant man OF
leisure could have done n groat deal
To alleviate the horrors In his tene-
incnts, possibly have prevented this
tragedy. " he had sacrificed some OF
his personal cnse and luxury TO better
the condition OF the people In his dis
trict.
PenroHc turned 10 Dr. Bruce.
Doctor" he exclaimed. and there
was almost n child's terror In his voice.
II came to say that have had an cx-
poricncc 10 unusual that nothing hut
the supernatural can explain H.. You
remember was one Of those who took
the pledge to do ns Jcaun would do, I
thought ut the time, poor fool that I
was. that I had all along been doing
the Christian thug. | gave literally
out Of my abundance To the church
and charity. I never gave myself To
cost me any suffering | have been liv-
Ing In perfect he'll OF contradictions
ever since | took the pledge. My little
girl, Diam. YOU remember also took
the pledge with me. Ahe has been ask
ing me great many questions lately
about the poor people and wherr they
lived. ] was Obliged to answer her
Two OF her questions last night touched
my sore. Did own any houses where
those people lived? We're they nice and
warm like ourHg You know how a
child VIII ask questions like these.
went to bed tormcntcd with what I
now know TO be the divine arrowa OF
conscience. could not sleep. seemed
20 see the judgment day | was placed
before the Judge | was asked TO give
account OF my decdH done In the body.
How many sinful aouls had visited
Ia prlHon2 What had I done with my
stewardship? How about those tene-
ments where people frozc Ia winter and
stuffed In summer7 Did give any
thought to them, except to receive the
rentals from them7 Where dld my sui.
foring come inp Would Jesus have
done as had done and was dolng2
Had l broken my plodge2 How had I
used the money and the culture and
the social influence possessed? Had
] used them to bless humanity. 10 re-
liovo the suffering. TO bring 10y TO the
distressed and hopc TO the despond-
ingl had received much. How much
had I glveu2
IAN this came TO me In n waking
vision as distinctly as see you two
men ana myself now. was unable TO
see the end OF the vision. had n con-
fused picture In my mind OF the suffer-
ing Christ pointing o condcmnlng finger
az me, and the rest was shut out by
mist and darkness, have not had sleep
Tor 20 hours, The first thing | saw this
morning was the account OF the shoot
ing at the conlyarda. read the account
with feeling " horror have not been
able to shake on. am guilty cren-
ture before God"
Pcnrose paused suddenly. The two