Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-07

fioJ ~ Ur West WIN
Iasfe er.rtiiveiy young, Was puo,.u ,
sull e..ts.,jty Iu special futsi.al 80 ~.
a. all Young Jasper Nhas@ ",
Ihds ~bo had written ono $780, ~ ~ :,
iuihoI, a ~ aald 10 be at Worh ~ =
tioA - There was Miss
nv ~. bsirgaa. who through ,ne
pase ,..,b oi her father mao ihhe. ~,
ctfi M, al least and was Hiteu WIN
q mi'ii.i attrnctions OF person Hnu
uhat." And not least OF nv, Has,t
le,., FROM her feet ~ w, 49,,
W. viih her peculiar bcauy Or
,tt morning because shv W" 49,,
l.nl.s.sig Interested in inc WHY -. n,
i..s',. vac some reasNh ".
N such material w the ll'ss
Wv b for Henry MnNWellH il,,l.i u, ~
,al..s"ct.on whenever hr epnslu,s,i,u, w
.l.l.s AZ b. bod the lrcvlou. sunu ~
- vas % iIrco number or tsiptt ~
isiigai characters VINO ,la i.il.,, ' MI.
ifl!e 49,. But az he noted their
heitn', " ,,.rrine Henry Maxwell was
foe, wy ..,.I ding how many Of them
hml' ...'.rt 10 the strange PROPOSE
uoule ~. ,b6ut TO make. He con-
ion % ,.iy taking time TO choose
ilhusa .,fsfuiiy aud giving the poo
~ WI -,,...ss.ln they had never felt
.g.e WHOM be wne as-his best
tsisi, y. g..si dramatic delivery
~. "vt,tt am eoIrg 60 propose now y
-..l,ibIrr which ought ngt 70 nppear
.f..ssi ~ ne iil impgsslhle or 's ,...li-
~ ysf 1m aware mat u WI y, "
..,,tiei BY nrr. number pefnalA m
~. msnhsm of the chutch hW. ~
s.ttr that We may nave tn '..i'''i,,
r-5,r-,andirg oi what we nv ."i..l ~,
,.isr Z Will put my pf93po-ls.li.on. N..g
'i.ieiy psrf1pa bluntly. ] want Nolun.
lalni,, y. tta First church. who will
i,e,s ,t9,,,siyea earnestly and honest
~, Il, srfIre year not t1 do anything
y 49,, dfst asking the question,
glil Wy ,.,,,il ts.nis dor And after ask
49, auction each one VIII follow
ss exactly as he knowr how no
80, g.b1t iha results may b" ! will'
800. Include myself In THIS COM
N yoiunteofu and shall take for
.s,.t that my church here VIII not
,.g,srisfi at my future conduct as
49, mon ihIs standard of action ana
1900 .srfas whatever W done n they
W. abli.t would do H. Have | made
s,..rinr ei.trf A. the close of the
.,,ls brre { want an those mombcra
7, Nv church who are willing t. join
- company 20 rcm1in, ard We
IN ,.ir .ysr tho details of the plan.
og. nail, wan be-. what would Jesus
w OBr aim viii BE- 90 act iust ~ he
ala ii b. vofs lu our places. rer1rd-
~ = Immediate results IN other
-. AZ prop0.t 20 follow Jesus et'pf
y. si5ssiy ana aa literally as we believe
b. surbt hIs dhclplca 90 do AND ihnre
~. ,gfinteaf ti DO th|H VIII pledge
it.r,sl,rs f1r nn entire year Begin
rIrr Win today. uD 10 uct'
u.sfy Maxwell paused again and
i.,tsH over hIs church ~ ~ not easy
(. 5s..r.ba the sensation that such e
sIrpIg proposition apparently made.
Nm Glanced 40 one another In oet0u-
i.tplrf u Was not like Henry Max
r,i 10 define Christian diHciplcship Ia
,tu e.y There Waa evident confusion
u thought over hia proposition. To was
rrfH.gtdiI we'll enough hut fhorc was
trBtrsatly great difference Of opinion
.gt5 ths application OF Jesus teaching
ord example.
Henry Maxwell calmly closed the
..fyIta with u brief prayer. The organ
ist bsfau hIs r1Hi'uic Immediately az
boz Do baHeiIUfIln, and the people boz
rfH 90 90 uul Their was u great deal
q eaayeuatln. Animated groups stood
ai' oy.r tha church discussing the min
Iliers rrurosIilon II was evidently
provoking great discussion. After sov-
sii mInutea Henry Maxwell asked all
who expected to remain 10 pass Into
ita sainfo room ou The slide. lie him
nf was detained 90 the front OF the
ghurih HINHr With several urrHunH
tHerfard Nh.n he uuaiiy turned around
De church was empty Tie walked over
20 iha lecture room entrance and went
Dr. He uaH almost startled 10 see the
rssrle who Urrr there he had not made
up be mind about any ~ his members.
but hs had hardly expected that 80
many were ready 30 enter into such a
literal iesi.ng of their dluclplcship ~
now awaited them There were perhaps
% members present Among them werc
Rachel WinalOW and virginia Page,
Mr Norman. President Marsh. Alex
anisr Powers tlo railroad auprfinteud-
sbi Milton Wright DR.. West and jas
Der Chase
The pastor clor,d the door Of the leo
tue room and utoUi before the little
group llla face was pale, ana hla lipa
trmb'el with emotion. n was 10 him
o Etnulne rrif.s lu hiH own lifo and that
q hls parish No man can tell until no
% moved hN TIE Divine Spirit what the
may a. or bow be may change the cur
fsri ~ lifetime of nxrl habits Of
thought and speech and action. Horny
Maxwell dld not aH Hc have said. yet
know himself 40 that he was pnaalng
through. bat BE- was conscious OF a
nsli uphgavll 10 his dcnnlilona OF
Christian d.scipleshlp. ana he was
moved with o. depth ~ feeling he could
nsi measure as be looked into the facea
sIon.
u eeemed 10 him that tho most fttinf
N"l 10 b. spoken nrat was that 81
liiayer ITO asked them an TO pray with
nm, and almost with the firat syllable
2. uttered there WAS distinct presence
I NE Spirit feIt by them all. AZ the
payer went on this pfoeencc grew IN
lA.t They all folt Il. The room was
nsgd WIN I ae plainly as II Il had been
Nlne' Whom tho prayer closed. there
va. fshgnce that lasted several mos
W u,lla An the heads were bowed.
,.9 MaAWell.H face was wet with
~ ~ an audible voice from heaven
~, ~ ~, s,llln.'llncd ihcir pledge to follow
~, e,' S'i tlela not one person pres
nftfaa ID az ilNlh tNilAin OF lhe
uN'ne dressing Aud 90 the most eorl-
cb,,l l,.''rngnt ever started IN the First
'n .,, ~ Raymond was begun.
A, we nl understand" said Henry
S Aei1ell anglkIng very quietly, what
nave undertaken 10 DO. we pledge
111 MI 60 DO everything IN our daily
Nv, aiter asking the question. 'Whai
Vl'i I..ua doT Regardless ~ what
ss'g ~ w result To ua. Some time
s,'i, De able 20 ton you what a marvel.
N 'aahge mas come over my ilfc with
~. 49, 49," umc. ] cannot now. Rat
w.. l.ileehre have been through
~, Nv sunday has loft me 10 dl.sat.
dlssi,,lN.,n WIN my previous dennltlon Of
n t.t,Nthlp mat have been compelled
I'll, Z, nl' action / ala not dare be.
E6 allh'. I know that / am bolna