People's voice., 1899-12-21

81 do Intelligent unselfshness ought
to be wiser than intelligent selfshness
don't you think3 If the men who work
as employees begin to feel a personal
share in the profits of the business and.
more than that, personal love for
themselves on the part of the firm,
won't the result be more care, less
waste more diligence, more faithful
ness2'
Yes; think So A good many other
business men don't, do theys I mean
as a general thing How about your re-
lations to the selfish world that is not
trying to make money on Christian
principles?'
That complicates my action. Of
course
Does your plan contemplate what is
coming to be known as co-operation2"
Yes as far as have gone, it does.
As | told you, ! am studying out my
details carefully am absolutely con-
vinced that Jesus in my place would be
absolutely unselfsh He would love all
these men in his employ He would
consider the main purpose of all the
business to be mutual helpfulness and
would conduct it all so that Gods king
dom would be evidently the first object
sought. On those general principles, as
l say, l am working. l must have time
to complete the details. "
When Henry Maxwell finally left
Milton Wright, he was profoundly i'm
pressed with the revolution that was
being wrought already in the business.
As he passed out of the store he caught
something Of the new spirit of the place.
There was no mistaking the fact that
Milton Wright's new relations to his
employees were beginning, even SO soon,
after less than two weeks, to transform
the entire business This was apparent
in the conduct and faces of the clerks.
eff Milton Wright keeps on, he will
be one of the most influential preachers
in Raymond" said Henry Maxwell to
himself when he reached his study. The
question rose as to his continuance in
this course when he began to lose
money by it, as was possible Henry
Maxwell prayed that the Holy Spirit,
who had shown himself with growing
power in the company of the First
church disciples, might abide long with
them all, and with that prayer on his
lips and in his heart he began the prep
aration of a sermon in which he was
going to present to his people on Sun
day the subject of the saloon in Ray
mond, as he now believed Jesus would
do. He had never preached against the
saloon in this way before. He knew
that the things he should say would
lead to serious results. Nevertheless he
went on with his work, and every SEN
tence he wrote or shaped was preceded
with the question, "Would Jesus say
thatI" Once in the course of his study
he went down on his knees No one ex-
cept himself could know what that
meant to him When had he done that
in the preparation of sermons before
the change that had come into his
thought of discipleship2 As he viewed
his ministry now he did not dare to
preach without praying for wisdom. He
no longer thought of his dramatic de-
| livery and its effect on his audience
The great question with him now was,
"What would Jesus dOH"
Saturday night at the Rectangle wit,
messed some Of the most remarkable
scenes that Mr. Gray and his wife had
ever known. The meetings had intensi-
fed with each night of Rachel's sing
ing. A stranger passing through the
ReCtangle in the daytime might have
heard good deal about the meetings in
one way and another 1t cannot be said
that up to that Saturday night there
was any appreciable lack of oaths and
impurity and heavy drinking. The Rec
tangle would not have acknowledged
that it was growing any better or that
even the singing had softened its con-
versation or its outward manner. II
had too much local pride in being
tough" But, in spite of itself, there
was yielding to power it had never
measured and did not know well enough
to resist beforehand.
Gray had recovered his voice, so that
Saturday he was able to speak The
fact that he was obliged to use his voice
carefully made it necessary for the peo-
pie to be very quiet if they wanted to
hear. Gradually they had come to un-
derstand that this man was talking
these many weeks and using his time
and strength to give them a knowledge
of Saviour, all out of a perfectly un-
selfish love for them. Tonight the great
crowd was as quiet as Henry Maxwell !:
dscorous audience ever was. The fringe
around the tent was deeper, and the
saloons were practically empty. The
Holy Spirit had come at last, and Gray
knew that enc of the great prayers Of
his life was going to be answered.
And Rachel-her singing was tn.
best, most wonderful Virginia or Jasper
Chase had ever known. They had come
together again tonight with Dr.. West,
who had spent all his spare time that
week in the Rectangle with some char.
ity cases Virginia was at the organ,
Jasper sat on front seas looking up al
Rachel. and the Rectangle swayed al