Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

sight into Ills motives that most OF them
did not yet possess
when they nnAily adjourned after a
silent prayer that marked with grow
lng power the Divine presence they
went away discussing earnestly their
dlnigultiea and seeking light from one
Rachel wlnslow ana virginia Page
went out together, Edward Norman
and Milton Wright became ~ INTEREST
cd IN their mutual conference that thoy
walked on past Nurmnu'a home and
came hack together Jasper Chafc and
the president OF tho kndeavor society
stood talking earnestly Ia one corner o.
the room. Alexander Powers and Henry
Maxwell remained even after an the
others had gone.
~ want ygu 10 come down 10 the
shops tomorrow and see my plan and
tax 90 the men. Somehow I feel az n
one else Just now"
Il don't know hiiiut that hut / will
come, replied Henry Maxwell lit
tle sadly, How was he nttel 10 stand
before 900 mr. 900 workingmen and glyc
thom "a messenger Yat On tho moment
" his weakness. na he asked tho quea-
ton, hu rcbukcd himself Tor H. What
would Jesus dol That was an end to
tho discussion.
Tie went down the next day and
found Alexander Powers IN his Office
u lacked few minutes OF ~. and the
and IN show you what I've been try
Ing Co do
They went through the machine
shops, climbed "a long ilght % ftnlrH
and entered a very large empty room
y had once boon used by the company
Tor "a store room.
"snco making that promise n week
agn I have had "a good many things to
think OF" said the superintendent.
"and among them u this. our com.
pany gives me the use Of this room. and
! am going 10 a. Il up with tables and
q coffee plant In the corner there WHORE
those steam pipes are. My plan Ia to
provide "a good place whore the mon
can come up and eat their noon lunch
AMI Five ihrm, two 0r three times "a
week The privilege ~ 70 minutes
inik on some subject that viii be a real
hgip 90 them ln their llyea."
Maxwell looked surprised and asked
" the men would come for any such
purpose.
Yes. thcy'll come. After all. know
Tho men pretty well, They are among
the most Intelligent workingmen IN the
country today hut they nfo. asa whole.
entirely removed frlm ain church influ,
cnoo. / asked. What would Jesus doY'
and among other thlngH. u seemed 20
me lie would begin 10 act IN some way
Ia odd TO the lives OF these men more
physical and spiritual comfort. II IL a
very little thing this room and what IL
represents, but l acted on the frat Inn
pulse 10 do tho hrst thing thnt appealed
90 my good sense, ana want 10 work
out this ideu. ! want you TO speak to
thc men when they come up at noon I
have asked them 10 come up and see
the place ana TN ten them something
about a."
Henry Maxwell was ashamed to say
how uneasy he felt az being asked 10
speak few words 10 a company OF
workingmen How could he spchk with i.
out notes or Go such orowdf He was
honestly IN condition u genuine
fright over the prospect. He actually
felt afraid ~ facing these men. lie
shrank from the ordeal Of confronting
such a crowd. 40 differont from the
sunday audiences he was rnmiliar with.
There were half dozen long rude
tehlcn and benches M tho great r,,om,
ana when the noon whistle sounded the
mon poured up stairs FROM the machine
shop below and, seating themselves al