The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-15

III thiS country To-Day. but lne paper
Will not necessarily be weak because
1T Is good. Good things are more pow
erful than bad. The question with me
is largely one of support from the Chris
tian people Of Raymond. There are over
70, COO church members here in tire
city. If half of them will stand by The
News, its life is assured What do YOU
think, Maxwell, is the probability of
such support2'
81 don't know enough about il TO
give an intelligent answer. believe in
tho paper with all my heart. If it lives
year, as Miss Virginia said. there is
no telling what it can do. The great
thing will be to issue such paper. as
near as wo can judge. as Jesus probably
wonld and put into it all the clements
OF Christian brains. strength, intelli-
gence and sense and command respect
by the absence Of bigotry, Of fanati-
clsm, narrowness and anything else that
Is contrary to the spirit Of Jesus. Such
paper will call for the best that hui
man thought and action are capable of
giving The greatest minds in the world
would have their powers taxed to the
utmost to issue Christian daily"
"1es, Edward Norman spoke hum.
bly,. 81 shall make great mistakes, no
doubt. l need great deal of wisdom
But l want to do as Jesus would
What would he do?' I nave asked it
daily and shall continue to do SO and
abide by results
u think we are beginning to under
stand, said Virginia, "the meaning of
that command, Grow in the grace and
knowledge or our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. I am sure do not know
oil that he would do in detail until
know him better.
''That is very true" said Henry
Maxwell. II am beginning to under
stand that l cannot interpret the prob
able action of Jesus until know better
what his spirit is To my mind the
greatest question in all Of human life is
summed up when we ask. What would
Jesus dor if as we ask it we also try
to answer it from q growing knowledge
Of Jesus himself We must know Jesus
before we can initiate him
When the arrangements had been
made between Virginia and Edward
Norman, he found himself in possession
Of the sum of $500, 900, exclusively his
to use for the establishment Of a Chris
tian daily paper. When Virginia and
Henry Maxwell had gono. Norman
closed his door and. alone with the
Divine presence, asked like child for
help from his all powerful Father All
through his prayer as ho kneeled before
his desk ran the promise, "If any man
lack wisdom. let him ask Of God who
giveth to all men literally and up.
braideth not, and it shall be given
him.. Surely his prayer would be an
swered and the kingdom be advanced
through this instrument of Gods pow.
er, this mighty press which had become
80 largely degraded to the base uses of
mans avarice and ambition.
Two months went by. They were full
of action and results in the city of Ray
mond and especially in the First church
In spite Of the approaching heat Of the
summer season, the after meeting Of
the disciples who had made the pledge
to do as Jesus would do continued with
and power Gray had fin
isbed his work ct the Rectanglo. and an
observer going through tho
place could not have seen any difference
IN the old conditions, although there was
an actual change in hundreds Of lives.
but tho saloons, dens, novels. gambling
houses, still ran, overfowing their vile.
ness into the lives Of fresh victims to
take the place Of those rescued by the
evangelist, and the devil recruited his
ranks very fast.
Henry Maxwell did not 60 abroad.
Instead Of that he took the money he |
nad been saving for the trip and quiet
y arranged simmer vacation for a |
whole family living down in the Rec
tangle who had never gone outside Of |
5he foul district Of the tenement The |
pastor Of tho First church will never |
forget the week he spent with this fam
ly making the arrangements. He went |
aawn into tAe AaotAasls 60 .hoa.AAS