Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-30

withdraw my support. and most OF the
influential. paying members VIII follow
my example"
II was a cownrdly threat on tho part
Of the excited mill owner. ana II reused
Philip more than " he had been nhyni.
caiiy Slapped IN the face. II thorc was
ANYTHING In all the world that stirred
Philip to his oceanic depths Of feeling,
II was nm intimation that he was In
the ministry for pay or the salary, and
so must be afrnid OF losing the support
OF those members who were able TO
pay largely. lie clinched his fingers
around the arms OF his study chair I'M
Ill hts nails bent on tho hard wood,
His scorn and Indignation burned in
his face. although he voice. was calm
enough
MIR. Winter. this whole affair ia n
matter Of the most profound principle
with me. AZ long as I live .shali be-
lieve that Christian man has no more
right TO rent his property for "a saloon
than he has To run n saloon himself
And as long NJ | live shall also be-
llcvc that II II minister's duty 10
preach TO his church plainly upon mat
ters which bear upon the right and
wrong OF me, no matter what ~ In
vnlved IN those matters. Are money
and houses and lands Of auch oharnc.
ter that the use OF them has no bearing
on moral questions, and they are there
tcrial OF the pulpit? II In my convic-
ton that many men Of property IN this
age are coming to regard their business
as separate and removed from God anu
all relation to Him. The business mon
OF today do not regard their property
as Gods. They always npeak OF il AZ
theirs. And they resent any Interior
cnce.' as you call II, on the part OF tho
pulpit. Nevertheless say ii plainly. 1
regard the renting OF these houses by
YOU ANA other business men ia tho
church to the whisky men and the cor
ruptcrH OF youth as wholly wrong and
NO wrong that the Christian minister
who would keep silent when he know
the facts would be guilty OF unspcak-
able cowardlce ana dlsloyalty 10 his
Lord. As to your threat OF withdrawal
Of support, sir. do you suppose I would
be In the mlnlatry II were afraid "
the rich men In my congregation? IL
shows that you are not yet acquainted
with me. II would not hurt you to
know me 'bettcrl'
All the time Philip was talking his
manner was that OF dlgnlncd indigna-
lion. His anger was never course or
vulgar But when he was reused, aa
he was now. he spoke with n total dis
regard for all coming consequences.
For the time being he felt na perhaps
one OF the old Hebrew prophets used TO
feel when the flame OF inspired wrath
burned up In the soul OF the messenger
OF God.
The man who sat opposite was COM
PEELED to keep silent until Philip had
said what he had To say. II was i'm.
possible for him to interrupt Also II
was out OF the question that IA man
like Mr.. Winter should understand a
nature like that OF Philip Strong lie
was white Ia the lips with passion and
so excited that his hands trcmbicd and
his voice shook as he replied Ia Philip;
You shall answer for these Insults.
sir. ! withdraw my church pledge. and
you win see whether the business men
In the church viii sustain such preach
Ing" And AIR Winter flung himself
out OF the study and 81 n stairs. for
getting to take his hat. which he had
carried up with him. Philip caught II
M and went down stairs with II.
reaching him Just ma he was going out
of the front door He anid simply.
You forgot your hat. SIR Mr.. Winter
took II without word and went out.
Stunning the door hard behind him.
IL Philip turned around. ana there stood
his wife. Her face was very anxious.
Tell me all about II. Philip" she
| Bald. sunday evening they had talked
pver the fact OF Mr. Winters walking