The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-16

fcllcia. Il know this seems like m I'm
possibility. but want to try it. | know
score OF girls already who will take
the course, and if we can once establish
something like an esprit de corps among
the girls themselves / am sure it will
be OF great value To them know al
:2ady that tGc n"r2 food is wcr!sir; a
revelation i:i rlGr.y families "
"FI-i~ia, if Jon san accomplish half
of what you propose 80 do. it will hicss
this whole CoainIn.t,'," said rs
Bruce. II don see low You can 90 il.
but say God bless you! as you Try
$50 say we all" cried DR.. Bruce and
the bishop and Felicia plunged into the
working out of her plan with the cn.
thusiasm Of her discipieship, which ev.
cry day grew more and more practical
and serviceablc
1t must be said here that Felicias
plan succeeded beyond all expectations
She developed wonderful powers of per.
suasion and taught her girls with aston
ishing rapidity to do all sorts of house.
work In time the graduates Of Felicias 3
cooking school came to be priced 10y
honsekeepers all over the city But that
is anticipating our story. The history
OF the settlement has never yet been
written When it is. Felicia 8 part will
be found of very great Importance
The depth of winter found Chicago
world presents. to the eyes of Christcn.
dom that marked contrast between
riches and poverty. between culture
refinement, luxury. ease and ignorance.
depravity. destitution and the bitter
struggle for bread 1t was hard win
ter. but gay winter. Never had there
been such Il succession of parties. recep.
tions, balls. dinners, banquets. fetes
gayeties: never had the opera and the
theater been so crowded with fashion.
able audiences; never had there been
such lavish display of jewels and fine
dresses and equipages, and, on the 9th
er hand, never had the deep want and
suffering been so cruel SO sharp. so
murderous: never had the winds blown
so chilling over the lake and through
the thin shells Of tcnements in tho
neighborhood of the settlement; never
had the pressure for food and fuel and
clothes been so urgently thrust up
against the people of the city in their
/ most impor and ghastly form
! Night after night the bishop and TT
! Erdce. with their helpers. went out ilil
! helped to save Gcu ard women and
! children fvCm the torture OF physical
! privatiOn Vast quantities of f0od and
! cl@thing anl lar:," sums Of money ~cra
! donated by the chQrchcs. the churit able
/ societies. the civic authorities and the
! benevolent associations. hut the perS IN a
| touch OF the ChTistian disciple was very
, hard to secure for personal work
/ Where was the Gi-ciplcship that was
: Oh"yinG the Master cO2nmand to :to il.
! self to the suffering and give itself with
its gift. lii ordCr to make the SIT OF
! vaiao in ti"ir to come? the biaaop
/ found his heart sink within him IT'S he
| faced this fact mere than any other
Men would give money who would not
think of giving themselves. and the
money they gave did not represent any
rca! sacrifice hccaGSe they did not miss
it They gave what WAS the easiest to
: give, what hnrt them tho least Where
did the sacrifice come iuI Was this fol.
/ lowing Jesus Was this going with
/ him all the Hay1 He had been to many
members of his own wealthy and 8ris
tocratic congregation ana was appalled,
= to find how few men and women of that
! luxurious class in The churches world
; really suffer any genuine inconveniGn nee
for the sake Of suffering humanity
Is charity The giving OF wornout !'ar.
ments? Is il ten dollar bill given 40 q
paid visitor or secretary of some be.
nevolent organization in the church