People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-01
By Charles n Sheldon.

~ III q Low NNlAAo ANb-g anu 4 NA4NAt
found themselves a part Of the Winston
family in Raymond 1t was bitter ez
perience for Rose, but there was moth
ing else for her to do, and she accepted
the inevitable, brooding over the great
change in her life and in many ways
adding to the burden of Felicia and her
cousin Rachel
Felicia at once found herself in an
atmosphere Of discipleship that was like
heaven to her in its revelation of COM
partnership 1t is true that Mrs. Wins
low was not in sympathy with the
course that Rachel was taking, but the
remarkable events since the pledge had
been taken were too powerful in their
results not to impress even such wom-
an as Mrs. Winslow. With Rachel Fe-
licia found a perfect fellowship. She at
once found a part to take in the new
work at the Rectangle In the spirit of
her new life she insisted upon helping
in the homework at her aunt's and in
a short time demonstrated her ability
as a cook so clearly that Virginia sug-
gested that she take charge of the cook
ing class at the Rectangle.
Felicia entered upon this work with
the keenest pleasure. For the first time
in her life she had the delight of doing
something of value for the happiness Of
others Her resolve to do everything
after asking, "What would Jesus dc? ?"
touched her deepest nature She began
to develop aISl strengthen wonderfully
Even Mrs Winslow was obliged to
acknowledge the great usefulness and
beauty of Felicia's character The aunt
looked with establishment upon her
niece, this city bred girl, reared in the
greatest luxury, the daughter Of a mil
lonaire, now walking around in her
kitchen. her arms covered with -four
and occasionally a streak of it on her
nose-for Felicia at first had habit of
rubbing her nose forgetfully when she
was trying to remember some recipe
mixing various dishes, with the great
est interest in their results, washing up
pans and kettles and doing the ordinary
work of a servant in the Winslow
kitchen and at the rooms of the Rec
tangle settlement. At first Mrs Wins
low demonstrated
Felicia, it is not your place to be
out here doing this common work !
cannot allow it. "
"Why, aunt? Don't you like the
mullins made this morning?" Felicia
would ask meekly, but with a hidden
smile, knowing her aunt's weakness fol-
that kind Of muffin.
"They were beautiful, Felicia, but it
does not seem right for you to be doing
such work for us ~
"Why not? What else can dor"
Her aunt looked at her thoughtfully,
noting her remarkable beauty of face
and expression.
"You do not always intend to dc
this kind Of work, FeliciaH"
maybe l shall have had dream
of opening an ideal cookshop in Chi
cago or some large city and going
around to the poor families in some
Stun district like the Rectangle. teach
ing the mothers how to prepare fooi
properly. remember hearing DR.. Bruce
say once that he believed one of the
great miseries of comparative poverty
consisted in poor food. He even wen
so far as to say that he thought some
kinds of crime could be traced to soggy
biscuits and tough beefsteak I'm con
fdent l would be able to make living
for Rose and myself and at the same
time to help others
Felicia brooded over this dream unit
it became a reality. Meanwhile sh,
grew into the affections of the Ray
mond people and the Rectsngle folks
among whom she was known as ''th'
angel cook" Underneath the structur,
of the beautiful character she was grow
ing always rested her promise made il
Nazareth Avenue church
"What would Jesus doH" She prsyet
and hoped and worked and planned he
life by the answer to that question.
It was the inspiration of her conduc
and the answer to all her ambition.
Three months had gone by since tn
Sunday morning when DR. Bruce cam
into his pulpit with the message of tn
new discipleship. Never before had tn
Rev. Calvin Bruce realized how dee
the feelings of his members flowed q
humbly confessed that the appeal b
had made met with an unexpected re
Spouse from men and women who, hk
Felicia, were hungry for something il
their lives that the conventional type o
church membership and fellowship ha'
failed to give them
But DR.. Bruce was not yet Statistic,
for himself We cannot tell what hi
feeling was or what led to the move
ment he finally made, to the great as
tonishment of all who knew him, bette
than by relating a conversation be
tween him and the bishop at this tim
in the history Of the pledge in NaEaretl
Avenue church The two friends were
as before in DR.. Bruce's house, seate,
IN his study
''You know what l have come in thi
evening fort" the bishop was sayin
after the friends had been talking som
time about the results Of the pledg
with Nazareth Avenue people
Dr. Bruce looked over at the bisho
and shook his head
81 have come to confess. went o.
the bishop. THAT | have not yet KEEP