Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-01-31

Z o"CAOuh WAL eA0 CuuICu III lu0 Guy re-
spond to the call to follow him Will it
choose to walk in his steps Of pain and
sufferingY And still over all the city
broods the Spirit Grieve him not !, 0
city. for he was never more ready to
revolutionize this world than nowl
CHAPTER XII. i. /.
Yet lackcst thou one thing. Sell all that thou
hast and distribute unto the poor. and thou shalt
have treasure in heaven. And. come: follow me.
When Henry Maxwell began to speak
to the souls crowded into the settlement
hall that night. it is doubtful if he had
ever before faced such an audience in
his life. 1t is quite certain that the
city of Raymond did not contain such
variety Of humanity Not even the
Rectangle at it's worst could furnish 80
many men and women who had fallen
entirely out of the reach Of the church
and all religious and even Christian in
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What did he talk about7 He had al.
ready decided that point. He told in
the simplest language he could COM
mand some of the results Of obedience
to the pledge as it had been taken in
Raymond Every man and woman in
that audience knew something about
Jesus Christ. They all had some idea Of
his character, and. however much they
had grown bitter toward the forms OF
Christian ecclesiasticism or the social
system. they preserved some standard
Of right and truth, and what little some
of them still retained was taken from
the person Of the peasant of Galilee.
So they were interested in what Max
we'll said What would Jesus dor He
began to apply the question to the social
problem in general after finishing the
story Of Raymond. The audience was
respectfully attentive. It was more than
that It was genuinely interested. As
Mr. Maxwell went on faces all over the
hall leaned forward in Il way very sell
dom seen in church audiences or any.
where else. except among workingmen
or the people Of the street when once
they are thoroughly aroused. ..W hat
would Jesus do q Suppose that were
the motto not only of the churches but
of the business men. the politicians. the
newspapers. the workingmen. the So
ciety people How long would it take.
under such standard Of conduct to
revolutionize the worlds What was the
trouble with the worldly It was suffer
ing from selhshness No one ever lived
who had succeeded in overcoming self
ishness like Jesus If men followed him,
regardless Of results. the world would
at once begin to enjoy q new life ~
Henry Maxwell never knew how
much it meant to hold the respectful
attention Of that hall full of diseased
and sinful humanity The bishop and
Dr. Bruce, sitting there looking on,
seeing many faces that represented scorn
OF creeda hatred of the social order,
desperate narrowness and selfishness.
marveled that even SO socn, under the
influence of the settlement life, tho
softening process had begun to lessen
the bitterness Of hearts, many Of which
had grown bitter from neglect ana IN
difference.
And still, in spite Of. the outward
show Of respect Of the speaker. no one,
not even the bishop. had any true con-
ception of the pent up feeling in that
room that night. Among the men who
had heard Of the meeting and had re-
sponded to the Invitation were 90 or so
ont Of work. who had strolled past tile
settlement that afternoon. read the no
tice of the meeting and had come Il,
out Of curiosity and to escape the chill
east wind. It was a bitter night. aud
the saloons were full, bnt ii that whole
district of over so, 600 souls. with the
exception Of the saloons, there was not
9 door open to the people except the Z
clean. pnre, Christian door Of the settle
ment. Where would man withoatsa
home o. without work q without
friends naturally 60 unless to 4 saloon7
Il had been the custom at the settle, !.
ment for 3 free and open discussion to
an open meeting Of this kind. 4
and when Henry Maxwell finished and
sat down the bishop. who presided to-
night. rose and made the annoncemen
that any man ia the hall was at liberty
70 ask questions. Is speak out his feel
lngs Or declare his conviction always
with the understanding that whoever
took part was e observe the simple
rules that governed par iia1lnlentary bod
les and obey the three minute rnle.
which. by common consent. would 10
enforced on account Of tie nulnbezB
present
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men who had been at previous NEE tingss
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