Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-10

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plentiful content In his face and voice.
As spring had blOssomed into sum,
mer aud summer ripened into autumn
every one had predicted better times.
But the predictions did not bring them.
The suffering and sickness and help
lessness OF the tenement district grew
every day more desperate. To Philip
Il seemed Ike the ulcer Of Milton, All
the surface remedies proposed and
adopted by the city council and the
churches and the benevolent societies
had not touched the problem. The
mills were going on part time Thous-
ands Of men yet fingered In the place
hoping to get work. Even n the mills
had been running as usual that would
not have diminished one particle Of the
sin and vice and drunkenness that
saturated the place. And as Philip
studied the matter With brain and soul
he came 10 conclusion regarding the
duty Of the church He did not pre-
tend 10 go beyond that, but as the
weeks went by and fall came on and
another winter stared the people cold
ly In the face he knew that he must
speak out what burned In him.
He had been n year In Milton. Every
month OF that year had impressed him
with the deep and apparently hopeless
chasm that yawned between the work.
Ing world and the church. There was
no point OF contact. one was suspl-
clOus, the other was Indifferent. Some
thing was radically wrong. and some
thing radically positive and Christian
must be done 10 right the condition
mat faced the churches of Milton.
That was In his soul as he went his
way Ike one OF the old prophets, im-
bued with the love OF God as he saw Il
In the heart OF Christ. with INFINITE
longing he yearned 10 bring the church
20 sense VI her great power and op-
p0rtunity SO matters had finally
drawn TO point IN tho month Of No
ycmher The Bother Man had come
In October The sick man recovered
slQwly. Philip and his wife found
room for the father and son and shared
with them what comforts they had. II
should be eaid that after moving out
o. the parsonage into his hOuss In the
tenement district Philip had more than
given the extra thousand dollars the
church Insisted on paying him The
demands on him were 30 urgent. the
perfect imposslbiIlty OF providing men
with work and so relieving them had
been such a bar 10 giving help In that
direction. that out Of sheer necessity
as Il seemed 10 him, Philip had given
fully half Of the thousand dollars re-
served for his own salary His entire
expenses were reduced TO the smallest
possible amount Everything above
that went where II was absolutely
needed. He was literally sharing what
he had with the people who did not
have anything. Il seemed 10 him that
he could not consistently do anything
less In view OF what he had preached
and intended to preach.
One evening In the middle Of the
month he was invited 10 a social gath
ering az the house OF Mr. Winter. The
mill owner had OF late been experience
ing a revolution Of thought His attl-
tude toward Philip had grown more
and morn friendly
IL was gathering Of personal
friends Of Mr.. Winter. including some
OF the church people, The moment that
Philip stepped into the spacious hall
and caught a glimpse Of the FURNISH
iags OF the rooms beyond. the contrast
between oil the comfort aud bright
ness Of this house and the last place ne
had visited in the tenement district
sm0te him with sense Of pain. He
drove Il back and blamed himself with
an Inward reproach that he was grow
ing narrow and could think OF only one
idea.
He could not remember Just what
brought up the subject. but some one
during the evening. which was passed
IN conversation and music, mentioned
the rlmor going about Of increased dis
turbance IN the lower part OF the
town and carelessly wanted to know II
the paper did not eXaggerate the facts.
Some one turned TO Philip and asked
him about Il as the one best Informed.
lie ala not know how long he talked.
lie knew there was a great hush when
he had ended. Then before any one
could change the stream OF thought
some young woman In the music room
who had not known what was going
on began 20 sing 70 new instrument
tai variation "Home. Sweet Home"
Coming as Il ala after Philips vivid
description Of the tenements, II seemed
Ike a sob o. despair or n hooking
hypocrisy. He drew back into one OF
the smaller rooms and began 10 look
over some art prints on a table. As ne
stood there. again blaming himself for
his impetuous breach Of society Ell.
Quette IN almost preaching on such an
occasion, Mr.. Winter came In and
said:
1T does not seem possible that such
0 state Of affairs exists as you describe.
Mr. Strong, Are you sure you do not
eNaggerate?"
Exaggerated Mr.. Winter. you have
pardoned my little sermon here to-
night. / know II was forced on me.
BUT Tie choked, and then, with an
energy that was all the stronger for
being depressed, he said, turning fun
toward the min owner: "Mr. Winter.
VIII You GO with me and look at things
Tor yourself? In the name Of Christ
win you see what humanity Is SHINING
and suffering not more than a mile
from this home Of yours?"
Mr. Winter hestated and then said:
YES I'll go When?'
say tomorrow night. Come down
70 my house early and we will start
from there"
When Mr. Winter came down the
next evening, Philip asked him to
come in and wait a few minutes. as he
was detained IN his study room by
caller The min owner sat down and
visited with Mrs. Strong a little while.
Finally she was called into the other
room and Mr. Winter was left alone.
The door into the sick mans room was
partly open, and he could not help
hearing lhe conversation between the
Brother Nan and his son. Something
that was said made him curious. ard
when PHILLIP came down he asked him
question concerning his strange
blarder
Come IN ana see him." said Philip
re brought Mr. Winter into the little
room and introduced him to the pa
tient lie was able 10 80 up now. At
mention ~ MI Winters name he
flushed and tremhed. II then occur
red 90 phllln Tor the first time that Il
was the mill owner that his assalant
that night had Intended 10 waylay and
rob.