Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-31
THE CRUC|F|X|0N
OF PHILIP STRONG.
BY REV. CHARLES M. SHELDON,
Author of sin His Steps: Kirk "Robert
Hardy Days." Etc

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs
In order that new readers of THE EN-
ouIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand it
lust the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Philip Strong, q minister, receives two calls,
one to d college town, where he may i've u
quiet, scholarly lfe to his liking, the other 10
q manufacturing town where there is plehtS, Oh
work to do among the laboring classes: He
accepts the more active field. Philip discov-
ers that number of his wealthy pariShionerS
have property rented for saloons ana gannodiiIis
houses He interviews one OF them ana is
advised that he had better not stir up the
matter. The next Sunday he breaches upon
the subject and Mr.. Winter. one of his most
prominent pariShionerS, having property rent,
ed for such purposes, rises from his seat ana
walks out of the church. The next morning
Winter calls on the minister ana resents wilnt
he calls an insult to himself then, threaten
ing to withdraw his support from the church,
retires in high dudgeon. The sermon creates
great excitement, and the next Sundaya large
crowd attends Philips church, expecting a
sensational sermon; but Philip disappoints
them, preaching on different subject entirely.
Philip attacks the saloons and preaches
against them to large congregation. he calls
upon his people to JOIN with MN III hm ia ,a' a.-
his house to visit a sick child, ana man on
the opposite side of the street fires two shot at
him. Philip has been severely though not
mortally wounded. His assassin is arrested
and, at Philips request, Is brought before him:
Philip assures him that he bears him no Ill
will and prayS for him. Philip breaches on
the Sunday question and makes new enemies.
Coming home one evening, he finds his wife
in a faint on the floor, a knife stuck into the
desk and two anonymous scrawls, one au-
dressed ITO the Preacher" the other ITO the
Preachers Wife" They were warnings 10
leave the town. The minister's wife begS her
husband to leave the field for another, but in
stead he prepares to continue the war against
the devil there and in his own fashion. Philip
astonishes his parishioners by proposing to
move their church edifice into the tenement
district He speaks to the laboring men at
their hall and Internationally influences them
against the rich by holding up the Seltishness
Of many rich people. When he goes home, he
is informed that q mob is threatening Mr..
Winter ut his residence. Philip goes TO the
scene and rescues Mr.. Winter from the mob.
Philip breaches against waSteful expenditures
when the Door are in need and is visited by
stranger who asks for food and shelter, who
tells his benefactor that he lives too eXtraVa-
gantly for one who breaches against eXtrava,
gance. Philip calls him "Brother Man:
Philip takes the words of the stranger TO
heart and acts upon them. He requests ms
congregation to reduce his salary one e-half ana
fit up the parsonage for refuge for homeless
children. Philip discusses his proposition
with the trustees of his church, who oppose
his plan.