Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-03-02

-. buo' W. uon uIOp my goodies
why, | wouldn't drop anything SC
precious for all the world, dear Fe.
hcla' said Stephen, who now walked
on air for several blocks, and what else
was said during that walk is private
correspondence that we have no right
to read, only it is matter Of history that
day that the basket never reached its
destination and that over i'm the other
direction late in the afternoon the
bishop, walking along quietly in a
rather secluded spot near the OUTLYING
part OF the settlement district, heard a
familiar voice say, But tell me- Fe.
hcia when did you begin TO love me p"
~ fell in love with little pine shay
ing just above your ear that day | saw
you III the shop, said the other voice.
with laugh SO clear, so pure, so sweet,
that II did one good TO hear it.
The next moment the bishop turned
| the corner and came upon them.
Where are you going with that
basket 2 he tried TO say sternly.
Were taking it to-where are we
taking il TO, Felicia?"
Dear bishop, we are taking it home
TO begin 49,
To begin housekeeping with, fin
ished stephen, coming 10 the rescue.
Are your said the bishop. II hope
you will invite mo i'm 20 share / know
what Felicia's cooking is. "
Bishop, dear bishop, said Felicia.
and she did not pretend to hide her
happiness, Indeed You shall always be
the most honored guest. Are you gladY"
Yes, l am, replied the bishop. in
terprertng Felicia ) words a. She wished.
Then he paused moment and said
gently, God bless You both" and vent
his way, with q tear in his eve and n
prayer IN his heart, and left them u
their JOY.
Yes; shall not the Same divine power
Of love that belong to earth be lived
and sung hy the disciple f the man of
sorrow- and the burden bearer OF sins?
Yea, verify And TINS man and woman
shall walk hand in hand through this
great desert of human Woo iu this city.
strengthening each other growing
more loving with the experience Of the
world uoVs, Wd4hIug m his steps
even closer vet because oft tins love.
bringing added blessings o. thousands
of wrctcAcd creatures because They are
TO have home of their ovn t9 .haro
with the homeless For This cause 30
said our Lord josh, Christ "-l1 %
man leave ms father auu Molu.l ana
cleave unto his wife. and Tclcia and
Star ..N'I1a tIs 10 H1r.
with deeper truor service and devotion
because Of the earthly affection which
heaven itself sanctions with its solemn
blessing
Now, it was n little after the lovo
story of the settlement became part Of
Its glory that Henry Maxwell of Ray
10 .e C' with Rachel /
and Virginia Page and Rolin I
ind Alexander Powers r7 Pre- 1~t
Marsh, and the occasion was a remark
p i" rtfg .- tn uuIluI Tho lle-
ment arranged 10y the bishop and DR.
Bruce who bod fiu"llv p"renode1 Mr.
Maxwell ana his fellow disciples OF
Raymond to come on 10 he n ont at
.hi- meeting
The bishop invited into the settle
nent hall meeting for that night men
,ut Of work, vrctchc1 crcate,5 who
lad lost faith in God and man, anar-
'hists and infdels, freethinkers and no
thinkers The Representatives of all the
lily S worst, most hopuioss most dan
serous dcp~aved elements faced Henry
Maxwell and the other disciples when
he meeting began, and still the Holy
spirit moved over the great heaving.
eltish, pleasure loving, sin stained city,
nd it lay in God hand not knowing
il that awaited il. Evcry man and
Woman at lie w o~+icc th+ night had
cen the settlement motto over the door
lazing through the transparency set
Up by the divinity student what
Would Jesus Do2'
And Horny Maxwell, as for the first
line he stepped under the doorway,
vas touched with q deeper emotion than
o had felt in "a long time rs lethought
+ the first time that question had come
o him in the plteous appeal of the
-a1by young man who had appeared
n tho First church Of RAYMOND AT the
loruIng service.
Was his great desire for Christian fell
lW-Lp going -J T.. gram .GG Would
he movement begun in Raymond actu-
lly spread over the country lie had
ONE To Chicago with his friends partly
tta 9n,u.r o. tlat qca ion
uail .aa iu ... a.at .t t.,. ,....t
it's li.a Ira few minutes he would
.cr t4. people lc laI grown very
rouE and cabin since ho first spoke