Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-05-17

The door of the classroom was closed,
and Philip and the trustees We're to-
gether. There was a moment of embar-
RAISING silence, and then the spokes-
man for the board, a nervous little
man, said;
"Mr. StroBg we hardly know just
what to say to this proposition Of
yours this morning about going out of
the parsonage and turning ii into an
orphan asylum. But it is certainly a
very remarkable proposition, and we
felt as If we ought to meet you al once
and talk it over"
Its simply impossible" spoke up
one Of the trustees. I'm the first place,
it is impracticable as a business propo-
sition,"
do you think sou asked Philip
quietly.
1T is out Of the question:" said the
first speaker excitedly. The church
will never listen to it in the world. For
my part, If Brother Strong wishes
! to-
! At that moment the sexton knocked
| at the door ana said man was outside
| very anxious 10 see the minister and
| have him come down to his house.
There had been an aecldeht OF hsht
or something. some one was dying
ana NaIi''u MI S'ious al oi,t' %
fhllP haSIIlN eNCuSe" HiiilS'ii anu
went out. leaving the trustees together
The door was hardly shut again
when the speaker who had been inter
fupIeu jumped 10 MS rect ana eA-
claimed
As was saying Tor my part il /
bt"lhef HuohS NIsHeS TO lhuuise III .
TINS e'c'ulIIc dtlI"u ne VIII u"l nave
tue S'u'uoh Oh my Note III the Hl"l'eI.
II certainty Is "h en'lIelA uhueaIu ol
ana uncaiied Tor piopoSitloI'
MI s'rons mas no doup' generous
motive III TINS proposed agtioh' saiu
lLlfd member oil lIe S"fd' puI tue
cuuI'n 'er'a'In! WIN Ho' "pl,Io'e any
such step az the giving up oI tHe par
souaEe' ne 'N"ssela'eS inc Heru u
such SacrlHc'' lhlilh we ought 10
reason MN OUT Oh inc Iuea'
w caileu MI SIrous TO ilie PASTOR
a'e Oh calvary church' Saiu announcer
ana II seems 10 me ne came under lhe
couuI.iohS granted III our GILL for /
the cIlurcn 10 allo" such an aoSufa
tnllis as the giving up OIL the parsonage
TO TINS pt"poSeu ou'siue "oFh "ouid DE
u very uhWlse move.
les ana more 'liah lhat said the
nfSt speaker, 1 want TO say very
frankly lhal am growing urea oil lhe
way 'hIhES nave gone since MI oFohs
game 10 us. what business mas oal-
vary church win all these outside
matters these labor troubles and I'M
men ana all the other mat
lers that nave been made the subject
Of preaching lately! l want minister
VINO looks AFTER MS own parish. Mr..
Strong does not call on his own people.
Tie has not been inside my house but :
once since he came to Milton. Breth- d
zen, there is a growing feeling of dis :
content over this matter" !
There was short pause, and then L
lne of the members said: S
surely if Mr.. Strong feels dissatis- j
led with his surroundings in the par
'oudEe Oh lvelS Us II MS work lay IN l.
another direction he is at liberty to 5
,hoose another parish. But he Is the
finest pulpit minister we ever had. and I
40 one doubts his entire sincerity. He a
Is Il remarkable man in many re- L
,pects."
Yes but sincerity NAV be a very q
awkward thing carried too far. And a
ia this matter of the parsonage | don't c
see how the trustees can allow if WHY
what would the other churches think '
Of it? Calvary church cannot allow /
ANYTHING of the kind for tbe sake of itS S
But l would like IA hear
Mr.. Winters opinion. He has not sno- c
ken vet" L
The rest tu,pad 70 tbe mill o,,,ar Z
who. as chairman of the hoard usuoI, S
Iv had much -, .,,, ,,,I -. - Z
as Il sbrewd and caraful business al. q
wiser In the excitement of tI,o o.ca. L
sion and discpssion tl,o ,s,,a1 so,.,,,,ii q
tics of a ragp,ar hoard ,1oatI,,e, La5