The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-01-05

Inc bishop looked attectionately at
his friend, but the shadow still rested
on his face. After a pause he spoke
again
1.-The new discipleship means q crisis
for you in your work. If you keep thia
pledge to do all things as Jesus would
do, as / know you WILL it requires no
prophet to predict some remarkable
changes in your parish, The bishop
looked wistfully at Bruce and then con
tinued ''In fact, do not see how
perfect upheaval of Christianity as we
now know it can be prevented if the
ministry and churches generally take
the Raymond pledge and live it out.
He paused as if he We're waiting for his
+! friend to say something. to ask some
question. but Bruce did not know of
the fire that was burning in the bishops
heart over the very question that Max
we'll and himself had fought out
Now, in my church. for instance.
continued the bishop, sit would be
rather a difficult matter, l fear, to find
very many people who would take a
pledge like that and live up to it Mar
tyrdom is a lost art with u.s. Our Chris
tianity loves it's case and comfort too
we'll to take up anything so rough and
heavy as q cross, and yet what does fol
lowing Jesus mean? What is it to walk
in his steps 81
The bishop was soliloquizing now,
and it is doubtful if he thought for the
moment of his friends presence For
the 'irst time there flashed into Bruces
laind a suspicion of the truth. What if
the bishop should throw the weight of
his great influence Oh the side of the
Raymond movement! He had the fol-
lowing of the most aristocratic, wealthy.
fashionable people not only in Chicago
but III several large cities. What If the
bishop should join this new discipleship!
The thought was about to be followed
by the word. DR.. Bruce had reached
out his hand and, with the familiarity
of lifelong friendship, had placed it on
the bishops shoulder and was about to
ask him a very important question
when they We're both startled by the
violent ringing of the bell. Mrs. Bruce
had gone to the door and was talking
with some one in the hall. There was Il
loud exclamation, and then, as the
bishop rose and Dr. Bruce was stepping
toward the curtain that hung before
the entrance to the parlor Mrs. Bruce
pushed it aside. Her face was white.
and she was trembling.
> 'Oh, Calvin! Such terrible news
Mr. Sterling--oh. cannot tellit! What
q fearful blow to those two girls!"
"What is it?" DR.. Bruce advanced
with the bishop into the hall and con
fronted the messenger, a servant from
the Sterlings The man was withon1
: his hat and had evidently run over witt
= the news, as the doctor lived nearest OF
any friends of the family
''Mr Sterling shot himself, sir, /;
: few minutes ago! He killed himself
. in his bedroom Mrs. Sterling
= Twill go rightover. Edward"-Dr
u Bruce turned to the hishop-''will yo1
> 20 with me2 The t,terlings are oil
. friends of yours. y
= = The bishop was very pale, but calm
!, - as always He looked his friend in TIL
u face and answered: "Aye. Calvin.
. will go with you, not only to this hous
% of death, but also the whole way of hu
L man sin and sorrow, please God >
~ And even in that moment of horro
70 at the unexpected news Calvin Bruc
10 understood what the bishop had prom
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