Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-07

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week to be in that part of the state,
was present to welcome them and IN
troduce them to little handful Of
their parishioners.
There was parsonage, a furnished
house of five rooms, close by the
church. A supper was ready for them.
A little company came In afterward to,
greet them, and the people seemed to
be truly glad to see them. The sight
Of Dorothy's beauty astonished them
all. She was little amused at the ev-
ident look Of disappointment with
which every one first saw her husband
"When they know him, they will love
him." she said to herself, with unfal-.
tering trust in his victory over them.
She came out on the porch with him
after all the members had gone away,
and together they tried to get some
idea of the place which was to- be
their home. The night was starry and
the prairie vastness impressive to them.
They had never either of them lived
outside Of a hill country.
"How large did you say the town
was, Malcom%
"About 1.500 people, SO the superin-
tendent says"
"How many church members are
there"
"Fifty-seven on the roll. About 40
living here"
"Can't we go over and look into the
church, i am curious to see It," said
Dorothy. She spoke in such glad,
happy voice that Malcom Kirk, as he
stood there with bis arm about her,
said, "You are happy, little woman,
aren't your
"Can you askY' she replied, and he
was satisfied. One Of the trustees had
left church key with him. They
walked across the parsonage yard, tax
Ing lamp from the house with them,
and together they went In.
1t was a small room with seats for
about $50. A small classroom in the
rear and a choir railing In front Of the
organ, which was in little recess at
one side of the platform.
Malcom Kirk set the lamp down on
the pulpit and, with his wife, stood
looking over the room.
"My DEAR" said Dorothy, nesting up
close to him, "do you think we two can
help to bring in the Kingdom as you
say, into this town.
Malcom Kirk looked at the room, at
his pulpit where he was to preach and
at his wife, and he fully understood
what Dorothy meant.
"Do you mean that we will see how
much two people can do to make heav-
en- on earth for 1,5O0 other people|
Eyes, and whether in our lifetime we
can redeem whatever Is evil here and
give it back to God"
I'VE VIII do It by his grace" replied
Malcom Kirk gravely. It seemed to
him almost as If they two, there In
their little church, had made q solemn
uromise. to redeem the souls Of all the
lost In Conrad. They passed out or the
church with the same feeling deep In
their souls. Their hearts kindled at
their opportunity. And in the infinite
places Of the heavenly hosts, good and
evil, God and the devil noted the en-
trance of these two children Of light
into that lawless, un-Christian town OF
25 years ago. and from what at once
began to be there 1t seemed within the
reach Of a tremendous reality that
heaven and hell began to struggle for
supremacy marked by events which
will leave their record in the book OF
life with startling clearness. For.
these two Christians had entered the
arena Of the great human battle for
victory over the world, and the two
greatest forces in the universe now be-
gan to test their powers as they had
never yet been tested in that place.
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