The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-03-16

crowded around tho platform to see
Henry Maxwell and to bring him the
promise Of their conservation to the
pledge to do as Jesus would do. 1t
was o voluntary, spontaneous move
ment that broke upon Maxwells soul
with result he could not measure. But
had he not been praying for this very
thingH It was an answer that more
than met his desires.
There followed this movement a
prayer service that in its impressions
reVeated the Raymond experience.--In
B SasaRdRRg ts soeIe3 MsFTss ao55 Ptense IS RoS
Der, came forward, as SO many of the
church members had done in the morn
ing. and seriously. solemnly, tenderly,
took the pledge to do as Jesus would
do. A deep wave Of spiritual baptism
broke over the meeting near its close
that was indescribable in its tender,
joyful, sympathetic results.
That was remarkable day in the
history of that church. but even more
30 in the history of Henry Maxwell He
left the meeting very late. He went to
his room at the settlement, where he
was still stopping and after an hour
with the bishop and DR.. Bruce. spent in
joyful rehearsal Of the wonderful
events Of the day. he sat down to think
over again by himself all the experience
he was having us Christian disciple.
He kneeled to pray, as he always did
now, before going to sleep. and it.was
while he was ON his knees this night
that he had n waking vision of what
be the aRW aM0Wrl4a oMhen 9hse t4a
Christendom. He was fully conscious of
being awake, but no less certainly did
1t seem to him that he saw certain re-
suits with great distinctncss, PARTLY as
realities Of the future partly as great
longings that they might be realities,
and this is what Henry Maxwell saw in
this waking vision:
He saw himself first going back to tho
First church in Raymond. living there
In simpler. more self denying fashion
than he had yet been willing to observe.
because he saw ways III which lie could
help Others who were really dependent
on him for help. He also saw more dim
~ that the time would como when his
vaguely HS SuRiiStsSg upHStSr Of the church would
heard the words INV g. '..'iil- =: Ut % -oL
caent for thee. - grace Is sutit-
He saw Rachel winslow and viro;,;
tse gong on with their wor,y of 60 S,n-''
80" Tlie hectangle and reHcbing ~
~. nands OF helpfulness far hornns
rnar.; ii,ts OF Raymond. Rachel bc Sn,,. onu
sa"- 70 RoIlln Page both frllv ~, ~"
ion-; ieu 70 the Masters use, both "a
;utos ;s IN MS steps with an eogorron.
fsined for and purified by tbeir 1n,.S L,.s
on co on other. and Rachel's voice 60 a
sns;r - 'ne Sums and dark places of 0Is an
= ana SIN and drew lost so11s -,
Goo and heaven once moro "'N
no saw President Marsh of tho -,
o.. usinS MS great learning and hi,
lnnuence to purify the o;t,. MS
enooie Its patriotism, TO in.,,inS 20
vouns men and women who ioro5 'ne
~.l NJ aa admired him to live livou as
,hat s1.an service. always teacbina 49, VI
&c eoucatlon means great resnons;.i1
~ ~ 80. the weak and the ieporant IT.
"w alexander Powers moat;na. ito
@ on,. 'r,als In his family life 1;t,, M-'n
ons'aht sorrow in the cstron,ro, d
.ne ana friends but still onina cr c
70 ICY IN all honor, seeing and lis ms
MS strength the Mastor ,,.iS nS IN i
'o oDeyed even unto loss of son:o h no Il
nc'lon and wealth us q
aat; aie sa" Milton Wright, the morcho,. k
,or WIN great reverses, tbro,', 80
ro,, 'ne future by combinotion 20 Il
go :ahces. with vast business i,
,1t involved in ruin, thronob q
!, ro. VI MS own. bat coming out of all -
.fseS With clean Christion how tl
ana work up to a nos;tior IN
nv no could again be to hundreds 30 III
,IS neh an example of what Jos,1o ~
nc saw Edward Norman oa;.o no
:, Nows' by means of the monew ~. VI
~ Virginia. creating a force in ierr es'
.sh 'hat In timo came to bo 80 The
;u - Us one of the real factors of * bel
.on' 10 mold its principles and ootn the
esape lts policy. a daily ilInstro cor
" tne might of q Christian n,.o". the
VIC nr''t OF n series of such nanan' an
III ana carried on by other discipIas on
nau also taken the pledge. PICS son
y, - saw Jasper Chase, who bod do,; cha
,a1 M growing into cold, cvniraI nan
Ia lie. writing novels tbof ,- Ney
y successes. but each ono ~, mefe dist
Ia IL. the reminder of bis Gas:a, III
Dltter remorse that A. 'eh'al' and
III. no social success conI1 "'"t ne forl.
Sam Saou isose Sterling. dependent for VI
y yrmrs ma upon her aunt and Felicia ., .e9ll
III: accepting the bn,1la, oi 30 tnan hom
'naS 'sa ~ nad no love in it on her nart affoF
no. ne, desire to be the wife of n uies'
nan .ha. and enjoy the physical lnxA moth
that were all of life 70 han lux rcall,
,ns ans also the vision cast certain care o,
'na awful shadows, but thew ,vora IN