The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-14

en- by llGinla, creating Il force in Jour
naI.Sm that III time came to be rccoy-
niZcd 6 one OF the real factors of the
nation, to mold its principles and actu-
ally shape It's policy, Il daily illustra
ton oi the might OF Il Christian press
ana the hrst OF series OF such papers
begun and carried on by other disciples
who had ai'o taken the pledge.
lie saw Jasper Chase, who had denied
his Master, growing into a cold. cvoic9l
fo:ma! life. writing novels that were
socia! successes. hGt each one with Il
sting III 10 the reminder Of his denial.
the hitter remOrse that. do what he
would no social Success could remove
He Saw Rose Sterling, doneudcnt for
some years upon her aunt ana Felicia
finally married to a man far older than
herself accepting the burden Of u rala-
ton that had 10 love in it on her part
because OF hcr desire to be the wife Of n
rich man and enjoy the physical lux
urles that were all Of life to her. Over
this life also the vision cast certain
dark and awful shadows but they were
He saw Felicia and Stephen Clyde
happily married. living beautiful life
together enthusiastic. joyful in suffer
ing, pouring out their great. strong.
fragrant service into the dull. dark.
terrible places of the great city and re-
deeining souls through the personal
touch OF their home. dedicated to the
human inconsistencies all about them.
He saw DR.. Bruce and the bishop 90
ing on with the settlement work. He
seemed to see the great blazing motto
over the door enlarged. What Would
Jesus Do?' and the daily answer to
that question was redeeming the city
in its greatest need
He saw Burns ani his companion
and great company of men like them
redeemed and going in turn to others.
conquering their passions by the Divine
grace and proving by their daily lives
the reality OF the new birth. even in the
lowest and most abandoned.
And now the vision was troubled. 1t
seemed to him that as he kneeled he be-
gan to pray, and the vision was more
of longing for future than a reality
In the future. The church of Jesus in
the city and throughout the country
would it follow Jesus =? Was the move
ment begun in Raymond to spend itself
in few churches like Nazareth Avenue
and the one where he had preached to-
day and then die away as a local move
ment, stirring on the surface, but not
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agony after the Vision again. He
thought he saw t'e church of Jesus in
America open its heart to the moving
of the Spirit and rise to the sacrifice of
It's ease and self satisfaction in the
name of Jesus. He thought he saw the
motto, "What Would Jesus Do?" in
scribed over every church door and written
on every church members heart. The
vision vanished. 1t came back clearer
than before, and he saw the EndeavOr So
cieties all over the world carrying in their
great procession at some mighty conven-
tiOn banner on which was inscribed.
"What Would Jesus DO?" And he thought
in the faces of the young men and women
he saw future Joy of suffering. loss, self
denial, martyrdom, and when this part of
the vision slowly faded he saw the figure
of the Son of God beckoning to him and
to all the other actors in his life history.
An angel choir somewhere was singing.
There was sound as of many voices and
a shout as of great victory, and the figure
OF Jesus grew more and more splendid
He stood at the end of long flight of
steps. Yes Yes! o my MASTER has not
the time come for this dawn of the mil
lennium of Christian historyj On break
upon this Christendom of this age with
the light and the truth! Help us to follow
thee all the way"'
He rose at last with he awe of one who
has looked at heavenly things, He felt the
human forces and the human sins of the
world as never before, and, with hope
that walks hand in hand with faith and
love. Henry Maxwell, disciple of Jesus,
laid him down 10 sleep and dreamed of the
regeneration of Chrstendom and saw in
his dream church of Jesus without spot
or wrinkle or any such thing" following
him all the way, walking Obediently in his
steps.
THE END.