Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-11

as cook go clearly that Virginia sug- gested that she take cnarge of the cook Ing class at the Rectangle.
 Felicia entered upon this work with the keenest pleasure For the first time ln her life she had the delight of doing something of value for the happiness of oalefs' Her resolve to de everything after asking, s'What would Jesus dor" touched her deepest nature. She began to develop and strengthen wonderfully.
 Even Mrs Ninslow was oblised to acknowledge the great usefulness and beauty of felicia's character. The aunt looked with astonishment upon her niece this city bred girl, reared in the greatest luxury, the daughter of Q mil llonalre, now walking around in her Kitchen, her arms covered with flour and occasionally streak of it on her nose-for Felicia at first had habit of rubbing her nose forgetfully when she was trying to remember some recipe nlI1Ag various dishes, with the great est interest il their results. washing I'D f@ns and kettles and doing the ordinary work Of 6 servant in the Winslew kitchen and at the rooms of the Rec tanele settlement. At first Mrs. Wins low remonstratej
 Felicia, t is not your place to ise out here doing this common work | cannot allow t.
 
 "#hy, auat2 Don't you like the mullins l mace this morning?a Felicia would ask maellly, but with a hidden smile, knowing her aunt1s weakness for that kind ct muffin.
 They were beautiful, Felicia, but it does not seem right for you to be doing such work for us.
 "Nhy not? What else can I do2,
 Her aunt looked at her thoaghtfuIly, noting her remarkable beauty of face and expression.
 "You do not always intend to do this kind Of work Felicia ?2'~
 Maybe | shall have had a dream of opening an ideal cookshop in Chi eagoz CT some large city and going around to the poor families in some slum district like the Recfangle, teach ing the mothers how to prepare food properly. Iremember hearing pr. Brdce say once that he believed one of tue great miseriea of comparative poverty consisted in poor food. He even went so far as to say that he thought some kinds of crime could be traced to soggY biscuits and tough beefsteak I'm con- fdent 1 would be able to make a living for Rose and myself and at the same time to help others .
 Felicia brooded over this dream until it became a reality. Meanwhile she grew into the affections of the Ray mond people and the Reetangle folks, among whom she was known as "the angel cook. :" Underneath the structure of the beautiful character she was grow ing always rested her promise made in Nazareth Avenue church.
 "W hat would Jesus do2' She prayed and hoped and worked and planned her life by the answer to that question.
 It was the inspiration of her conduct and the answer to all her ambition.
 Three months had gone by since the Sunday morning when Dr. Bruce came into his pulpit with the message of the new discipleship Never before had the Rev. Calvin Bruce realized how deep the feelings of his members flowed. He humbly confessed that the appeal he had made met with an unexpected re- sponse from men and women who, like Felicia, were hungry for something in their lives that the conventional type of church membership and fellowship had failed to give them.
 But Dr. Bruce was not yet satisfied for himself We cannot tell what his feeling was or what led to the move ment he finally made, to the great as= tonishment of all who knew him. better than by relating a conversation be- tween him and the bishop at this time in the history of the pledge in Nazareth Avenue church The two friends were, as before in Dr Bruce's house. seated in his study
 You know what have come in this evening for2" the bishop was saying after the friends had been talking some time about the results Of the pledge with Nazareth Avenue people.
 Dr. Bruce looked oyer at the bishop and shook his head
 4I have come to confess, '' went on the bishop 4that I have not yet kept my promise to walk in his steps in the way that believe shall be obliged to if I satisfy my thought Of what it means to walk in his steps
 Dr. Bruce had risen and was pacing his study The bishop remained in the deep easy chair, with his hands elasped, but his eye burned with the glow that always belonged to him before he made some great resolve.
 ..Edwards ds'--Dr. Bruce spoke abrupt ly-eef have not yet been able to satisfy myself, either, in obeying my promise, but I have at last decided on my course. h order =ao follow it, l shall be obliged to resiei2 from Nazareth Avenue
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