The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-07-19

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we refuse to do SO and go our ways
careless Of our responsibility and self
ish in our use Of Gods money"
Philip closed his sermon with an ac-
count of facts concerning the condition
of some of the people he himself had
visited. When the service closed, more
than one property owner went away
secretly enraged Mt the minister's bold
and, as most of them said and thought,
"Impertinent meddling In their bust.
ness" Was he wiser And yet he had
been to more than one Of these men
in private with the same message. Did
he not have the right to speak in pub
licP Did not Christ do SO? Would he
not do SO II he We're here on earth
again? And Philip, seeing the great
need, seeing the mighty power Of mon
ey. seeing the Indifference Of these men
TO the whole matter, seeing their de-
termination to conduct their business
for the gain Of 1t without regard to the
condition of life, with his heart sore
and his soul Indignant ut the suffering
he had witnessed, came into the church
and flung his sword Of wrath out of its
scabbard, shifting at the very thing
dearest Of all things to thousands OF
church members today-thc money, the
property. the gain Of acquisition-and
no smotc perhaps with somewhat un-
wise energy Of denunciatiOn. yet with
his heart crying out for wisdom with
every blow he struck. Would Christ
say It? Would he say it?' And his
sensitive, kecnly suffering spirit heard
the answer, "Yes. | believe lie would
Back Of that answer he did not go in
those days so rapidly drawing to their
tremendous close. He bowed the soul
of him to his Master and said, "Thy
will be DONE
The week following this Sunday was
one of the busiest Philip had known.
With the approach Of warmer weather,
a great deal of sickness came on. He
was going early and late on crrandS of
mercy to the poor souls all about his
own house. The people knew him now
and loved him. He comfortcd his Spir-
1t with that knowledge as he prayed
and worked.
He was going through one of the mar
row courts one night on his way home,
with his head bent down and his
thoughts on some scene of suffering,
when he was suddenly confronted by
a young man who stepped quickly out
from a shadowed corner, threw one
arm about Philips neck ana placed his
other hand over his mouth and at
tempted to throw him over backward.
1t was very late. and there was no
one in sight. Philip said to himself,
This is the attack of which | was
warned" He was taken altogether by
surprise: but. being active and self pos
sessed he sharply threw himself for
ward repcling his assailant's attack,
and succeeded in pulling the mans
hand away from his mouth. His first
seconds instinct was to cry out for
help; his next was to keep still lie
suddenly felt the other giving way.
The strength seemed to be leaving him.
/ Pfnfp, calling up some of his knowl-
edge of wrestling gained while in col
lege, threw his entire weight upon him,
and, to his surprise, the man offered no
resistance. They both fell heavily up
on the ground, the man underneath.
He had not spoken. and no one had yet
appeared. AS the man lay there notion
less Philip rose and stood over him.
By the dim light that partly illumi-
mated the court from street lamp
farther o. he saw that his assa.!ant
was stunned. There was a pump not
far away. Philip went over and
brought some water. After a few mo-
ments the man recovered conscious
hess. He sat up and looked about in a
confused manner. Philip stood near
y, looking at him thoughteully.