Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-04-30

daily paper that l. am amazed at the
result. He tells me that the paper is
beginning 20 be read more and more by
the Christian people of the city. He is
very confident of it's final success
''Read his editorial on the money
question; also the one on the coming
election in Raymond. when the question
of license will again be an issue Both
articles are of the best from this point
of view. He says he never begins an
editorial Or, in fact, any part of his
newspaper work without first asking,
What would Jesus dor The result is
certainly apparent.
''Then there is Milton Wright. the
merchant. He has, 1 am told, SO revo-
lutionized his business that no man is
more beloved today in Raymond. His
own clerks and employees have affec-
ton for him that is very touching.
During the winter, while he was lying
dangerously i'll at his home. scores of
clerks volunteered to watch or help in
any possible way, and his return to his
store was greeted with marked demon
strations. All this has been brought
about by the element of personal love
introduced into the business. This love
is not mere words but the business it
self is carried on under system of CO.
operation that is not patronizing rec
ognition of interiors, but real sharing
in the entire business Other men on
the street look upon Milton Wright as
odd It is a fact, however, that while
he has lost heavily in some directions
he has increased his business and is to-
day respected and honored as one of the
best and most successful merchants in
Raymond.
''And there is Miss Winslow She
has chosen to give her great talent to
the poor and wretched Of the city Her
plans include musical institute where
choruses and classes in vocal music shall
be a feature. She is enthusiastic over
her life work In connection with her
friend Miss Page she has planned a
course in music which, if carried out
will certainly do much to lift up the
lives of the people down there | am
not too DID, my dear Caxton. to be in
terested in the romantic side of much
that has also been tragic here in Ray
mond, and / must tell you that it is
well understood there that Miss Wins
low expects to be married this spring
to a brother of Miss Page, who was once
a society leader and clubman and who
was converted in a tent where his wife
that is to be took an active part in the
service. I don't know all the details of
this little romance, but I can imagine
there is little story wrapped up in it,
and it would be interesting reading if
we only knew it all.
''These are only few illustrations of
results in individual lives owing to
obedience to the pledge. | meant to
have spoken of President Marsh of Lin
coin college. He is graduate of my
alma mater, and / knew him slightly
when 1 was in the senior year He has
taken an active part in the recent mu-
nicipal agitation and his influence in
the city is regarded as a very large
factor in the coming election. He i'm
pressed me, as did all the other disciples
in this movement, as having fought out
some hard questions and as having
taken up some real burdens that have
caused and still do cause that suffering
of which Henry Maxwell speaks, suf
ferlng that does not eliminate but does
appear to intensity a positive and prac-
teal joy.
But l am prolonging this letter.
possibly to your WEAKNESS l am I'M
able to avoid the feeling of fascination
which my entire stay here has increased.
l want to tell you something of the
meeting in the First church today
''As I said. heard Maxwell preach.
At his earnest request | had preached
for him the Sunday before, and this
was the first time l had heard him since
the association four years ago His SER F.:
mon this morning was as different from
his sermon then as if it had been
thought out and preached by some one
living on another planet l was pro- ,
foundry touched, l believe l actually
shed tears once Others in the congre-
CATION were moved like myself His
text was: What is that to thee? Fol !!
low thou me- And it was a most I'M /
usually impressive appeal to the Chris !
tians of Raymond to obey Jesus teach
ings and follow in his steps, regardless
of what others might do. 1 cannot give
you even the plan of the sermon. It
would take too long. At the close of the
service there was the usual after meet
ing that has become regular feature
of the First church Into this meeting
have come all those who made the
pledge to do as Jesus would do, and the
time is spent in mutual fellowship, con- i
fession, questions as to what Jesus .
would do in special cases and prayer
that the one great guide of every dis
ciple's conduct may be the Holy Spirit
Maxwell asked me to come into this
meeting. Nothing in all my ministerial
life, Caxton. has so moved me as that
meeting, 1 never felt the Spirits pres
ence so powerfully. It was meeting of
"reminiscences and of the most louincr