Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-03-09

circumstances, WIN vast business IN.
terests involved in ruin, through no
fault of his own. but coming out of all
his reverses with clean Christian honor,
~ begin and work mp TO "A position
where he could again be TO hundreds Of
young men an example of what Jesus
would be in business
He saw Edward Norman, editor Of
The News, by means of the money Civ
en- by Virginia, creating force IN jour
nalism that in time came 30 be recog
nized as one OF the real factors of the
nation, to mold its principles and actu-
ally shape its policy, a daily illustra
tion of the might of a Christian press
and the first of n series of such papers
begun and carried on 10y other disciples
who had also taken the pledge
He saw Jasper Chase, who had denied
his Master, growing into cold, cynical
formal life, writing novels that were
social successes but each one with a
sting in it, the reminder of his denial,
the bitter remorse that, do what he
would, no social success could remove.
He saw Rose Sterling, dependent for
some years upon her aunt and Felicia,
finally married To man far older than
herself. accepting the burden Of n rela-
ton that had no love in it ON her part
because of her desire to be the wife of u
rich man and enjoy the physical lux
uries that were all of life TO her over
this life also the vision cast certain
dark and awful shadows, but they were
not shown TO him in detail
He saw Felicia and stephen Clyde
happily married, living a beautiful life
together enthusiastic, joyful in suffer-
ing. pouring ont their great, strong,
fragrant service into the dull dark,
terrible places Of the great city and re-
deeming souls through the personal
touch of their home, dedicated 10 the
human homesickness 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 Doy and the daily answer to
that question was redeeming the city
in its greatest need.
He saw Burns AMI his companion
and. Il great company Of men like them
redeemed and going in turn 70 others
conquering their passions by the Divine
grace and proving 10y their daily hives
the reality of the new birth, even II the
lowest and most abandoned.
e And now the vision was troubled 1t
seemed to him that as he lneelod he be-
gan TO pray, and the vision was more
Of longing for future than "a reality
In the future. The church Of Jesus il
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 ne had preached to-
day and then die away as a local move
ment. a stirring on the surface, but not
30 extend deep and far2 lie felt with
agony after the vision again He
Thought he saw the church of Jesus in
America omen its heart TO the moving
Df the Spirit and rise 10 the sacrifice or
Its ease and self satist, elton in the
name of Jesus He thought he saw the
motto, "What Would Jesus Dor in
scribed over every church door and
written on every church member g
heart. The vision vanished. 1t came
back clearer than before, and he saw
the Endeavor societies all over the
world carrying in their great process
sions at some mighty convention ban
per on which was Inscribed wv hat
Would Jesus Dor 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 reckoning
10 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 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
Yesl o my Master has not the time
come for this dawn Of the millennium
of Christian history Oh break upon
the Christendom of this age with the
light and the truth Help us to follow
thee all the way
he rose al idst WIN lue awe OF one
who has looked at heavenly things He
felt the human forces and the human
sins Of the world a. never before, and,
with hope that walks hand in hand
with faith and love, Henry Maxwell,
disciple of Jesus laid him down to sleep
and dreamed of the regeneration Of
Christendom and saw in his dream a
church of Jesus without spot or wrin-
kle or any such thing, following him
all the way, walking obedientIy in his
steps.
THE END.