Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-01-12
TN HIS STEPS.
"What WouId Jesus DO?"
By CHARLES Il. SHELDON.
Copyrighted and published in book form by
the Advance Publishing Co OF Chicaso.l

Copyrighted and published in book form by
the Advance Publishing Co. OF ChicaGo.l
"ror instance, take the case or Alex
ander Powers, who was superintendent
of the machine shops of the L. and T.
X. Il. here When ne acted upon the
evidence that incriminated the road, he
lost his position, and. more than that
| learn from my friends here his family
and social relations have become so
changed that the family no longer APP
pear in public. They have dropped out
Of the social circle whore once they
were 50 prominent BY the way, Cax-
ton l understand in this connection
that the commission, for one reason
and another postponed action on this
case, and it Is now rumOrcd that the
l.. and T. K. X. will pass into a receiv-
er's hands very soon. The president Of
the road, who, according TO the evi-
dence submitted by Powers, was the
principal offender has resigned and
complications which have arisen since
point to the reccivcrship. Meanwhile
the superintendent has gone back TO his
old work as telegraph operator | met
him at the church yesterday He inf
pressed me rs a man who had, like
Maxwell, gone through a crisis in char
acter. / could not help thinking of him
as being good material for the church
of the first century, when the disciples
had all things in common.
Or take the case of Mr. Norman,
editor of The Daily News He risked
his entire fortune in obedience to what
he believed WAS Jesus probable action
and reyolu-iouiZcd his entire conduct
of the paper at the risl; OF q failure
send you a copy of Yesterdays paper
| want you to read il carefully. To my
mind, il is one of the most interesting
end remarkable papers ever printed in
the United States a. Is open 10 criti-
cism, hut what could any mere man
attempt i'm this line that would be free
from criticism? Take it MI i'm all il is
so far above the ordinary conception Of
q " paper that | ann amazed at the
Re e. He tells mc that the paper is
beginning 60 h- read more and more by
the Chri~tian people Of the city. lie is
very confident ot Ills final success
Read his editorial on the money
question also th' ou' on the coming
election in Raymond, whom the question
of license will again be an issue Both
articles are OF the best from this point
of view. lie says be never begins an
editorial or, III fact any part of his
newspaper work without first asking,
What would Jesus doz The result is
CO.. duly apparent.
"Then there is Milton Wright, the |
merchant. He has, / am told. SO revo-
lutionized his business that no man is
moro beloved today in Raymond. His |
/ own clerks and employees have affec-
/ ton for him that Is very touching. |
/ During the winter, while hc 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 !
STATIONS. 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 q real sharing
in the entire business. Other men on
the street look upon Milton Wright as
odd. 1t is n fact. however that while
| be- has lost heavily i'm some directions
me- has Increased his business and is to
day respected and honorcd as one Of the
best and most successful merchants In
Raymond
And there is Miss Winslow. She
mas chosen 10 xiv, h.r -l,at tt,.a; I'D
the poor and wrctch-i Of the city Ter
-
chorusee and classes in vocal music shall
be a feature. She is enthusiastic over
her life work Ia connection with her
friend Miss Page sle has planned
course IN music which il carried out,
viii certainly 90 much To lift up the
hives of TIE people down there | am
not too cid my dear Caxton. to be in
torosto1 in the romantic side Of much
that has also been tragic here in Ray
mond. and must tell Won that it il
well understood there that Miss Wins
low expects L. lg married this surirg
TO a brother OK 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. | don't know all the details of
this little romance. but | 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 fow illustrations of
results in individual lives owing to
obedience TO the pledge | meant to
have spoken Of President Marsh of Lin
coin college. He il graduate of my
alma mater, and l knew him slightly
when was in the senior year. He has
taken an active part in the recent mu-
niclpal agitation, and his influence in
the city is regarded as very large
factor in the coming election. He inn
pressed me, as did all the other disciples
in this movement rs having fought ont