Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-01-04


there Is no doubt in our mind that the
step which Mr. Powers has taken com
mends itself to every man who believes
in law and its enforcement. There are
times when the individual must act for
the people in ways that will mean sac
rifice and loss TO him of the gravest
character Mr. Powers will be misun-
derstood and misrepresented, but there
Is no question that his course viii be
approved by every citizen who wishes
TO see the greatest corporations as well
as the weakest individual subject 10 the
same law. Mr.. Powers has done all shat
a loyal patriotic citizen could do. 1t
now remains for the commission 10 act
upon his evidence, which, we under
stand. is overwhelming proof of the
lawlessness of the L. and T. Let the
law be enforced, no matter who the
persons may he who have been guilty.
Henry Maxwell finished reading and
dropped the paper.
II must 90 and see Powers This is
the result of his promise "
/ He rose and as he was going out his
+ wife said:
"Do you think. Henry. that Jesus
/ would have done that -
/ Henry Maxwell paused a moment.
/ Then he answered slowly;
YES think he would. At any rate,
Powers has decided so, and each one of
us who made the promise understands
! that he is not deciding Jesus conduct
: for any one else, only for himself. ="
How about his familyr How will
/ Mrs. Powers and Celia be likely TO take
/ itr'
VERY hard. have no doubt. That
/ will be Powers cross in this matter
/ They will not understand his motive "
Henry Maxwell went out and walked
over to the next block, where the su-
perintendent lived To his relief, Pow
/ ers himself came to the door.
/ The two men shook hands silently
/ They instantly understood each other
without words There had never been
such bond OF union between the min
lister and his parishioner.
what are you going to do?" denry
Maxwell asked after they had talked
| over the facts in the case and considered
them we'll
You mean another positionI have
no plans yet. l can go pack to my old
work as telegraph operator. Ny fam
| lily will not suffer except in social
way
Alexander Powers spoke calmly, If
sadly Henry Maxwell did not need TO
ask him how his wife and daughter
| felt He knew well enough that the su-
1 I. %
that point.
There is one matter / wish you
would see to, said Powers after
awhile, land that is the work begun at
the shops So far as l know, the com
pany will not object to that going right
on 1t is one of the contradictions of
the railroad world that the Y. NJ. G. A
and other Christian influences are en-
| couraged by the roads, while all the
time the most un- Christian and lawless
acts are being committed in the official
management of the roads themselves.
OF course it is understood that 1t pays
q railroad to have in its employ men
who are temperate and honest and
Christian. So have no doubt the mas
ter mechanic will have the same cour-
tesy extended to him that l had in the
matter of the room and its uses. But
what | want you to do, Mr.. Maxwell,
is to see that my plan is carried out.
Will you? You understand what the
idea was in general You made a very
favorable impression on the men. Go
down there as often as you can. Get
Milton Wright interested to provide
something for the furnishing and ex-
pense of the coffee plant and reading
tables Will you do itr''
Eyes" =" replied Henry Maxwell He
staid a little longer. Before he went
away he and the superintendent had q
prayer together, and they parted with
that silent hand grasp that seemed to
them like new token Of their Chris
tian discipleship and fellowship.
The pastor of the First church went
home stirred deeply by the events Of
the week Gradually the truth was
growing upon him that the pledge to
| do as Jesus would was working out a
revolution in his parish and throughout
the city. Every day added to the serious
results Of obedience to that pledge.
/ Henry Maxwell did not pretend to see
1 the end He was, in fact, only now at
the very beginning of events that were
destined to change the history of hun
dreds of families, not only in Raymond,
but throughout the entire country. As
he thought of Edward Norman and
1 Rachel and Mr.. Powers and Of the re-
suits that had already come from their
actions he could not help feeling of
intense interest in the probable effect If
all the persons in the First church who
had made the pledge faithfully kept it.
Would they all keep it, or would some
! of them turn back when the cross be-
came too heavyr
He was asking this question the next
morning as he sat in his study when
the president of the Endeavor society
called to see him.
| Il suppose ought not Go trouble you
with my case" said young Morris,
| coming at once to his errand, but l
thought, Mr. Maxwell. that You might
advise me little.
'I'm glad you came Go on, Fred. =
| Henry Maxwell had known the young
man ever since his first year In the pas
torate and loved and honored him for
his consistent, faithful service in the
| church.
| 'Well, the fact is I'm ont of job.
You know, I've been doing reporter
| work on The Morning Sentinel since
| graduated last year. Well last Satur-
| day Mr.. Burr asked me to go down the
road Sunday morning and get the de
| tails of that train robbery at the juno
| ton and write the thing up for the ex-
! ira edition that came out Monday
morning, just to get the start of The
| News. | refused to go, and Burr gave
me my dismissal. He was in bad tenn
| per, or | think perhaps he would not
| have done it. He has always treated me
well before Now, don't you think
Jesus would have done as l didf | ask
| because the other fellows say | was u
! fool not to do the work. / want to feel
that Christian acts from motives that
may seem strange to others sometimes,
but not foolish. What do you think Z
81 think you kept your promise.
Fred | cannot believe Jesus would do
newspaper work on Sunday, as you
were asked to do it.
THANK you, Mr.. Maxwell | felt a
little troubled over it, but the longer /
think it over the better | feel
Morris rose to go, and Henry Max
well rose and laid loving hand on the
young mans shoulder.