The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-23

see the end of the vision. had q con-
fused picture in my mind of the suffer-
Ing Christ pointing q condemning finger
at me, and the rest was shut out by
mist and darkness. have not had sleep
for "a hours. The first thing saw this
morning was the account of the shoot
| ing at the coalyards / read the account
with a feeling of horror have not been
able to shake off. I am guilty creature
before God I"
Penrose paused suddenly. The two
men looked at him solemnly. What
power Of the Holy Spirit moved the
soul of this hitherto self satisfied, ele-
CANT. cultured man who belonged to
J the social life that was Accustomed to
! go it's way, placidly unmindful of the
| great sorrows of Il great city and prac-
I tically ignorant cf what K means to
suffer for Jesus sake3
: Into that room came breath such rs
before swept over Henry Maxwell's
church and through Nazareth Avenue
and the bishop laid his hand on the
shoulder of Penrose and said: MY
brother, God has been very near to you.
Let us thank him
! down on a chair and covered his face
/ The bishop prayed. Then Fenyosa quiet
ly said, "Wil ycu go with me to that
house2"
, For answer both Dr. Bruce and the
bishop put on their overcoats and went
out with him to the home of the dead
mans family. This was the beginning
OF new and strange life for Clarence
Penroso. From the moment he stepped
into that wrctched hovel of home and
| faced for the first time in his life de-
spair and suffering such as he had read
OF. but did not know by personal con-
tact. he dated new life, 1t would be
another long story to telHhow. in obedi-
ence to his pledge. he began TO do with
his tenement property as he knew Jesus
would do. What would Jesus do with
tenement property if he owned it in
Chicago or any other great city of the
world2 Any man who can imagine any
true answer to this question can easily
tell what Clarence Penrose began to do.
| Now. before that winter reached its
bitter climax many things occurred in
the city that concerned the lives of all
the characters in this history Of the dis
ciples who promised to walk in mis- steps
1t CHANGED, by one of those remark
able condolences that seem to occur
preternaturally. that one afternoon. just
as Felicia came out Of the settlement
with basket which she was going to
leave as n sample with baker in the
| Penrose district. Stephen Clyde opened
the door OF the carpenter shop in the
basement and came out of the lower
door in time to meet Felicia as she
reached tho sidewalk
''Let mo carry your basket, please. I"
he said.
why do you say 'please2' " asked
Felicia. handing over the basket
Il would like to say something else, 4"
| replied stephen. glancing mt her shyly
and yet with boldness that frightened
him. for he had been loving Felicia
moro every day since he first saw her.
and especially since she stepped into tho
! shop that day with the bishop. and for
weeks now they had been in many ways
thrown into each others company
What else" asked Felicia innocent
| ly, falling into tho trap.
| why" said Stephen. turning his
fair. noble face full toward her and
eying her with the look of one who
would have the best of all things in the
universe. II would like to say. Let me
! carry your basket. dear Felicia. -
Felicia never looked so beautiful in
| her life. She walked on a little way
! without even turning her face toward
1 him. 1t was no secret with her own
heart that she had given It to Stephen