Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-29

he declared imrressive'y. mo more of it
for me. I'm going to live the square.
I'm going to begin life all over again, and
II you'll watch ne, some day you'll sc me
Sunday school Superin endent with week
day Office on Broadway telling people what
to do with their money.
There were various more less vigOr
Gus expressions II iucreduity from his old
pals, but not long thereafter Jimmy dr. p
ped out of sigh wit hOut the explanatory
newspaper paragraphs which usually &C
companied his periodical absences, and was
soon forgotten.
About the time that Jimmy disappeared
from his old haunts Biggvlle gained a new
resident In the person Of a mild-mannered
young man, with an attractive face. After
first securing a room In a respectable neigh
borhOOd. he started ont to find employment.
There less CttiCulty than he had fear
ed. The general manager Of the Universal
Emporium. B.gIvilie's mammoth depart
ment store. lis; en- d with evident interest to
the applicants tale of a home wrecked by
unfortunate speculative investments. IA
Their dead of heart failure after the long
months of merry us strain, a mother broken
and homeless. looking to him as her only
hope. There was q suspicion Of moisture IN
the general managers eyes when the young
mans overweight FEELINGS forced pause
What is your rame?'
James B. GOuGn " He pronounced the
last name as if composed OF two separate
words. and there was a twinkle in his eye
that the general manager did not see.
we need a man III lne pdchlHS room,
and will start you at five week
Thank you so much. I'm do my best"
The general manager touched button and
the new emplOye was piloted away by a
smart office boy
In less than a fortnight he had captivated
ell his superiors and his cheerfulness. will
lngness and evident capacity for greater
responsibility found recognition in promo
ton to minor position in the offices. While
most of his evenings were spent quietly in
his room he was careful To extend his cir
Gle of acquaintance gradually. and as a
further indication of his interest in the seri-
Gus things of life. he Joined the Young Peo-
pies League in the Twentieth Century
Church. The Twentieth Century was thor
oughly up TO date in every respect. 1t had
no debt: 1t paid its pastor a salary of met
ropolitan dimensions: its congrega ttOnal
singing was led by fine cornetst: its dea-
cons were the leading business men of the
town and its affairs were managed in a
way to reflect the highest credit upon the
trustees. The church enter ailments were
always financially successful. its baZaars
and picnics being conducted with a skill
that would have received the unstnted
praise Of an old circus manager.
Most prominent among the energetic and
pushing members of the congregation was
the Hon. Jedediah Bigg. member of the
upper house In the state legislature and
president OF Biggville's Universal Empori-
UNI Company. man whose service carried
more weight than that Of any two of his
fellow members To the Hon. Jedediah
tne church was largely indebted for its
prosperity. for he applied TO this work the
same sound principles and simple methods
that had placed him at the front OF the
Biggville business community. 1t was not
strange. therefore, that when the church
was called upon TO assist in the raising of
funds for the relief of the victims OF dis
astrous fire the Hon. Jedediah was made
chairman of the ways and means commit
tee At the committees first session he
unfolded his general plan.
Brethren. opportunity has again pre-
scented itself for our church to distinguish
itself in a noble enterprise. | have given
the matter considerable thought and sug-
gest for your consideration a plan which