Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-04-26


mands that he honestly hears. Gu. Of
,be depths Of the black abyss Of hu-
man want and sin and despair and an
rish and rebellion In this place and
over the world rings In my ear cry
for help that by the grace Of God l
| trly believe cannot be answered by
| the church Of Christ on earth until the
| members of that church are willing in
great numbers to give all their money,
and all their time, and all their homes,
and all their luxuries, and all their ac-
embellishments, and all their artistic
tastes, and all themselves to satisfy
the needs Of the generation as 1t looks
for the heart Of the bleeding Christ In
Yea, truly, except man Is willing to
renounce all that he hath, he cannot
be his disciple. Does Christ ask any
member of Calvary church to renounce
all and go down into the tenement dis
uict to live Christ there? Yes, all.
my beloved. II Christ speaks so to
you today listen and obey. Service!
Self! That is what he wants. And II
be asks for ALL when all Is needed,
what then? Can we sing that hymn
with any Christian honesty of heart
unless we interpret 1t literally?
'were the whole realm Of nature mine,
That were an Offering far too small;
Love amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life. my alli''
1t would partly describe the effect Of
this sermon on Calvary church to say,
what was fact that when Philip end
ed and then kneeled down by the side
Of the desk to pray the silence was
painful, and the intense feeling pro-
vcked by his remarkable statements
was felt in the appearance of the audi
ence as it remained seated after the
benediction. But the final result was
yet to show itself: that result was not
visible in the Sunday audience.
The next day Philip was unexpected
ly summoned out Of Milton to the par
ish Of his old college chum. His old
friend was thought to be dying. He
had sent for Philip. Philip, whose afr
lection for him was second only to that
which he gave his wife. went at once.
Ills friend was almost gone. He raj
he'd when Philip came. and then for
TWO weeks his life swung back and
forth between this world and the next.
Philip staid on. and SO was gone one
sunday from his pulpit In Milton. Then
the week following, as Alfred gradual
" came back from the shore of that
sther world, Philip. assured that he
would live, returned home.
During that ten days absence seri-
GUS events had taken place In Calvary
enurch. Philip reached home on
Wednesday. He at once went to the
mouse and greeted his wife and the
Brother Man and william, who was
now sitting up In the large room.
lie had not been home more than an
nour when the greatest dizziness came
over him. He sat up so much with his
enum that he was entirely worn out.
he went up stairs to lie down on his
couch in his small study. He instantly
ieii asleep and dreamed that he was
s.ahding on the platform of Calvary
church preaching. 1t was the first
sunday of a month. He thought he
said something the people did not like.
suddenly man in the audience raised
= revolver and fired Mt him. At once
.ron over the house people aimed re-
oiVers at him and began to fire. The
noise was terrible, and In the midst Of
ne awoke to feel to his amazement
Ia' MS wife was kneeling at the side
" MS couch, sobbing with a heartache
uia' was terrible to him. He was in
'antiy wide awake and her dear head
e'asped In his arms. And when he
prayed her to tell him the matter she
~ooed out the news to him which her
'hrul, loving heart had concealed
Vni MIN while he was at the bedside
" ms friend. And even when the news
" what the church had done In his
soeence had come to him fully through
er broken recital of It he did not real
II until she placed In his hands the
s''er which the church had voted to
written, asking him to resign his
r1s'orate Of Calvary church. Even
en ne fingered the envelope in an alb
n' way, and for an instant his eyes
81, 'ne bowed form Of his wife and
.oAeu out beyond the sheds over to
@nements. Then he opened the
@tter and rend n