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against the saloon in this great city, 1t
is as firmly established as the churches
or politics. What power can ever re-
move itf"
"God will do it in time, as he re-
moved slavery replied the bishop
gravely. Meanwhile think we have
a right to know who controls this saloon
so near the settlement
1'll find ont, said Dr. Bruce
Two days later he walked into the
business Office of one Of the members of
Nazareth Avenue church and asked to
see him few moments. He was cor
daily received by his Old parishioner,
who welcomed him into his room ard
urged him to take all the time he
wanted.
~ called to see you about that prop
erty next to the settlement, where the
bishop and myself now are, you know.
l am going to speak plainly, because
life is too short and too serious for us
both to have any foolish hesitation
about this matter. Clayton. do you
think it is right to rent that property
for saloon2'
DR.. Bruce's question was as direct
and uncompromising as he had meant
it to be. The effect of it on his old pa
rishioner was instantaneous
The hot blood mounted to the face of
the man who sat there, a picture of
business activity in great city Then
he grew pale. dropped his head on his
hands, and when he raised it again DIR.
Bruce was amazed to see q tear roll
over his parishioner's face.
Doctor. did you know that / took
the pledge that morning with the 9th
ers2'
"Yes, / remember"
} "But you never knew how / have
been tormented over my failure to keep
it in this instance. That saloon prop
erty has been the temptation of the
! devil to me. 1t is the best paying in
vestment at present that / have, and
yet it was only minute before you
, came in here that was in an agony of
remorse to think how / was letting a
| little earthly gain tempt me into denial
of the very Christ had promised to
follow l know well enough that he
would never rent property for such a
purpose There is no need, dear doctor,
for you to say word more" Clayton
, held out his hand, and DR.. Bruce grasped
! it and shook il hard. After little he
went away, but it was long time aft
erward that he learned all the truth
, about the struggle that Clayton had
known. 1t was only part of the his
tory that belonged to Nazareth Avenue
, church since that memorable morning
when the noly Spirit sanctioned the
/ Christlike pledge. Not even the bishop
and DR.. Bruce. moving as they now did
in the very presence itself of divine i'm
pulses. knew yet that over the whole
sinful city the Spirit was brooding with
mighty eagerness, waiting for the dis
, ciples to arise to the call Of sacrifice and
| suffering, touching hearts long dull and
, cold, making business men and money
makers uneasy in their absorption by
the one great struggle for more wealth
and stirring through the church as
J never in all the city 8 history the church
! had been moved. The bishop and Dr.
, Bruce had already seen some wonderful
, things in their brief life at the settle
ment. They were to see far greater
: soon, more astonishing revelations Of
, the Divine power than they had sup
posed possible in this age Of the world.
n Within month the saloon next the
settlement was closed The saloon keep
er's lease had expired, and Clayton not
only closed the property to the whisky
men, but offered the use of the building
to the bishop and DR.. Bruce for the set
! tlement work, which had now grown 80
large that the building was not sufi-
cient for the different industries that
were planned. One of the most impor-
tant of these was the pure food depart
ment suggested by Felicia. 1t was not
month after Clayton turned the saloon
) property over to the settlement that
Felicia found herself installed in the
! very room where souls had been lost as
head Of department not only of cook
, ing, but Of course Of housekeeping for
girls who wished to go out to service
} She was now resident Of the settle-
ment and found home with Mrs
Bruce and the other young women from
the city who were residenta Martha.
the violinist, remained at the place
where the bishop had first discovered
the two girls and came over to the set
tlement certain evenings to give lessons
in music f