Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-10
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
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SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAP
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Chapter I--phillp Strong, minister,
receives two calls, one TO a college
town. where he may live quiet, schol-
arly life, to his liking, the other to a
manufacturing town, where there IL
plenty Of work TO do among the labor
ing classes He accepts the more active
field. II and IlI.--phillp discovers that
a number OF his wealthy Pensioners
have property rented for saloons and
gambling houses. lie interviews one Of
them and Is advised that he had better
not stir up the subject, aud MI. WIN
Ter. one OF his most prominent parish
toner's. having property rented Tor slch
purposes, rises from his scat and walks
out OF the church. The next morning
Winter calls On the minister and re-
sents what he calls an Insult 10 himself
then. threatening 10 withdraw his sup
port from the church, retires IN hlgh
dudge0n. The sermon creates great ex-
element, and next Sunday large
crowd attends Philips church, expect
ing n sensational sermon, but Phllip
dlsappoints them, preaching on dlt-
ferent subject entirely lN.-Phlllp at
tacks the saloons and breaches against
them to a large congregation. lie cails
upon the people TO join with him IN an
attempt to externlnate them. Later ne
leaves his house 10 visit sick child,
and man on the opposite side OF the
street fires two shots al him. V,-Phil-
A.. - In "a
tally wounded. His ASSASSIN Is ar
rested and nj Philips request, ~
brought before him. Philip assures him
that he bears him no IN will and prays
for him. V1-Philip breaches on the
Sunday question and makes new IN
emles. Coming home one evening, he
finds his wife in a faint on the floor, a
knife stuck into the desk and two
anonymous scrawls. one addressed ITO
the Preacher" the other, ITO the
Preachers Wife" VIl.-They were
warnings TO leave the town. The min
ister's wife begs her husband to leave
the field for another. but Instead ne
prepares 70 continue the war against
the devil there and In his own fashion.
vIII.--Phillp astonishes his parlshion-
ers by proposing 10 move their church
sdifice into the tenement district. He
speaks to the laborlng men at their hall
and Internationally influences them
against the rich by holding up the
selfishness OF many rich people, When
he goes home he IA Informed that
mob II threatening Mr.. Winter at his
residence. M.--Philip goes 10 the scene
OF the trouble and rescues Wr Winter
from the mob and Xl-Phllip
breaches against wasteful expenditures
when the poor are In need and Is visited
by a stranger, who asks for food and
shelter, who tells his benefactor that
he lives too extravagantly for one who
breaches against extravaganza. philip
calls him Brother Man" XlI,--Philip
takes the words OF the stranger 10
heart and acts upon them. He re-
quests his congregation 10 reduce his
salary one-half and III up the parsonase
for a refuge for homeless children. XIII
Philip discusses his proposition with
the trustees 81 his church, who oppose
his plan. XTV.--Phillp Is again visited
by the Brother Man" who encour-
ages him. The sexton OF Philips
church. negro, Ia converted and de-
sIres TO Join the church. XY,-Phllip
presents the name OF the sexton TO the
church committee on admission, and
the candidate receives a majority OF
the votes cast xVI-The sexton Is re-
jected by the church. One who has
been elected declines 10 be received Into
the church on account Of the sections
rejection, informing the members that
the rejected man IL caring for the son
OF his old master, who Ia In poverty and
sickness, Philip goes TO see the sick
man auJ odmlnfsfera tho cofnmunlOn