Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-03
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS,

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.
Chapter I--phnip Strong, minister,
receives two calls, one to college
town. where he may live a quiet, schol-
arly life, to his liking. the other to q
manufacturing town, where there Is
plenty OF work 20 do among the labor
Ing classes. He accepts the more active
field. II aud If1.-Phllp discovers that
a number Of his wealthy parishioners
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. and Mr.. WIN
ter one OF his most prominent paHsh-
toners, having property rented Tor such
purposes, rises from his seat ana Walks
out OF the church. The next morning
Winter calls on the minister ana re-
sents what he calls an Insult 10 himself
then. threatening 10 withdraw his sup
port from the church, retlres In high
tiudgeop. The sermon creates great eN-
element, and next Sunday a large
crowd attends Philips church, expect
ing a sensational sermon, but Phlhp
tilsapponts them, preaching on az
ftrent subject entirely IV.-Phllip at
tacks the saloons and breaches against
them TO a large congregation. He ealls
upon the people 10 Join with him In an
attempt TO exterminate them. Later ne
leaves his house TO visit a Sick chllu'
and a man on the opposite side OF the
street fires two shots at him. V.-Phll-
IN has been severely though not NOR
tally wounded. His asslssin Is ar
rested and OF Philips request IS
brought before him. Philip assures MN
that he bears ham no III viii and prays
for him. VI-Philip breaches on the
Sunday question aud makes new en-
emies. Coming home one evening ne
finds hts wife In faint on the noor'
knife ttuck into the desk and two
anonymous scrawls. one addressed TO
the Preacher" the other. ITO the
preachers Wife" Vfl.-They were
warnings TO leave the town. The min
ister's wife begs her husband 10 leave
the field for another, but instead ne
prepares 10 continue the war against
the devil there and in his own fashion.
vTII.-Phlllp astonishes his parlshlon-
ers by proposing 10 move their church
edifice into the tenement district lie
speaks 10 the laborlng men at their nail
and Internationally influences them
against the rich by holding up the
selfishness Of many rich people. when
he goes home he is informed that a
mob Is threatening Mr.. Winter at his
residence. 1X.-Phillp goes TO the scene
Of the trouble and rescues Wr Winter
from the mob. and Xl.-Phlilp
breaches against wasteful expenditures
when the poor are In need and Is visited
by stranger. who asks for food ana
shelter. who tells his benefactor that
ne lives too extrayagantly for one who
breaches against extravaganza. Philip
calls him Brother Man. %ll.-Phlllp
takes the words OF the stranger to
heart and acts upon them He re-
quests his congregation to reduce his
salary one-half and NJ up the parsonage
for a refuge for homeless children. Kill
Philip discusses his proposition with
the trustees Of his church, who OPPOSE
his plan. XIV.-Phllip Is again visited
ny the Brother Man" who encour-
ages him. The sexton OF Philips
church. negro. Is converted and de-
slres TO Join the church. NV.-Phllip
presents the name OF the sexton to the
church committee on admission, and
the candidate receives a majority or
the votes cast.