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CHAPTER II.

Within a week Philip Strong had
moved to Milton, as the church wished
him to occupy the pulpit at once. The
parsonage was a we'll planned house
next the church, and his wife soon
made everything look very homelike
The first Sunday evening after Philip
preached in Milton, for the first time
he chatted with his wife over the
events of the day rs they SAT before Il
cheerful open fire in the large CRATE
1t was late in the fall and the nights
were sharp and frosty.
"Are you tired tonight, Philip" ask
ed his wife.
Yes. the day has been rather try
ing. Did you think | was nervous
Did preach wcllt' Philip was not
vain in the least. lie simply put the
question to satisfy his own eXacting
demand on himself in preaching. And
there was not II person in the world to
whom he would have put such a qucs-
ton except his wife.
mo, ! thought you did splendidly.
felt proud of you. You made some
queer gestures, and once you put one
of your hands in your pocket. But your
sermons were both strong and effect
i've | am sure the people were i'm
pressed. 1t was very still ut both serv-
ices"
Philip was silent moment. And his
wife went on:
II am sure we shall like it here,
Philip. What do you Think"
Il cannot tell yet. There is very
much 10 do"
How do you like the church build.
| ing
at is an easy audience room for my
voice. | don't like the arrangement of
the choir over the front door. think
the choir ought 10 be down on the plat,
form in front of the people, by the side
of the minister"
That's one of your hobbies, Philip
| But the singing was good, didn't you
| think SOP
Eyes, the choir is IA good one. The
congregation didn't seem to sing much
and ! believe in congregational singing
even when there is "a choir. Hut W,
can bring that about in time. | think
"Now, Philip" said his wife. in some
alarm, you are not going to meddi'
with the SINGING. are yOuF 1t will get
| you into trouble There is n musica
committee in the church, and such com
mittces are very sensitive about any
| interference
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ters which bear upon the right and
wrong Of life, no matter what is in
volved in those matters. Are money
and houses and lands of such charac.
ter that the use of them has no bearing
on moral questions, and they are there
fore to be left ont Of the preaching ma
terial Of the pulpit? II is my convic-
ton that many mon of property ia this
age are coming TO regard their business
as separate and removed from God and
all relation to him. The business men
of today do not regard their property
as Gods. They always speak of it az
theirs And they resent any 'interfcr-
ence,' as YOU call it, on the part of the
pulpit. Nevertheless | say it plainly.
regard the renting Of these houses by
you and other business men in the
church to the whisky men and the cor
rupters of youth as wholly wrong ami
so wrong that the Christian minister
who would keep silent when he knew
the facts would be guilty of unspeak-
able cowardice and disloyalty to his
Lord. AS to your threat of withdra wal
OF support, sir, do you suppose | would
he in the ministry if | were afraid OF
the rich men in my congregation? II
shows that you are not yet acquainted
with me. 1t would not hurt you to
know Inc better,'
All the time Philip was talking his
manner was that Of digntied indigna-
ton. His anger was never coarse or
vulgar. But when he was reused. as
he was now, be spoke with a total dis
regard for all coming consequences.
For the time being he felt as perhaps
one Of the old Hebrew prophets used TO
feel when the flame of inspired wrath
burned up in the soul Of the messenger
of God.
Inc man who sat opposite was com
PEELED 10 keep silent until Philip had
said what he had to say. 1t was i'm
possible for him to interrupt. Also it
was out of the question that man
like Mr.. Winter should understand n
nature like that of Philip Strong. He
was white TO the lips with passion and
so excited that his hands tremblcd and
his voice shook AS he replied to Philipi
You shall answer for these nSult-,
sir | withdraw my church pledge, am
you will see whether the business met
| in the church will sustain such prcaclr
| ing" And MIR. Winter flung himsel
| ont of the study and down stairs. for,
getting to take his hat which he had
carried up with him. Philip caught ID
| up and went down stairs with it.
reaching him just as he was going out
of the front door. He said simply.
You forgot your hat, sir" Mr.. Winter
took it without a word and went out.
! slamming the door hard behind him.
Philip turned around. and there stood
his wife. Her face was very anxious.
Tell me all about it, Philip" she
said. Sunday evening they had talked
over the fact of Mr.. Winters walkiu.
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Philip Strong could not decide what
WAS best TO do.
The postman that evening had
brought him two letters, and he had
ust finished reading them. lie sat
with his hands claspcd over his knee.
Gaming back in his chair and looking
put through his study window. He
WAS evidently thinking very hard, and
! he two letters were the cause of it.
Finally he rose. went to his study
1oor and called down the stairs
sarah, | wish you would come up
here. | want your help"
".All right. Philip, I'll be up in a min
Ite," responded a voice from below,
hnu very soon the minister's wife came
up stairs into her husbands study.
what's the matterY she said as
She came into the room. at must be
something very serious. for you don't
all me up here unless you are in great
distress. You remember the last time
you called me. you had shut the tasScl
pf your dressing gown under the lid
pf your writing desk, and | had TO cut
you loose. You aren't fast anywhere
bow, are YOU
Philip smiled quantity. "Ncs. | am.
a m in strait bctwixt two. Let me
fcad these letters ana YOU will see
So he began nj once. and we will
Poppy the letters, emitting dates:
CAVIAR CHURCH. MuroS.
Rev Philip Strong:
Dear SRA. meeting Of the Milton Calvary
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Milton IS. as you know a noisy dirty, manufac-
turning town, full IT w0rknpmrn. cursed W
saloons and black with coal smoke and uuwa .hod
humanity. The church Is quite strong in member
ship. The "Near Book" gives ii 500 members last
year, and it is composed almost entirely Of the
leading families in the place. What | can do in
such a church remains to be acen. My prede.
cessor there, DR.. Brown, was a profound sermon
iaer and generally liked, | believe. He was
man of the old school and made no attempt
understand to bring the church into contact with
the masses. You will say that such church is a
poor place in which to attempt different work.
do not necessarily think The church OF
Christ is in itself, believe, powerful engine to
set in motion against all evil. have great faith
in the membership Of almost any church in this
country to accomplish wonderful things for hui
nanty and | am going to Milton with that
fsith very strong in me. ! feel as IL very great
work could be done there Think of il, Alfred!
town Of $4,000 workircmcn, half Of thlm for
cigners; town with more than 60 saloons in full
blast town with seven churches OF many differ
cnt denominations all situated one street and
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containing the saloons.
81 believe most of the houses belong
to Mr.. Winter, sir
"Mr. William Wintcr?" asked Philip.
"Ncs think that's the name He is
the largest owner in the Ocean mill
yonder."
Philip thanked the man and went on
toward home. "Wiliam Winter" he
exclaimed. SIS it possible that man
will accept a revenue from the renting
OF his property to these vcstibules of
hell? That man! one of the leading
members in my church! Chairman of
the board of trustees and leading citi-
zen of the place, 1t does not seem pos
siblew
But before the week was out Philip
had discovered facts that made his
heart burn with shame and his mind
rouse with Indignation. Property in
the town which was being used for sa-
looms, gambling houses and dens Of
wickcdncss was owned in large part
by several of the most prominent mem
bers Of his church. There was no
doubt of the fact. Philip, whose very
nature was frankncss itself, resolved
to go to these men and have a plain
talk with them about it. 1t seemed to
him like n monStrous evil that Chris
tian believer, n church member. should
be renting his property to these dcns of
vice and taking the money. He called
on Mr.. Winter, but he was out Of town
and would not be back until Saturday
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'Tou shah dnSlCor for these insults, sir"
out of the church during the service
and had anticipated some trouble.
Philip related the facts of Mr.. Winters
visit. telling his wife some things tho
mill owner had said.
What did you say, Philip. 70 make
him so angry? Did you give him Il
piece of your mindE'
II gave him the whole of it" replied
Philip, somewhat grimly. lat least all
of it on that particular subject that he
could stand"
"Oh, dear. 1t seems too bad to have
this trouble come so soon. What will
Mr.. Winter do? He is very wealthy
and influential. DO YOU think-are you
sure that in this matter You have done
Just right just for the best. Philip? II
is going to be very unpleasant for
you
"Well. Sarah. | would not do differ
emily from what | have done. What
have | done? | have simply preached
Gods truth, as plainly see it. to my
church. And if | do not do that. what
business have ! in the ministry at all?
| regret this personal encounter with
Mr.. Winter. hut | don't see how |
could avoid it.
Did you lose your temper?'
mo"
There was some very loud talking.
l could hear it away in the kitchen"
well, you know, Sarah, the more in
dgnaut | get the less inclined | feel to
'holier.' 1t was Mr.. Winter you heard.
He was very much excited when he
came, and nothing that could consci'
entiouSly say would have made any
difference with him
did you ask him to pray over the
matter with YOU
mo. do not think he was in pray
ing mood
Were YOU
Philip hesitated a moment and then
replied seriously: Yes. | truly believe
| was that is. should not have been
ashamed ut any part Of the interview
to put myself into loving communion
with my Heavenly Father
Mrs Strong still looked disturbed
and anxious. She was going over in
her mind the probable result of Mr.
Winters antagoniSm 10 the minister
II looked TO her like very serious
thing. Philip was inclined TO treat the
affair with a calm philosophy, based
on the knowledge that his conscience
was clear of all fault in the matter
"What do you suppose Mr.. Winter
will doF' Mrs. Strong asked.
"lIc threatened to withdraw his
financial support and said other paying
members would do the same"
"Do You think they wll|
81 don't know shouldn't wonder IL
they do"
What will you do then? 1t will bF
dreadful to have disturbance in the
church of this kind, Philip. II will
ruin your prospects here. You will not
be able TO work under all that fric-
ton"
And the minister's wife suddenly
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Ni-N' NAi@Ai''-i+' w. HiiFLbp''
Gent meal or Il good SUIT OF clothes,'
Feplied the minister Wlle, looking III
nm win smile.
On We'll mat may pe' sarah' BUT
let me READ you the other letter ne
went on without discussing the salary
matter;
'hAfEl HILL CAoRoH' ELADALE-
Dear l BTotb.r"At n meeting Of tbc rlndal.
Chapel Hill church, h.d last week Thursday it
was unanimously voted to extend you call TO
t'.' a ", o ,.aoat;@, t ~ soIoct1
at your own convenience. The Chapel Hin church
Is in a prosperous condition, and many of the
members recall your career IN the college with
nT for cbnrcb work ,bs nr[iniry Of tSa hoy.
academy and the university making the situation
one Of great power 70 man who thoroughly un.
ara enJoE, young ,u.n, rs VIZ know you
this call not a, purely formal. but as from the
hearts OF tn, prope. We are, very cordially
yours IN behalf OF the church ,
Chairman Of ,be i,"ard 81 Tr,steas
"What do Won think Of thotq, asked
the minister again.
s.Tbe salary is inst tho s,ma ,sn,+
~"
"Eo,v Sarah said tho miniStar ..if
! didn't know what generous, unself-
ish heart you really have, | should get
very vcXcd m YOU for talking about
the salary as if that was the most i'm
portant thing"
"The salary is very important though.
But you kEow. Philip, | would be as
willing as YOU are to live Oh no salary
If the grocer and butcher would CON
tinue To feed us for nothing, | wish
from the bottom of my heart that we
could live without money
'lt is bother. isn't itY' replied Phil.
ip, so graVely that his wife laughed
heartily AT his tone.
"W"ll, the question is. what to do
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that street the most fashionable in the place, a
town where the police records show an amount Of
crime aud dcprayity almost unparalleled in mu-
nicpal annals surely such a place presents an
opportunity for tho true church of Christ to do
some splendid work. hope do not oycrestimate
the needs Of the place. ha~ known the general
condition CT things in Milton ever since YOU and
did our summer work in the ncighborng town
Of Clifton. II ever there was missionary ground
in America, it is there. cannot understand Just
why the call comes to me 10 20 TO place and
take UP work that in many ways is 80 distasteful
to In sense | shrink from it with SEN
stivcness which except my wife and YOU
could under tand. You know what almost
ridiculous excess of sensibility have. It seems
sometimes impossible for me TO do the work that
The active ministry of this age demands Of
man; II almost kiliS me to know That am criti-
tlat the mini.tr, will ,lvays he rho targ,t for
criticism have an almost morbid shrinking
FROM the thought that people do not Ike me.
t,, tb', :, .,ar ely ,r,,,E Io'l "'a
and speak it without regard to consequences some
orc is sure to become offended and in the cnd
-. me ,..9n ''sl nr.o' r,''' man M',n
mon as possess. and vet am conscious tb,,
cannot make myself understood 10y worry many
people Ihey will always say '.How cola and un-
with ,,orrinc. ot heart Xay then am roir,,
to Milton with all this complex thought OF my.
self and yet dear ohum, there is not tho least
-; ".,S, a.. q. t,''' uutn. 10 go no'r ,'ae
forget my.elf. and then the work viii stand out
prominent as it ought With all my doubts Of
,yse,l never ques'lo" Inc wlSaon OF en,Grng
I work that am doinr what I ouabt 10 de-, And
what can a man ask rlore2 am not dissatisfied
with the ministry, only with my own action with
prod Of II every dow on, al s .o ron
makes man feel email when he steps inside.
Well, my wife is calling me down to tea. Let
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cent meal or a good suit of Clothes"
replied the minister's wife, looking at
him with a smile.
"Oh, we'll, that may be. Sarah. But
let me read YOU the other letter" he
went on without discussing the salary
matter:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-25
lTELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Charles NJ Miller, assistant engi-
neer of the Great Northern railway,
was struck and killed by an electric
car at st. Paul Sunday.
The condition of Prince Oscar, eld-
est son of the crown prince of Sweden
and Norway, who has been seriously
i'll, is now much improved.
The strike of the snappers in the
trust window glass plants in Muncie,
Ind, which threatened to close all the
western plants, was called off Sunday.
Ia A dispatch from Aberdeen says that
five Shetland fishing boats have been
missing since the storm that ragged
last week, and-it is feared that p fish
ermen have been drowned.
The sailing ship Iverria was wrecked
last Friday near Goeteborg, Sweden.
Seven of the crew were drowned.
Three managed to reach an uninhab-
tied island, where two died, the third
being rescued.
/, To shield his mother from abuse and
save himself from beating with Il
poker, Albert Albertsen Sunday shot
and killed his. father at their home III
Chicago Albert, who is II years OF
age, was arrested.
sThe War Of Women" theatrical
company, headed by Miss Hope Booth
has disbanded in Milwaukee, owing
to lack of sufficient receipts. Severa
of the company who reside in New
York are in financial distress.
Z The officials of the Lehigh Coal com
.pany are jubilant over the fact tina
the fire in the mine at Summer Hill
Pa, which started burning AZ years
1 ago, is now under CONTROL and tn,
next two years will see it's extinguish
! .eii...
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WILL NOT ACCEPT TREATY.
Angry EDITORIAL Comment of the rhund-

Angry Editorial Comment of the Thumb
erer--Reproaches President Mckinley.
London, Dec. 24.-The Times in an
editorial on President McKinlcy's de,
cision to submit the Hay-Pauncefote
canal treaty to Great Britain re-
proaches him with shifting danger
Gus responsibility on the British gov
eminent" and says "The president
must bear the responsibility of any
friction that may occur. The amended
treaty is a bargain to which we cannot
agree and to which no reasonable
American who takes the trouble. to
reflect upon our side of the question
can expect us to agree.
"When Senator Lodge announced
that Americans expect Europe ito
keep out of America he forgets that
England is a great North American
power and intends to- remain such a
power.
"If the Hay-Pauncefote treaty is not
adopted in form acceptable to us,
we shall stand quietly upon our in
dubitable rights in the Clayton Bull
wer treaty, a treaty which cannot be
affected by any action the American
senate may choose to take"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-25
STRIKE AT SCRANTON
Street Car Traffic In the Lackawanna Val
ley Tied Up--Men Demand Shorter
Hours and More Pay.

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 24.-Eyery one
OF the 300 car and barn employees of
the Scranton Railway company
obeyed the order, which went into eft
fest at a. M, to strike, and as a con-
sequence only two cars were run in
all of the Lackawanna valley yester-
day. These two We're manned by Su-
perintendent Patterson and dispatch
ers, foreman and clerks. No attempt
was made to modest them, and al
though rain fell greater part of the
day, the two cars seldom had passen-
ger. The tied-up region extends from
Pittston to Forest City, distance of
80 miles. and includes 65 miles of
tracks on which are run ordinary night
cars.
The $50 men of the Wyoming Trac-
ton company, operating all the lines
south of Pittston asffar as Nanticoke,
threaten to go on STRIFE Thursday
With both companies tied up there
would be totak cessation of street
car traffic in strip so miles north
including the four cities of Scranton
Wilkesbarre. Pittston and Carbondale
An appeal to the local public was is
sued, asking that the cars be not
patronized The men demand 20 cents
an hour for old employees and from Ii
| to 17h for new men. They also de
mand ten-hour day.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-25
CHINESE NO|E is READY
Document Will Be Given the
Peace ENJOYS Today.
PROMPT ACTION is URGED.
Ministers at Picking Informed That Ii
& Hung Chang viii Be Sufficiently Re-
covered to Attend NIeeting--spanish
Minister to Transfer Document.

hung Chang viii BE SuH1clently he
covered to Attend NIeeting--Spanish
Minister to Transfer Document.
London. Dec 24.-Dr. Morrison, wir-
Ing to the Times from Picking, says
that official Chinese declare that China
will accept all the conditions of the
joint note without losing her face"
Picking, Dec. 23.-Li Hung Chang,
answering an inquiry from the foreign
ENJOYS regarding his health. said he
believed he Would be able to attend
the meeting tomorrow in order to ac-
cept, with Prince, Ching. the prelim-
mary Joint note. The note will be
presented by the Spanish minister,
Senior de Cologan, with a few words
expressive of q, hope of as prompt a
reply as possible to a note which has
been carefully prepared with every
desire to continue the dynasty and not
\ to be hard toward the nation and of a
further hope that the Chinese plenipo
tentiaries will urge upon Emperor
Kwang Su the necessity of immediate
compliance. An answer is expected
about Thursday.
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Gale is Abatine.

Queenstown, Dec. 24.-The gale has
moderated and incoming vessels re-
port fearful experiences. The Ger
man ship Heinrich, Captain Sager, en-
countered head winds, which prevent
ed sailing, when $50 miles west of the
coast of Ireland. The crew were ut
terly exhausted, being day andtnight
at the pumps. The Heinrich will
dock here for repairs. The British
ship Karoon reports having passed a
Leyland line steamer off the west
coast of Ireland during the gale and
that the latter was listed to an angle
Of As degrees.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-25
MARINE DISASTERS.
Heavy Damage to shipping on North Pa
cific Coast During Recent Storm.
Several Vessels ashore.


Tacoma, wash, Dec. 24.-Details
are coming in of shipping disasters on
the north Pacific coast during recent
storms. The American bark Highland
Light, Captain MacClure, was wrecked
three days ago on the shores of Bar
clay's sound, Vancouver island. Heavy
gales dismasted her, tore away her
bulwarks and carried away her life
boats. In this condition she drifted
ashore. Her crew escaped. The storm
played havoc at Astoria, where the
French bark General Millenet was
stranded on sandy shore: The
steamer Oswego was swan1ped at her
moorings and lies in ten feet of water.
The bark Muskoka dragged anchor
and struck the shore stern on The
government lightship at Mckenzie
Head was driven high on the beach.
The steamer. Charles d. Lane was
towed into Puget sound last night after
terrible experience, which threatened
| several times to send her to the bot
tom. When rescued her furnace fires
! were flooded, her steering apparatus
gone and she was lying helpless with
| in a mile of the rocks just outside
Cape Flattery. The seas broke
! through the saloon and extinguished
! the lights. Chief Engineer Knox and
his men worked % hours in water ur
to their waists to keep the pumps
working. The Lane sent up distress
signals and was finally rescued by
tugs.
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3AGRARlANS ON GRAIN DUTY.
Question of Import to Americans Being
Debated In GERMANY.

Z Bremen, Dec. 24.-It is reported on
good authority that the agrarian party
Is willing to compromise on. six-mark
grain duty. The discussion on this
matter affects vitality the interests of
the American farmer, whose wheat in
the ports of this country Germany pro-
poses to cucumber with duty of 80
cents a bushel. This measure will
cause loss of 40 per cent to the
American wheat growers, and is really
equivalent to prohibitive tariff. 1t is
held in American circles here that I'M
less the American farmers agitate for
retaliative measures, their present
prosperity will prove short-liyed
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Believe Grove is Guilty.

Omaha, Dec. 24.-According to the
statement made by an individual in a
position to know Pat Grove is much
wanted man in connection with the
Cudahy kidnapping case. This individ-
ual positively Identities Pat Grove as
the light complexioned individual who,
in company with a woman accosted
him in the vicinity of the robbers rem
devious relative to the ownership of
the Schneiderwind house.
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MCDONALD LIKELY TO DIE.
Washington Murderer's Life Now Hangs
In the Balance.

Washington, Dec 24.-Samuel Nc
Donald, the treasury clerk who shot
and killed Frank H. Harris, auditor
for the war department at the Winder
building Saturday and then wounded
himself, is in precarious condition
at the Emergency hospital and his
death is expected momentarily. Nc
Donald has been entirely conscious
since his removal to the hospital. Nc
Donald has many friends in. this city
who think that his mind was unset
tied at the time of shooting.