El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-13

"But why" the bishop replied to
one valued friend who had almost with
tears tried to dissuade him from his
purpose-''why should what DR.. Bruce
and 1 propose to do seem so remarkable
a thing, as if it were unheard of that
doctor of divinity and a bishop
should want to save souls in this par
ticular manner. If we were to resign
our charges for the purpose of going to
Bombay or Hongkong or any place in
Africa, the churches and the people
would exclaim at the heroism of mis-
sions. Why should it seem so great a
thing if we have been led to give our
lives to help rescue the heather and the
lost of our own city in the way we are
going to try? Is it, then, such a tire
mendous event that two Christian min
listers should be not only willing but
eager to live close to the misery of the
world in order to know it and realize
it Is it such rare thing that love of
humanity should find this particular
form of expression in the rescue of
soulsf''
However the bishop may have salts
fed himself that there ought to be moth
ing so remarkable about it all, the pub
lie continued to talk and the churches
to.record their establishment that two
e7hch men, so prominent in the ministry,
should leave their comforta BILE homes,
voluntarily resign their pleasant social
positions and enter upon a life of hard
ship, of self denial and actual suffering.
Christian Americal Is it a repOach
upon the form of our discipleship that
the exhibition of actual suffering for
Jesus ON the part of those who waikiki IN
his steps alwaysprovokes establishments,
as at the sight of something very I'M
usual2
Nazareth Avenue church parted from
its pastor with regret for the most part,
although the regret was modified by
some relief on the part of those who had
refused to take the pledge DIR. Bruce
carried with him the respect of men
who, entang1ed in business in such a
way that obedience to the pledge would
have ruined them, still held in their
deeper, better natures genuine admira-
ton for courage and consistency. They
had known DIR. Bruce many years as
kindly, safe man, but the thought of
him in the light of sacrifice of this sort
was not familiar to them. As fast as
they understood it they gave their pas
tor the credit of being absolutely true
lowing Jesus meant. Nazareth Avenue
church has never lost the impulse of
that movement started by Dr. Bruce.
Those who went with him in making
the promise breathed into the church
the very breath of divine life and are
continuing that life giving work at the
present time
1t was fall again, and the city faced
another hard winter. The bishop one
afternoon came out of the settlement
and walked around the block, intending
to go on a visit to one of his new friends
in the district. He had walked about
four blocks when he was attracted by a
shop that looked different from the 9th
ers. The neighborhood was still quite
new to the bishop. and every day he
discovered some strange spot or STUN |
bled upon some unexpected humanity.
The place that attracted his notice |
was a small house close by a Chinese |
laundry. There were two windows in |
the front, very clean, and that was re- |
markable, to begin with. Then inside |
the window was a tempting display of !
cookery, with prices attached to the !
various articles, that made the bishop !
wonder somewhat, for he was familiar /
by this time with many facts in the !
life of the people once unknown to him
As he stood looking at the windows !
the door between them opened. and Fee
hcia Sterling came out.
'tFeliciai" said the bishop. 'sWhen !
did you move into my parish without !
my mowledgef'
"How did you find me SO soon2"
asked Felicia
"Why, don't you know7 These are |
no ov,1u ok IN, tho blob
81 believe they are, !" replied Felicia,
with laugh that did the bishop good |
to hear.
But why have you dared to come to
Chicago without telling me, and how
have you entered my diocese without !
my knowledge?" asked the bishop, and
Felicia looked so like that beautiful,
clean. educated, refined world he once |
knew that he might be pardoned for
seeing in her something of the old para
disc. although. to speak truth for the
bishop, he had no desire to go back to
it again
"Well. dear bishop said Felicia.
ever they had met, II know how over
whelmed you were with your work. 1
did not want to burden you with my
plans. and. besides, 1 am going to offer
you my services Indeed l was just on
my way to see you and ask your advice.
l am settled here for the present with
Mrs. Bascom, a saleswoman who rents
our three rooms, and with one of Ra-
chefs music pupils. who is being helped
to course in violin by Virginia Page
She is from the people. continued Fee
lcia, using the words from the peo-
pie" so gravely and unconsciously that