Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-01-18
BY REV. CHARLES M. SHELDON,
Author Of SIN His Steps, What Would Jesus Do ?"
Kirk" Robert Hardy's Seven Days." Etc.

.sThe idea. Philip Strong! A man
who has the gift of reaching people
with preaching the way you do.'
'The way | reach Mr.. Winter, for
example,"
aYes," said his wife; "the way you
reach him. Why, the very fact that
YOU made such man angry Is pretty
eood proof that you reached him.
Such men are not touched by any ordi-
nary preaching"
$50 you really think I have little
rift at preaching| asked Philip slyIy.
"A little gift. 1t is great deal more
than little, Philip"
"Aren't you little prejudiced, Sa-
nhT
"No, sir. am the severest critic you
ever have In the congregation. If you
only knew how nervous you sometimes
make mel When you get started on
some exciting passage and make ges-
ture that would throw a stone image
into a fit and then begin to speak of
something In different way, like an
other person, and the first I know am
caught up and hurled into the subject
and forget all about you"
THANK you" said Philip.
"What for?" asked his wife. laugh
Ing For forgetting you"
a would rather be forgotten by you
than remembered by any one else" re-
piled Philip gallantly. And you are
such delightful little fatterer that
feel courage for anything that may
happen
"lts not fattery: it's truth. Philip.
do believe in you and your work, and
am only anxious that you should suc-
ceed here. ! can't bear to think of
trouble in the church. 1t would almost
kill me TO go through such times as we
sometimes read about
I'VE must leave results to God.
am sure we are not responsible for
more than our utmost doing and living
OF necessary truth" Philip spoke cour-
ageously.
Then you don't feel disheartened by
this mornings work."
mo, don't know that | do. I'm
very sensitive, and feel hurt at Mr..
Winters threat Of withdra wing his
support, but | don't feel disheartened
Tor the work. Why should /? Am
not doing my best?"
u believe you are. Only, dear Phil.
p be wise Do not try to reform
everything In week or expect people
70 grow their wings before they have
smrted even pinfeathers. 1t isn't nat
ural."
Well, won't" replied Philip. with
aaugh. Better trim your wings, Sa-
ran; they're dragging on the floor"
lie hunted up his hat. which was one
oi the things Philip could never find
twice In the same place, kissed his
Nhe and went out to make the visit
THE mill which he was getting ready
70 make when Mr.. Winter called.
10 his surprise, when ne went down
through the business part Of the town,
We discovered that his sermon of Sun
way had reused almost every one. Peo-
we We're talking about it on the street
an almost unheard of thing in Mil
WI When the evening paper came
oue u described in sensational para
siaphs the Rev. Mr.. Strong's attack on
@s wealthy sinners of his own church
anu went ON to say that the church
vas very much wrought up over the
sermon and would probably make it
uncomfortable for the reverend gentle
Man Philip wondered, as he read,
ue unusual stir made because
p'eacher of Christ had denounced an
andoubted evil
IT, then,' he asked himself, "such
remarkable piece of news that min
~ .e. ol the gospel has preached from
80 own pulpit against what is without
-, '.,on @ an un-Christian use Of proper
~ Mhat is the meaning of the church
eiety unless it Is just that? Is it
0sioie That the public is SO little ac-
~. i",ned to hear anything on this sub
-. .nat when they do hear 1t it is In
nature OF sensational newsr
4. pohuered over these questions as
n. quietly but rapidly went along with
a.. WORK. He was conscious as the
ms went on that trouble was brew
h,, or MIN. This hurt him In way
fsI. W explain, but his sensitive spirit
w. cut IKE lash on a sore place.
pn,n,. sunday came, he went into his
Ia w ~. ana faced the largest audience
hatss YET seen in Calvary church. As
a. u ~, the case, people who had heard
thonn @ previous sermon on Sunday
hl .usa ne would preach another like
1 ssrm n Instead of that he preached
wor,a on the love of God for the
was a IN one way the large audience
hsya disappointed. 1t had come to
pb,r. 's love Of sensation fed, and
kna uao not given 1t anything of the
b m. ~ another way 1t was profound.
sa ~ tho power and sweetness