Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-27
THE CRUC|F|X|0N
OF PHILIP STRONG.
By REV. CHARLES M. SHELDON,
Do? Malcom Kirk ober
Hardy Days." Etc
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS In NSTALLMENTS
In order that new readers of THE EN-
oUIRER may begin with the following IN
stallment of this story, and understand it
lust the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Philip Strong, q minister, receives two calls,
one to a college town, where he may live a
quiet, scholarly life, to his liking, the other 10
q manufacturing town where there Is plenty OF
work to do among the laboring classes; He
accepts the more active field. Philip discoV-
ers that number of his wealthy parishioners
have property rented for saloons and gambling
houses He interviews one OF them ana is
advised that he had better not stir up the
matter. The next Sunday he breaches upon
the subject and Mr.. Winter. one OF his most
ed for such purposes, rises from ms seat ana
walks out Of the church. The next morning
Winter calls on the minister and resents wnat
he calls an insult to himself, then, threaten
retires in high dudgeon. The sermon creates
great excitement, and the next Sunday large
crowd attends Philips church, expecting a
sensational sermon; but Philip disappolnts
them. preaching on a different subject entirely.
Philip attacks the saloons ana Preaches
against them to large congregation. hecalis
upon his people to join with him IN an at
tempt to exterminate them: Later he leaves
his house to visit a sick child, and a man on
the opposite side Of the street fires two shot at
him. Philip has been severely though not
mortally wounded. His assassin Is arrested
and, at Philips request, is brought before him;
Philip assures him that he bears him no III
will and prays for him. Philip preaches on
the Sunday question and makes new enemies.
Coming home one evening, he finds his wife
in q faint on the floor, knife stuck into the
desk and two anonymous scrawls, one ad-
dressed "To the Preacher" the other ITO the
Preachers Wife, They were warnings, to
leave the town. The minister's wife begs her
husband to leave the field for another, but in
stead he prepares to continue the war against
the devil there and in his own fashion. Philip
astonishes his pariShioners by proposing 10
move their church edifice into the tenement
district. He speaks to the laboring men at
their hall and unintentionally influences them
against the rich by holding up the selhshness
Of many rich people. Wh he goes home, ne
is informed that mob IS threatening Mr.
Winter at his residence. Philip goes to the
scene and reScues Mr.. Winter from the mob.
Philip breaches against waSteful expenditures
when the poor are in need and is visited by u
stranger who asks for food and shelter, VINO
tells his benefactor that he lives too eXtrava-
gantly for one who breaches against eXtrara.
gance. Philip calls him "Brother Man,
Philip takes the words Of the stranger TO
heart and acts upon them. He requests his
CONGREGATION to reduce his salary on, hall ana
fit up the parsonage for refuge for homeless
children.