Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04
In His Steps.
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v St e'~ - V ', |. v --N r Nf7 - gether Over his face, marked with lines of consecration and service and the love of men, shadow cyept, shadow not caused by the freight Again he lifted his eyes toward his old friend.
 Calvin. we have always understood each other Ever since our paths led Us in different ways in church life we have walked together in Christian fellow. ship /"
 Ut is true, replied Dr. Bruce, with an emotion he made no attempt to con- ceal or subdue. Thank God for 1t. l prize your fellowship more than any mans have always known what 1t meant, though it has always been more than deserve.
 The bishop looked affectionatelg at his friend, but the shadow still rested on his face. After 3 pause he spoke again
 H'The new discipleship means a crisis for you in your work If you keep this pledge to do all things as Jesus would do as l know you will, it requires n0 prophet to predict some remarkable changes in your parish. The bishop looked wistfully at Bruce and then con tinued Tn fact, do not see how perfect upheaval of Christianity as we now know it can be prevented if the ministry and churches generally take the Raymond pledge and live it out. He paused as if he were waiting for his friend to say something, to ask some question, but Bruce did not know of the fire that was burning in the bishops heart over the very question that Max well and himself had fought out
 ''Now, in my church. for instance. continued the bishop, it would be rather a difficult matter, I fear, to find very many people who would take , pledge like that and live up to it Mar tyrdoIn is lost art with Us Cur Chris tianity loves its ease and comfort too well to take mp anything so rough and heavy as a cross, and yet what does fol- lowing Jesus mean? What is 1t to walk in his steps?''
 The bishop was soliloquizing now, and 1t is doubtful if he thought for the moment of his friends Iresence For the first time there fashel into Brpce's mind a suspicion of the truth. V Flat if the bishop should throw the weight of his great influence on the side Of the Raymond movement! He had the fel lowing of the most aristocratic. wealthy. fashionable people not only in Chicago, but in several large cities. What if the bishop should join this new diseipleshipi
 The thought was about to be followed by the word Dr. Brz7ce had reached out his hand and with the familiarity Of lifelong friendship, had placed 1t on the bishop shoulder ard WIS about to ask him very important question when they were both startled by the violent ringing of the bell Mrs. Bruce had gone to the door and was talking with some one in the hall There was q loud exclamation and then, as the bishop rose and Dr. Bruce was stepping toward the curtain that hung before the entrance to the parlor, Mrs Bruce pushed it aside. Her face was white, and she was trembling
 FtOh, Calvin Such terrible newsl Mir. Sterling-oh, cannot tell it What fearful blow to those two girlsl l''
 "What is itT' Dr. Bruce advanced with the bishop into the hall and con fronted the messenger, q servant from the Sterlings The man was without his hat and had evidently run over with the news, as the doctor lived nearest of any friends of the family
 MT Sterling shot himself. sir, few minutes ago! He killed himself in his bedroom! Mrs. Sterling
 Twill go right over Edward" pr. Bruce turned to the hishop-..will you go with mel The Sterlings are old friends of yours.
 The bishop was very pale, but calm, as always. He looked his friend in the face and answered: Aye, Calvin. will go with you, not only to this house Of death, but also the whole way of hu- man sin and sorrow, please God. ''
 And even in that moment of horror at the unexpected news Calvin Bruce understood what the bishop had prom ised to do.