Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-04

Rose redden.
 .sNo Are you7 It Is simply asburd l have always regarded the Raymond movement as fanatical You know Cousin Rachel keeps us posted a1or,t If ;.
 Yes 1 understand it is resulting in q great deal of hardship in many cases For my part, I believe Dr. Bruce has simply provoked a disturbance here. If will result in splitting Nazareth Ayenue church You see if that isn t SO TbaAa are scores of people in the church who are so situated that they can't talo such a pledge and keep it. I am one If them. added Mrs Delano as she went out with Rose.
 When Rose reached home, her father was standing in his usual attitude be- fore the open fireplace. smoking cigar
 "Where is Felicia?' he asked as Rose came iii alone.
 "She staid to an after meeting. re- piled Rose shortly She threw off her wraps and was going up stairs when Mr. Sterling called after her:
 "An after meeting2 What do you mean2'
 ssDr. Bruce asked the church to take the Raymond pledge. "
 MT. Sterling took his cigar out of his mouth and twirled it nervously be- tween his fingers
 'tI didn't expect that of Dr. Bruce Did any of the members stay ?,a
 .l don't know. I didn t, 3" replied Rose, and she went up stairs, leaving her father standing in the drawing room.
 After few minutes he went to the window and stood there looking out at the people driving on the boulevard His cigar had gone out, but he still fin gered if nervously Then he turned from the window and walked up and down tho room. A servant stepped across the hall and announced dinner and he told her to wait for Felicia. Rose came down stairs and went into the library, and still MT. Sterling paced the drawing room restlessly.
 He had finally wearied of the walking apparently and, throwing himself into chair, was breeding over something deeply when Felicia came in.
 He rose and faced her Feiicia was evidently very much moved by the meeting from which she had just come. At the same time she did not wish to talk too much about it. Just as she en- tered the drawing room Rose came in from the library.
 Flow many staid?' she asked. Rose was curious. At the same she was slfep- tieal of the whole movement in Ray mond.
 About hundred, replied Felicia grayely Mir. Sterling looked surprised Felicia was going out of tho room He called to her
 Do you really mean to keep the p1eage?' he asked
 Felicia colored Over her face and neck the warm blood flowed as she an- swered, "You would not ask such question, father, if you had been pres ent at the meeting. She fingered a moment in the room. then asked to be excused from dinner for awhile and went up to see her mother.
 No one ever knew what that inter view between Felicia and her mother was It is certain that she must have told her mother something of the spir- itual power that had awed every person present in the company of disciples from Nazareth Avenue church who faced Dr Bruce in that meeting after the morn ing service It is also certain that Fe- l. sat Il, ence and never would have thought of sharing it with her mother if 1t had not been for the prayer the evening before. Another fact is also known of Felicia s experience at this time When she finally joined her father and Rose at the table, she seemed unable to tell them much about the meeting There was reluctance to speak of it, as one might hesitate to attempt description of wonderful sunset to person who never talked about anything but the weather When that Sunday in the Sterling mansion was drawing to & close and the soft warm lights through out the dwelling were glowing through the great windows, i'll corner of her room where the light was obscure Fa- licia kneeled. and when she raised her face and turned it toward the light 1t was the face .of 8 woman who had al- ready defined for herself the greatest issues of earthly life
 That same evening, after the Sunday evening service, the Rev Calvin Bruce, D. D., of Nazareth Avenue church, was talking over the events of the day with his wife. They were of one heart and mind in the matter and faced their new future with all the faith and courage of new disciples Neither was deceived as to the probable results of the pledge to themselves or to the church
 They had been talking but little while when the bell rang, and Dr. Bruce, going 10 the door, exclaimed as he opened it. "It is you. Edwardl Come ini'
 There came into the hall commando ing figure The bishop was of extraor- diaxz height and breadth of shoulder, l>v,4 1e c..oL r,fSeS ,eYo7aorfiang that fh9ra