Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1901-09-20
BORN TO SERDE
By CHARLES M. JHELDON
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" EDWARD
Bv CHARLES M. JHELDO.
(Copyrigh,, 1900, by Charles NJ. sheldos

at nome. the Otner girls were Dctter
educated or something like that"
That's just il. You can't mix up
different classes of people. If they
were all like Barbara, now, and knew
their places"
But just then Barbara appeared,
and Mrs. Ward abruptly stopped.
When Barbara went out again, she
said; 81 don't know whether her go
ing with us to-day did more harm or
good"
at did the girl good am sure"
said Mr.. Ward.
go, well, | hope il did. But I'd give
a good deal 10 know what Mrs. Rice
and Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Burns
thought about il. They knew Barbara.
for they have seen her here several
times at our club committee meet
ings.'
"You don't suppose they would
talk about il. do you?" asked Mr..
Ward. sarcastically.
They were talking about il all the
way home, or I'm very much mis-
taken"
What an inspiring thing il would
be 10 a minister if he could only
hear the conversation of his congre-
cation for half an hour after church
service is over" said Mr.. Ward half
TO himself and half TO his wife.
"Whatever else he got out of il, he
ought TO get material for another
sermon at least"
aLCr mora tban ono - a1IaI Mrc
Ward, YEARLY. And then Barbara
called them and they sat down to
lunch.
But just what Mrs. Wards three
friends did say is of interest, because
it is a fair sample of what other
people Of Marble square church said
on the way home and the young
preacher might possibly have thought
that there is still a distinct place left
for preaching in churches. if he could
have heard what those three women
had to say about Barbara.
They came out of the church and
walked along together.
1T was a good sermon" Mrs. Rice
began. Mrs. Rice was a plump, moth
rrly-looking woman. and great
worker in the church and clubs Of
Crawford.
"Mr. Morton is a young man. He
has a good deal 10 learn said Mrs.
Wilson positively.
"Dr. Law exchanges a good deal
too much, think" was Mrs. Burns
comment. This is the third exchange
since-since March"
Mrs. Nane has a convert. Did YOU
see Mrs. Wards girl in the pew with
herr" Mrs. Wilson asked, eagerly.
"Yes. Rather neat, pretty girl.
and seemed TO know her place. Mrs.
Ward told me the other day that she
Is well educated and
1T is no sort of use trying 70 do
that sort of thing" Mrs. Rice inter
rupted, with energy. Il tried that
plan once in Whiteville, and it did no
good at all. Servants as a class can
not be treated that way. They al
ways take advantage of it,"
That's what l have always said"
added Mrs. Burns. Look at Mrs.
Vane's girls. She changes as often
as any of US, and has as mucn trouble.
The girls don't want TO be treated
like that"
And, if they do, il makes no diff
ference with their real position. No
one will really ask them into society;
and, if they did, they would not know
how TO behave" Mrs. Wilson ex-
claimed.
cit does seem pity, though" Mrs.
Rice went on, that girls like this one
shouldn't be allowed 10 have a chance
like other people. What is she with
Mrs. Ward for if she is educated and
all that?"
20, she has some idea of helping
solve the servant-girl problem" Mrs.
Burns replied. AT least, Mrs. Ward
told me something of that sort. She
does not know all about the girl her
self"
ITS queer way 10 solve the ques-
tion-to go out as servant herself"
said Mrs. Wilson. and the otner two
women said: That's SOL" Yet all
three of these women had been
brought up on the theology of the
orthodox teaching of the atonemelt.
did you see Mr.. Morton speaking
20 the Wards? He was just as polite
10 the girl as he was TO anyone in
the church"
"Of course; why not?" Mrs. Rice
asked with a superior air. But now
imagine Mr.. Morton or any other
gentleman in Crawford really consid-
ering a servant as they consider other
people, even the factory girls or the
clerks at Bondman's."
go well. Of course, there is diff
ference"
"Of course" the other two women
assented But, after all. what con-
stitutes the exact difference between
honest labor Of the hands in fac
tory or a store and in a home? IL
they are both service that humanity
needs for it's comfort or its progress,
ought they not both 20 be judged by
the standard OF service, not by tn,
standard of place where the service
Is rendered.
81 think drs. Ward will find out her
mistake, and be ready TO say so in
n LITTLE while II she is going TO