The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1901-06-22

his mother. The preacher, III his stun
white stock, stood cahtlhg III the pull
pit. John looked at spider working
actually working on the Lords day-ln
a corner of the window, and his moth.
err shook him by the arm, bidding him
keep his eyes on the preacher. Then
came the prayer, and John must kneel
upon the hard, bare floor and bow his
head and close his eyes and think of
what the preacher said when not
word of it meant anything to him.
As he knclt there hand was gently
laid upon his head. and. turning, he be-
held Il man standing beside him. His
She did not see the man.
"You don't like this sind of thing. do
you?" the man whispcrcd IN his ear.
,Tohv shook his head for rcplv,
"Lct us 90 away from here. then"
said the man
81 emit" John Whisprrcd. MA won't
LOT mo-
ooh. | think she will" The man
smoke softly in thc mothers ear,
"Notning could please me more"
John hoard hcr say.
The man took him by the hand and
led him from thc new. They did not
lcoyn fin. churrh. lint by one of those
miracles which drenms urrform Johu
rolnl himself scented beside fine man
upon fine cool GRASSY banI; of n hcauti.
ful stream. ! rcucrous old oak wrap
ned them in grateful shadows and har.
bored among its leaves innumcrah!r
birds thai drank tEc SIMMER sunshine
and distilled If inn snur Flowers
nodded to thn uassinr waters and
n1nr their frorrance to tine rompiur
lrooyns rho whole world seemed CuIl
or rlodurss
"You like this better than the
church ~ fine man asked
"Ycs. I don't like the church," John
answered.
"Whot do Won dislike about if ?"
"Oh everything. cspociaIly the old
preachrr."
"N'hnn Won wore i'll did no not bring
fresh herbs to make YOU well?"
John hung his head He had forgot
ton this.
",nd no unvor told Won that no walk
cd miles and miles, feeble rs he was, to
find those horhs"
The man laid his arm affectionatelv
scross Jobn's shouldrr mo, nv dear
hoy: If is NOT the church nor vet the
nrn,chnr thot Won hoto If is tho harsh
unforrivino snirit of the world that has
crcpt into the church,"
no Won - Christions" John asked
81 nm afraid | should have n hard
time rnttinr into Some of the churches
7 couId moi Subscribe to all thnir doe.
trincs Rut if to love God and all his
crcoturns lo onourh think | may saw
am Of tlot religion"
"If NIL Christians were like thar,
would hr one too" said John.
"prrhons if Won were ia east some 81
thn m,l;rn out of vour hnort Won would
500 mara nnod nvnrvyhorn DO van
| cvnr sfon I'm thinI; how worry hard If is
always to do What vo hnlinvn +o IA,
rinhtg 10 Won oIv.,v.. do CO.,"
| lIlIn a.
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| doinr ma ,vursnl"
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