The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-19
ev REV. CHARLES M. SHELDON,
oopr4eht, 1899. BY The Aduonos Publishing Co
Author SIN His Steps: What Would Jesus DoP" NAL
Kirk" Robert Hardy's Seven Days." Etc.

10 Elmdale and live and die there. 1t Is
a beautiful place, and am sure we
could live very comfortably on the salary
and the vacation. There is no vacation
mentioned In the other call.
But, on the other hand continued the
minister. almost as II he were alone and
arguing with himself and had not heard
his wlfe's words, ION the other hand,
there IS Milton, a manufacturing town or
90 900 people. mostly operatives. IL Is
the center of much that belongs 10 the
stirring life OF tho times In which we
live. The labor question Is there In the
lives OF those operatives. There are
seven churches OF different denomina-
tions, to the best OF my knowledge. all
striving after popularity and power.
Thers is much hard, stern work TO be
done In Milton by the true church or
Christ, 10 apply his teachings to men
needs. and somehow / cannot help near
ing a voice say: Philip Strong. go to
Milton and work for Christ. Abandon
your dream OF a parish where you may
indulge your love OF scholarship In the
quiet atmosphere OF university town
and pluuge into the hard. disagreeable,
but necessary work OF this age In the
atmosphere of physical labor, where great
questions are being discussed and the
masses are engrossed In the terrible
struggle for liberty and home, where
physical life thrusts itself out into So
ciety trampling down the Spiritual and
intellectual and demanding of the church
and the preacher the fighting powers or
giants of God to restore in mems souls
a more Just proportion of the value OF
the life OF man on earth
so you see, Sarah" the minister won't
on after a little pause. II want TO 40 TO
Elmdale. bat the Lord probably wants
me to go TO Milton"
Mrs. Strong was silent. She had the
utmost faith in her husband that ne
would do exactly what he knew he ought
to do when once he decided what IL
was Philip Strong was also silent
moment. At last he said, Don't you
think SO, Sarah7'
IT don't see how we can always tell ex-
actly wyiat the Lord wants US to do.
| How can you tell that he doesn't want
you to go To Elmdale? Are there not
great opportunities to influence young
| student life In a university town. VIII
| not some one go TO Elmdale and become
pastor OF that churchT
mo doubt there IL necessary work to
be done there. The only question Is.
am I the one to do II or II the call TO
Milton more Imperative? The more
think OF IL, the more I am convinced
that must GO TO Milton
Then" said the minister's wife. rising
suddenly and speaking with mock seri-
BUSINESS that her husband fully urder-
stood. II don't see why you called me up
here TO decide what you had evidently
settled before you called me. Do you
consider that fair treatment, sir? 1t VIII
serve you right II those biscuits / put In
the oven when you called me are FALLEN
as completely as Babylon. And 1 VIII
make you eat half dozen of them. sir.
to punish YOU We cannot AFFORD TO
waste anything these times
What" cried Philip slyly, mot on
$1,000 a year! But I'll eat the biscuits.
They can't possibly be any worse than
those we had week after We were mar
ried--the ones wo bought from the
bakery. you remember" Philip added
hastily. =,
you saved yourself Just In time. then.
replied the minister's wife. She came
close up to the desk and in different
tone said. Philip, you know l believe In
| you. don't your
YES" said Philip simply. Il am sure
you do. am impulsive and impractical;
hut. heart and soul and body and mind
I simply want to do the will OF god Is
| It not so7"
.I know II is." she said. "and II you
| 70 10 Milton II will be because you want
| TO do his will more than to please your
| self"
Eyes. Then shall answer the letter
| tonightf"
yes. II you have decided. with my
| help, OF course
"Of course, you foolish creature, you
know / could not stttle IL without you.
And as for the biscuits
"As for the biscuits" said the minis.
tcr's wife, "they will be settled without