The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-22

'r have come to see you about your
sermon of yesterday morning" began Mr..
Winter abruptly. II consider what YOU
said was direct insult to me personally"
"suppose | should say II was not so
intendedg" replied Philip. with a good ma
tured smile.
Then l should say you liedr' replied
Mr.. Winter sharply.
Philip sat very still. And the two men
eyed each other I'm silence for a moment.
The minister reached out his hand and
laid IL on the others arm, saying as he
did so: MY brother. you certainly did
not come into my house L. accuse me un-
Justly OF wronging you? ! am willing TO
talk the matter over In friendly spirit.
but / will not listen 10 personal abuse"
There was something IN the tone and
manner OF this declaration that subdued
the mill owner little. He was an older
may than Philip by twenty years but
man OF quick and ungoverned temper. He
had come to see the minister while in
heat Of passion, and the way Philip re-
ceivcd him. the calmness and dignity of
his attitude thwarted, his purpose. He
wanted TO find a man ready 10 quarrel.
Instead he found man ready To talk
reason. Mr.. Winter replied, after pause
during which he controlled himself by a
great effort
II consider that you purposely select
ed me AZ guilty OF conduct unworthy a
church member and a Christian and made
me the target OF your remarks yesterday.
And l wish to say that such preaching
will never do in Calvary church while
am one OF It's members
"Of course you refer to the matter of
renting your property to saloon men and
10 halls for gambling and other evil uses. >.
said Philip buntly. Are you the only
member of Calvary church who let's his
property for such purposes
1T Is not preachers business to pry
into the affairs OF his church members,"
replied Mr.. Winter, growing more excited
again. THAT Is what object to-
in the first place. Mr.. Winter" said
Philip steadily, ''let us settle the right
and wrongs of the whole business. Is II
right for a Christian man. church MEM
ber. to rent his property for saloons and
vicious resorts where human life is ruin
ed?"
THAT Is not the question:
What is?" Philip asked, with his eyes
wide open to the others face.
Mr.. Winter answered sullenly: "The
question Is whether our business affairs,
those OF other men with me, are to be
dragged into the Sunday church services
and made the occasion OF personal at
tacks upon us. for one will not sit and
listen TO any such preaching.
but aside from the matter OF private
business. Mr.. Winter, let us settle wheth-
or what you and others are doing is right.
VIII you let the other matter rest mo-
ment and tell me what is the duty OF
Christian in the use OF his property?'
1T Is my property. and II or any
agent choose to rent IL to another man
in legal, business way. that is my AZ
fair. do not recognize that you have
anything 10 do with It."
mot IL am convinced that you are
doing what Is harmful to the community
and the church?
You have no business to NEEDLE in
our private affairs" replied Mr.. Winter,
angriiy. "And II you Intend to pursue
that method OF preaching l shall With
draw my support. and most of the infiu-
entail. paying members Will follow my
example"
1t was coyardly threat on the part