The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-14

| the same time he would have n great
army OF disciples. who would suffer mar
| tyrdom for his sake. I regard the church
Of today occupying a peculiar position
| In the world OF stuggle between different
| groups Of men, There is a growing feel
| ing on the part OF many churches that
great revolution I'm the methods and pur-
pose is at hand and that nothing will be
| so radically changed in spirit and pur-
pose az the church OF Christ The
amount OF relief for suffering that flows
out Of the organization We now have ID
no doubt enormous. Propose TO any civil
lied community In this country that IL
wipe out Its churches altogether, and the
proposition would meet with instant OBJ
lection. even on the part of those who
are most ready to dsnounce the church
for Its uselessness. am not attempting
to answer your question In full. Eric. OF
course II did not believe IN the church
i mean In its possibilities of sacrihce-I
would not work from IL as center. I
would got out and work from some other
basis. But this Is my best reason for be-
lieving In the church a power for the
worlds redemptive uplift after all else
| has been said"
Andrew paused and the rest listened
| thoughtfully The church Is tha only
| organisation Jesus ever mentioned. He
especially loved IT, 1t was not any par
| ucular form or name that he loved. but
| the dfscipleship organized in love TO one
another aud common master, going for.
ward no conquer the world for4 God. And
| after the trials and false representation
| OF Christ in the church have had their day
after the aristocratic churches have died
and the memory OF their pomps and fash.
ion IS no more: after the coldness and
the church have had their time lived out,
the true church Will survive the wreck
OF all this ngonizing death In lie and s be
Lamb OF God, giving its life for the needs
of a suffering and dying race I be-
eye ,h IN the hSIy stnoS eh9ren IN The sease
that believe " contains the leaven that
is necessary TO leaven the whole lump,
have had an existence II It had not been
for the church"
"Do you mean that the church bad
army army had to be organised to do what
the church ought to have done? asked
Eric, with a smile.
mo. / mean OF course that the Chris
tiap men and women who organised the
army had their nurture and training IN
the church: She was their mother. They
they never could have done II they had
not been trained and taught at her feet
us not the Salvation Army as much
the church as any other form or or
sanization where Christian disciples get
together in Christ's nane?" asked Rhena.
Yes, I think so,' replied andrew ;.
said Stuart, looking at Rhena.
You can't Join the army without CIV
Ing up your own wishes and 9;oeying is .he
Rhena, siyly
'Tts one 81. the rules Of the army also.
twinRie. nRI'saa sthat a'o a private cannot even
marry without asking the consent Of the
commanding officer. Isn't that So Miss
I've asked and obtained H." said
Stuart. The commanding officer says,
'Get married as soon as you recover from
"sbe doesn't either" said Rhena, has
t1ly Then, as Andrew and Eric began
TO laugh, she blushed and said. 20 hide
from our original question: Stuart wants
70 know how to spend his money. II
seems too bad If we can't any of us tell
81 can tell him how TO use several
thousand" said Eric, who. after ex-
pressing his own mind on the church
thou ughtfuL even attractive man he really
was Eric had great powers. but they
were not developed,
The miners need new houses IN Cor
to invest $4,000 or 10000 than 70 put ~ q
hundred suSstantifi houses that wouiu
What do you think OF that" asked
stuart, turning naturally. TO Rhens, sworea
softly. 'and n good deal more. l am not
thinking OF the houses alone, but OF tne
men. women and children who i've ~
all these years ths most miserable quar-
tiers What can be expected or family
living In n cabin OF only three rooms AT
most7 How much refinement and ciyiliza.
ton can come out OF such surroundingsI
stuart. you must drain the settlement
and ~
"I'll drain the whole neighborhoodi
cried Stuart "And the houses shall be
built at once. Why have you let me
lie here all this time like a useless thing
when so much n reeded 10 be done1
Just then DIR. Saxon came In. lie en-
tered as usual the minute he had raped
a peculiar knock known by every one IN
Champion. stopping outside only long
enough 90 say, ITS the doctor"
The minute he appeared stuart began
TO abuse him for not getting him wei
quicker.
I'll never pay you. Doc. unless you
give me something that will LET me out
OF this IN a day or two. or else III sue
you for maipracticer'
''ff you DO. I'll sue the company for
half n million dollars worth OF practice
done on the miners sincc the strike and
the FIRE. I'm going to retire after this
winter if I can law the company out OF
what they owe me. But you can get out
again in day OF two. The only thing
that ails you now is heart troubls, and
can't cure that You are In VERY dan
gerous condition"