The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-27

You mean" said the minister's wife,
almost angrily, that you think more
OF appearing in public and reading an
address like that than you do of stay
Ing with your own family"
No no." said the minister, hurried
ly, Il don't mean that"
'Well-well-but then there Is Sat-
urday left Surely we can have that
that to ourselVes?"
There was a longer pause than usual
before the minister answered. He was
looking at the last date Of the week
Finally he said, very reluctantly: II
have put down that evening for a
meeting with the Christian Endeavor
Society for some very important bust
ness CONNECTED with the organization.
1t is just beginning to revive again.
II am absent from the meeting / be-
heve 1t will be very bad for It, The
young people depend upon me to lead
them In the work which has just be-
gun"
There was a long silence in the room
before the minister's wife uttered a
word, and then she said, somewhat
sarcastically. John. when you mar
ried me didn't you promise to be more
faithful to me than to any one else in
the world?"
Yes, suppose did" answered
John
And yet II looks 10 me-" said the
minister's wife-and she said II with
out any appearance of anger. and yet
with great deal of sorrow-'it seems
to me as II the world and the public
generally and the church and other
people, claim a good deal more of your
time and strengthen at least have a
good deal more of them than do. Do
you think that is right"
Il am public man." said the min
lister. feebly. land must perform the
duties of public man."
And YETI said the minister's wife.
speaking With some spirit. you said
In your sermon last Sunday that the
home life in America is being wiped
out by this age of organization into
which we were born. Don't you think
1t Is your duty, as well as that Of other
people In the parish, to do what you
can to preserve the old home? Do
you think the public has any larger
claim on your time and strength than
your own homer"
NO. l do not think 1t has replied
the minister. in a low voice. But
what shall / do about my engage
ments? They all seem to be abso-
lutely necessary"
Then said the minister's wife.
rising. Let's get new motto made
and put 1t up on the wall, and let II
read like this: sgr
There's no place like home any
more. Z"
The minister did not reply to this.
but instead of going down to the min
isters' meeting that morning he went
into his church study and shut the
door and after he had sat down at
his desk he thought the matter all
over. Finally he lifted his head ana
SAID ort loud: she's right about It,
The new motto would be very appro-
pirate 70 hand on our walls.
THERE'S no place like home any
more. 2"
Then he took down his calendar for
the next month and ran red ink
through three nights In the week for
every week of the month, crossing out
certain engagements which he had
made ahead: and after doing this he
seemed very much relieved.
when he went home that evening he
said to his wife the first thing after
entering the house: II have decided
to order one of those notices that
you spoke of this morning, only we will
not put the last words on II. 1t would
better read like this:
There's no place like home when YOU
| stay in it,
aim going to dedicate two, and IL
possible three nights of every week to
the home life." And the minister's
wife did not seem able to say much,
put she kissed him as he picked UP
one or the children and then sat down
on the floor to play, saying In his
heart to the great public outside.
Here, for part OF the time at least,
is my first duty, both to the state and
to the church."