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

laugh. Better trim your wings, Saran:
they're dragging on the floor.
He hunted up his hat, which was one OF
the things Philip could never fnd twire IN
the same place. kissed his wife ana went
out to make the visit at the mill whicn he
was getting ready TO make when Mr..
Winter called.
To his surprise. when he went down
through the business part of the town. H.
discovered that his sermon OF Sunday had
aroused almost every one. Peope were
talking about IL on the street--an almost
rrheard OF thing IN Milton Wher The
evening paper came out, IL des>.t )ed In
sensational paragraphs the Rev Hr
Strong's attack on the wealthy sinners Of
mis- own church and went on 10 say that
the church was very much wrought M
over the sermon and would probahl, make
il uncomfortable for tho reverend gent'e-
man" Philip wondered. as he read. at
the unusual stir made because preacher
OF Christ had denounced an undoubted
evil
lis IT, then" he asked himself "such
n remarkable piece Of news that min
ister OF the gospel has preached from
his own pulpit against what is without
question an Christian use of proper
~? What H. the meaning OF the church
in society unless II is just that? Is II
possible that the public Is so little ac-
customcd to hearing anything on this sub
ject that when they do hear IL IL Is In
the nature OF sensational news?"
He pondered over these questions as
he quietly but rapidly went along with
his work He was conscious as the days
went on that trouble was brewing for
him. This hurt him In a way hard TO ex-
plain. but his sensitive spirit felt the cut
like lash on a sore place.
When Sunday came he went into his
pulpit and faced the largest audience he
had yet seen I'm Calvary church. AS is
often the case. people who had heard OF
his previous sermon on Sunday thought
he would preach another like IL again.
Instead of that he prea ched sermon on
the love Of God for the world. In one
way the large audience was disappointed.
II had come to have Its love of sensation
fed. and Philip had not given II anything
OF the kind In another way IL was pro-
foundly moved by the power and sweet
ness OF Philips unfolding of the great SUD-
ject. Men who had not been inside Of
church for years went away thought
fully impressed with the old truth Of
Gods love and asked themselves what
they had done TO deserve 1.-THE very
thing that Philip wanted them to ask.
Tho property owners i'm the church who
had felt offended by Philips sermon OF
the Sunday before went away from the
service acknowledging that the new pas
tor was an eloquent preacher and man
OF large gifts. In the evening Philip
preached again from the same theme, us
ing II I'm an entirely different way. His
audience nearly filled the church and
was evidently deeply impressed
In spite OF all this Philip felt cer-
tain element in the church had arrayed
itself against him. Mr. Winter did not
appear at either service. There were
certain other absences on the part Of
men who had been constant attendants
on the Sunday services. He felt. with
out hearing II. that great deal was be-
ing said in opposition; but. with the bur-
den of II beginning to wear little on him.
he saw nothing better to do than to go on
with his work as II nothing unusual had
taken place.
ITO be Continued