The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-05

THAT man was driven from town as
he was driven from church I stayed
there with the mission for four years, and
then went to take charge in a new field
II Alcade. Arizona. Alcade was a tough
town, as the expression goes. 1t was only
mite of place, however, and my con-
Gregation could be counted without much
mental effort. / went out into the by
ways and hedges to get people to come TO
the services ! wasn't as successful as
1 might have been. and I know now the
reason ] talked to the people whom
was attempting to move with the Spirit
So that they would come to service and
Sunday school, just as had talked from
the pulpit. l believe. my brethren, that
IL very truth I gave them stone when
they were crying for bread.
lone day. while passing through a Jittla
street at the edge of the town. a man
stepped me. He was patroliing the road
from side to side. He evidently knew me
for clergyman. for he said, 'PaFsoa
you mustn't go up there and he pointed
farther along the road
Il saw nothing beyond but a single
house. nothing more than howell Well
said ! 10 the man, why can't I go up
there?
Smallpox he replied 'Nothin but
two greaser kids. though. The Oldest
with their father and mother, and they
got took with smallpox and their beloved
parents deserted and left the Kids on the
town hands The doctor goes there reg
ular three times a day and he's tho onlv
enc we let in cause smallpox is nasty
disease. and nobody down here wants to
git H..
4 sought out the doeter and asked him
particularly about the cases. He said
that when the children were taken 70 the
Isolated house there was no one in town
10 nurse them ! couldn't get 2 soul to
volunteer till toward evening when man
came 10 me and said he'd just heard that
the town was scared to death over the
smallpox and that no one was willing %
stay with the children.
As this man expressed t.. said the
doctor. the ne0ple IN Alcsde allowed that
hseause the kids were Ereasers Il wasn't
arybodys particular business 70 look af-
ter theR. They may be Eressers' kids
said the man. but they're children. all
the same, and helpless. barring fer YOU.
Doc. and you can't stay with them all the
time. III gee
% That maH. sad the doctor. Is the
richest man in Aicade
Wei. brethFen. I knew 7 could he Of
little service IN ministering spiritually t.
the children. They were toe young nd
Innocent to need sBy deathbed consolation
II u came 20 a question Of death. OHir
two DAYS aftsrEsFd ! Taet the doctor and
nc told me the nurse had taken the
smallpox ard was dying. Then 7 said that
! would 60 - the place entered the
door of TIE howell and there o. the couch.
with death ia his face. was the gambler
whom 7 had preached out q u9y church
aRd out Of the town in Texas.
He turned ard knew me Ia an instant.
Something Ike smile c. me into his face.
cannot say. brethren. that il vas much
Ike p smile Of joy al seeing ms
o. -Pars0n-' be said. ] heard you say
once that there couldn't be any good ~ al
in 8 man who has q single vice. guess
yOu can't DO anything for me m lust
here Cor the sake OF the kids
We'll. brethren. al thought q every
sermon that I bad ever preached OF the
wrath Of God vent ont * nv head 7 sust
went deNa by his side On ny kSeeS. ane
pointing ID the chiIdTeR. said. Christ de-
eisred inssnach as ye have done = unts
one II the l@ass n these. - have done 4
uBto Ne''-Edward 3. Clark