The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-07-21

thing mas occurred to give the
feelihgN0f feShisf6n to watu religion
and the church! h!"oWoliili you care
to know what It isi''
1T 10 always best to be randid,'
Mr.. Weldon returned.
"Of cotitse, rve been Watching
people pretty closely Of late, es-
pecially church members," MIR.
l,iggles went OH. ''in doing 50,
rve fallen over stumbling block,
ard hurt myself good dtal. One
USUALLY does ~ Il tuinble like that.
We'll, to come to the poiMt, I've
had to 60 into the Primary de-
pnt,ment IF your Sunday School
for the Inst two Sundays Oh NC
count Of my little Rstl, who has just
started to The sthooi. Mid IL still
quite Nn,id.
"Now, l noticed All odd citcun-
stance IN the school, Mr.. Weldon" /"
the maW continueN "One ST the
n,oA ea,mest tsNthers apparently OF
the department is Mrs. Cour..in.
She ,rles to imnress on the chill.
d'eN's minds the spiritual things OF
Ne('s'oM, ae far AS | lcaN see. Some
times she becomes so eoraes, that
her ewes I'll mp. rhe rhildren are
deeply Interested III all she SAYS.
'or, WAS myself quite affected
h>teNNns to her the hrst Sunday.
Rut no WOW know, Mr.. Weldon,
she spoiled all her intiuence over me
by hu1tyiNs oH home as s>on AS the
SUNDAY Scsrooi Was dismissed, lust
MS il she didn't care for the preach
ing ot the Gospel? II looks as if
she felt that she we're SO good she
doesn't need the preaching service.
How can she put on such pious airs
III the Sunday School, and teach
lthe children true religion, and then
run away frorA the church service;
Really hev conduct has given me
lSuite 'backset, MS the saying is >
| mean relis 'ouslv, Nor do care
TO have nv little girl taught bv ;
person who can ne $3.50 shall
Isay IL -~l:ypcrrieical,"
| I'm very, very sorry, Mr.. Rig
giles, and ! hope YOU WON'T take
!rhiS matter TOO much to heart,
was all the minister could sav, ex
irept TO add, in the interest OF
INhristian charity let US not con
demn Mrs. Courtin too hastily
| There may be some explanation.
| Mv, Weldon was greatly troubled
ihowevev tor il seemed that Mrs
| Courtin's influence was underm,n,
ling much a his work vet he hesi
tated to rehuke her personally, fear.
ling her feelings might be hurt by
pastora, chastisement. Neither
was it wise to speak Of so personal
Is matter openly in the Sunday
fSchool or the pulpit For some
DAYS ne did not know what course
to pursue, and his wife was Just as
| much puzzled as to what Kind OF
advice to give.
Suppose you call on Mrs.
| Court,n this afternoon" MIR. Wei.
don said to his wife at the dinner
table. Don't introduce the matter
that's worrying US, but treat he,
cordially, and use as much Chris
tisn tact as you are masters of, and
perhaps ere will explain her actor
OF her own accord
Mrs Weldon called on the wo
man who had made such an enigma
OF herself. In the course Of con
versation, which was full Of cordi
ality on both sides, Mrs. Courtir
introduced the subject Of the Sun
day School work.
BY the way she said, Il won
der whether you and Mr.. Weldor
have missed me from the church
services for the last four or hv.
Sundaye'''
"Wen, yes, we have" answered
Mrs. Weldon, constrained looI
coming to her face in spite Of her
self.
| ooh! I didn't suppose yo,
wodld miss one person among 81
, ntny.'
A "a pastor and his family alway
notice the presence or absence O
the men,bers, especially those VII
J.. are active. The fact is, to be frank