The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-25

ly, an idle one. After waiting ten min
utes for him to state something like
an GRAND, he suddenly remembered (?)
an engagement with his tailor, and
suggested that if his visitor were 60
ing that way, he would walk with him.
Having lodged him in this walk around
the corner of the block below, he hur-
ried back. But by the time he was In
S1Oc the house once more he found
another person waiting for him. This
time it was picturesque foreigner,
who explained how he was going to
preach in the church next Sunday at
the second service, taking a collection.
1t required half an hour to make him
realize that he was not and to get we'll
out into the street this man, with dyed
garments from BoZrah."
Finishing haSty luncheon at
o'clock, he started to the hospital in
answer to that message received on the
telephone. On arriving there he found
man who was not very sick at all,
and still less anxious to see him; for
the request had come not from the man
himself, but from a fusSy woman who,
having been visitor in the ward and
having seen this man, proceeded to
take undue liberties with the man HIM
self, the hospitals telephone and the
clergyman's time. On his way home
he dropped in to see another sick man,
member of his parish, OF whose two
weeks illness he had learned only the
day before. He found the man dis
gruntled, hurt and feeling injured that
he had not called before, but finally
succeeded in showing the unreaSon-
ableness of this by entering upon a
colloquy he had used many times be-
fore-that is: HAS the doctor been
here?" ooh, yes" ''Well, how did he
know you were sick?" 81 sent for
him." "And II"
His Busy "Hour."
He reached the church at 2 o'clock,
in time to keep his Office hour. This
hour" like the Office, the secretary
and the telephone, is an innovation in
cident to the character Of modern
church life in the city, and is meant,
like them, to conserve his time. Dur
ing that hour eleven persons called,
and on as many different errands, the
waiting room outside the Office present.
ing the composite appearance of con-
fessional dispensary, a bank, a lobby
and a general clearing house for all the
ills that human flesh-and soul-are
heir to. These errands range through
fields Of dignity and absurdity as wide
as from that of a man wanting a note
Of introduction to the new mayor, to
secure an appointment to that of
poor beggar who insisted on taking off
his coat to show that he did not own
q shirt.
The first in order, because he has
most time to spare and therefore has
the best chance to be earliest, is a
travelling secretary Of some third rate
society, whose time is paid. Incidental
", the subscription list of funds he is
paid salary for raising represents an
amount each year less than the salary
that he is paid for raising them. Next
is a man dressed in clerical garb, from
a church in the country, who, with fine
presumption takes it for granted that
You will preach for me at a special
service to be held next Sunday night?"
Still another is a clergyman who adj
dresses himself with vigor to the task
of soliciting money to build a church
in neighboring city. Inasmuch as
that city has wealth of it's own, this
looks a little like "robbing Peter to
pay Paul." The next is a poor fellow,
a ne'er do we'll, who presents a, letter
Of Introduction from a neighboring
clergyman. Between the lines 1t is
easy to read that the man who wrote
it did so only to get rid of him him
self. The next is vagrant, a regular
''rounder" and professional beggar;
nevertheless, he is in present need, so
is given tickets to a lodging house and
an order for meals at restaurant, also
a ticket to a neighboring woodward,
and the address of the local officer of
the Bureau of Charities. The first two
he will use, the second throw away.
The next is a man from some indefi-
mite point in the far East, a Persian, a
Hindoo, a Hoodoo or whatnot, a grad
uate in medicine, who is raising money
by subscription to equip a dispensary
for work among his own people. These
are the most. persistent creatures who
ever at any time attach themselves to
but upon condition that he promises
never to come back. The next is a
man who calls in regard to arrange
ments for his mothers funeral tomor-
row. The pastor very we'll Knows that
all these arrangements have been made
already, but he knows also that pitt
full desire on the part of the bereaved
for something to do which will take
their time and attention from their Sor-
row; so he makes for this man the err
rand which when he came he did not
have, and sets his heart at ease by
sending him upon some needless jour-
ney. The next is the chairWoman Of
a newly appointed committee, who calls
to dictate explicitly upon just what
terms she will consent to serve. He
thinks of the remark made to him one
day by a stranger, who said: 1T must
be a great satisfaction for you in your
work to know that you have such peo-
pie behind YOU He thinks also OF
the reply he made at that time: Yes,
when / can keep them behind
Next is a young man, In sore dis