Willmar tribune., 1903-04-29

house, Barbara. six syears ago, I was
q fretful, irritable, cross woman.
Your definition of Christian service
really saved US our home. What you
are doing for other girls in training
them to bave a Divine thought Of
service is saving many other homes
In Crawford. F know it. because I
see the effects on my friends wher-
ever your girls have gone. You will
never know, Barbara, all the good
you have done amongst u.s.
Tod has been very good to me-"
said Barbara, softly.
He has been good to us all," her
husband added, gently.
After supper Barbara went upstairs
TO see her mother and say good night
to her. Mrs. Clark had for two years
been confined to her room through
an accident. This was one of the
cheerful burdens that Barbara had
carried since her home began. She
stayed with her mother for some
time, and Ralph came up and joined
her, with Mrs. Ward, until the invalid
ordered them all downstairs again.
me-" she said, and Barbara's tears
fell as she said to Mrs. Ward: "I
do believe mother is glad that she is
one of the 'shut-ins.' She does enjoy
Carl and Martha so! They play to-
gether all the time, and even when
they are asleep mother calls them
; company" She kissed her mother
good night and joined the company
| downstairs.
"Oh, did tell you?" she said, as she
came down. "Ralph and invited in
little group of friends among the
young people tonight. They'll be
here pretty soon."
I'VE hope they're from q class Of
: society that is equal to ours, Bar
bara," said Mr.. Ward, gravely. "The
last time I was here Morton intro
duced me to lot of people VINO work
with their hands in making an hon
est living. That isn't the best So
ciety' you know in Crawford"
Barbara looked at him humorously.
"Remarks like that do not frighten
me any more" she said. "The best
society to me is made up of people
who have begun to- learn the lesson
of Divine service for human needs"
The young people arrived a little
later. They were young men and
women whom Ralph and Barbara had
met and drawn into the circle OF
their companionship in service. There
were eight or ten girls who were out
! at service and had been trained in
! the school as Rarbara's own pupils
| There were three or four girls from
| Rondman's, who were trying to live
! in little apartments, in one or two
! cases. to Barbara's own knowledge
| in terrible danger of losing their vir
tue on account of their surroundings
!! The careless-lo looking girl was there
/ the one whom Barbara had actually
I saved from the pit: and with the
\ light of life in her transformed face
4 she was living a useful life as man
4 ager Of a temperance restaurant IL
! the city. She was engaged to one o.
! the clerks in Bondman's, and the,
! were to be married soon and begil
! little business Of their own in con
!! nection with the restaurant. AS Bar
bara watched them talking togethe:
with her husband she said to her
" self: "It is worth all it cost to saw
her." and only God and Barbara will
ever know how much it cost, AM
they will never tell.
Then there were half doze,
- young men from various places il
the city, all of whom had no home
and had been saved by Morton from
. an aimless or sinful life. Nearly al
of the young people were among th
wage-earners.
- There were light refreshment
y passed after an evening of animate'
talk, interspersed with much goo
:, music and several games, in whic.
Mr.. Morton surprised even Barbar
- with his good spirit and an abilit
~ like genius in setting everybody a
,1 ease.
About ten o'clock the ministe
- called the guests attention to tn
hour, and said. quietly: "We'll hav
e our usual service to close with.''
~ Most of them seemed familiar wit
~ the custom at the parsonage, an
the company was soon quietly seate
in the two large rooms.
Ralph turned to Matthew's Gospt
and read the passage in which Jesu
Christ, the Son of God, defines th
"a term "brotherhood." while He wa
= yet speaking to the multitudes, b.
hold, His mother and His brethre
IL stood without, seeking to speak
W Him. And one said unto Him, B.
hold, Thy mother and Thy brethre
er stand without, seeking to speak t
d. Thee. But He answered and sal
IL unto him that told him, Who is m
,g mother? and who are my brethren
&c And He stretched forth His hand t.
ae wards His disciples, and said, B.
r. hold my mother and my brethren
OF For whosoever shall do the will I
IN my Father which is in Heaven, he
IN my brother and sister and mother
He commented on it briefly, and the
", read the other passage which CO.
on tains the matchless statement,
in service as given by Jesus. again: IF
re the Son OF man came not to be mi
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