Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
speech can more deeply describe your
poverty, your loneliness!

speech can uOGe ueeply QeSCrlDe your
poverty, your loneliness!
Julius Chambers was one Of the most
welcome callers as Gordon daily grew
stronger and more buoyant
"The city is looking up" he said In
his cultured voice. "This housing prob.
lem is something tremendous. 1t will
simply have to come to cheap trans.
portation, city own the means, con.
denim all this property. tear down,
build up, make suburban residence pos.
sible for the poor; in short, we've got
dozen questions in one involved In
the tenement problem. But I'm hope
full. The business men are getting
walked up. Best Of all, the saloon is
getting a lot Of free advertising. The
cranks are right, as they have been all
the time, and we've got to come to it
wipe out the saloon, put home in It's
place, that's the only substitute worth
anything. Public entertainment halls,
resorts, gymnasiums, libraries, parks,
lighthouses, all that, good as tbs, can
not equal a good home. The salvation
of the city lies in its ability to build up
Christian homes That's civic reform
In q sentence"
He stayed longer than Ford said was
good for Gordon. But Gordon said he
was tonic, and when he was gone he
stretched himself, got up, walked
across the room exulting in his return
ing strength, and when Ford came In
and began to expostulate Gordon
laughed.
"You don't dare let me hit YOU" be
said, facing Ford sturdily.
Ford looked at him critically, then
backed of to safe distance.
"Don't believe will risk it with a
man who helped knock out Tommy
Randall"
"Not yet" Gordon answered gently.
"We've got our lifework cut out for
us, Ford. This is only the beginning"
Miss Andrews came In. They were
In the library now, for Gordon had
been downstairs for one Of his meals.
"A letter from Mrs. Captain George
Efingham," she said with smile,
handing the letter to Gordon.
It was a hearty message Of good
cheer from the old lady to all the set.
tlement workers, especially to Gordon
whom it congratulated on his recovery
She commended the use Of her money
in the campaign, and promised 500, ,0OC
more toward the proposed park or to
ward the education of public sentiment
for removing the saloon.
"Let us get at some Of the causes OF
human sin and misery" she wrote. II
am willing to give money to relieve
misery, but l would much rather re,
move causes. don't want to think the
money goes all the time for remedies,
I would like to think some Of 1t goes to
preventives."
Gordon sat by the window reading
When he finished. he looked up. and
Miss Andrews was standing near. Ford
and the others were at the table.
"You are feeling quite well again,
Mr.. GordonT
Eyes; l am getting eager to go on,
again. I long to be at work"
She glanced at him and buried some
thing quietly In a very deep grave be
yond all resurrection.
"You are going to grow strong with
work." she said.
"Yes." He turned his face from hel
to the window. 1T will be my Life te
work for the people"
The city stretched out before him al
when he left his fathers house, full Of
human weakness, power, struggle, de
feat, sin, selishness. In very positive
but not by any means fully defined
manner he began to feel his way with
this age old problem Of humanity. He
realized that he had by no meani
served his apprenticeship. Please God
If he were granted twenty years Of
vigor he would learn something of ths
ways of men and be used If God willed
it to play his part manfully In the neVel
ceasing drama. He thanked HEAVIER
that his love for the people was more
sane and more passionate, too, thar
ever. There was also an abiding peace
In his soul as he marshaled up for re
view all the possible forces OF right
eousness in the city. sometimes sleep
Ing, apathetic, Indifferent, but always
to be reckoned with. And it even sdrret
his soul that the world had not ye
grown deaf to the cry Of children MOI
its heart become cold to the SORROWS o1
the Door. Hope was strong within hin
as he felt his life forces pulsing anew
summoning him to conflict for human
rights, for city Of God on the earth
And he stretched out his arms toward
the people he could see through th'
window, saying, Let us love one an
other and all things will be possible"
Thus John Gordon as he resolutel!
faced his future enshrined the peopl'
In his holy Of holies as the current o.
their lives Dore him on, their destnie'
irreyocably woven into his own.
THE END.
Anecdotes Of Colonel Eye.