Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-15
BORN TO SERVE
By Charles n. Sheldon.
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CHAPTER VIII.
MINISTRY IS DIVINE.

MINISTRY IS DIVINE.
Mr.. Morton broke very embar-
RAISING silence by saying in a quiet
voice, although his manner showed
still the great excitement that he evil
IDENTIFY felt: "Mrs. Clark, have no
doubt you are greatly surprised to
see me here"
.It is great pleasure, am sure"
Mrs. Clark murmured. Barbara had
turned around so that the young
minister could not see her face as
she sat partly concealed behind tho
lamp on the table. 1t was very still
again before Mr.. Morton spoke.
'You' know, of course, that have
no preaching service tonight. I have
just come from my young peoples
meeting. I"
He paused, and Mrs. Clark looked
attentively at him, and then at Bar
bara, sitting with head bowed and
cheeks flushed, and a CLEAN Of sud-
den perception of the truth began
to shine out Of the mothers face as
she turned again toward the min
lister. Barbara had never confded d.
rectly in her mother, but Mrs. Clark
had been blessed with q remarkably
beautiful and true love experience
in her own girlhood, and with all her
faults and misunderstanding of Bar
bara during the trial of her expert
ment with Mrs. Ward she had in va
rious ways come to know that Bar.
bara had grown to have much inter
NIL 1ha~
Barbara had probably made a Sc.
rious mistake in not giving her moth
er a frank confession. But Mrs
Clark had never really supposed until
now that the minister might have a
feeling for Barbara. She began tc
feel certain of it as she rapidly noted
Mr.. Morton's evident agitation and
the look that he gave Barbara as he
stopped suddenly.
eve are glad to see you, I an
sure" Mrs. Clark said, coming to his
rescue. Through the memory of hel
own sad loss and all her recent
trouble rose the sweet picture of he1
husbands wooing. If Barbara's hap
Piness for life now consisted in he1
possible union with this good, strong
man, Mrs. Clark was not the mother
TO put needless obstacles in the way
In this matter her mother had a Ger
tain largeness of character which
Barbara did not at that time com
prehend.
Mr.. Morton had grown calmer. III
began to talk of matters belonging
to his church and his plans for thu
social settlement. Gradually Bar
bara recovered herself from the frs
moments panic. She came out from
behind the defense of the lamp, anc
began to ask questions and take par
in the conversation.
'But STILL" she was saying after
half an hours talk had been goins
on, II do not quite see how you ar,
going to interest Crawford people IL
the plan you suggest until you hav,
made practical beginning, even if i
Is on small scale. The people ar,
very conservative"
"That's true."' The minister sighet
little. "But I do not see how 70,
are going to interest the public i,
your servant girls training school un
til you have demonstrated it's prac
teal usefulness. I don't doubt it.
wisdom, of course" he added, quick
". "But it must require a good dea
of courage on your part to make be
ginning in view of what you know
must be the criticism and prejudice
that are inevitable"
"As far as courage goes" said Bar
bara, frankly, lit seems to me yo1
have much more than I. With tn,