The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-02-23
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kne ~ JUST hOouN uNuheh uoNh WIN ~
that has happened"
Then you will keep on hereT
"Yes. There Is nothing else for me TO
/ do. Fathers business passes into the
receivers hands. Practically all he
had. or all we supposed he had, is gone
Aunt Hester win take Mary into her
home when they return"
Falmouth was silent moment. Then
he leaned over and put hand on John
Gordon's arm.
do you know l have had a great
temptation OF late, especially since the
hre"-he was looking out Of the win
dow-'to give up my parish and come
down here with your
Gordon's face lighted up. That
would be a great thing for us! But
"But n 'cOwardly thing for you TO
dor You are right" Falmouth said
quietly. why should run away from
the hard work where l ami And yet,
Gordon, no man knows, unless he has
been IN the ministry, the enormous de-
mands on the profession. am not
speaking In boastfulness or complaint
when say that no profession requires
such constant and varied exercise Of all
the power Of manhood. Do you won
I der, Gordon, that the ministry some.
| times grows discouraged as II faces a
! labor that I'm the nature Of the case can
never be completed in any sense and
has the vision Of an ideal that no
church or parish ever yet realized?
And then Of late | am haunted by a
doubt as TO the value OF a great deal
| that / am doing. II Is not the hard
work | am beginning TO dread It is
| the fear that Il Is wasted power and
| that the organized church Of today
ought to be changing much Of its prac-
tice in order 10 do what Christ wants
done"
"Would you mind telling me some.
thing I'm detail what you meanl Give
me a page out Of your days work"
Gordon asked with genuine interest.
Falmouth was going through n crisis
In his church life, and Gordon was be-
ginning TO have more than a very
strong personal feeling for him.
1T will be talking shop" Falmouth
smiled sadly and hesitated.
That's pardonAble between friends"
Gordon answered, with look that
showed the minister little further
into his affectlonate nature.
"Well-y understand all right"
with an air OF relief. Take yesterday
Rs an example. The morning started
on with a miscellaneous correspond
ence that took about tifty minutes.
Then | worked on my Sunday morning
sermon for an hour At the end OF that
time ! had 10 leave the study 10 hunt
up boy whose mother wrote me about
his being sick at a boarding house on
Ross street had 10 20 In the
morning because OF engagements that
1lled every minute OF my afternoons
young fellow IN desperate condition,
brought about by his own sin. II was
case that could not be turned over 20
others ! shall feel obliged to go and
see him often. I'm order 10 meet tho ap-
peal OF that mother. Back TO my
NNANN az Univ W WIN a AAAAAN vi III MnH
dress for Dext meeting Of our local as
ISOLATION. Home 10 dinner Funeral
at o'clock. The place happened TO be
quite near the church, and was not
asked 70 90 out 20 the cemetery. The
people were strangers 70 me and We're
Ia great trouble. Went back 70 the
study to get word TO our visiting com
mittee 10 see this family as soon as
possible. BY the time that was done
started FOR the county hospital on
Burke street 10 visit one OF my church
members, very seriously IN there Al
3 o'clock ] was back az the church.
where a committee OF my Endeayor so
ciety had a special meeting 10 revise
their constitution and 10 plan for the
winters campaign. and wanted my
presence and advice. Owing 10 the
failure o. part OF the committee 10 be
prompt II was 6:80 before left the
church
After supper I had a wedding over
on fark avenue. Mrs. Falmouth was
unable 10 20 with me on account OF /
The Illness of one Of our bows. When /
l lett the wedding party. Il was o I
O'clock As was getting into the car
riage 20 go home messenger bcv
brought n message asking me 10 cali |
Al abe hospital as my parishloner was
10 a critical condition ANA might dis /
before morning. I went AZ once ana |
sl'yea until midnight. when the M.
TENTS condition grew better. ana left
Tor tome. When reached home I /
found my wife sitting up with the bow
VINO had hecome quite sick. I sent her
% ned aud stayed up with the ehfld
uh'i he VAS better Early this morn. /
ihs ! was sent for By the family ~
Wnose place the funeral was held ASK. |
lng me 90 can this morning. "A one az
me mempers q the family was IN a 81. |
rious condition called, and when !
got 10 nay sindy it was after i0 O'Clock
u Is "Wednesday, and only a rsrt al
my next Sunday moFning sermon Il
completed I have not even selected I, /
teAt for the evening sermon. The sur.
leci ot ms prayer meeting issBest Aferh- |
ods OF Modern Blble study I have usrt !