Mower County transcript., 1903-01-07

that they were to work together filed
her with heavenly light She re-
sjoiced In his strength, his manho hood, his
As for Malcolm Kirk, he was trans
formed BY all that he now possessed
His poor Home Missionary church be-
came to his thought a gigantic engine
of power, with this ssgl lo5rrious Z oman
now his wife, who was to be sby his
side henceforth. He trembled at the
extent Of suchla love and consecrated
II every momentsto the infinite eternal
life. that belongs both to this world and
to that which is to come sssss5.s
They reached their journeys end at
the close Of a day and entered the
town by night. There was quite lit
tie gathering at the station, curious to
see the new minister, and the superin-
stendent himself, who happened that
week to be in that part of the state,
was present to welcome them and In
troduce them. to a little handful of
their parishioners. .5e.-gte.= ). - :,
A5 There: was a parsonage, a furnished
house :, of five rooms, close by the
church. A supper was ready for them.
a little company came in afterward to
greet them, and the people seemed to
be truly glad to see them. The sight
Of Dorothy's beauty astonished them
all. She was little amused at the, ev-
ident7 look of disappointment with
which every one first saw her husband.
81 l"When they know him, they will love
him." she, said to herself, with unfal:
terings trust in his, victory over them.
She came out on the porch with him
after all the members had gone away,
and together they tried to get some
idea of the: place which was to be
their home. The night was starry and
the prairie vastness impressive to them.
They had never either of them lived
outside Of hill country. = - 4 ~.~'
'tHow large did you say the town
was, Malcolm p >.s:& -. .s>>:.5z- =.
about 1,5oo people, so the superin:
tendent says ..-..z,
"How many church members are
there?'' ->*. ..- = '.'-,
"Fifty-seven on the roll. About 40
living here" f@@ |! -:
"Can't we. go over and look into the
church? l am curious to see it," said
Dorothy. She spoke in such a glad,
happy voice that Malcolm Kirk, as he
stood there with his arm about her,
said, "You, are happy, little woman,
aren't your 49,: - :. -. ..:.T:ii 5..
""Can you ask?" she replied, and he
was satisfied. One of the trustees had
left a church key with him. They
walked across the parsonage yard, TAX
ing lamp from the house with them,
and together they went in. ~s..- :.
1t was a small room with seats f01
about $50. A. small classroom in the
rear and choir railing in front Of the
organ, which was in q little recess al
one side Of the platform. ,...sr.
Malcom Kirk set the lamp down on
the pulpit and, with his wife, stood
looking over the room. '-
my DEAR" said Dorothy, nesting up
| close to him, ''do you think we two can
help to bring in the kingdom as you
say, into this town p r. .>.z -. :.
Malcom Kirk looked at the room, al
his pulpit where he was to preach and
at his wife, and he fully understood
what Dorothy meant.
"Do you mean that we will see how
much two people can do to make heav
| en- on earth for 1900 other peopley
eyes, and whether in our lifetime we
can redeem whatever is evil here anC
| give it back to God"
1--WE will do it by his grace" replied
Malcom Kirk gravely. 1t seemed tt
him almost as if they two, there il
their little church. had made solemn
promise to redeem the sot1ls of all the
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