The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1903-08-28

word and I'll hull out. And l don't
want to hear anything about crackers
or white trash, either. That's me-"
His mother must have agreed that
1t was, for the weeks went by and not
again did she drop a hint of her anx-
iety.
One rainy afternoon the Major and
| old Gid were sitting on b tool-box an
der the barn shed, when Father Bren-
, non came riding down the road.
GAS they say over the creek, light
and look at your saddle!" the Major
shouted.
With q nod and a smile the priest
rode through the gate, dismounted.
gave his horse over to a negro who, in
answer to a shout, had come forward
from some mysterious precinct of he
barnyard, shook hands with the Major
and Gid, and gracefully declining a
seat ON the tooLbox, rolled a barrel
from against the wall and upon 1t seat
ed himself.
NOTe III dCCOlOdhCS WIFI lhC ~ VI
a priest" he said, tapping the barrel
with his knuckles. at is rolling" a
"Ah," replied the Major, land a bar
rel may also typify the reckless lay
man. 1t is often full"
The priest gave to this remark the
approval of a courteous laugh. Even
though he might stand in a slippery
place, how we'll he knew his ground.
To call forth a weak joke and then to
commend It with his merriment-how
r delightful q piece Of Hflattery And it
can, in truth, be said that in his heart
he was sincere. To be pleasing was
= to him an art, and this art was his
second rature.
"Mr. Brennon," said the Major land
!, under no compulsion would he have
said father), l have thought a great
deal Of the argument we had some
time ago; and I have wondered, sir
that In coming to this community to
proselyte the negro, you did n o OBJ
serve the secrecy with which the af
Y airs of your church are usually con
d Quoted. But understand, please, that
do not mean to reflect upon the meth
t DDS of your creed, but simply wonder
that you have not followed a recog
n nized precedent"
e The priest had taken hold of the
chine at each end of the barrel AM
e was slowly rolling himself backward
r and forward. 81 fail to see why an.
secrecy should be observed in N,
work." he replied. THE Catholi,
it church has never made a secret Of dc
II ing good-for we believe in the pc
r tency of example. If we elevate tn
n moral condition of one man, it is wei
that another man should know it. TIL
h Methodist holds his revival and in
n plores the sinner to come forward an
kneel at the altar. And as 1t were,
S. am holding a revival am persuat
ID ing the negro and the white man a
ID we'll to kneel under the cross. Shout
,e there be any secrecy in sGch a work?
,e "Well, no, not when you put it tina
,s way. But you know that we look upo
,e the Catholic religion as a foreign II
le ~ligion."
,e ut was here FIRST" the priest II
Id piled. graveiy smiling. at discovere
he this country"
SO "We must grant that. the Majc
reioined, "but still l insist that the nj
I'd tive born American regards it as
er foreign institution, foreign to his n
m ture. to his sense of liberty, if not
his soul"
ol. "My dear Major, Christ is foreign
a no soul. The earth is His Father
hs foot-stool. The soul of man is the abb
Of ing peace Of the love of the Savior
ad and no heart is out-landish. Wat yc
th may call liberty is an education, b
III the soul as Gods province is not mao
10. so by training, but came with the fir
q twinkle of light, Of reason the daW
m Of time"
ny "That's about as straight as al
IN man can give it," old Gid Joined l
on "But what puzzles me is why God
more at home in one mans heart tha