The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-07
Ny Brofber
 Clergy n q q

Soon after being ordained a minister in the Episcopal church was put In charge Of the raising of funds fot church building. It was my duty to go from point to point, preach a ser. mon on the work and receive col. lection. One day while on train on my way to c. with this object In view a young man got up from his seat neat by and took the vacant place beside me.
 q see by your dress" he said, that you are one of us, and would Ike Ca make your acquaintance. am Thco. dore Bearislee, a graduate Of --- sem. mary. l have not a church yet but am expecting an especial call soon" Happy Co meet you" | said cordial, p and gave him my name and the work was engaged in. He asked me if I was to preach the next day, which would be Sunday, and when told him that I was to preach at G. he said be got or at c. himself. We chattcd for an hour during which I was surprised at hls Information, depth and spiritu- aIlty. He wore no marks Of his call, ing. but he told me that he did not dO so because he preferred not Co make known hls profession Co strangers till he had a church. He complained Of his enforced idleneSs and asked if there was not some way In which he could assist me-without salary rcgu, larly employed. promised to think the matter over. Then he asked me very mOdestly 1T l would not permit him to preach for me the next day. demurred to this, but he seemed Sd hurt at my refusal that before we reached our journeys end I had con. scented.
 | was met at the station by th, Buckley family, at whose house l was to bc entertained during my stay al q. I introduced Mir. Bearislce and h, took occasion to inform them that b, was to preach for me the next day I thought that be should have waited for me to make this announcement and was further Chagrlned that ii brought him an invitation to stay al their house. was frightened that on my introduction they should have taken up a stranger. but it was now too late to help lt and l was not sur' thot I wished tO hclp it
 Mir. Bcardslee captivated my friends completely. Anna Buckley, aged eighteen. from the moment she first saw him came under the spell of hi: soft musical voice, his spiritual ap pearance. We all passed yery pleasant evening together, thougi Bearlslee and Anna spent most Of ( at the piano, both having musica tastes aud Bearlslee a fine teror voice
 Before we retired I called upon hin to read prayers. and the earneStnes' with which he did SO confirmed me 1 the opinion I had formed that l woulC not be ashamed of him in my place iI the pulpit.
 The next morning I loaned Mir RcarlSlee a clerical walStcOat, and VI went to the church On the way asked him ir he had written sermor in his pocket, and he replied that h' had not-that he proposed to accustor himself to speak eXtemporauSously
 His sermon was t9 the point then was no repetition, no need Of condonsa ton. Indeed, his ideas and the word' in which they were expressed foweC as smoothly and as moleStly as twin rivulets through a gently inclined meadow. His effort was far more sue ceSsful than any had ever made, th' collection the largest taken during th' year I waited after the service till | had been counted, while prominen members sf the congregation were be ing presented to Mir. Beardslee and h' was deluged with compliments. Thel We went home with the Buckleys Beardslee dawdling behind with Anna
 In the evening the regular ministe held service, which we all attended and. after listening to delicious rendi ton of Nearer, My God, Co Thee bl Mir. .Beardslee. accompanied by Anna ol the piano. we all went to bed. went C sleep feeling that I had been given rest that I greatly needed while thO work had gone bravcly on.
 On opening my eyes the next morn ing they rested on my suit case Einl open in the middle of the floor.
 sprang out of bed and put my ham ou the place where I had left the col lection. It was not there. I ran acros the hall to see if Beardslee was In hi room. He was not, and his bed gay, no sIs-n nf having hnen slnnt ln Re