The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-07-06
An Easter Service
OF Two
fOriginall

church 0n the hill. white marbl'
structnre % fine pruIsnrtluu.. held tb'
regular morning ssTyice at II o'rl's'k
In the little gothic AFFAIR oycrgfuwr
with ivy nesting mVir~jly q few hun
Ord yards below the same seryi,e IL.
gnn at the Old fash.uuei hpur 0f 1920
The upper church was - Matthew'S
the lower ~. Johns The lrrrvcrrnI
said the upper One was appropriately
named. So Matthew having I~'n a
money cbanger. aud the church had
been built by a multlmllli0nairy
SIR. Galllson. its fOsIn,ler, had climb.
ed the ladder q wealth from the low.
ct Tung lie had cummenc,zl with a
FERTILIZER had next turned carraSscs or
parts Of them into Elue and had come
out an oil producer When he decided
60 build him 4 castle AZ Daisyficid be-
bought up a tract on one cUrneT u
which stood 50 Johns The founder %
50. Johns had been an aristOcrat In
his day. bat = different Kind Of one
from Mr. Gnllison-an aristocrat Of the
American colonies. A Descendant.
young Cecil Brant. a clergyman. was
lts owner and rerioF. Mr.. Gallison
made repeated offers for the ground
On which 81 Johns stop,l. but thu own
- would not sell. Theu the multimil-
liOnaire built the church IN the hill II
was Supposed ~ h. Coils church hut
u was not: Il was Mr.. GaIli-on's
church. and Il gradually absorbed 81
Johns congregation.
Mr.. BFant walked arrO~s lots 10y the
accustomed path to his Easter sunday
morning s-rytce with n heavy heart.
lie entered the yeStry AMI. taking out
his watch. nosice,i that the time was
i0.2s I.apking oui ~ a Window. he
saw throngs i"cking o. the churrh up
on the hill Th-rr WIS e. ~ sIc,.ial
music by n meml-r of the grand oicra
curpS. hirel by MT Gallis"r Tor the
occasIon. u was known ih"ir would
L. a crowd. and Is'pI,lc were gning ear.
~. ~ InsB, Mr. Braut oI-ued the
dooF leading IN 10 ths church Not a
soul was there
Thrre had ls'cn times when that
Church had booked gioomy 20 Mr..
Brant. hut notliug like this. without.
the warm sunisnms. the chirping
birds. the oJsenIng buds. threw into
contrast tire eElpty SEATS. whi"h IN the
re-tor's dctsrt-SSed statc De- could not
help likenlRg to oTgn graves. lie was
turning away frum the sight O. r.
enter the Ve~try rpom when the front
door 10 the church oIrnsvI aud wum-
an eutrr,'d.
A strange picturs-the rcctor turn.
Inc hack 30 $50 hlS congregation q one
entering the rhur-h. that congregation
standing. half SURPRISED. half ,liSnp-
points-i Iesk on her fare. then resting
On the rector On pity. This las;cd hut
mHnent. when both advanced anl
met midway IN the alSl.
'IIas II o"Hr TO thl,T' she said.
graSping his hand.
1t has Cyme o. this"
where are the Bows. the Moorrs.
the Ropts and the I.ayt"n~y-
THE music on the hin hns lsecn ton
mu-h for them"
seRse of ol'llEailpu--
Miss Van Vert be- said. sls-itlnr
inpr-SSIvely. - have long had ,y.rtain
views alout cur uiiciuu which This
little ssrne We arr cu1cting un.lcr the
chur~h ga tie hin confirms. Wealth i
Tire foundation 10 earthly power. NJ
laws can D. passed. - r,-.train the
gs'El that NAV ~ tlnn~ with n ar o.
c0nfne IT. malev"ieni inhu-nce. u
thrtvs7S 10y prinriple-tlie principle ~
business. not tlre principle II the Gold.
en- Rule Against it, ai,usrs and the
wrongs pcrirtrute,i IN a. a-rumuln.
tion the rrilgiun ~ Jesus j. m eternal
pr'Stest. 1'iangeahle In form. I'M
changpaiae In spirit. the churrh uo
more tOlay than when Il vas founded |
sanctions the heaplng up - wealth"
The wOris were follDwrl by a long
sllen~e. The sunlight shining through |
q window and striking the clsrgy mans
brraSt ss~msSi 20 the girl 70 Invest him
with the pu1'le ~ one 90 the saints de-
pictssl thrne. Then she said
"W7ben ! ogsensSl the Chur,-h d0nr my I
tirst sslisati"n was one - dlsapirlint.
ment that ! sbpuld miss my Faster
scrmon. ! have 90 thank you Tor the
BEST ] have ever hsani you deliver.
What arr you going o. doY-
''S''il this Prop@rty NJ an appraised
prize o. Mr.. Galllson. u - ~ longer
available Tor a chuFrh.-
Where viii yOu eoY'
y have q call o. preach 10 q rich and
c0ngregatlon."
shall yOs acc7pt ny
NO"
"whyY
They Do net need my srFviccs nor
the immense salary they offer me. I
hall - whcFr ! ean d. tlle must g0pI.-
The giFi Ioke,i down. The sun had
bowed and cast a bright light on her
face.
= have heard" said the man. that
yOu. too. have had a call
! shall not accSJa IA
= AN told Mr. GaIllsaa h q sod
nan