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ity. It was = reve1ati ion, but It show
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edy. It brought no peace to his
soul. I > >s-s.-- 5zss...-s,s~
He realized that he had done moth
ing to relieve the snfferings OF his
brethren. but that like others he had
been saying Lord, Lord!' and let
ting it go at that, without doing the
will of the Father invisible: r. =
He was only a worker, and had to
toll for his daily bread. Almost all
Of his leisure time had been given
to the: church, and he had believed
he was doing his duty. Yet little
children were starving and freezing.
women were selling their virtue and
men struggling hopelessly for bread,
while he and other religious zealots
had closed their ears to the wall of
human misery all around them.
Little Jimmy's attack" on the
Father invisible and it's Endorsement
by his arab comrades, had opened the
teachers ears, and his soul rebelled
against the inhumanities practiced
almost on the threshold Of his be-
loved church.
The little ones had been calling for
bread, and he and his associates had
been giving them stone. "Yet,'
he argued, II am only a worker my
self. What can I do to assist my
fellow men in a material way?" -.
For hours the battle ragged in his
breast. Then nature asserted itself,
and he went to sleep, but only to
dream of the slaughter Of the inno-
cents.
"Cop" Mulligan was\ having busy
night. The storm ragged with terri
BILE fury, and the policeman was on
the alert for little figures huddled in
doorways and other places frequent
ed by homeless arabs. To sleep
abroad on such night meant death,
and Mulligan wanted no "stiffs'
found on his beat.
Stretched on grating, from
which came heat from boiler be-
low, Mulligan found Jimmy asleep.
His little face was emaciated and
pale, and when the policeman prodd-
ed his little body with his night
stick, he murmured, "Ah, g'wan!"
and slumbered on. "Git up, yes
young divil," growled Mulligan. cor
it's afther being run in yes IL be-"
At the sound of the voice of his
enemy Jimmy's eyes opened wide, and
when he saw the officer standing
over him, he rose, limped painfully
away, and disappeared into the storm
and the darkness.
"Poor little divil," murmured the
policeman, as Jimmy disappeared.
IT wonther where he'll make for
now, after meself roustin' him out
ov the warmest sphot on me beat"
Then Mulligan growled something
that sounded like curse, not on
Jimmy, but on the nobs that feed
their NANCY ours on veal outlets,
whole poor kids starve and freeze
on the Streets"
cts meself that hated to roust
the kid" said the officer, ''but it's
meself that had to do it, for it's
sharp eyes the sergeant has, and it's
me own poor kids that would be up
agin it, if he found me neglectin' me
duty, and the dirthy duty it is, to
roust poor little kids loike that.
ugh! but it's a bad noight,"
growled Mulligan, as an icy blast
struck him and chilled his bones,
despite his heavy clothing. 'Begor-
ra! and it's to the station I'd betther
be takin' that kid, or he'll freeze
sure" Then he hurried after the
boy and called him, but he did not
reply. All night long Mulligan
searched for him, but failed to find
him.
Another policeman found all that
was left Of him in the gray of the
morning. A little, dead, frozen shell.
Was his soul with the Father in
visible?
When the Sunday school opened
on the following week, Jimmy was
missing. The teacher made inqulr-
les about him, and reeled when, in
answer, one Of the children replied,
Hes dead-he was frozed tn deaf
last Sunday night"
Yes! frozen to death, while the
teacher was battling with his con-
science, and thousands Of processing
Christians were rolling in luxury, and
dogs were being fed on choice veal
outlets.
After the scholars had been dis
missed the young man, with face
blanched with horror, related the
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aged superintendent. With a voice
thrilling with honest emotion, he de-
clared that something would have to
be done to save the perishing child
rem.
He expected comfort and advice
from the aged disciple, but was dis
appointed and enraged when the sup
erintendent murmured, as he had
done the Sunday before: Truly
His ways are beyond our understand
ing"
Then fire flashed from the eyes
of the Mortified teacher. Shaking
with honest Indignation, he shout
ed:
=. <*His ways are not beyond our I'M
derstanding. When on earth he said:
Heal the sick. feed my 1ambs'-I
haven't been doing it-you haven't
been doing it. He fed the hungry
and healed the sick, but you and
have only been saying: Lord, Lord,
while the lambs have been freezing
and starving to death. The people
have been crying for bread, and we
have been giving them q stone. .
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