The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1908-10-10

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the door," she whispered tremulously
to the reverend gentleman beside her
and knowing how very tired she was
and seeing the frightened look on the
gentle old face, he answered sooth
ingly, "Just as you say-just as yor
say"
He seated her carefully "back by
the door," and then went to join the
ministers already seated on the plat.
form.
The tired little woman in the back
of the church sat trembling with ner.
vous excitement and fatigue. AT
first only dreamy, dazed feeling pos
sessed her. Then she was conscious
that the great church was filled with
people, people who seemed to belong
to another world than her own.
"That's Mr.. Ferris" she heard
some one say in a low tone behind
her, as a tall, distinguished looking
man passed the pew where she sat.
He's one Of the most prominent men
in the church and worth millions p
Wonderful music was flooding the
building, such music as she had
dreamed she might hear in heaven.
Then with timid, eager glance she
was searching the palm-decked plat
form for cher boy" Her eyes were
dim, but she found him. He was
grasping DR.. Wilson's outstretched
hand and speaking softly to him. In
that moment how her heart swelled
with thanksgiving and cried out to
God in praise.
How big = how distinguished =
how handsome-how, oh, how good
to look at was he even among all
those splendid men up there! Then
that little tormenting spirit that had
no right in the farmhouse or in the
city church whispered, "But he isn't
yours, he isn't your own, these are
his people, you are not like them
why did you Gomez"
Then as the tired head bowed to
hide the great tears that shut out the
face on the platform, David Holland S
eyes, directed by DR.. Wilson, found
her. Just low spoken sentence to
one of his brethren on the platform, a
quick, courteous reply, and he quietly
stepped down, walked around by a
side aisle, across the back of the
church, and then paused beside the
pew "back by the door,"
Those sitting very near saw hand
rest on the shoulder of the little wo-
man, who looked up startled as his
voice said softly, "Mother p Like
a flash the heartache and the fear left
her. The music trembled, and then
burst forth in joyous might and pow
er, and like one in happy dream she
was moving up the aisle leaning a
little heavily upon the arm of her
stalwart "boy."
Very near the platform he paused !;
man rose quickly, stepped out into
the aisle and motioned to a seat be-
side him. "Have you room for my
mother, Mr.. Ferris?" the young min
tStSA doASo ~SA y '7sEsAy y--s-@ - saA7sAAa~s-
ly. 'It will give us great pleasure, ;"
the other responded quickly. Then
she sat down and David was back in
his place.
But, oh, the heaven-sent bliss of it
all ! She never knew that hundreds
of eyes had filled with tears as they
saw the minister they had chosen,
leading so tenderly the white-haired
old lady to cher place" among them.
She did not know that the grave, dig
nifed men on the platform looked on
with new feeling of love for, and
pride in, their brilliant young brother.
She did not know that, as he walked
up that broad aisle there was in David
Hollands heart strong desire to cry
out to all these, "his people"-"Look
at her-1ook at her-at the bravest,
purest, most unsel6sh soul that ever
lived-look at her and be like her !"
She only knew as she sat there, her
sweet old face aglow with wonder
full light, that she was happy, happy,
happy!
A divine melody sang itself in her
heart. The great congregation rose
to its feet. They sang the Joy song,
too-"Joy to the world, the Lord is
come" Oh, yes, that was the word.
Joy, Joy / "He wasn't ashamed of
me. He's mine, my own. Have
you room for my mother p" That
was what he had said-for "my
mother !' Down in the depths of
her heart she knew he was glad to
call her that.-Ebw0,M Herald.