New-York tribune., 1908-12-13

-ey- sundays sermon He was as Yet IN
decided as @. what i should be There were Ger
An things -rE on II his town that ne teIl needed
---chl-z ~. but one or TWO OF the people back OF
hen ve-a members of his own congregation. ana
--5t al present The church stood III such sore netd
6. the s-e-- 4 var that as the guardian OF lis
material Interests Hawkesey realized the necessity
4 r-1ceeE.-- with due caution.
Should D. -.-eaeho. The Decadence OF the Pub
l- C1-z-.e-.e" and by indIrectiou. perhaps, rap
s-l5lv III. -.-eletl3--s OF ms most c"TSIcuou7-l
---y1=--.-- -.----7s-e--- OF. for the present was
+ better Il. - DE should put on the brakes. and a
l-z- wa-- --- The roof had been shlnged, and the
-=w f---ar- --- into the Sunday school. before
5yi-g --e-. -il rrouensities which with s2rro" ne
-d observed increasing with daily Vlgor under MS
v=-y ewes
i vss ---r..l- question for the reverend man
% answer There was no question about the leak
The church -sat nor OF the I-esslngly immediate
al i9- The proper heating OF the Sunday schooI
r--. Only last Sunday II that pouring ram lil1L
-z- c-e-.-sl al RascomTlLe until Il looheg Hhe
drowned --- Il --lelllug stream had poured irljo
II Cnu-c -r a hole directly above the minister
-w1 pew ard Ee had preached his sermon with a
-ae-ral exc a-zi9usIv fixed on the TOW oi htlle
Hzwkeslev- seated therein getting wetter ana
Tette- ever. minute from It's urtl1nely intrusion
nd there --a- 100 DENYING the fact that with the
approach a odd weather. even with the attractions
f the c-- r-----r9.s tree as "a lure before them.
lie lrC-e- .- ba-e8-nEllle extremely ullllelE
= attend a. -l. rl-k 4 their health. 10 be sure
i was Only matter ot three hundred o,-iaI3
-lls--.-e hundred f5- the ROOT. ana TWO huldISL
~ The T--r...--.-l- there times III churtH
4-lr-s. particularly IL small rural communities 4he
bss-.--E-e. when even 50 paltry q sum aS liz
axe ol r- -.tpas that are staggering 70 'ilelH
Il he preached 9- The Decadenoe Of the PqbhG;
.Is-ence. there was chance mat ,.oioIieI
Robbins and I'D squire Bartlett would reallze the
tue significance Of his observations, and would
withhold their hands when the contribution plaIe
vas passed. whereas if he preached that oIlleI y!
non he had mind on The Growth 81 ClEle oPLlvC
s11e- the Leadership OF the Church, VINO cDuIG
-'-li tt-=- Of the TWO men IlallSd
undertake Guarantee the whole expense o1 llG
-@tle- l-. .e-lerts and repairs II was ICo -
--1- lie clergy have % VeH themselves WIN -
-ts-i91s. and possibly al times ComproIniSG MIIiI
--t- o7-- e.--aleuccs Tor the greater good ol IeH
e--se "a whole. bur such was the larnentable con
-l and .-r good rector Of the l3asey1nEIIe clul0L
- z, exception T. lis lneZorabLe RESTRICTIONS
h had almost decided IN favor Of The Growth
1t She I.-. spirit '' when the ChecTy whistle 81
faz-uaa was heard ~ the rectory door, and III
40 moments The Ayu5cuall had placed I1Ff-e9-
morning -ssa-l the t4ile before him
81 i was r.- large mail TvD papers and "a letter.
-7-rE -l-I the pOstmaTk oi 1hiIaS'- cum
f--s=- t-e whole IF j.. HaWkesey, alter a curious
SIl.-1y " -l -..el9r tore open the flap, and was
-H---t interested - observe lis contents II Ie-
--- The presence IS two pieces ot paper, lLe iI51
.--lle- --1.lcatl9r. inscribed on l5 '1l7i
- -zE-ea- ~ lyrlas henderson e',l-7, Dim
-7 o Broker ot Chicago. reading as follows
,, iHH 0aaHaul Bu1LD>a Chicago, Sept. y, I998
- DEAR .as-I-ease ruE inc up on the long ois
r1a-.-a - FL 5eil ~ Tins iesl e.. @ z.-- -.rz+,Ilv
[ ~ t explain T. You u flll this writing bul
81, enough - rulr friendship L. know liiI ~ VIZ
7 81 Pie matter. The lnepzel VII cover l-- ~
- -i- --s.e You es-a-rhn2 r9r Eolfse-l- e..
toni -''s d. MIS- H. and 4 -lie5 NJ filggsos gII,
~ BY phone number l- s41s Prairie. Don Ian Ian
.-- .l-tF. you had better e-.- me up al eleven ~
-'eg -- at uy Office al that hour
-, laamg HeudersJu-dcar old Tommy! muSfd
H. 'r. his eye tHinkling with pleasure a. ' IIS
e--- .i las friend Of many years. 10" Oi-