The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-01
Sinner and Saint Who Reject Fortunes

the most trouble, it is easy to see that
she is not like the rest.
How different was shown by her re-
ception of the message which told her
of the fortune which was hers TO claim.
of the home where she would be gladly
welcomed back! Il don't want the
money: it comes too late to do me any
good. My heart was broken: let their
break, too. Money cannot compensate
me; let them keep it, / shall drinK my
cup of bitterness to the dregs: so shall
they. Revenge is all / have left to
live for"
Surely. not even in the pages of fic-
ton. did woman ever adopt a stranger
method of revenge. She sacrifices a
fortune and elects to lead a HE of
uEspeakable degradation merely to heap
shame on those who share her name
But i'm these days, when most people
are absolutely Indifferent to the fine
distinctions between different Christian
oreeds, many will find the attitude OF
the young man only a trifle less IT.
comprehensive. Henry BaXendale is
his name. His father was a member
OF that quaint Christian sect known as
plymouth Brethren fact, however.
which did not prevent him from accu-
mulating great treasures on earth. His
son Henry Joined the Bible Brotherhood,
q sect which claims to have rediscoV-
cred primitive Christianity. The sons
detection weighed heavily on the rich
father, who must have had a good deal
Of the bigOt i'm his composition. And
so ne made will by which he said. in
effect, Return to the fold of the Ply
mouth Brethren and you shall have
Sl5O,COO. That offer remains open for
ten years. If you don't come inside
before that period elaps4s you VIII lose
it ALL"
1t is nothing less than a big bride
which is offered me-" says vouug BaN-
endale Ito betray what | believe to be
the faith of the Son of God and IF his
apostles, martyrs and prophets for The
sum Of $4,000 pieces of gold. My CON
science Will not allow me to take il
on those terms.
1t Is now some time since / became
convinced that Christ could be truly
followed only by those who put off all !
the superfluities that incumber men IN
the life of the world and returned 10
simplicity and honesty Of life. |
! would prefer remaining a simple 'Bi-
Die brother with nothing than 10 be-
come rich Plymouth brother and
near the voice O1JeSuS sounding in nv
ears, How hardly shall you rich enter
into the kingdom of heaven"
Mr. BaXendale has the courage of his
He is living in a quaint !
little farm house. which must be fully
800 years old, that has been furnished !
with the utmost simplicity by the three
pr four brethren" who compose the
local community. The farm-abOut l2O !
acres-has been worked during the last |
twelve months largely by casual labor I
under the direction of the brothers, /
some fifty tramps, too-Old-at-forty 1
clerks and Out-of- work mechanics hay /
ng been engaged from time TO time.
The farming of the members of the
brotherhood, like their faith, is of a de- |
tidedly primitive character PecunlaTi- /
y It is not successful One brother" 1
Who understands how TO work a pIoy
has recently transferred his activities |
elsewhere. 1t is predicted in the neigh |
1orhood that the abandonment # the
arm cannot be far distant And not
/ few cynics are saying that before |
he ten years expire the young nan
viii change his mind about accepting
hat $4,000 "bribp"