The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-31

line of it If the matter interests you" He paused. as though waiting for an answer that might indicate Mir. Lampirthy's attitude, but the mil lionaire was not to be drawn.
 Let's have It as briefly as possible, and don't forget the financial part of it."
 q want five thousand men to preach the Word of God These men will require the bare necessities of life. They will cost two hundred thousand pounds a year.
 Then I want to establish twenty | thousand centres. which shall be both religious and social. There will be two teachers in each--men who are wiling to devote their lives to the service of God. These must be strong holds from which 1t will be impossible to dislodge us They must be our own | property. and the houses must be built or purchased. The total cost of these establishments will be two mill l lion pounds a year. The capital sum will, however, be spread over a large number of years"
 T am glad to hear that" said Mir I Lampirthy drily.
 ''The life in these homes," con | tinued Father Francis, will be so or dered as to give an object lesson to rich and poor alike. The teachers will barely receive the wages of a I men that it is possible to be happy and honest and clean with only the bare necessities of life, and their pleasures will be of the simplest They will work hard. but they will show the dignity and not the burden of lahour They will devote half their time io the work of the society, the dissemination of our principles in their district. The other half they will employ in earning money at whatever trade or profession they lhave any ability for. This money will not go to increase their salary, but will be deducted from 1t. Every man. session of more money. but because he believes in the dignity of labour Their earnings will materially reduce
 the yearly expenses. and in time these
 homes will be self-supporting."
 And what will these men do fol
 the cause7" asked Mir. Lampirthy.
 They will further it by every
 means in their power. They win teacf
 the young. they will go among botf
 rich and poor. Both by precept anC
 example they will try and show al
 men that money is not the aim ant
 object of life. They will be men ol
 all creeds. and will work hand 1T
 hand with all creeds. But above all
 they will be earnest men, who vii show that Christianity Is not onl,
 concerned with our future but oul present welfare. and that Christ mean | it to be an active force in the world everyday affairs. That is the broad outline of the scheme"
 , The cost will be enormous" u Yes; and there Is more to be don' , than the establishment of these homes We have to war with worldly wea
 pons. Parliament must feel that W, E are a power. The law must be forced to punish the thousand crimes of dis
 honesty and impurity which are de stroying the soul of the nation. ou , principles must be made the principle
 of our rulers The Press must be in [ fiuenced."
 ! "Ah, the Pressr' said Mir Lampirthy , ''Yes: that would be a power wort
 conquering."
 a He leaned forward and picked up , bundle of papers, looked at some writ e Ing on the top document and laid tn , packet down on the desk again. f You interest me-" he said quietly : T think you are mad; but you interes e me. The cost of your scheme is stu e pendous..'
 e "It is a stupendous work" replie P Father Francis. "yet 1t is one worth . of the greatest man in the world : Il the sort of work man will like t : think about when he is dying" s MT. Lampirthy was silent but hi . eyes were fixed on the bundle of pa . pers, and there was a faint smile a
 the corners of his hard mouth. Fath q Ter Francis bowed his head in hi f hands, and his lips moved in prayer. Then the door opened and Mrs. Lam a nfrthv apDaared on the threshold