New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

mo f,eCt over about sixty wears and landed me
in that little bed room On that ternpeStuou@
night and brought u nv mind now tTe'ilts Die
u me was my conduct through the whole
night and how barren It Wa II moral spot u
ffeCk during that entire period He SAID Nh
Y was sexton. Cr something pt the Episcopal
church in hi, town. and had been tJr many
vear- the competent superintendent ~ all the
ChurCh'~ worldly affairs. and Wa~ regarded by
the whole congregation a. stay a blessing. a
priceless treasure. But he had couple u
defeCtS.-nOt large defects. but they seemed
large when flung against the background III
his profoundly religious C1ard- ter--ill 'lrtilr g
good deal and he could Out-Wear q Jrtke1u4rl-
4 movement arose to persuade hIm To lay aside
these wees. and after consulting WITH MS pa
VII. occupied the same POSITION as himself IT
the other Episcopal church. and whose detects
were duplicates u his own and had inspired
regret in the congregation he w.~ serving. they
concluded 70 try Tor retJrr1.-not wholesale
but halt at q time. They took the liquor pledge
and waited for result. During nine days the
results were entirely satisfactory and they
were recipients ~ many compliments and
much tJngratulatloIl-
Then On New Year eve they had business
q mile and halt ont II town. lust beyond the
State line. Everything went well with them
that evening n the bar room ~ the mn. but
at last the celebration ot the occasion by those
villagers came u be Of "a Cumbersome nature
1t was "a bitter. cold night. and the rnrltttu,.--
nous hot toddie~ that were circulating began
by and BY % exert q powerful influence upon
the new prohibItiJrl-t~- Vt last y friend
remarked.
y. does it occur &, v,, c..sr We o-r outside
the diocese.
That ended reform y. l. Then they tool, Il
chance IN reform > For awhile that one pros
pered, and they got much applause Inow reach
the incident which sent me back matter u-
sixty wears. as : have remarked awhile ago.
One morning Mr.. Blank Blank met y OK
the street and SAID. " OH have made "a gallant
struggle agaIu-t those defects ut Yours. am
aware that YOU failed ~ ". I. but I aca also
aware that YOU are having better luck with
"Ye-" y said. No. j. aU right and
sound UP t. date. and We are ttI. o.. hope.
Blank Blank said. y. If course vou have
YOUR troubles like other people. but they never
show ou the outside l have never seen v,c
when YOU We're not cheerful Are YOU a.w.y-
cLeertul.-reaIIv always cheerful,
Wen. no he aii.-'-u-. I SAINT ~lv that
am aIwav, cheerful. but-wer. vou know
that kind Of q night that comes. Say. vou
wake up way IN the night. and the whole world
/, sunk III gloom. and there are storms and
earthquakes and all sorts OF disasters II the l-r
threatening. and you get cold and claruuv.
And when that happens t. me rcyn gu;ze how
sinful / am. and It all goe- clear t. my heart
and wrIngs it and l have such tcrrorS and ter
r'r- oh. they are Undesirable. those terr5r-
that a~,all me. and Slip ont ~ bel and get 1-
my knees and pray and promise that VII, Jc
good II I can only have another chance. And
then YOU know. IN the morning the sun ~hire~
out So lovely and the birds sing and the whole
world = So beautiful, and God rl,Iv,'
NOW 7 shall quote q briet paragraph .rar.
this letter which I have - minute ago
spoken ,t. The writer says.
lou no doubt are 1T 4. loss t, know VIII.
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