Gunnison news-champion., 1909-06-25


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first SERMON
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short hv Mandy. who busfIcd uut .f
5be door with wide smile 0f welcome
,u her black face and au uumi-IIGaI.n
ambition t1 taEu him immediately uu
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WAS ..-H- fo IF.s I.m
Mandy bad bong l.aeu fixture in r1r
par-uuIEr. SHa and hcr worse hulr
IasiT Jones h1d come Co know and
discuss the Weaknesses 81 The many
CLERGY mon who had come and gone.
the dslcous and the congregation. both
individually and collectively. She ruu.
fidcd ta IIa~ty that She didn't -I1no
de new parsuu fer not wautln' tn mix
up wild dat ar crowd"
In the study that light. when she
and llasty helped Douglas % mracs
his many boxes Of books. they were as
eager as children about the drawings
and pictures which he showed them
His mind had gone beyond the parson-
age front now, and ne described 10
them the advantage Of adding an ex
ira ten feet To the church Srirc.
Mandy felt herself almost an artist
when She aud IIasty babe the pastor
good night. for she was still quivcrin.
from the contagian Of Douglas cuthu-
siasm. Here, Ut last, was master
who could do something besides find
fault with her.
Il ies' wan To be on de crnun' de
frs time dat Mars Douglas and dat
ere Deacon Strong clinches," she said
10 Hasty as they locked the doors and
turned out the hall light. .pid YOU
done see his jaw" she whispered.
He look laughin' enough now. but
jes' you walt till he done set dat ere
jaw O his'n. aud dar amt nobody
what's goin ter unsot it."
Maybe dar amt goiu' ter he no
clinchin'." said IIasty. hoping for Man
dy's assurance to the contrary.
WHAT Shrickcd Mandy Wild dat
ere sneakln' Widow Wfroughby al
ready a-tellin' de dcacous how ter start
de new parson a-goin' properG"
Now. why youse always a-pickln'
on 10 dat ere widow asked Hasty. al
ready enjoying the explosion which he
knew his defense 0f the widow was
sure 10 excite
Il don like no woman what's allus
hraggiu' bout her clean floors" an
swered Mandy shortly. She turned
out the last light and tiptoed upstairs,
trying not 10 disturb the pastor.
John Douglas was busy already with
pencil and paper. making notes or the
plans for The church and parsonage
which he would perfect later on
Alas. for Douglas day dreamsl II was
not many weeks before he understood
with a heavy heart that the deacons
were far too dun and uninsured TO
share his faith in beauty as an aid to
mans spiritual uplift
We think we've done pretty well by
this church" " said Deacon Strong who
was the business head, the political
boss and the moral mentor Of the
small towns affairs. Just You worry
nlong with the preachin, young man.
and wen attend to the buyin' and
nuiidin' operations.
Douglas mind was too active 10 con
tent Itself wholly with the writing Of
sermons and the routine Of formal pas
roral calls. He was a keen humani-|
tartan. 50 little bv little he came TO