La Junta tribune., 1911-04-15
- rs. MORTON HARDWOOD
|" was n patroness of ST. Paul's
~ church Of Bayside--the pa
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troness. indeed; Its main pc
runIary pillar, In recent years her
husband had made u great fortune
Rnd he had bought country seat at
Bayside. which WAS the fashionable
khing 10 do, and Mrs. Harwood had
toined ST. Paurs.
II had become more and more the
custom for the holders Of country seats
to come down from the city for the
week end, even In winter. but they
rarely went TO church. II was Mrs.
Morton Harwoods belief that they
could he made to go to ST. raul's.
In regard TO this matter she called
upon james Kelvin, the stationer. for.
merly active In the affairs OF the
church. but fallen OF late into an apa.
seemed 10 be working like
ksN'rot throughout the congregation
To Mr.. Kelvin the lady suggested the
iili placement OF the present minister,
who WAS very willing 10 go. aud the
railing Of some one In his stead who
would WELD the requisite social influ.
rnce-"some one, said she, who can
rninele with our wealthy people on
fcrnis of equality"
Mrs Ilarwoud. by the way. was not
mute able rs yet 10 do this herself but
he had one foot over the threshold
nd could see within. She had reason
10 believe that the Rev Philip Lee
NinSlow. member Of one Of the most
exclusive families in the country. could
pe secured for ST. Paul's. He was at
present In charge of a chapel of Grace
hurrh in the city.
He would be an ideal man for US"
kaid Mrs. Harwool.
Mr. Kelvin had no objection. He
greed to see several other men In the
matter. aud none Of them objected. II
might not be quite true to say that
hey did not care. but II Is certain that
hey did not exhibit the old time inter
fst However. they mustered a Gup.
rum nj the necessary meeting. and the
Rev. PHILIP Lee Ninslow WAS called To
81. Pau,'s of BaysIdc
Mr.. Winslow was a tall. spare young
man with broad chest and the gen.
rral look OF o'lc Injured 10 outdoor cx.
frciscs. His blue eyes were very
bright. partly 10y contrast with his
bronzed skin. and his teeth were white
md perfect. Bayside admitted that
he WAS fine figure of n man" His
welcome came naturally from Mrs
iarwood and her circle, ami his ap
nHince In the pulpit Of 81. Pauls
signalized by the advent Of sew.
kr-,l larp,. uufnmniii.s Tint p..y.r no
lore had b..ea- se-a Waiting outside the
fhurch. lie was "A success In the
higher social circles. hut singularly
Enough his own preference seemed to
be for the company Of the common
people and especially for James Ke-
vim and his family.
Kelvin had n very pretty daughter,
Annie. nineteen at TIA. time. and two
boys some years younger. The Rev.
Mr.. Winslow liked To spend an hour
or two nt the Kelvin house Of an even.
Ing singing with Annie or playing the
accompanimeuts for her songs. ana he
would sometimes cnihrill the boys
with tales Of his unclc's great stock
farm. where there were hundreds of
bloodcd horses some Of them us wild
ns zebras and not to be ridden by any
living man except one that had ih,
special gift.
You could hear the new pastor :
praises from any Of the keiyin>. and
no one spoke III of him. though some
said that hr WAS not oycrrNcriing
himself for the reju, cnation of the
church. III. fact Is that there was M
great change throughout III. winter.
apathy NJ before. When the pastor
was asked what he thought OF II he
would only say: ''Thc situation l. yer,
diniculi. ] am endcnyoring TO get nj
the root of the trouble
In March there came to Mrs. liar
Gods house u distinguished guest
Va was u tenor u the first rank. or
near II. who had sung In grand
oiS,ra during the winter. hut was now
IN retirement because Of an altcrca'
tion with \ reporter In which the lat
ter had sustained sorne slight damage
His name was ka..imir. or thus b.
- was known. and
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In his own land
= Il he was n count.
Ats,A In private life
NN " IL and with Those
AN IN whom he admit
k@~N IEp tel to w. hi'
n nv RlW equals he wn'
NASH/ .nid To bc hu
NNAN name and engag
bN Ing. Certainly fh'
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