The sun., 1912-07-07
Clergyman Socialist Tramps Through
State Viewing and Mingling With
Many Phases of Life

profession in regard to the matter ~
damages he learned that his own con-
tributory negligence. as IL il called. would
probably bar him from receiving any
compensation.
The railroad corporation in its gener-
osity, after he had recovered and estab-
lished himself on his artificial under
standing gave him this position Of signal
man AT 81. SO n day. This signal man after
his disaster was fortunate enough 10 find
a woman to love him; he had wife and
children These he was supporting upon
his wage. visited him at his home and
found II clean and decent place and the
wifc and children well fed and clothed.
And so I learned that this extraordinary
ordinary man was "A great financier. He
was able to sustain four human lives in
comparative comfort upon the sum Of
81 50 a day. lie dreamed Of better things
not for himself but for his great class
He was content. but only for himself.
He wanted greater and better things for
men who like him performed the labor
and incurred the dangers of the working
mans life. When tramped ont of that
city was n humiliated man. with all my
so-called privileges of education and the
like | felt myself AZ an ignoranus in all
the great secrets Of this h,ima life of ours
owe "A debt of undying gratitude to- the
legless man. who out of his great catAs-
trophe wrung tho fluid mystery Of the
human soul Mans life consists not Of
legs and arms but of endurance and
patience and wisdom and hope.
Wandering from this town tn the next.
4 otD c~. a, al. -
clergyman. and here | found another
type Of the ordinary man. He was ono
Of the hundred Thousand cleryymen who
are ninistering spiritually to the people
Of the land. He was a survivor OF the
glorious ecclesiastical past. Il George
Herbert born out OF due time.
For thirty years he had ministered in
little church no bigger than an ordinary
parlor. His congregation consisted Of
handful of families living in his neigh
borhood. but this man had been able to
survive intellectually and spiritually tho
depression and monotony OF his sur
roundings and his calling Theology.
which WAS once the queen Of all the
sciences. but which in these latter days
has been discrowned and exiled. had
forsaken him.
He found new mistress and sovereign
in the hills that spread themselves in
loveliness before his windows. He had
given himself to the study Of those hills
he had been reading their history. He
had collected the fossils in which the
story Of the hills ia told. He had become
a learned geologist contributing mono
graphs to scientific papers. He was a
happy man in spite Of the fact that he
was. in a measure. by his profession
shut out from the great currents OF life
He told me. whimsically. that he never
mentioned theology in the pulpit; he
did not consider it in good taste. But
for all that he was a great and good
pastor. He gathered his people about
him. not only in his church but in his
house. and they had songs and music
and spiritual cheer. He was lovely
man to look upon: tall and spare and
stoop shouldered. hair turning gray.
big brown eyee full OF the light Of genius.
the son Of a great artist. himself a poet
more than a geologist or theologian.
He had the poets high privilege Of
seeing life without having to enter into
its scramble. left the home OF this
modern saint convinced Of tho truth
that man 3 life consisteth not in the abun-
dance Of the things that he possesses.
that fame and fortune have lttl" to do
with the greatness OF living hi, man
has none OF these things His fortune is
his moderate wage as a priest He is
unknown TO fame outside os his own
little circle. Future generations will