Atlanta Georgian., 1912-06-29

when the next Sunday dawned
he was in his grave in Winterbourne Gene
terry, sincerely mourned within the parish
and without In the nature of mortal things
his death was to be expected; no less real
was the crisis TO be faced At the vestry
meeting that followed. the problem was
tersely set forth by Edon Parr, his froch
coat tightly buttoned about his cnest, his
glasses in his hand.
Gentlemen" he said. we have to fulfill
grave responsibility to the parish, to the city
and to God The matter Of choosing rector
to-day when clergymen are meddllng with
all sorts of affairs which do not concern
them is not so simple as 1t was twenty
wears ago We have at st. Johns always
been orthodox and digniied, and take 1t TO
be the sense of this vestry that We remain
so. | conceive it our duty to find man VINO
is neither too old nor too young. VINO wi!
preach the faith as we received 1t, VINO Is
not sensational. and who does not mistake
Socialism for Christianity
Ry force of habit undoubtedly, Mr.. Parr
glanced at Nelson Langmaid as he sat down
innumerable had been the meetings OF hnan-
cial boards at which Mr.. Parr had glanced
at Langmaid, who had never failed to re
spond
His reputation for judgment-which by
some is deemed the highest of human quail
ties-vas unimpaired. and man who in his
time had selected presidents OF banks anu
trust companies could certainly be trusted TO
choose a particularly II the re
uuirements we're not of spiritual nature
A week later he boarded an east
bound limited train, armed with plenary
powers
His destination was the hill town whore
he had spent the first fifteen years of MS
life He was met at the station by his sis
ter. a large matronly woman, who invar
ably set the world wnizzing backward for
Langmaid. so completely did she typify the
contentment, the point of view Of an age
gone by. For life presented NO more com
plcated problems to the middle-sged Mrs
Whitley than it had to Alice Langmaid.
~ know what you've come for, Nelson" >"
she said reproachfully. when she greeted
him at the station. DR.. Gilman's dead, ard
YOU want our Mr Holder. ! feel 1t in my
bones. Well, you cant get him. He had
ever so many calls, but he won't leave
Bremerton.'
she knew perfectly well, however that
Nelson would get him. although her brother
characteristicaly did not at once acknow
edge his mssi0n
Gerald" asked Nelson Langmaid of his
hrother-n-law last night after his sister and
the girls had gone to bed are YOU sure that
this young mans orthodox"
He's been here for over ten years ever
since he left the seminary and he's never
done or said anything radical yet, replied
the mill owner of Bremerton.
How mas he built up the church?" Lang
maid demanded.
Well said Gerald Whiteiy Il think the
service appeals. We've made il al beautiful
as possible And then Mr.. Holder goes TO
see these people and sits up with them. and
they tell him their troubles He's reformed
one or two rather bad cases. | suppose its
the mans personality"
All" Langmaid exclaimed now you're
talking,"
Il cant see what you're driving at" con
fessed his brother-in-law You're too deep
for me. Nelson
If the truth be told Langmaid himself did
not quite see On behalf Of the vestry he
offered next day to Mr.. Holder the rector
ship IF St Johns and that offer was taken
under consideration but there was in the
lawyers mind no doubt of the acceptance
which in the course of fortnight after he
had returned to the West, followed.