The Daily Missoulian., 1914-08-16

does not hesitate; he knows Bill. no
note ID required from him. Bill doesn't
even have to ask him for loan, ere
his story Ii finished the money ii lying
on the bar III front Of Bill Again
the ability Of the man behind the bar
to read and know humanity had won.
But Bill's lapse into the old ways
was OF short duration, Tor despite the
hollow mockeries OF the majority of
the professors OF religion in the
churches. there was something In the
teachings of Jesus Christ that ap-
pealed 10 him. But how to divorce the
real vital truths OF Christ's teachings
from the froth and flubdub Of modern
theological interpretation was what
bothered Bill. BILL had never been
much OF q Bible student, as he had
let the preacher attend to that and
had contented himself with what he
had heard from that source. But after
the encounter with the saloon man.
Bill decided that he would have a look
at that Bible. He picked II up rather
gingerly, for did not Brothers Smith
Brown and jackson read the book,
and were they not doing as the Bible
told them to. In doing the things that
they did Bill opened the book and
began to read, and the more he read
the more he was beWildered. Here
was no broadcloth clad minister talk
!, ing twaddle to an audience Of Rilken-
clad aristocracy. Here was no man
teaching in million dollar cathedral.
Here was no man being assisted I'm
/ his ministry BY silken- clad cfoirs and
$50 900 pipe organs. Here was no man
who had to have gilded and decor
ated building to teach the people n,
An, no, here was man who talked to
the salt Of the earth out IN Gods
| great out Of doors. The audience OF
| this man was not made up OF million-
nire mine owners. or OF the ones of
the stripe OF Brown, Smith or Jackson.
The plain people were these. ana they
were hungry Tor the truth and they
were getting IT straight and unVarr
nished from the fountain itself s
Thou shalt not steal, meant Just that
It'll did not mean Just taking q dollar
from your fellowman by force; II coy.
cred every contingency. II meant the
stealing of lives Of little children who
labor long hours, under the worst pos
sible conditions IN factories TO produce
dividends for millionaire members q
churches, contentious of Rev. Gatley
of Jerusalem Mlssonla notWi ithEtand-
| ing. Jesus Christ did not fear thas
some man would withdraw his mem
bership from his congregation n he
ftold him the truth. He WnH not afralq
Ito tell the truth, regardless sof who
was hurt III the telling Hill read the
teachings Of tfis man ard they thrillee
| him.. Here was man anQ ttpi tpilAt ~
Ito get into the. fight alongside MAJ
/ 81 this kind. Bin could not reconciiis
these words OF scorching condemnar
| ton with the quibbling love pats g
our modern preachers. Bill Eot inter
ested and at Sunday school and at ai i
meetings Of the church people Ral
would talk about these vital teacntnRt
It Christ, and why the church dtf
not interest herself In the thing lss sf
vitality interesting to the people. Ane
| moor Bill waa amazed at the way thes
received him. They would listen tol,
erantlys to his plea and then say 0a
you must 60 slow, You can't go tnins'
too fastsss
4 And Bill thought Of the two thosf'
Il nd wears that have elapsed since tni
areat Teacher had spoken theae thlne'
ana he wondered 4 the church exe
intended to do anything. BIN llstene'
to the preacher discuss hundreds 3
scbiects that had about as much ~ q
with the uplift nnd betterment of man
kind az the moon has 80 90 with ms't
hing q snowbank. Btll had quite q
4 alnrTument With hts friend. the asalQol
Imam. When he went 10 return the aaaT
lHili was inclined to lecture him npp1
Ithe husiness he was. engaged IN. hp
Ehls friend laughed AT him, See thl
Enice building am housed y. quo. ].
Ehis friend. well 7 rent y from smut
See. that block down yonqer where ~
woman Of the underworld ply tnesr ;l "
tcation7 well, Brown owns y. and 3
4 knows what It is being nsed Tor. i.