The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-09
Messengers Of Mary

Mrs. Marcy was a most piouS WOm-
an, an excellent wife, well-inten-
toned mother, and a kind neighbor.
Every one who knew her respected
her, and at the Free Evangelical
Church, around the corner, SISTER
Marcy was a pillar, foremost in all
the church's activities, leader of the
ladies' missionary band, a powerful
pleader at revival meetings, which
were of frequent occurrence at the
Free Evangelical, and a master hand
at suppers and socials, entertain
ments most popular among the Evan
gelical membership. Yet Mrs. Marcy
was not happy, for, honored as she
was abroad, in her own home she felt
she was neither understood nor ap-
preciated.
Mr.. Marcy, the best and kindest
of men, was an invalid. Mrs. Marcy
had married him to convert him, SO
she said, but thirty years persuasion
had failed of effect. He had gone to
church with her with very fair regu-
larity for most of the years of their
married life, and had permitted her
to train the children in her creed, but
he remained outside. He was every
thing a husband should be, save in
this particular. There is no use,
Milly," he would say gently in re-
spouse to her fervid exhortations, for
the good woman was in deadly earn
est. "It's all right if you like it, but
the Free Evangelical doesn't appeal
to me-"
When the children were children
this negative attitude made little diff
ference, but as they grew older the
fathers influence was more and more
manifest, save in the first born; the
Rev. Walston Marcy was his mother
idol, he could do no wrong; even the
Free Evangelical could not keep up
with him in the strictness of his
views, and he was obliged to found a
congregation of his own. With the
Rev. Walston all was black or white,
there were no gray shades anywhere;
any one not agreeing with his doc
trines was sinner, and sinners went
to hell. This being the case, it was
incumbent upon him to labor with his
father and point out to him, with all
the eloquence and logic he could com
mand, the menace of the good mans
position and the horrors of the fate
awaiting him, but, like his mother, he
moved.
Mrs. Marcy had hoped to make a
preacher of her second son as well,
but had succeeded in a way not cal.
culated to add to her peace of mind !;
the Rev. Albert Marcy had found the
Free Evangelical much too combining
for man of his genius, and he, too,
had established a following all his
own. He lectured every Sunday aft
ernoon to crowds of enthusiastic hear
Hall. The Rev. Albert's main hold
was the "allness of nature" and he
ers in the assembly-room of the City
favored his father with yards of sen.
timent concerning this same "allness
of nature" and the universal heart. y
The Rev. Albert had an excellent con-
ceit of himself and. his powers, yet
after a visit with his father he often
left the house harboring dark sus-
picion that underneath his patient
courtesy that gentleman was laughing
at him. His fathers one comment
on his second sons accomplishments
was to the effect that albert GER
tainly had the gift of gab."
Despite the Rev. Albert's DETECTION
from the Free Evangelical, his fond
mother could not but be gratified by
his success. His picture was in the
local paper at least once month.
It was Billy who had entirely freed
himself from his mothers protecting
wing, much to her perturbation. 'I'n
like Dad" he declared, mo Free
Evangelicals in mine. Nothing doing
can't stand that parson down there fol
a minute"
"Oh, my DEAR" his mother would
demonstrate, Brother Marten is 6
noble man in every sense"
watch your pockets was the ad
vice of the ribald William. take il
from me, Free Evangelical calling
himself Marten will bear watching
Maybe he swiped the name. mayb'