La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1914-07-11

told John Psadiston Of Jimmy Bean.
The Rev. Pssl Ford climbsd he hin
and satsrsd ths Psndistoa Woods.
hoping that tAs hushsd beauty Of
Gods out-of-doors would still he tn
multi that His children Of men had
wrought.
The Rev. Paul Ford was sick 1t
heart. Month BY month. for the
year past, conditions In the parish
under him had been growing worse
and worse; until II seemed that now.
turn which way he would. he en-
countsred only wransiins. backbit-
ing. scandal. and 3salousy. He had
argued. pleaded. rsbuksd. and T.
nored By turns; and always and
through all be had prayed earnest
". hopefully. But today missrably
he was forced 70 own that matters
were no bsttsr. but rather vorss.
Two Of his dsacons we're Il
swords Doints over . SILLY something
that only sadlsss brooding had made
Of any account Three Of his most
energetic wonsa workers had with.
drawn sfron he Ladies' Ala society
because tiny SPARK Of gossip had
besa famed b. wasging tongues inte
. dsvouTins flans Of scandal. The
choir had SPLIT over he amount Of
colo work givsa TO . fanciedly pre-
fsrred singer. Even the Chrlslian
Endsavor Society waa In . torment
Of unrest owing 70 open criticism Of
two Of tts officers. A. % the Sunday
6chool-it had bssn the rssisnation
Of IL supssintsndsat and two Of IL
teacher that had essn tho last
straw. and that had ssnt the harass-
cd minister 70 the quiet woodl for
prayer and msditatioa.
Undee he grsen arch Of The trees
ths Rev. Paul pee1 faesd the thlAg
seuassly. 10 ~ ulal, ths eslslB
Aaa eonss ooaeehsag ouse ~
1eae-an1 49, q eses. ~ 80
tirs wosk = ~ eauFeA was at .
sean1seill. Ths Sunday services. ~
Weekday prayss nsstins. ths mis-
sloaasy tea. ewes ~ supDsss and
ooelals wers bsee0ing less and 1ess
veil attsaasd. Tsus. . few co.,
sc1satieus wosksss wess SIN left Bat
tAsy pulled q cross purposes. usual
y: and always they showed them
solves 70 b aeutsly aware Of tAs esi-
deal eyes I'll about them. and Of Tie
toaguss that had notAiag 70 do but
% talk abost what the syss saw.
AID because Of al this. he Rsv.
Pasi Ford uadsrseoA vsry we'll that
~ (0od's niaisessD. ths ehurch. he
tevn. and svsa Christianity itself
was suffering: aad mus suffer SIN
moro unless-
Clearly something must - dose.
and dose q oace. Bus what?
Slowly the minister took from bic
pocket he nesss ~ had made for his
nett essday's sssmos. Frovninsly
~ Looked u thsn. His mouth sss-
~ into sessa Iisss. - sloud. vsry
inpFssslvsly. ~ ~ shs vsrses o.
vhich ~ I'D 1eessnlae1 - spssk:
"But wos unse you. sestbss and
Phssisss. hypsesiessl ~ ~ sAst ~
~ kiag1ea q hseveo agnlnse ~:
for - sslshss 20 b yUsrselves. asl-
thss suffer - them thae ~ eateslas
- - h."
We uate you. sesloes ~ pAar.
issss. hypocsisss! fes ~ 1sveus "
dows' houses. as1 Sos . osssenes
aaks less pnyss: sAsssesse ~ sAAll
resolve ~ greater laaaatlsa.'
'Wes usse yeu. sesibss 80 phas-
issss, hypeestsssi ses ~ ~ titke -
Mat 80 aniss 80 esnnln. asl
havs saieasl ~ vslghiss nssaess
- ~ leU. jslGneae. 0ssU -
falsh: shsDs ssoAs ~ - hAve ~,
aa1 ~ y lesve ~ eshes un1aae.' =
Il ~ . lotase lesaselatisa. .
~ srsea 49, q ~ wss4s. ~
nialsess's ~ 49, sang ~ M
soashing efSsee. Dvoa ~ 49, 80
squirrels sseDel huG1eo ~ ovol
ol0ones. Il bseoehe = ~ o111o1og
3 nm roollmileo g ~ 49,
vorne voull sounl ~ 80 Ooo1og