The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1915-04-03

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could, so you see that the brunt of the
work falls on me-. 5ss, s
II presume remarked Mr.. Tyndale,
that she has made provision for these
dispensations after her death?' 2 .s 81
Everything she has>will 80 to char
ity.' -. = J.
Mr.. Tyndale did not persue the
matter further, but was struck with
the fact that she seemed quite salts
fed that the old lady's fortune should
go elsewhere than to herself.
Mr.. Tyndale had received Miss Win
kle's note the middle of March, ana
Easter Sunday that year fell on the
4th Of April. Since he spoke extern
!poraneously he did not even need to
write sermon and devoted all his
time to visiting the people to whom
he would preach, not only to- study
their needs. but to relieve them. He
found many necessities Of a pratical
kind, which he reported to Miss Win
Me, and they were either relieved
through him, or bis niece went with
him to relieve them. 1t is question
able whether the beneficiaries were
more pleased at these visits or the
young clergyman who was instru-
mental in bringing them about, for
he found charitable work in the COM
pany of a pretty girl very attractive.
Then, too, the reporting Of what was
needed involved frequent visits to the
donor, who in most cases sent her
niece to receive the visitor and act in
her stead.
BY the time Easter Sunday came
around the reverend gentleman had
abundant material for an Easter SER
mon. In other words. the sermon had
been growing up within him for a
month and had only to be poured out,
a message of comfort and encourage
ment to those who must work hard
under the disadvantages of education
for their living, and not only had the
sermon been prepared by active work,
but the congregation had been pro-
vided. Trinity Memorial church had
not been we'll attended. Several cler-
gymen had been tried with a view to
drawing the working people living
near it to worship there, but they had
all failed. What was the cause Of
their failure does not concern this
story. One thing is certain-Edgar
Tyndale had endeared himself to hun
poral wants. When it came to speak
to them in church of their spiritual
necessities they were ready and anx-
ious to hear him.
Easter Sunday was one Of those mel
low days that come in April, when the
contrast between the cold past and
coming warmth is most apparent,
when the sunshine is developing the
buds, when the birds are fitting about
gathering material for their nests. A
throng of working people poured into
the Memorial church, many in better
clothes than they wore on week, days,
some confined by necessity to their
soiled garments. Every seat was oc-
cuped, and persons were standing sew
eral rows deep in the rear Of the
church.
When Mr.. Tyndale stepped into the
pulpit he looked among the front pews
for Miss Wrinkle. She was nowhere
to be seen, but among those who were
standing was her niece; who declined
to take seat so long as others need
ed to be provided.
| The sermon was what might have
been expected, a counterpart Of what
the speaker had done among the con-
gregations during the past month. Az
he had then given bodily comfort. he
now gave spiritual comfort. He told
them of what Easter was the promise
not the promise to the world gener-
ally, but to each one of them individ-
ual1y. Hundreds Of faces, each de-
noting deep interest, were turned up
to him and made him feel that what
he gave was taken in the spirit in
which. he gave it.
!, It had been intinated to Mr.. Tyn-
' dale that there was little or no doubt
that he would receive the call as pas
tor of the church, irrespective Of his
sermon, because he had demonstrated
that he was a worker. He was invit-
ed to dine at Miss Wrinkles after
church, and, joining Miss Wfnkle's
with her. When dinner was served
she. apologized for her aunt's nonap-
pearance on the usual ground. Mr..
Tyndale and the niece dined alone.
Mr.. Tyndale found on his plate not
ification that he was called to the
pulpit of Trinity Memorial church
with a salary of $4,000 a year.
will you express for me-" he said
to the lady sitting opposite him, my
thanks to Miss Wrinkle for the honor
she has done me?"
you may express them to Miss
Wrinkle direct if you like
| "When?"
'Now."
''Then I will go to her at once"
| "There are two Elizabeth Wrinkles,
my aunt and myself Trinity church
has been founded by me in memory
of my mother. Miss Wrinkle senior
has no property, except a small legacy
left her by her brother, my father
Mr.. Tyndale continued through life
to refer cases of needed charity to
the founder of Trinity Memorial
church, not as Miss Wrinkle, but as
Mrs. Tyndale.
Order for Hearing ON Petition for Ad-
| ministration. q
STATE Of M Nj 9:l COUNTY OF
In the Matter of the Estate Of Oscar