The Arvada enterprise., 1916-02-17
CHAPTER XVIII,
Rev. Smith Boyd Protests.

| Inc doves which In summer fitted
about the quiet little vestry yard, and
cooed over the vestry door, would
have flown away had they been at
home; for it was a stormy affair, with
loud voices and clashng wills and a
general atmosphere of tensity, which
was somewhat at variance with the
red-roSed figure OF the Good Shepherd
in the pointed window Of the vestry.
| The late arrival was Joseph G. Clark
and his eye sought that Of Banker
Chisholm, before he nodded to the 9th.
| ers and took his seat at the Gothic
table. Rev. Smith Boyd. who was
particularly straight and tall today.
and particularly In earnest, paused
long enough for the slight disturb.
ance to subside. and then he finished
his speech.
That is my unalterable position in
the matter" he declared. IF Market
| Square church has a mission, 1t is
the responsibility for these miserable
human wrecks whom we have made
| our wards
|
objected Banker Chisholm, whose
white mutton chops already glowed
pink from the anger.reddened skin be-
meath.
1T doesn't pay to pauperize the
people," supplemented Willis Gun.
ningham. stroking his sparse vandyke
| complacently. Cunningham. whose
sole relationship to economics con.
sisted In permitting his secretary TO
sign checks. had imbibed a few prin.
ciples which sufilced for all occasions.
81 do not wish to pauperize them. -
returned the rector. Il am willing to
accept the shame OF having the city
show Market Square church its duty.
in exchange for the pleasure Of re-
placing the foul tenements In We'd.
der court with clean ones"
Joseph G. Clark glanced again at
Chisholm
They'd be dirty again in ten
years" he observed III we build the
new type OF sanitary tenement we
shall have to charge more rent, or not
make IA penny of profit; and we can't
get more rent because the people who
would pay 1t will not come into that
neishborhood"
Are we compelled to make a
proht?" retorted the rector. rs II nee.
essary for Market Square church to
remain perpetually commercial land.
lord7"
The vestry gszed at Rev. Smith
| Boyd In surprised disapproval. Their
| previous rector had talked like that,
and Rev Smith Boyd had been grea,
relief
SO long as the church has property
nt all II VIII meet with that persistent
| charge" argued Chisholm Il, seems
| to me that We have had enough OF IL
| My own inclination would be to sell
| the property outright. and take up
| slower. but less personal forms OF
/ Investment"
/ Old Nicholas Van Ploon sitting far
enough away to fold hts hands com.
/ lortahly across his tight vest. ed
his neck around so tina, he could glare
at the banker
No he objected. for the Van
| Ploon millions had been accumulated
/ by the growth OF tall Office buildings
| out OF u worthless Manhattan swamp
| We should never sell the property
There are dozen arguments
| against keeping IL. returned the nasal
voice OF old Joseph q Clark Tho
| chief one Is the necessity OF making
| a large investment In these now tone
mcuts "
| Rev Smith Boyd rose again. shut.
ting the light from the rcd robc of
/ the Good shepherd out of quietly con.
| ccutratcd Jim Sargonts oyos
II object to this entire discussion.
| he stated I'VE have moral obllgn.
tion which fofbids us to discuss mat.
tcrs OF investment and profit within
/ these walls ms II We were lard trust
/ We have neglected our moral ohlira,
/ tion In voddor court, until wo are as
| blackcncd with sin as the thief on tho
/ cross"
Shrewd old Rufus Manning looked
/ nj the young rector curiously lie was
/ puzzled over the change IN him
Don't swing the pendulum too far.
Doctor Boyd" Manning reminded him.
with n great deal OF kindlincss These