The Arvada enterprise., 1916-04-06

Tected Rufua Manning. turning 10
Chisholm with sharpness In his deep
blue eyes. III you will remember. |
told you this same thing before Doc
tor Boyd came to us. have waited
ever since his arrival for him to de-
velop to this point. and | wish to an.
nounce myself as solidly supporting
his views"
Your own will not bear inspec-
toni" charged Clark. turning to Man
ming with scowl.
I'm range up at the judgment seat
with you!" famed Manning. We're
both old enough to think about that"
Joseph G. Clark jumped to his feet
and. leaning across the table shook n
thin forctinger at Manning.
II have been attacked enough on the
point OF my moral standing" he de-
clared, his hghpitched nasal voice
quavering with an anger he had held
below the explosive point during the
most OF his life. Il can stand the at
tacks OF Il sensational press. but when
spiteful criticism follows me into my
own vestry. almost in the sacred
shadow OF the altar itself. ! am COM
PEELED to protest! wish to state to
this vestry, once and for all. that my
moral status Ia above reproach. and
that my conduct has been such as to
receive the commentator OF my Ma
ker! Because 1t has pleased Divine
Providence to place In my hands the
a tgt ri .,,el Too, ~ a. IL
am constantly subject to the attacks
OF envy and malice! II has gone SO
far that |. last night. received from
Rev. Smith Boyd. request to resign
from this vestry!" He paused In tri-
umph on that, as II he had made
such CHASTITY infamy that the young
rector must shrivel before his eyes.
Il have led blameless life! have
never smoked nor drunk! | have paid
every penny | ever owed and fulfilled
every promise ! ever made. ! have
obeyed the gospel and partaken OF the
sacraments. and the Divine Being has
rewarded me abundantly! He has
chosen me. because of my faithful
stewardship. to gather the food OF
earth from its sources and feed 1t to
the mouths OF the hungry: and ] shall
not depart from my stewardship in
this church. because | am here. as l
am everywhere. by the will OF Cod"
Perhaps W. 7. Chisholm was not
shocked by this blasphemy. but the
dismay OF II sat on every other face.
even on that OF Nicholas Van Ploon.
who was compelled to dig deep to find
his ethics.
"Nou Internal old thief" wondered
Manning. recovering from his amaze
ment Was 1t Divine Providence
| which directed you to devise the
| scheme whereby the railroads paid
you two dollars rebate on every car
OF wheat you shipped. and dollar
bonus on every car Of wheat your CON.
petitors shipped? | could give you y
string Of sins as long as the catcchism
| and you dare not deny one Of them.
| because | can prove them on you! And
yet you have the eirrontcry to say
| that Divine Providence would estab
liss you In your monopoly. by such
| fsclandrclly means as you have risen
to become the greatest dispenser OF
| self.adyertising charities In the world
| You propose to ride into heaven on
your universities and your libraries
/ and on the fact that you never smoked
/ nor drank nor swore nor gambicd .
! but when you come face to face with
| this horrible new god you have ere,
atcd. deity who would permit you
to attain wealth BY the vile methods
you have used you will Ind him with
a pitchiork In his hands, | am glad
that Doctor Boyd, though knowing
| your yindctiyc record. has had bray
cry enough to demand your rcsignn
ton from this vcstry! hope he re-
ccivcs IT,
Joseph G Clark had remained
standing and his head shook. as with
palsy. while he listened to the charg,
Of Manning lie was a very old man
and It had been quite necessary foi
him TO restrain hia passions through
out his lie
You viii 80 FIRST" he shouted NJ
Manning II am imprcguablc, but
you have no business en- this yrstry
You con be removed at any time az
examination 10 ordered for / have
heard you, We have all heard YOU
deny the immaculate conception. anC
thereby the divinity OF Christ. 1t
I whom ulouc there is salvation"
\ hush like death fell on the vcs,ry
Rev Smith BOYD was the ntst I,
break the shastly silence.
"GcntIcmcn." said he. = do no
think that We nrc In q mood today for
further discussion suggest that ",
adjourn"
Ills voice seemed TO distract the n,
tcntion ~ Clark from Manning n
whom he mad been Hlowcring II,
turned ON Rev Smith Boyd the re-
maindcr Of the wrath which markc,
hla lrst break into scHility
AS Tor YOU" he Enarlcd. you VII
Keep your nngcrs out OF matters yhici
do no, concern you' YOU were h. -,
to preach the gospel. and you viii con