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The decision does not lay In your
hands Doctor Boyd" drawled nasal
voice with an unconcealed sneer In IT.
Il was clean-shaven old Joseph G,
Clark. who was not disturbed. In SO
much as the parting of one hair. by all
the adverse criticism of him which
had filied column upon column of the
daily press for the past few days. THE
rector has never. in the history OF
Market Square church. been given the
control OF its finances. He has In
variably been hired to preach the gos.
pei"
Sargent, Cunningham. Manning, and
even Van Plocn looked at Clark in
surprise. He was not given to open
reproof. Chisholm manifested no as
tonishment He sat quietly In his
chair. his fingers idly drumming on
the edge Of the table, but his mutton,
chop beard was pink from the red
dering OF the skin beneath
THE present rector of Market
Square church means to have voice
in its deliberations so long as he is
the rector!" announced that young
man emphatically. and Jim Sargent
looked up at him with jerk Of his
head. Rev. Smith Boyd was pale this
afternoon, but there was a something
shining through his pallor which
made the face alive; and the sope-
thing was not temper. Rufus Man
ming ciasping his silvery beard with a
firm grip. smiled encouragingly at the
tall young orator. Il have said that
have. so far as am concerned. re-
linquished the building of the cathe-
draf." the rector went on. For this
there are two reasons. The first is
that its building will bring US farther
away from the very purpose for which
the church was founded; the worship
OF God with an humble and contrite
heart. am ready to confess that /
found. on rigid self-analysis. my lead
ing motive in urging the building OF
the new cathedral to have been van
fty. am also ready to confess. on
behalf Of my congregation and vestry.
that their leading motive was yanity."
You have no authority to speak for
me" interrupted Chisholm. his NUT
tonchops now red,
-Spiendor is no longer the exclusive
property OF religion" resumed the rec
t0r. paying no attention to the inter.
ruption. IF I thought. however. that
tie building of that cathedral would
promote the spread Of the gospel in
. degree commensurate with the out
lay. would still be opposed to the
erection Of the building; for the
moaey does not belong to us,'
go right on and develop our con-
SCIENCE" approved Manning. smiling
uD at the old walnut-beamed ceiling
With fits carved cherub brackets.
The money belongs to vedder
ccust.~ declared the rector; ito the
distorted moral cripples which Mar
ket square church. through the acct.
dent Of commerce. has taken under
haf wing. Gentlemen. in the recent
revelations concerning the vast indus
trial interests of the world, have
seen the whole blackness of modern
corporate methods: and Market
Square church is a corporation! /
wish to ask you, in how far the Mar
ket Square church has been swayed,
In its commercial dealings, by moral
considerations"
lie paused. and glanced from man to
man of his yestry. Sargent and Man
ming. the former Of whom knew his
plans and the latter of whom had been
waiting tor them to mature. smiled at
him in perfect accord. Nicholas Van
PIoon sat quite placidly, with his
hands folded over his creaseless vest
Willis Cunningham. stroking his
sparse brown Vandyke. looked un-
comfortable. as II he had suddenly
been introduced into a rude brawl;
but his eye roved occasionally to
Nicholas Van Ploon, who was two
generations ahead of him in the acqui-
sitios OF wealth. by the brilliant proc
esq of allowing property to increase in
vibration Chisholm glared.
You'll not find any money which is
got tainted" snapped Joseph G Clark,
who regarded money in strictly i'm
personal Hight THE very dollar you
have IN your pocket may have come
direct from brothel."
-of from vedder court" retorted
ssshe rector. I'VE have brothels there,
esgh we do not officially know II.
hAse saloons there; we have gam.
eppms there; and from all these
Market Square church reaps
" pr the glory Of God? n
Il 5eeepA G. Clark. or w. T.
Y answer me that ques-
afarmRtive! No de-
Y; eonduct the business
Affff 9eason that 1t would
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