The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-19
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= wenaer.~ Ward reelected, auheth-
er 4 matter 81 tradition aEa custom
wsli Prevent wagaan from singing la
fle heavenly chplr8#
Mrs Rrymm stabbed at her dsh. But
she hed not nnishei. There were
magy things about Saint Judc's that
asa nat pieasa her. The burial of old
Hillary kingsfon had been one. She
sct1ci "a thar.
IA npu-cHHnpnirant,H she snapped.
An inalei al Atheist The daughter
Il Aying stone up there ri this min
gre II ian1 respectable. It's . bad
exampls e. iir girls ln the village The
house II fun II men All the time"
~That must he d mistake"
III IA quite true. Servants talk, you
know. What can you expecs7 Raised
out ~ the church, with no belief, and,
of course. no moral instruction"
Ward bent forward over the table.
THAT a . very serious statement,
Mrs. Bryant Ills eyes were like
steel "Df coursn yon are not basing
II merely 30 what yoa beer from serY-
nntaYs
Mrs. Bryant flushed, q purpiish spot
Sd the center az each sasEing cheek.
n Do not gossip with the servants
she said. shortly. "It q omman talk.
And there are other things. Machines
come and 70 from the house at queer
hours of the night The gitl spends a
great deal - money. Whore does she
set M Where, for that matter, did old
Hillary Kingston get itYn
Thus challenged, Ward had nothing
to say.
After dinner ne laft early, but be dId
not 10 home ne went up the hin. AS
ne slFode on. be remembered many
things The gigl was without the sheet
gneAer az amy belief, adrift and alone,
and Ne had made 10 attempt 10 help
her unbellef. Although Ii was after
ten, the heuse WIS still lighted down.
stairs. and ne went without hesitation
nto the garden
Thus u happened that he saw Elinor
IN h1a arus, saw him thrust her yio-
iently from hitns ap1 rush away across
> agNer-beas, leaying her there
aiNne.
MArd remained ia the shadows. To
save his lite he could not have spoken
- Falnar then. Under hia constrained
exterior be WINS In the thgali of the
nereest jealousy. This little fair,
haired Girl. to whom his God was nc
God, had taken d powerful hold on
him.
EIinor, who slept little that night,
sn@ the light 10 his window unti1 Il
faded into the dawn.
Etinof went to the early communion
the following day, The church was
daFk There were hardly two dozen
people scattered over the building, She
sat far back and was heavily velled
When the congregation kneit. she
kRelt An old woman IN the next pew
cav her the prayer book open al the
service. on her knees then went Hi.
acF and listened 20 Ward's fine voice
echoins through the empty building.
The morning was warm and the win.
does open, The odor 81 burned wood
front she parish house rrept la.
~tk0u shalt q steal. Ward read
frum the becaiugue, ana the people
aald
Lord have mercy upon us ana ia.
ellUc our hearts TO keep this Law
"rhou shalt not steal"
ID tho putm IL her left glove elmo,
had the Bryant ptsr.sAsRed pear
Ward had noe sten her me veal
through the service fggefcntlg with "a
impresalKeaeas " yolee aud braFima
thar showed bow reel Il was ~ him
And 10 his paics. reading exhOrilng
commanding ustge wfrg tsilaer note,
that caught EliB0rs bFeath ia hkl
throat.
when me servicr WGs over. she r0s;
fr1tu hrF kBees sad dropped the Bry
sht pearl tHt0 the sins-b0x hy ia,
d9sr THE congregation small ans
scattered was atti kAesupg tn
dsuraay aud tbs hlns-b02 were ia tWi
light
bfBs4ag haNn her veil, she wen
a4lrly pag ia4 fse Sunshine.
~ rise eigREu egifsk service Ware
anUagpfs thg burning 0f the parlst
uHiiia#
h s moi ny Intention 30 mako nI
appeal bs sal1 Simply ~Ths paFisi
hpa ttHH - nh q great need
ylai ueea stH3 ts II our church 4
- ie so s 5pt{i 10 ghe daily lives q
thf gape ~ lals t0NB We must hagl
: massaE pHtt rtr thela For so
worship q our God ms church build
lua J eatnetsut, but II religion is 70 gpl
te thiag h is % me. So broader gsil
En ~ a]alyFrNal brotherhood, 90
eaarra building IS not enough.
shalt love thy netghh0r d
thyhelf
SEVENTY sht Thousand dollars wa
taken ~ 10 The collection az satin
Judes taot a4oFninE over nifty thou
sand was il checks the rest was ii
cash
Walter HUI sitting alone - ID