El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-07

seemed stilted.-In other words your
very presence had caused them 10 be-
come reserved and self conscious
and when you went home that night
you sat In your study a long time be-
fore you went TO led.-You were tired
and uiscoura Eed--SOmething was
wrOnE-with the Worldwide could
you doe-Then o. gradually daWned
upon you that probably part OF the
trouble might rest with YOU
At any rate when the glorious RS
ing sun awakened you to the new day
the very beauty OF the morning
gave you the Inspiration OF further
self analysis.-Nou walked the floor
Of your study-many many tines
You actually became impatient as
new plans formed swiftly in your
mind-4ou must ten your people OF
the revelation that had finally come
70 you.-fou were SO impatient Tor
Sunday TO come so that you could tel
them OF the mistakes you had been
makinE.-1ou could hardly Wait--Nou
began 70 wonder why they had been
so patient with yOu-why they had
I listened 10 your cold. stersotyped ser
mons so lons--Sunday cane
The Introductory services were over.
You can see even now IS you scan
back over the yeers-your Pensioners
Isettling themselves IN their pews for
the usual sermou.-Tou had no notes
T. go AAAAD -NDAEe were unnecessary
me sermon tndt you were going 70 de-
liver.-I cannot give IN detail what
7 YOU said-hut YOU viii remember you
! told them that you wondered why they
. had retained you as their pastor
| but that II they would bear with you
a little while you would try TO make
amends for the past-You reached
the heart OF every man. woman and
child there.-Tou told them that YOU
& wanted 10 be their friend as well as
they pastor-that n you were not theii
I friend-you could not helm them
You wanted to know OF their trials.
Q worries and misfortunes-becaus you
had learned to love them--That their
I troubles would be your troubles
That you would begin the very next
week systematic calls on all OF them
Do you remember the weeks that
followed these happy. happy weeks2-
You began 20 know your people.-Tou
would drop IN on them at their offices
and homes-and as you loved them
they We're SO glad 20 see you--HoW
YOU would sympathize in their wor-
ries and give your heio from the bot
ON OF YOUR heart-Nou studied tha
lives OF the children-of the young
neu and women--When trouble came
TO any OF them-you were the first
one they sought-and YOU always tried
20 help them---You did not ask them
why they had done these things OF
left undone these other things.-Suf-
ficient was the fact that thew needed
your help and you gave IT.
Oh how your church greW.-It was
really remarkab le--Finally. YOU re-
member they had to build YOU a larg-
err church--There were reading room
for the young people and play room
Tor the children.-They built the pa
souage near the church as you Wantf
10 be near your peonle--Do you rf
member you finally got IN the hah
Of having open house in your stu
every single day and 50 many pe0n
came 20 see you2-It was because tn
znew you loved them-and many time
7ome OF them were not GOOD Poop
as GOOD people go-hut they we
YOUR brothers and sisters. made iik
you In the image OF their Creator
and you loved all OF them
You asked for no profession iron
any OF them-but you showed then
the great large heart-of real relig
ion-and they gradually understood
ana went away-with a greater char
ity IN their hearts and a greater desire
to know and help others.-To you thl
extent OF their GOODNESS was not
a requisite-but only the extent Of
their need for such hel1-because yor
were not so anxious as you had once
been II trying 20 make people COOL
but you now wanted 20 lessen thei
burdens and make them H-A-P-P-Y
VOW ISN'T 1T A PRETTY GOOI
b WORLD AFTER AL.L9-c. A.