The Washington times., 1921-02-18
BY Winston Churchill.

By Winston Churchill.
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~ rector sat for so long .
4 y time that the banker nerv-
ousiy shifted In his chair. The
clereyman's look had q cumulative
quality. an intensity which seemed
TO Increase rs tho silence con-
tinued. There was no anger In II.
no fanaticism- On the contrary the
higher sanity of Il was disturbing;
and its extraordinary impiicstion--
gradually borne In upon Eldon
: Parr-was that he himself were
not In his right mind The wordH
when they came. were = confirms
ton Of this inference-
AN UNEXPECTED .RErORT.
'Tt Is what i feared. mr.. Parr."
he said. YOU are as yet incapable
Of compromising"
what do you meanr asked tie
banker. Jerking his hand from the
table.
The rector shook his head.
-If this great chastisement with
which you have been visited has
given you no hint of the true mean
ing of life. nothing ] can say win
avail. II you will not yet listen TO
the Spirit which IL trying to mako
you comprehend. how then will you
listen to me?
'How am / to open your eyes to
the paradox Of truth, that he who
would save his life shall lose IL;
that 1t Is easier for q camel to go
through the eye of q needle than for
q rich man to enter the Kingdom of
Godf II you will not believe Him
who said that, you, will not believe
me. I can only beg Of you. strive to
understand, that your heart may be
softenedss that your suffering soul
may be released"
It IL to be recorded. strangely,
that Eldon Parr did not grow angry
in his turn. The burning eyes
looked out at Holder curiously. a.
at being upon whom the Walls Of
wrath were somehow wasted.
against WuOh lilo ~~c8POub VI
power were of no account. Tho
which had momentarily stilled pas
sion to arouse interest.
art thou a master of Israel. and
knowest not these things?"
do you mean to say"-such was
the question that sprang to Eldor.
PARIS lips-"that you take the
Bible literally? What is your point
Of view? You speak about the sal
walton Of souls-I have heard that
kind Of talk all my life. And IL 10
easy, I md. for men who have
never known the responsibilities OF
wealth to criticise and advise. / re-
gard indiscriminate giving as moth
ing less than q crime, and I have
always tried to be .painstaking and
judicious. II had taken the words
you quoted at their face value
should have no wealth to distribute
today.
81, too. Mr.. Holder. odd as IT may
seem to you. have had my dreams
of doing my share of making this
country tho best place In the. world
to live in 1t has pleased Providence
to take away my SON He was not
fltted to carry on my work-that Is
tho way with dreams. I was to have
taught him to build up. and to give,
~ have given.
ANOTHER QUESTION.
You think me embitter6d, hard,
because / seek to do good. to inter
pref the Gospel in my own way.
Before this year Is out / shall have
retired from all active business, and
/ intend to spend the rest OF my life
T.
earned-au Of 1t.
II do not intend to spare myself,
and giving will be harder than