The Washington times., 1921-01-10

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THE handwriting, by no means
classic, became then and there
i indelibly photographed on his
brain. and summed up for him the
characteristics, the warning ele-
ments in Alison Parr. "All after
noon" she wrote, Il have been
thinking OF your sermon. IL was
10 me very wnoderful-it liited
me our of myself. And oh. want
SO much to believe unreserVediy
what you expressed so nnely' mat
veligion is democracy, or the mo-
tive power behind democI acy-the
service of humanity by the reborn.
i understand it intellectually
I'm willing to work for 'u''t a
Cause, tUt there Ia something ia
me so hard that | wonder n IL
can dissolve. And then l am sun
unable to identify that Cause with
the Church as at present consti-
tuted, with the dogmas and cere-
monies that still exist.
II am too thorough radical to
have your patience. And ] am filled
with rage-I can think of no milder
word-on coming in contact with
the living embodiments of that old
creed. who hold its dogmas as
precious. Which say to the seers,
See not and to the prophets.
'Prophesy not unto us right things,
speak not unto us smooth things,
prophesy deceits.'
You see, ! have been reading
Isaiah. and when / come TO that
paragraph it seemed so appropria-
ate. These people have always ex-
listed. And will they not always
continue to exist? l wish ] could
believe, wholly and unreservedly,
that this class, always preponder-
ant in the world. could be changed,
dimini sh ed-done away with in
brighter future! / can, at least
sympathize with Isaiah's wrath.
What you said of the longing.
the yearning. which exists today
among the intarticulate millions
moved me most-and of the place
of art in religion, to express that
yearning. Religion the motive
power Of art. and art. too. service.
Consider the lilies OF the field.
NEW POINT OF VIEW.
"You have made it, at least. all
comprehensive. have given me
new Ioint Of view for which l can
never be sufficiently grateful-and
at a time when l needed it des-
H. 10 cd tn
do what you have done has been
and Will be an inspiration, not only
to myself, but to many others.
This is a longer letter. 1 believe.
than | have ever written in my life.
But I wanted you to know"
lie reread it twice. bordering over
it's phrases "A new point of view
at a time when | needed it
desperately" 1t was not until then
that he realized the full intensity of
his desire for some expression from
her since the moment he had caught
sight of her in the church. But he
had not been prepared for the unre-
serve, the impulsiveness with which
she had actually written.
Such was his agitation that he did
not heed, at first knock on the
door, which was repeated. He thrust
the letter inside his coat as the JAM
tor of the parish house appeared.
There is a gentleman TO see you,
sir in the office" he said.
Holder went down the stairs. And
he anticipated, from the light yet
nervous pacing that he heard on the
bare floor. that the visitors was none
other than his vestryman. Mr.. Cor
don Atterbury. The sight Of the gen.
tleman's spruce figure confirmed the
guess.
Good morning Mr.. Atterbury," he
said as he entered.
Mr.. Atterbury stopped in his steps.
as il he had heard shot
"Ah-good morning, Mr.. Holder. l
stopped in on my way to the Office.
"Sit down" said the rector.
TRYING TO TEMPORIZE.
Mr.. Atterbury sat down, but with
the air of a man who does so under
protest. who had not intended to.
He was visibly filled and almost
quivering with an excitement which
seemed to demand active expression,
and which the tall clergyman's physi-
cal calm and self-possession seemed
to argument. For moment Mr..
Atterbury stared at the rector as he
sat behind his desk. Then he cleared
his throat.
ct thought Of writing to you, Mr..
Holder. My mother. 1 believe, has