The Washington times., 1921-02-18

) earning. I shall found institutions
for research of disease, hospitals.
playground. libraries. and schools
And 1 shall make the university
here one OF the best In the country.
What more. may I ask. would you
have me DOR rlA t
.Ah." replied the rector. at 10 not
what / would have you do. II 10
not indeed. q question Of doing.
but of seeing"
.of seeinEf' the banker repeated.
sAs / say. or using Judgment"
Judgment, yes, but tho Judgment
which has not yet dawned for you.
the enlightenment which IL the
knowledge OF Gods will. Worldly
wisdom is a rule of thumb many
men may acquire. the other wisdom.
the wisdom of the soul, Is personal
the reward OF revelation which
springs from desire
"You ask me what ! think you
should do. will tell you-but you
win not doit you will be powsriess
TO do II unless you see II for your
self, unless the time shall come
when you are willing. to give cup
everything you have held dear In
lifo-not your money, but your
opinions, the very Judgment and
wisdom you value. until you have
gained the faith which proclaims
these worthless. until you are ready
to receive the Kingdom OF God as .
little child
"You are not ready. now. Your
attitude, your very words. proclaim
your blindness to all that has hap
pened to you, your determination to
carry out, SO far as II is left to you.
your own will You may die with
out seeing"
Crazy as II all sounded. . slight
tremor shook Eldon Parr. There
was something in the eyes, In the
powerful features Of the clergyman,
that kept him still. that made him
listen with a fascination which, had
ne taken cognizance of 1t, was akin
to fear, That this man believed II.
that he would impress It upon 9TH
ers, nay. had already done so, the
banker did not then doubt.
you speak of giving" Holder
continued. "and you have nothing to
give-nothing. You are poorer to-
day than the humblest man who has
seen God. But you have much, you
have all to restore" without rails
ing his voice, the rector had con-
trived to put q mighty emphasis on
the word.
NOTHING TO GIVE.
'You speak Of the labor of Civ
ing. but IL you seek your God and
haply md him you will not rest
night or day while you live until
you have restored every dollar pos
sible of that which you have wrong
f,,llu q an from nfharav
John Holder rose and raised his
arm In effective protest against the
interruption Eldon Parr was about
to make. He bore him down.
II know what you are going to
say. Mr.. Parr-that 1t IL not prac-
tical. That word practical Is the
barrier between you and your God.
tell you that God can mako any
thing practical
"Your conscience, the spirit. tor
lures you today, but you have not
had enough torture, you still think
to escape easily; to keep the SYM
pathy Of . world which despises you.
You are afraid to do what God
would have you do. You have the
opportunity, through grace, by your
example to leave the world better
than you found 1t. to do q thing of
such magnitude as 10 given to few
men. to confess before all that your
life has been blind and wicked.
That Is what the Spirit is trying to
teach you But you fear the ridi-
cule Of tho other blind men. you
have not tho faith to believe that
many eyes would be opened by your
act The very shame of such q con-
fession, you think, Is not to be
borne.".
suppose I acknowledge, which I
do not your preposterous charge.
how would you propose to do this
thing7''
TT Is very simple" said the rec
tor. $50 far as the actual method
to establish q board Of men in
whom you have CONFIDENCE court