The Washington times., 1921-02-11

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TIE PICTURED the yearnins
and perplexity of those who
had come to him for help,
who could not accept the old eN-
PLANTATION. and had gone away
Christians OF the poor who attended
the parish house.
Finally. trusting In the bishops
discretion, he spoke of the reveis-
tions he had unesrthed in Dalton
street. and how these had complete
ly destroyed his confidence In tho
Christianity he had preached, and
now he had put his old faith to the
test of unpreJudiced modern criti-
eiAyn. philosophy. and science.
The bishop listened intently. his
bead bent. his eyes on the rector.
sAnd you have come out-con-
WINGED 70 he asked tremulously. "YeA
yes, see you have. 1t Is enough"
He relapsed into thought. his
wrinkled hand lying idly on the
table.
II need not tell you. my friend.-
he resumed at length. that great
deal of pressure has been brought
to bear upon pe in this matter,
more than i have ever before ex-
perienced. You have mortally Of
tended. among others. the most pow
erful layman in the diocese. Mr..
Parr, who complains that you have
presumed to take him to task con-
cerninE his private affairs"
II told him" answered Holder,
shat SO long as he continued to
live the life he leads, could not
accept his contributions to st.
Johns"
II am an old man." said tho
bishop. "and whatever usefulness l
have Is almost finished. But II
were young today. / should pray
God for the courage and insight
you have shown, and / am thank
ful to have lived long enough to
have known you. 1t has, at least,
been given me to realize that times
have changed. that we are on the
verge of q mighty future.
"I will be frank I'd say that ten
years ago, IL this had'happened.
should have recommended you for
trial Now / can only wish you
godspeed I, too, can see the light
my friend. l can see, l think,
though dimly. the beginnings of
blending of all sects, Of all relig-
ions in the Increasing vision OF the
truth revealed in Jesus Christ,
stripped, as you say. of dogma OF
fruitless attempts at rational ex-
PLANTATION.
-Tn Japan and China, in India
and Persia, as we'll as in Christian
countries, 1t is coming. coming by
some working Of the Spirit and
mystery of which is beyond us. And
nations and men and who even yet
know nothing Of the Gospels are
showing willingness to adopt
what is Christ's, and the God OF
Christ"
THE DECIDING VOICE.
Holder was silent. from sheer in
ability to speak.
"If you had needed an advocate
with me-" the Bishop continued.
"you could not have had one to
whose counsel l would more. will
ingly have listened than that of
Horace Bentley. He wrote asking
to come and see me, but I went to
him in Dalton street the day l re-
turned. And 1t gives me satisfac-
tion, Mr.. Holder, to confess to you
freely that he has taught me, by
his life, more Of true Christianity
than I have learned in all my ex-
perience elsewhere"
'I had thought" exclaimed the
rector. wonderingly, that I owed
him more than any other man."
"There are many who think that
hundreds, should say" the
bishop replied. "Eldon Parr
ruined him, drove him from the
church. 1t Is strange how,
has silently and continuously
grown until 1t has borne fruit in
this. Even now," he added after
q pause. "the cautiousness. the
dread of change which comes with
old age might, I think, lead me to
be afraid of 1t IL. 1 didn't perceive
behind it the spirit of Horace
Bentley"
1t struck Holder. suddenly. what
an unconscious but real source of
confidence this thought had like
wise been to him. He spoke of II.
'Tt is not that I wouldn't trust
you" the bishop went on. IL have
watched you, I have talked to Asa
Warning, I have read the newspa-
pers. In spite of 1t all, you have
kept your head, you have not COM
promised the dignity OF the Church.
But oh. my friend. I beg you to
bear in mind that you have launch
ed upon deep waters, that you have
raised up many enemies-enemies
of Christ-who seek to destroy you.
"You are still young. And the
accommodating aXneTiment to
which you are pledged. of freeing
your church, OF placing her in the
position Of power and influence in
the community which Is rightfully
hers, Is as yet untried. And no
sfnne will he left unturned to dis