The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-27
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lterfere with business, but I wanted
to get here ahead Of Benfield. It's
about young Gilchrist. Did you know
he proposes to preach a Christmas
sermon about the striker"
What striker"
This garment strike. Benfleld's
furious"
Mr.. Benfeld isn't interested In
clothing"
mo, but he's invested heavily in
my West Virginia coal mines, and
down there we're on the verge of the
biggest walkout in our history. You
see what I mean?"
The Rev. DIR. Wadham nodded
knowingly.
1.-THE labor problems none of the
church's business continued Good
kind. warming up, "or any outsiders
business. It's a worrisome subject
and there's no good stirring it up.
That's what you want to tell Gil
christ
Mr.. Wadham lifted a hand in a
gesture of futility.
IT have told him." he said, fire.
quently."
And what's the answer"
He says every problem ought TO
be the church's business, and that
until the church becomes a power in
live isues 1t isn't a power in HfeI"
He won't listen to reason? Then
he'll have to listen to something else.
If he persists about this Christmas
sermon
Mr.. Barnaby opened the door The
two paused.
There's man out there wants to
see Mr.. Gilchrist," he apologized.
What kind of a manP" asked DR..
Wadham
"A poor man. I think he's Jew"
WHO ever heard Of a poor Jew?"
Mr. Goodkind scorned.
"Mr. Gilchrist isn't here" inter.
posed DR.. Dadham.
II told him that, but he won't 20
away Why don't he go over to the
| synagogue instead OF hanging around
a Christian church, Mr.. Gilchrist
gave him his overcoat this morning
| and I guess he's come back for the
gloves
Tell him I'll speak to Mr.. Gil
christ" dismissed DR.. Wadham. and
Mr.. Barnaby, shaking his head dis
pairingly. left.
We'll, there you are" said Good
kind with the air of a prosecutor
closing the States case. "And that's
what I wanted to talk to you about
privately-whats got into the boy?
Has he gone crazy?"
i've asked myself that DR.. Wad-
ham answered in perplexity i've
asked myself whether what he say
in France"
Exactly. A lot of young fellows
got off the handle and start out to re-
form the world, but this lad has run
through $4,000 in less than three
months
I'm addition to his salary?"
Yes. I could understand 1t if he'd
spent the money on himself, but he
hasn't. He's given 1t away! Gil
christ's father was my first partner,
and I got the boy in here, and 1 feel
responsible for him AS trustee,
can refuse to turn over another pen
ny OF his principal, and, as senior
warden, I can demand his resignation
from the church But 1 want him to
have every chance. Tell him If he'll
ge: a grip on himself and reconsider
tomorrow's sermon"
This time 1t was Charlie Benfield
who interrupted. The Christening
shadows Of a twilight church did
not soften the f1inty features of the
man. He was of the type that is
known as self-made. He adopted ar
rogance and insolence to hide his
glaring lack of education, refinement
and appreciation.
The third time DIR. Wadham looked
at his hat he removed it,
Hello, George he greeted.
'Hod'dy, doctor. Am l late?"
We've been waiting for you said
DR.. Wadham nervously. He was al
ways uneasy when Benfield was about.
Hadn't we better retire to my study
if we're going to discuss Mr.. Gil
christi"
Were not" Benfield disagreed EN-.
phatically. We've been discussing
long enough. All I got to say now is:
Gilchrist leaves this church or I do"
Now, wait a minute" said the
senior warden calmly.
isn't that little mandatory"
said Dr. Wadham, taking courage
81 don't know what 1t is. but II
goes" continued Benfield positively.
i've worked hard all my life and
now this fellow gets up and tells me
what I've worked for is nothing that
I'm nothing, and that all nv ideas
are wrong"
Wait minute, Charlie" inter
rupted Goodkind. That's not the
tone to take to DR.. Wadham. We all
feel that Gilchrist has gone too far
and we're agreed"
Does he preach tomorrow" Ren.
| field shouted.
We're agreed that il he insists
upon preaching about the strike"
He goes?"
HE goesr'
"All right. And if he don't insist?"
HE stays"
And I gor"
Benfeld's voice of wrath had
drowned the opening and closing Of
the door. Back to the panel. Daniel
Gilchrtst squared his shoulders. Thew
were broad shoulders and had car.
ried him through many a brtck.wau
football line in his college DAYS. At
81 he was still trim and At. This was
partially due to the self-denial one
read In his slender, ascetic face.