Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-11-14


1t was the growing realizatOn-and
1t takes church group many years to
grow up to this realization the
absolute need for more ample accom-
to Red Thrush The district super
intendent had been asked to pick out
hustler" to put the new church
over on the congregation. MIR Tol
liver was known as j hustler, and so
he came with his four daughters to
the shabby brown parsonage in the
maple grove beside the old brown
church
1t was the nervous strain OF over.
work attendant upon huStling the new
church into Red Thrush that finally
resulted in 4 nervous reaction and
physical wearing down which led al
last to temporary blindness, cloud
over his eyes thick mist Jogging his
vision. Rest. the specialists in Chi
cago said he needed, good food, good
air, general building-up The eyes
would be all right, when ne was all
right He must take ii easy tof a
while And so his eyes were care
fully bandaged from even the falntes,
light, to insure complete relaxation
and freedom from strain. but MS en-
tire system must gain strength I'D
order to feed strength to the weak
ened members His body, must rest
His mind must rest His intense and
eager spirit must rest.
But before this catastrophe, the
church was an assured fact Within
a few weeks, by the first of Septem
Der at latest. it would be ready for
its formal opening. The new par
sOnage existed in blue print. AFTER
all, few months of blindness was a
small price to pay for this achieve
ment
Freedom from worry, the doctors
promised, complete rest ana mental
ease would soon restore his sight anb
Mr.. Tolliver although greatly handi
capped in his work lid not worry as
to The final outcome True. upon his
first visit to the doctors, some three
months previous. they had thought IA
months time would De amply SUN
cient fOI his recovery, and at the eni
of the month the mist was still dark
upon him Another month and still
the mist. He should iraVe returned
some days ago for third eXamina
ton and treatment, but the financial
situation in the parsonage was SUCH
as to render this impossible. He told
himself there was no hurry, he would
90 soon. For what with the travel
and hotel expenses, and medical treat
ments, the burden Of his misfortune
was more financial than physical.
But all this was only for short
time When the new church Was a
fact accomplished, he fell ii would
be easier for his ardent spirit TO find
the rest that would mean restoration
for his eyes. He felt no sort of re
sentiment for his affection He got on
very we'll The girls were good, they
helped him greatly. The members
were patient, full OF sympathy. be-
cause they loved him He knew his
Bible from cover to cover, and his
every thought was centered upon his
work, so thai his sermons did not
deteriOrate. Just little rest free
dom from killing worry. If only there
were more money!
If the girls felt anxiety on his ac-
hundred dollars month is not a
great deal of money on which to sup
port a family and MAMMAL! three
daughters in school. And Mr.. Tolliver
had never relinQuished his old custom
of tithing-a tenth of his mite for the
Lord. If sometimes tie girls felt that
ten dollars a month could better be
spared from the church than from the
parsonage, that the Lord in His aff1u-
ence might better be deprived than
the pastor in his poverty, they did
not complain Ellen though: about it,
of course, for she was turbulent
given to turbulent thoughts. 1t was
her birth which had cost the home
it's mother Perhaps it was sorry
knowledge OF what she had cost the
family that stirred her to great
eagerness to dc something for them
that determined her to carry life be-
fore her with high and triumphant
hand Perhaps il was only her youth,
for she was not yet seventeen. 1t was
for this turbulence OF hers thai she
was known as Ginger Ella.
'(Continued next week)