PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES.
Jaorga Fred Williams of Massachusetts Says Willam J. Bryan la A
Naar a Presidential Certainty as Human Affairs Permit
Tba Mew Tork Journal baa requested
s number of able democratic w Titers to
their views as to their choice
democratic candidate In 1906. The
Bona of many able democrats will
published from time to time:
To the Editor of the Journal: Thou
aaads of democrats are presidential pos-
abilities, but William J. Bryan is oot
a the caleory; he is as near a presi
elatKlgal certainty as human affairs per
SOU To answer why Mr. Bryan should be
ssotninated is premature; let some one
rat give reason why he should not be
aomlnated.
Unless the party is dissatisfied with
his leadership, political tradition and
practice five him title to a renomlna-
fUx million five hundred and eleven
Perns mid citizens voted for him in 189s;
s lew of these have suggested changes
1st the platform, but the renomination
-ag Mr. Bryan stands almost urchal
asksed among them.
In the convention of 1S96 be received
-ant votes out of a.;0. The delegations
Which supported him then will not fail
him in UK. Two hundred and seventy--eaght
votes were not cast for him: of
these Massachusetts furnished 24. Add
the 30 votes of Massachusetts' delega
tion to Mr. Bryan's list in 1900. Maine,
Mew Hampshire and Vermont cast 20
wotee against him in 18W and 8 In his
flavor; reverse thia vote in 1U0. Rhode
Island. Connecticut. New York. New
Jersey and Pennsylvania cast not a
wote for hint in 1896; he cannot lose
these. Cold political calculation can
Mat produce figures to defeat his re
SMmln&tioa as matters now stand.
Mr. Bryan has not been stationary in
4aa popular esteem. His campaign in
las was made when he was compar
atively unknown to the voters of the
country. A few weeks only were given
aac the study of his character. No can
Mdate in the world's history has gained
snore devoted supporters in a single
canvass. The man cannot be found to
repeat that canvass. To change such
aeaaeranip would be folly unless a bet
tar man appears, or he himself devel
tP some weakness. The better man has
ot appeared; instead of weakness Mr
Jsryan s subsequent career has added
trengta.
When war was declared he offered
Js life to his country; denied oppor-
ronity ror active service by the admin
istration, he did not complain. With
are judgment he has allowed others
to condemn the administration for Its
xaults in the conduct of the war.
Relieved of military duty his clvio
courage appeared in the prompt declar
attion of a policy for the government ol
the territory taken from Spain. A
time-server would have failed. Hi
party In congress sustained him. He
-supported the administration in Its ne
gotiations with a foreign foe; a smaller
nan would not have resisted the temp--tatioa
to embarrass his political oppo
nent. He stands now as a presidential
candidate, pledged to give independ
ence to the nations which have been
rescued from Spain's oppression. With
him not another drop of blood would
spilled on foreign soil, and our flag
would mean liberty, not conquest
Three years ego the democratic party
was disrupted; its prospects were hope
Sees. Tet Mr. Bryan, leading a new
jpolicy. increased the vote of 1882 by one
walllioa, and a few thousand votes pro
perly distributed would have elected
aJm president. He united all the reform
aorceo ef the country: the protesting
patriots, who had formed the populist
party, were satisfied with him. and he
awade heavy inroads into the republican
aaaka, gaining also from them some
snajestic leaders. Those who defeated
aim were the elements In the party
-which the democratic convention itself
ad repudiated. The gold and monop
aty vote, which went to Mr. McKinley,
was anvea mere oy the democracy,
ot by Mr. Bryan's leadership. No
ataange ef leadership will bring back
this element. On the contrary, so far
mm new Issues may invite thia element
ta return. Mr. Bryan has iU confidence
amyoa any other leader.
They who would have us now aban
4m or modify the money Issue da not
raaderstand haw precious and Indlspen
raahlii that isaue now la aa a mere
tewehatoae of democracy. They who in
MM went straight to the enemy be
ause af It. yea. who Joined In revll-
tba democracy because of It af-
taat If the majority did not
i with thorn, the majority must be
raarallltted. Bo they brought on us the
auras of McKlnleylsm. Do tbey owe the
Wastry a expiation, the democracy
o apology, have they no regret from
hair reviling? The silver Issue is the
woedle's eye; they who can pass through
hall he saved. They themselves not
ealy by their desertion declared this Is
aue ta be superior to all others com
btnod, bat the sufferings and sacrifices
which the majority accepted for it
have made It precious, somewhat sa
lt Is doubtful if the thin-skinned gen
tlemen who could not endure the sllvei
issue are fitted for the Titan struggles
which the banks are hurrying. But this
much is sure: we shall not for their
peace of mind shade our doctrines.
miu-h less change our leader. Bryan
suits us and the cause. He has passed
through the ordeal of fire. Jefferson
tells us that for his zeal against banks
of issue he was "derided as a maniac
by the tribe of bank-mongers who were
seeking to filch from th,e public their
swinanng ana Darren gains. w new!
Mr. Bryan has not studied adjectives,
Jefferson protested that this bank in
time would override the government
The time came when its president told
Andrew Jackson that his bank con
trolled the business men of the country
ana could and would regulate the nom
Inations and elections of the people
Jackson answered: "If your bank can
make and unmake presidents, govern
ors and congressmen, that is a damned
sight too much power for any one man
or institution to hold." Mr. Bryan does
not swear: do the banks which heaped
abuse upon him in 1836 believe In their
hearts that with a gentler tongue, the
unrelenting purpose of Jefferson and
Jackson Is wanting? We think so, and
for that reason we want him.
Yes, he Is still harping on the old
string, God bless him! These are his
latest tones:
"The sentiment against government
by Injunction is growing. The people
are In favor of trial by jury, and events
have made still more obnoxious this
disguised effort to deny a man accused
of crime the right of trial by Jury."
"The nation can demand the life of
a citizen, but it cannot touch accumu
lated wealth by the Income tax. Is
money more sacred than blood?"
"The democratic party will continue
its attack upon the principle of mo
nopoly, wherever it appears, whether
In the standard money trust, the paper
money trust or the Industrial trust."
"If the people become sufficiently In
different to the doctrine of self-government
to permit Its abandonment In the
Orient, they will not long defend It
here."
Let them read these words who fear
that the democracy will backslide from
the platform of 1S96. The million pop
ulists and our republican allies may
rest assured that we stand firm. Thee
are the men to whom we are answer
able, and not the deserters of 1896. who
are rather answerable to us and to
the country for the evil they have
wrought To change the leadership
would reopen the platform; let them
both be sealed now. and not opened
till the promised land be reached.
We are thankful that our party nas
not been swerved by abuse, terrified by
a servile press, or lulled by the bland
ishments of wealth. Our leader has
girded on his armor and fastened It
with rivets. He is William J. Bryan,
and no other.
GEO. FRED WILLIAMS.
TRUSTS AND THE FARMER.
- Let it be understood that a social
won test Is before us; nothing short of
-Chat Aggrieved masses demand Jus
tice; labor demands a fair portion of
-tta toil. If the courts oppose, they must
conform. If legislatures are corrupted,
the people will vote their lsws at the
patla, Tyranny over debate or over
amvage races has no place in a repub
lic, and aa army to support It will not
to tolerated. Centred capital shall not
-waako slave trade of Industry, nor
-Hall banks draw the people's blood
with their money-blades. A mighty
program. Tes. But the God of the re-
subtle will nerve men to execute it. As
It Is mighty, seemingly Impossible, we
t no timid, complaisant general in
load. Ho must have a firm set
broad shoulders, eyes which csn
sat mta's souls afire, a heart that can
Cty, yet a soul that can defy. Bryan
such a man. Is the man. All sordid
aa tores ts, which would displace htm,
tmnnrrt aame his peer. True, his coat
- ooilar Is frayed: so was Jackson's, so
-was Lincoln's; they did their work.
The Issues of 1896 were not made by
"Str. Bryan; they made him. They made
pda lead, and they were not mistaken.
' TIM money Issue csme from the loins
- C the people. Jefferson and Jackson
taaght them, that they who control
thai money can control them, can
, awtch wages from their hands, bread
Aram their months. Such Is the mean-
law of the cry for the free coinage of
sttvw. free coinage is a mere avenue
af approach, on of several; but It leads
straight to tba enemy's camp. Th
- awamy testified to that In ISM. Free
awiaage is precious as the symbol of
- a. purpose as we advance It win seam
m mild protest
Bat bow the banks art proposing to
, m the whoi currency system Into
I Ml, hands. If tbey wish to continue
taa money contest to a decisive battle,
V Mrt Th silver lasaa will look
rir&Uton th flght to ow. UKthom
1 1 tm a SWISS as wit ladlPlallBSS,
- J ft tffaMr. taw rwtk a a ra
Sauerbeck's index numbers of com
modity prices are based upon London
quotations. They show a course up
ward from an average of bv.z in July,
1896, to G6.4 in May of last year, and
down again to 63.8 In December last.
There was a rise to 65.8 in February
and to 65.6 in March. The decline dur
ing last year was due almost entirely
to a fall in the price of food-stuffs. The
rfse since then has been due chiefly to
advances in manufactured commodities.
Bradstreets tables of American prices
show that most of the commodities
which have lately fallen in price are
farm products, and while we find that
more than one-half of those commodi
ties which have Increased in price are
controlled by, or have been passing
Into the control of. trusts. Both tht
London and the New York tables show
that while agricultural prices are tend
Ins: downward, the prices of manufac
tured products are tending upward. The
farmers cannot organize a trust There
are too many of them.
They hold the hot end of the poker
In this instance. The trust are eaicu
lated ta catch them both a-comlng and
a-a-olng. like the darkey's coon trap.
The flouring mill trust, for example, so
far as it provides for only a single
market for the farmer's wheat, will
campel htm ta sell at a lower price and
buy his flour at a higher price. The
fanners will buy of the combination of
agricultural machinery manufacturers
at ortces named by a monopoly, ana
will sell their own products at price
fixed by the competition of a million
or more of producer in that particular
line, and ia a market where the buyers
are oftea banded together and able to
dictate terms. Monopoly finds a oou
ble advantage when dealing with a
competitive market Open competition
all around was severe on the sugar
producer. But the effect upon him of
a combination of refiner has been ab
solutely crushing. It indirectly brought
on the Cuban war.
The agricultural classes cannot but
view the spread of monopoly In min
ing and manufacturing and transporta
tion with the gravest apprehensions.
The trust Issue is certain to stir Amer
ican politics to the depths, and a tariff
which protects trusts, but cannot pos
sibly protect the farmer in his staple
lines of production, will not pass with
out question. Springfield (Mass.) Re
publican. CONTRACT LABOR IN HAWAII.
EW GRAIN ELEVATOR PLAN
Roumanian Fireproof System to Bo
Introduced In This Country
The new grain elevator in Council
Bluffs that is being built by F. H. Pea
ey & Co., and rapidly nearlng comple
!lon will have a capacity of 1,500,000
lushels. The cost of the structure will
ie :00,000, and it will be one of the
argest and most complete elevators in
the country.
Peavey & Co., who have a chain of
(levators all through the wheat coun
try, and especially at important ship
ping points, have decided to adopt a
ire plan In the construction of their
.'uture elevators. Mr. Peavey has in
vestigated the Roumanian system and,
jelng well satisfied with it, will soon
Build at Duluth the first fireproof ele
vator In the United States. It will be
built entirely of cement plates and
concrete and will be practically lnde
tructible. Fire cannot injure it or Its
lontents. Its cost will be something
less, It is thought, than steel and rather
more than wood. The great saving in
ruch an elevator will be In the decreas
ed cost of Insurance. It is calculated
that where 1 per cent Is paid now
ane-fourth of 1 per cent will be the
charge in a cement elevator.
The Roumanian elevator which fur
bished the Idea to Mr. Peavey was built
first a few years ago on the banks of
the Danube. It is small compared with
the needs of American grain traffic, but
the Idea Is adaptable to any size and
capacity. These Roumanian elevators
tppear when one looks at the floor plan
like great honeycombs. The bins are
Mnstructed In hexagonal form, fitting
:losely together, like the cells of th
:omb. The material of which the comb
walsl Is constructed Is the Monler plate,
which consists of Portland cement and
wire netting. The netting Is inserted
sear the surface of the cement slab
md gives to the material the necessary
tensile and torsional strength. Exneri-
nents made on this slab have seemed to
iemonstrate that a circular form of bin
111 be equally good. If not better, than
he hexagonal, and It Is quite possible j
that the Duluth elevator will be built
n that way.
In other matters of construction the
:ement elevators do not differ material
ly from those of wood or steel.
Incidentally some very advanced
nethods In operation are being consld
red. Electrical experts are being con
lulled on plans for operating the entire
reavpy system at Duluth from one
lectrlc plant. This may not be fcasl
3le, but It Is likely that the old plan
oreratlng an entire elevator with
)ne engine will be laid aside and th
ach kg will be operated by a separate
lectrlc motor, so that one or any num
Der of legs may be at work while the
Jthera are idle without loss of power
fhls will work considerable economy
he cost of operation.
IN HIS STEPS; OR, WHAT WOULD JESUS DO
Book Written by a Kansas Preacher Is tha Literary Sensation of Eng-
mino-uvir a million copies Are Said to Hava Boon Sold.
All England today is talking about a
book written In Topeka, Kan., three
year ago by Charles M. Sheldon. The
title of it Is, "In His Steps, or What
Would Jesus Do?" The London Dally
mall announced that 6,000,000 copies of
the book had been sold, but that, of
course. Is hardly possible. It Is a fact
nevertheless, that town councils and
other municipal bodies In English cities
have actually passed laws based on the
suggestions in this book. In that way
It has accomplished a tremendous
amount of good. The book has a wide
circulation In the west, but in the east
it la hardly known.
Charles M. Sheldon, in the preface
to hi work: "In His Steps, or What
Would Jesus Do?" says that the sermon-story
was first written in the win
ter o 1896, and read by the author, a
chapter af his time, to his Sunday
evening congregation in the Central
Congregational church, Topeka, Kan.
It was then printed as a serial In The
Advance, In Chicago, and was so well
received that it was brought out sub
sequently In book form. It has been
warmly and thoughtfully welcomed by
endeavor societies, temperance organ
izations and Y. M. C. A.'s, he says.
The story opens with the hero of the
book, the Rev. Henry Maxwell, a cler
gyman in a little city of a very matter
of fact, prosaic and even wicked char
acter, finishing up h'is Sunday morning
sermon. His wife starts out shopping
and be settles himself at his desk,
and begins to write from the text,
First Peter, II., 21: "For hereunto were
ye called; because Christ also suffered
for you, leaving you an example that ye
should follow his steps."
He had emphasized in the first part
of his sermon the atonement as a per
sonal sacrifice, calling attention to the
fact that Jesus suffered In various ways
his life aa well as In his death, and
Thousands of coolies have entered
Hawaii under contract since annexa
tion, and thousands more will follow
before congress passes any restrictive
measure, If, indeed, it win consider
such action necessary at all. What Is
of especial Interest In the situation Just
now Is the renewal of the same old am
bush behind which the designs of Dole
were hidden before annexation. This
now takes the form of a declaration
that the proprietors of the Islands have
a policy for the future, which means
"a gradual reduction of contract Asi
atic labor and a corresponding Intro
duction of free Amerlcsn labor Into th
can field. The delsy In the applica
tion of American laws will enable the
planters to adopt American labor rules
by degrees. Colonel Why tes project
of bringing In American labor will re.
eeive early attention. There probably
will be a company known as the Amer
ican Labor Supply company, backed
by the plantations' agencies."
It will be seen that the old lur Is
set and tha old trap Is baited. When
conress meets th argument will be
plausibly made that tha application of
oar labor laws should be delayed to
give th gradual assimilation a chance,
and atonal Wnyte'a company will play
It aart ta tha scheme. .
Meantime mora oootloa than rver art
ta th Islands aad tha number will be
rata there la a svnorr oa
ta mat far a tarm of yeara. Cm.
Romance From Every-Day Life
Daniel Cronin had been a squatter,
ind his shanty stood on the rocks a
.he corner of Broadway and One Hun
Ired and Twenty-fourth street. New
Tork. ror nrty years. At first It was
jnly one room, but Norah had been
is contented as a dove in a new nest
when Danny took her straight from
the church to the rhanty. She had on
ler veil and a fine white gown, and she
Bung the one over the window for
Mistaln, and found the other useful aft
r a year or so for making a christen
ing robe for the sturdy boy that came
to bless them. Then Dan added a new
.ean-to to the house, and year after
rear a little more was added to the
jtructure until It rose like a flimsy
card castle on the rocky road; half up
hill and half down.
But it was a great place for the
young folks. Hardly a week passed
without a dance at Cronln's. And old
Dan scraped the violin, and Norah,
white-haired now, and wHh the rosei
faded from her cheeks, hustled about
jierrily and gave the lads and the col-
een plenty to eat. Sometimes the ar.
rival of a group up the hill to the
souse was accelerated by the goat
For the old man kept the rascally
inlmal In spite of all that Norah could
ay.
"What's the good Iv him, annybow,
he crayture? said the good woman
jver and over again. "He'll break Ivry
jone In yer body yet, an" be th' manei
v kapln' the gurrls ould maids, so be
win.
"Didn't Mr. OaHey come courtlh
inly lasht week dressed in his best an'
wld a ring In his pocket for Nody? An'
lest a he war climbtn' the top iv th
alll, didn't that baste put his wicked
iuld head down an' bunt him clane ofl
tils feet wldout so much as wurrd Iv
aarnln'?
"Nody called from the due, 'Nlver
mind Billy, Mr. O'Malley. He's that
playful.'
"But Ice Itself I not patchln' to th
way he answered:
Indsde, Miss, an' If this Is play, th'
Mints cave me from him whin he's Ir
irnlstt' Thin he wint away. Arrah
Dan'l Cronin, ye'll be sorry ef ye don't
murther th' whiskered nuld Imp!"
But Dan pooh poohed, snd laughed at
Norah, and Billy remained the terror
jf the neighborhood until last night
There had been a dance at Cronln'i
ind the family was late In getting t
bed. Bo old Towser had trouble It
wakening the people when he discov
ered the house to be on Are. The queer
Md structure burned fiercely, but thi
Callant firemen were toon on hand an
would hsve succeeded In saving tht
place but for th marplot Billy. Jim
DWen was th first fireman to cllmt
tha rocks, 'ax In hand. He weigh 2M j
pounds and ha did not see th tricksy
llly. But h suddenly felt himself
anoed nlgn in th air and as ha land
id a shower of stars fall around him
Ha lap quit still oa his back and
watched tha bane of tba Cronlas pa
aaa oaaera. pat aa amue
Up walla fall away, for la th
at ca ar a saw taa tana at
to aft tats
ha dentered upon the third and lapt
point the necessity of following Jesus
In his sacrifice and example when
there came a ring at the door bell. He
walked to the window and saw a shabbily-dressed
young man standing on
the steps. He went down to him.
"I am out of a Job, sir," said the
man, "and thought maybe you might
put me in the way of getting some
thing." "I don't know of anything. Jobs are
scarce," replied the minister, beginning
to shut the door slowly.
"I did not know but you might be
able to give me a line to the city rail
way or superintendent of the shops, or
something," continued the young man,
shifting his faded hat from one hand
to the other, nervously,"
"It would be of no use," the minister
replied. "You will have to excuse me.
I am very busy this morning. I hope
you will find something. Sorry I cannot
give you something to do here, but
keep only a horse and a cow, and do
the work myself," and Mr. Maxwell re
turned to his sermon on the necessity
of following Christ in his sacrifice and
example.
While tbey were eating dinner hi
wife told him of a tramp-like man who
came and sat in the kindergarten and
frightened the teacher. It was the
same Individual who had called ask
Ing for a job. The minister went en to
tell hi wife the heads ef his fermon
and to hope that It would not rain on
the day of it delivery.
The sermon was a striking production
spoken with the passion of a dramat
ic utterance that had the good taste
never to offend with any suspicion of
ranting or declamation. The minister
was delighted with it and with himself.
As he stood In the pulpit and had turn
ed the halt of the big bible over on his
manuscript, and was about to sit down
aa the quartet prepared to rise and sing
the closing selection:
"Alt for Jesus, all for Jesus,
All my being's ransomed powers.'
the entire congregation was startled by
the sound of a man' voice. It came
from the rear of the church, from one
of the teats under the gallery. The
next moment the figure cf a man came
out from the shadow there, and walk
ed down the middle aisle. It was the
ramp who had been In the kindergar
ten, and who had stood on Mr. Max
well's porch and .asked for work. He
addressed the congregation:
"I have been wondering since I came
n here," be said, "if it would be just
the thing to say a few words at the
close of this service. I am not drunk
and I am not crazy, and I am perfect
ly harmless, but if I die, as there Is
every likelihood I shall In a few days, I
want the satisfaction of thinking that
said my say In a place like this, be
fore Just this sort of a crowd."
There was nothing offensive in the
man' rgsnner or tone. He was not ex
cited, but spoke in a low, distinct voice.
No one In the church made any motion
to (top the stranger or in any way In
terrupt him.
I am not an ordinary tramp," he
went on, "though I don't know of any
teaching of Jesus that make one kind
of tramp less worth saving than an
other. Do you?"
He put the question a naturally as
If the whole congregation had been a
small, private bible clat. He paused
Just a moment and then coughed pain
fully. Then he went on. He told them
that be was a printer by trsde, snd
that he lost hi Job ten month before
by being driven out of th business by
tb new linotype machine. There were
a good many others Ilk him. He wa
not complaining, ha was just stating
facta. Hs wondered aa ha aat there
under th gallery If what th preacher
called 'following Jesus" was the asm
thlap aa what Jasas taaght. H had
traatpad tafwaga taa city for three
days, ttrtaff ta aad a joa, aad la all
that time he had not had a word of
sympathy or comfort except from the
minister, who said he was sarry for
him. Of course, he understood that the
congregation cou'd not go out of Its
way to hunt up Jobs for people like
him. He was not asking them to. but
what he felt puzzled about was, what
was meant by "following Jesus." This
he asked persistently. He went on:
"It seems to me sometimes as If the
people In the city churches had good
clothes and nice houses to live In, and
money to srend for luxuries and could
go away on summer vacations, and all
that, while the people outside of the
churches, thousands of them, I mean,
die in tenements and walk the streets
for Jobs, and never have a piano or a
picture in the house, and grow up In
misery and drunkenness and sin"
The man gave a queer lurch over In
the direction of the communion table
and laid one grimy hand upon It. Then
he fell heavily forward on his face
full length up the aisle. They took him
Into the parsonage.
The event created a great sensation
in the parish. In his sermon on the
following Sunday Mr. Maxwell talked
to the congregation about the remark
able scene of the week before, and an
nounced that the printer had passed
away that morning.
He went on to say that the appear
ance and words of this stranger had
made a very powerful Impression upon
him. What the man said compelled him
to ask. as he had never ssked before:
"What does following Jesus mean?"
He ended by calling for volunteers
from the First church who would
pledge themselves earnestly and hon
estly for the entire year not to do any
thing without first asking the question:
"What would Jesus do?" After asking
this question each should follow Jesu
exactly as he knew how, no matte
what the results might be. He apked
thope of the congregation who were
willing to make this pledge to mee
him at the close of the service. This
proposition created a sensation. After
the f-ervlce animated groups stood all
over the church dlfcusflng It.
When the minister walked over to
the lecture room he found about fifty
members present. Among them were
P.achel Wlnslow, the beautiful slng-r
In the choir; Virginia Page, an heiress
with a million; Edward Norman, editor
of the Raymond Dally news the story
Is told of the town of Raymond Don
aid Marsh, president of the local col
lege: Alexander Powers, the railroad
superintendent; Milton Wright, a mer
chant; Jasper Chase, a successful nov-
ellst, and Dr. West. The minister,
much affected, opened the proceedings
with prayer, and then told them that
he fcK so dissatisfied with his previous
definition of dlsclpleshlp that he had
felt compelled to take this action. The
entire fifty took the pledge never to do
anything that they did not think Jesus
would do.
Mr. Maxwell had slways preached
religion In a most respectable manner
to those who were respectable. He had
never mixed much with the horny
handed or the feloniously wicked. He
called upon Alexander Powers, the rail
road superintendent, to find out how he
was getting en since he had agreed to
do only such things as Christ woe Id
approve. He found that Powers had
fitted up a large room In the railroad
shops and had provided a noonday
lunch and prayer meeting fer the men,
and insisted upen Maxwell preaching
to them.
Mr. Powers was In a dilemma. It had
come to his knowledge that his com
pany was engaged in a systematic vio
lation of the Interstate commerce laws.
It was as distinct and unequivocal a
breaking of law as If a private citizen
should enter a house and rob Its In
mates. He dropped the Incriminating j
papers en his desk as it tney were
poison, and Instantly the question
flashed arrets his mind. "What would
Jesus do?" That night any one who
had looked into the superintendent's
office would have teen an unusual tight
for such a place. Powers was kneeling
down, and his face was burled in Ms
hands, as he bowed his head upon th
papers In his desk.
Rachel Wlnslr.w sr.d Virginia Page
were also bearlnr their crcttes. Rachel,
whose magnificent voice was the won
der of the city, received a letter frcm
the manger cf a comic opera company
offering her a place with a large trav
eling company for the season av big
salary.
'To tell the truth, Virginia," the said
to her friend,."! am completely con
vinced, In the ftrtt place, that Jesus
would never use any talent like a good
voice just to make money. I am asked
to go as one of the company and sing
leading soprano, but I don't feel satis
fied that Jesu would go. What do
you think?"
Virginia, who was living the Ufa of
a millionaires!, condemned herself for
being one of the most wicked, selfish.
useless creature In the world. She
could not Imagine Jesus living the life
she lived snd was expected to live.
They tslked over the engagement, and
rachel refuted It. When reproschd by
her mother for lack of sense In aban
doning such an opportunity, Rachel
said to her: "I have been unable since
made my promise two weeks sgo to
Imagine Jesu Joining an opera com
pany to do what I would do and live
the life I would have to live if I joined
It I want to do something that will
cost mt something In th way of tacri
ne. I know yoa will not understand
mt, bat I am kuagry to tuffr some
thing." Afur that Vhwlala aad ar aaeie.
Dr. Watt, aad Rachel want aawa ta
th Rectangle, the most notorious dis
trict In all Raymond, where a traveling
evangelist and his brave little wif had
pitched a tent and begun meeting.
Rachel sang to the crowds, her beau
tiful voice attracting a larger assem
blage than the tent had ever held be
fore. Meanwhile Superintendent Power of
the railroad had handed In his resig
nation, stating that he could not re
main With a fraudulent concern, He
placed his evidence against the com
pany in the hands of the interstate
commerce commission. By this act he
sacrificed his position In local society
and drew upon himself the wrath of his
wife and daughter, who saw their re
sources materially reduced. Powers
having to go to work as an ordinary
telegraph operator.
President Marsh of the college, found
his cross in politics. He thought It was
his duty to take a personal part In the
coming election, go to the primaries,
throw the weight of his Influence to
ward the nomination of good men snd
plunge Into the very depths of the hor
rible whirlpool of deceit, bribery, polit
ical trickery and saloonism as It existed
In Raymond. He would sooner walk
up to the mouth o fa cannon any time
than do this. He loathed the contact
with this municipal problem, but the
call came to him to plainly that he
could not escape. He persuaded Max-,
well to Jotn him In a political crusade,
and they went down into the slums
and carried the prlmsrles.
Virginia, while out driving with a
fashionable friend, found a drunkert
woman named Loreen staggering thro'
the streets, hooted by publicans a nd
sinners. She took her to her home.
scandalizing her grandmother.
"I know very well who she Is," the
said to the old lady; "she Is an nut-
cast. Tou need not tell me, grand
mother. I know It better than you d.
She Is drunk at this moment, but she Is
also a child of God. I have seen her
on her knees repentant, and I hove
seen hell teach out Its horrible fingers
after her again. 1 have brought her
here and shall keep her."
"Tou can always remember that you
have driven your grandmother out ot
your hoiife in favor of a drunken wo
man." ald the old lady, and left the
premises.
During the heat of the political cam
paign the denlzfns of the Rectangle
made an attack upon the reformers, a
heavy bottle struck Loreen, who had
been reformed and who accompanied
them, and killed hfr.
"And yrt this Is rnly ene wrman out
of thousands killed by this drink devil,"
lays the book. Crowd back, now, ye
sinful men and women In this filthy
strecL Let this suguft dfad form he
borne through your ttupefled, tnbered
ranks. She was one of your children.
The Rectangle had stamped the image
of the beatt upon her Thank Him who
died for sinners that the other lmgj
of a new soul now shines out of her
pale clay.
The book ends somewhat vaguely. It
does not tell fully what was the whole
result to the community of the effort
to live a Chrlstlike life. The heroes
and heroines are left convinced of the
wisdom cf the pledge they made after
the pitiful rech of the poor tramp,
and they are (stipfied that anything
they may have lost Ir material way
Is fully made up for spiritually. But
the gross amount ot go4 they accom
plish It very great
RELICIOUS NOTES.
Th diamond anniversary f th
American Sunday School union win baj
held In Philadelphia May U and M.
The wrk cf the toclety for seventy-fir
year, In part, is as fellow: Sunday
schools organized. 10. S2I, centslnln
57I.6S tearhera and 4.I?I.S4I scholars?
??4.44 easel of aid to schools, having
1J.333 9M members. Nearly four school
a day organized for every day of tha
ast evenly-flve year. Value of publi
cations distributed b? tale and glfta.
over l,000,00.
The government has fflclally rerog.
nlzed the Mormon religion by appoint
Ing Eilas Kimball, a Mormon, chaplala
of the Second corps of engineer. H
wa commlttloned In 11)1.
Rev. Dr. Joteph Parker, wh from
his pulpit damned the tultan to vigor
ously the other day. paid a visit to this
country a few years ago and preached
In several cities, but did not mak
much of an Impression.
A fsthlonable rhurch In Louisville,
Ky., the Walnut Street Baptist church,
of which Rev. Dr. T. T. Eaton I pas
tor, has adopted resolutions practically
dismissing from the "congregation all
member who have any connection
whatever with the manufacture or sal
of Intoxicating liquor.
Rev. Tucker Wilson, pastor of a Bap.
tlst church in Muncle. Ind., has estab
lished a new record, having Immersed
eighty-seven newly converted members
of his flock In twenty-seven minutes, or
at a rate greater than three a minute;
and that without any assistance.
Rev. John L. Dube of Incwadl, Um-
komat valley. Natal, who renounced
hi rlghtt to the chieftaincy In a Zulu
tribe to become a congregational min
ister, ha tailed for his native country,
where he will take up hit work ef
a mlttlonary, for which he hat been
fitting hlmtelf In the United State for
three years. He will found an Industrial
school for Zulu.
Csrdlnsl Rampolla ha Informed Arch.'
bishop Chtpelle that the Very Rev. P.
Baraada. canon of Santiago Cathedral,
ha been appointed archbishop of Baa
dago. H I a natlv of that city, was
ducat at Salamanca, and Is eoatld.
red tha moat distinguished natly elar.
apauw of Cuba. Ha apeak Baftlaa
wall, aad la a trtrat aaardrar af Assart.
aa tawWatlaaa.