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- * Author of "In His Stops : What "Would Jesus DoP" "Malcom
Kirk , " "Bobert Hardy's Seven Days , " . Etc.
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1S90 , l > y The Advance Publis/ifntf Cu ,
Ing to 'renounce"airtlJl'tliijy"ria7e tney
cannot be his disciples. "
"Do you mean literally , Mr. Strong. ? "
asked the rich man after a little.
"Yes , literally , sometimes. I be
lieve the awful condition of things and
souls we have witnessed tonight will
not be any better until many , many of
the professing Christians in this town
and In Calvary church are willing to
leave , actually to leave their beautiful
homes and spend the money they now
spend In luxuries for the good of the
weak and poor and sinful. "
"Do you think Christ would preach
that if he were in Milton ? "
"I do. It has been burned Into me
that he would. I believe he would say
to the members of Calvary church : 'If
any man love houses and money and
society and power and position more
than me , he cannot be my disciple. If
any man renounceth not all that he
hath , he cannot be my disciple. ' And
then he would te'st the entire church
by Its willingness to renounce all these
physical things. And if he found the
members willing , if he found that they
loved him more than the money or the
power , he might not demand a literal
giving up. But he would say to them ,
'Take my money and my power , for it
is all mine , and use them for the build
ing up of my kingdom. ' He would not
then perhaps command them to leave
literally their beautiful surroundings.
But , then , in some cases I believe he
would. Oh , yes ! Sacrifice , sacrifice !
What does the church in America hi
this age of the world know about it ?
How much do church members give of
themselves nowadays to the Master ?
That is what we need self , the souls
of men and women , the living sacri
fices for these lost children down yon
der ! O God , to think of what Christ
gave up ! And then to think of how
little his church is doing to obey his
last command to go and disciple the
nations ! "
Philip weut back through the av
enue on which the churches stood.
When he reached Calvary church , he
went up on the steps , and , obeying an
instant impulse , he kneeled down on
the upper step and prayed. Great
sobs shook him. They were sobs with
out tears sobs that were articulate
here and there with groans of anguish
and desire. He prayed for his loved
church , for the wretched beings in the
hell of torment , without God and with
out hope iu the world , for the spirit of
Christ to come again into the heart of
the church and teach it the meaning
and extent of sacrifice.
When the eventful Sunday came he
faced the usual immense concourse.
He did not come out of tbe little room
until the last moment. When ho final
ly appeared , his face bore marks of
( ears. At last they had flowed as a re
lief to his burden , and he gave the people
ple his message with a courage and a
peace and a love born of direct com
munion with the Spirit of Truth.
As he went on people began to listen
In amazement , lie had begun by giv
ing them a statement of facts concern
ing the sinful needy , desperate con
dition of life in the place. He then
rapidly sketched the contrast between ,
the surroundings of the Christian and
non-Christian people , between the
workingmen and the church members.
"Disciples of Jesus , " he exclaimed ,
"the time has come when our Master
demands of us some token of our dis-
clpleship greater than the giving of a
little money or the giving of a little
work and time to the solution of the
great problem of modern society and
of our own city. The time has come
when we must give ourselves. The
time has come when we must re
nounce , if it is best , if Christ asks it ,
the things we have so long counted
dear the money , the luxury , the
houses and go down into the tene
ment district , to live there and work
there with the people. I do not wish
to be misunderstood here. I do not be
lieve our modern civilization is an ab
surdity. I do not believe Christ if he
were here today would demand of us
foolish things. But this I do believe
he would require ourselves. We must
give ourselves iu some way that will
mean real , genuine , downright and de
cided self sacrifice. If Christ were
here he would say to some of you , as
he said to the young man , 'Sell all you
have and give to the poor , and come ,
follow me. ' And if you were unwill
ing to do it he would say you could not
be his disciples. The test of discipleship -
ship is the same now as then ; the price
is no Jess on account of the lapse of
2,000 years. Eternal life something
which has only one price , and that is
the same always. Members of Calvary
church , I solemnly believe the time
has come when it is our duty to go into
the tenement district and redeem it by
the power of personal sacrifice and
personal presence. Nothing less will
answer. To accomplish this great task ,
to bring back to God this great part of
his kingdom , I believe we ought to
spend our time , our money , ourselves.
\
It is a sin for us to live at our pleasant
ease , in enjoyment of all good things ,
while men and women and children by
the thousand are dying , body and soul | ,
before our very eyes in need of the
blessings of Christian civilization in
our power to share with them. We
cannot say it is not our business. We
cannot excuse ourselves on the plea
of our own business. This is our first
business , to love God and man with all
our'tmgrrt.
"This problem before us calls for all
our Christian disclpleship. Every heart
In this church should cry out this day ,
'Lord , what wilt thou have me to do ? '
And each soul must follow the com
mands that he honestly hears. Out of
the depths of the black abyss of hu
man want and sin and despair and an
guish and rebellion in this place and
over the world rings In my ear a cry
for help that by the grace of God I
truly believe cannot be answered by
the church of Christ on earth until the
members of that church are willing In
great numbers to give all their money ,
and all their time , and all their homes ,
and all their luxuries , and all their ac
complishments , and all their artistic
tastes , and all themselves to satisfy
the needs of the generation as it looks
for the heart of the bleeding Christ in
the members of the church of Christ.
Yea , truly , except a man Is willing to
\ renounce : all that he hath , he cannot
. be 1 his disciple. Does Christ ask any
I member : of Calvary church to renounce
1
all i and go down into the tenement dis
trict to live Christ there ? Yes , all.
"My beloved , if Christ speaks so to
you today listen and obey. Service !
Self ! That Is what he wants. And if
he asks for all , when all is needed ,
what then ? Can we sing that hymn
with any Christian honesty of heart
unless we interpret it literally ?
"Were the whole realm of nature mine ,
That were an offering far too small ;
Love so amazing , so divine.
Demands my soul , my life , my all ! "
It would partly describe the effect of
this sermon on Calvary church to say ,
what was a fact , that when Philip end
ed and then kneeled down by the side
of the desk to pray the silence was
painful , and the intense feeling pro
voked by his remarkable statements
was felt in the appearance of the audi
ence as it remained seated after the
benediction. But the final result was
yet to show itself ; that result was not
visible in the Sunday audience.
The next day Philip was unexpected
ly summoned out of Milton to the par
ish of his old college chum. His old
friend was thought to be dying. He
had sent for Philip. Philip , whose af
fection for him was second only to that
which he gave his wife , went at once.
His friend was almost gone. He ral
lied when Philip came , and then for
two weeks his life swung back and
forth between this world and the next.
Philip staid on , and so was gone one
Sunday from his pulpit in Milton. Then
the week following , as Alfred gradual
ly came back from the shore of that
other world , Philip , assured that he
would live , returned home.
During that ten days' absence seri
ous events had taken place in Calvary
church. Philip reached home on
Wednesday. He at once went to the
house and greeted his wife and the
Brother Man and William , who was
now sitting up in the large room.
He had not been home more than an
hour when the greatest dizziness came
over him. He sat up so much with his
chum that he was entirely worn out.
He went up stairs to lie down on his
couch in his small study. He instantly
fell asleep and dreamed that he was
tanding on the platform of Calvary
church preaching. It was the first
Sunday of a month. He thought he
said something the people did not like.
Suddenly a man in the audience raised
a revolver and fired at him. At once
from over the house people aimed re
volvers at him and began to fire. The
noise was terrible , and in the midst of
it he awoke to feel to his amazement
that hla wife was kneeling at the side
of his couch , sobbing with a heartache
that was terrible to him. He was in
stantly wide awake and her dear head
clasped in his arms. And when he
prayed her to tell him the matter she
sobbed out the news to him which her
faithful , loving heart had concealed
from him while he was at the bedside
of his friend. And even when the news
of what the church had done in his
absence had come to him fully through
her broken recital of it he did not real
ize it until she placed in his hands the
letter which the church had voted to
be written , asking him to resign hi
pastorate of Calvary church. Even
then he fingered the envelope in an ab-
sent way , and for an instant his eyes
left the bowed form of his wife and
looked out beyond the sheds over to
the tenements. Then he opened the
letter and read it.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Philip read the letter through with
out lifting his eyes from the paper or
making any comment. It was as fol
lows :
Rev. Philip Strong , Calvary Church , Milton :
As clerk of the church I am instructed to in
form you of the action of the church at a regu
larly called meeting last Monday night. At tha
meeting it was voted by a majority present tha
you be asked to resign the pastorate of Calvary
church for the following reasons :
First. There is avery widespread discontent on
the part o ! the church membership on account o
' the use of the church for Sunday evening dis
cussions of social , political and economic ques
tlons and the introduction into the pulpit of per
sons whose character and standing are known t
be hostile to the church and its teachings.
j Second. The business men of the church , al
most without exception , are agreed and so ex
pressed themselves at the meeting that the ser
mon of Sunday before last was exceedingly dan
gerous in its tone and liable to lead to th
gravest results in acts of lawlessness and anarch
on the part of people who are already inflame
i to deeds of violence against property and wealth
I Such preaching- theqjjinipnofthe majority o
pew owners and supporter * of "CsJrar/ church , |
cannot be allox\cd or the -rfvurch will inevitably
low its standing in society. I
Third. It Is the fixed determination of a majorIty -
Ity of the oldest and most influential members of
Calvary church to withdraw from the organiza
tion all support under the present condition of af
fairs. The trustees announced that the pledges
for church support had already fallen off very
largely , and last Sunday less than half the regu
lar amount was received. This was ascribed to
the tcrmon of the first of the month.
Fourth. The tacation of the parsonage and the.
removal of the minister into the region of the
tenement district have created an intense feeling
on the part of a large number of families who
ha\e for years been firm supporters and friends of
the church. They feel that the action was alto
gether uncalled for. and they think it has been
the means of disrupting thu church and throwing
matters into confusion , besides placing the church
in an unfavorable light with the other churches
and the community at large.
Fifth. It was the opinion of a majority of the
members present that , while much of the spirit
exhibited by yourself wai highly commendable ,
yet in MOW of all the facts it would be expedient
or the pastoral relation to be severed. The con-
inuance of that relation seemed to promise only
added disturbance and increased antagonism in
.he church. It was the well nigh unanimous ver-
let that your plans and methods might succeed
o your better satisfaction with a constituency
nailc up of nonchurch people and that possibly
our own inclinations would lead you to take the
itcp which the church has thought wisest and
> cst for all concerned.
H is my painful duty as the clerk of Calvary
church to write thus plainly the action of the
church and the specific reasons for that action. A
council will be called to review our proceedings
and advise with reference to the same. In behalf
of the church , . Clerk.
Philip finished the letter and lifted
lis eyes again. And again he looked
out through the window across the
sheds to the roofs of the tenements.
From where ho sat ho could also see ,
across the city , up on the rising ground ,
the spire of Calvary church. It rose
distinct and cold against the gray De
cember sky. The air was clear and
frosty , the ground was covered w'ith
snow , and the roofs of the tenements
showed black and white patches where
: he thinner snow had melted. He was
silent so long that his wife became
Tightened.
"Philip ! Philip ! " she cried as she
lirew her arms about his neck and
drew his head down nearer. "They
lave broken your heart ! They have
killed you ! There Is no love in the
world any more ! "
"No , no ! " he cried suddenly. "You
mist not say that. You make me
loubt. There is the love of Christ ,
which passeth knowledge. But , oh ,
for the church , the church which he
oved and for which ho gave himself ! "
"But it is not the church of Christ
hat has done this thing. "
"Nevertheless it is the church in the
world , " ho replied. "Tell mo , Sarah ,
low this was kept so secret from me. "
"You forget. You were so entirely
absorbed in the care of. Alfred , and
then the church meeting was held with
"Philip ! Philip'she cried. "TJieyhave
broken your heart. "
closed doors. Even the papers did not
know the whole truth at once. I kept
it from you as long as I could. Oh , it
was cruel , so cruel ! "
"Little woman , " spoke Philip very
gently and calmly , "this is a blow to
me. I did not think the church would
do it. I hoped" He paused , and his
voice trembled for a brief moment ,
then grew quiet again. "I hoped I was
gradually overcoming opposition. It
seems I was mistaken. It seems I did
not know the feeling in the church. "
He looked out of the window again
and was silent. Then he asked : "Are
they all against me ? Was there no
one to stand up for me ? " The ques
tion came with a faint smile that was
far more heartbreaking to his wife
than a flood of tears. She burst into
a sob.
"Yes , you have friends. Mr. Winter
fought for you and others. "
"Mr. Winter my old enemy ! That
was good. And there were others ? "
"Yes , quite a number. But nearly
all the influential members were
against you. Philip , you * have been
blind to all this. "
"Do you think so ? " he asked simply.
"Maybe that is so. I have not thought
of people so much as of the work
which needed to be done. I have tried
to do as my Master would have me.
But I have lacked wisdom or tact or
something. "
"Xo , it is not that. Do you want to
know what I think ? " His wife fondly
stroked the hair back from his fore
head as she sat on the couch by him.
"Yes , little woman , tell me. " To his
eyes his wife never seemed so beauti
ful or dear as now. He knew that
they were one in this their hour of
trouble.
"Well , I have learned to believe since
you came to Milton that if Jesus Christ
were to live on the earth in this cen
tury and become the pastor of almost
any large and wealthy and influential
church and preach as he would have
to the church would treat him just as
Calvary church has treated you. The
world would crucify Jesus Christ again
even after 2,000 years of historical
Christianity. "
Philip did not speak. He looked out
again toward the tenements. The win
ter day was drawing to its close. The
church spire still stood out sharp cut
against the sky. Finally he turned to
his wife , and almost with a groan he
uttered the words : "Sarah , I do noi
like to believe it. The world is full of
the love of Christ. It is not the same
world.no ColriiZEzi. . -
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