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OREGON CITY COURIER-HERALD FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1901. .
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IN HIS STEPS:
"What Would Jesus Do?"
By OHAELES II. SHELDON.
:iyrii?li!ed mid published in lionk form by
ho Advunou i'ublishiuB Co. of Uiicugo.
CONTINUED.
Edward Norman looked around the
room, and no 0110 npoko. Ho way struck
for the first time in his life "with the
feet that in nil tho years of hiH news
paper life ho had iiover,had the force of
the paper together in this way. ' 'Would
-fesna do that ? That is, would he prob
utily run a newspaper on some loving
family plan where editors, reporters,
pressmen and all met to discuss and de
rise and plan for the making of a paper
that should have in view"
He caught himself drawing almost
away from the facts of typographical
anions and office rules and reporters'
anterpri.se and all the cold 'businesslike
methods that make a great daily suc
cessful. But still tho, vague picture
that came up in the mailing room
would not fade away, even when he
had gone into his ollice and the men
had gone hack to their places with won
der in their looks and questions of all
aorts on their tongues as they talked
ver tho editor's remarkable actions.
Clark camo in and had a long serious
talk with the chief. He wus thoroughly
roused, and his protest almost reached
the point of resigning his place. Nor
man guarded himsolf carefully. Every
minute of the interview was painful to
him, but he felt more than ever the ne
cessity of doing the Christlike thing.
Clark was a very valuable man. It
would be difficult to fill his place. But
he was not able to give any reasons for
continuing the Sunday paper that an
swered the question, "What would
Jesus do?" by letting Jesus print that
edition.
"It comes to this, then, " said Clark
finally. "Yon will bankrupt tho papor
in 80 days. We might as well face that
future fact."
"I don't think wo shall. Will you
stay by The News until it is bank
rupt?" asked Edward Norman, with a
trnnge wnilc.
"Mr. Norman, 1 don't understand
you. You are not tho nunw man this
week that I oyer knew."
"I don't know myself either, Clark,
Something remuvitaiuo una oimgut me
up and borno me on, but I was never
more convinced of final success and
power for the paper. You have not afl
aworcd my question. Will you stay
with meV"
Clark hesitated a moment and finally
said "Yes," Norman shook hands with
him and turned to his desk. Clark went
hack into his room stirred by a number
of contacting emotions. He had never
urfoi'o known such an exciting and
mentally disturbing weok, and he felt
now as if ho were connected with an
enterprise that might at any moment
oplla pse and min him and all connected
with it.
Sunday morning dawned again on
Raymond, and Henry Maxwoll'sichurch
was again crowded.- Beforo tho service
began Edward Norman attracted gen
eral attention. He sat quietly in hit
usual place a boat three seats from lbs)
pulpit. The Sunday morning issoa of
The News containing the itatemaM cf
its discontinuance had been read by
nearly every man In the housa The an
nouncement had been expreesed in nob
remarkable longuge that every reader
was struck by it No' such series of dlsv
tynct MmwetloM hod ever disturbed the
nsnal butdneea ctuttom of Raymond.
The event ueaoeated with The Nwi
were not all People were eagerly talk
ing about the ilrange things done dol
ing tho wwek by Alexander Fowom at
the railroad shot and by Milton Wright
in his stored on the avenue. The eurrtoe
progressed upon a distinct wave of ex
citement in the pews. Henry Maxwell
faced it all with a calmness which in
dicated u strength and purpose more
than usual. His prayers were very
helpful. His uniHiii was not fo easy to
describe. How would a minister be apt
to preach to his people if he camo before
them after an entire weok of eager ask
ing: "How would Jesus preach 1 What
would he probably say?" It is very
certain that Henry Maxwell did not
preach as he had done two Sundays be
fore. Tuesday of tho past week he had
stood by the grave of tho dead stranger
and said tho words, "Earth to earth,
allies to ashes, dust to dust," and still
he was moved by the Spirit of u deeper
impulse than htv could measure ns he
thought of his people and yearned for
tlio Christ message when he should be
in liis pulpit again.
Now that Sunday had come and the
people were there to hear, what would
tho Muster tell them? Hengouiedover
his preparation for them, and yet ho
knew he had not been able to tit his
'message into his ideal of the Christ.
Nevertheless no one in the First church
conld remember hearing mich u sermon
before. There was in it rebuke for sin,
especially hypocrisy; there was definite
rebuke of tho greed of wealth and the
noliislmess of fashion, two things that
First church never heard rebuked this
way before, and there was a love of his
people that gathered new force as tho
nerimm went on. When it was finished,
there were thio who were saying in
their hearts, "The Spirit moved that
eniion. " And they were right
Then Rachel Wiuslow rose to sing,
this time, after the sermon, by Henry
, MnxweU'Rreque,st. Rachel's singing did
not provoke applause this time. What
deeper feeling carried jxxiple'e heart
into A reverent silence and tenderness
of thought T Rachel was beautiful, bnt
the consciousness of her remarkable
loveliness had always marred her sing
ing with those who had the deepest
piritual feeling. It hod also marred
her rendering of certain kinds of music
with herself. Today this was all gone.
There was no lack of power in her
grand voice, but there was an actual
added element of humility and purity
which the audience strictly felt and
bowed to.
Before the service closed Henry Max
well asked those who had remained
the week before to stay again for a few
moments for consultation and any oth
ers who were willing to make the
pledge taken at that time. When he
was at liberty, he went into the lecture
room. To his astonishment, it was al
most filled. This time a large propor
tion of young people had come, but
among them were a few business men
and officers of the church.
As before, Henry Maxwell asked
them to pray with him, and, as before,
a distinct answer came in the presence
of the Divine Spirit. There was no
doubt in the minds of any one present
that what they proposed to do was so
clearly in line with the Divine will
that a blessing rested on it in a very
special manner.
They remained some time to ask
questions and consult together. There
was a feeling of fellowship such as they
had never known in their church mem
bership. Edward Norman's action was
well understood by them all, and he
answered several questions.
"What will be the probable result of
your discontinuance of the Sunday pa
per?" asked Alexander Powers, who
sat next to him.
"I don't know yet. I presume it will
result in a falling off of subscriptions
and. advertisements. I anticipate that. ' '
"Do you have any doubts about your
action? I mean do you regret it for
fear it is not what Jesus would do?''
asked Henry Maxwell.
"Not in the least, but I would like
to ask for my own satisfaction if any
one of yon here thinks Jesus would is
sue a Sunday morning paper?"
No one spoke for a minute. Then
Jasper Chase said : "We seem to think
alike on that, but I have been puzzled
eeveral times during the week to know
just what he would do. It is not al
ways an easy question to answer. ",
"I find' tuat trouDio," saia Virginia
Page. She sat by Rachel Winslow. Ev
ery one knew who Virginia Page was,
wondering how she would succeed in
keeping her promise.
. "I think perhaps I find it specially
difficult to answer the question on ac
count of my money. Jesus never owned
any property, and there is nothing' in
his example to guide me in tho use of
mine. I am studying and praying. I
think I see clearly a part of what he
would do, but not all. 'What would
Jesus do with a million dollars V is my
question really. I confess that I am not
yet able to answer it to my satisfac
tion. "
"I could toll you what to do with a
part of it," said Rachel, turning her
face toward Virginia.
"That does not trouble me." replied
Virginia, with a slight smile. "What I
am trying to discover is a principle of
Jesus that will enable me to come the
nearest possible to his action as it ought
to influence the entire course of my
life, so far as my wealth and its use are
concerned."
"That will take time," said Henry
Maxwell slowly. All the rest in the
room were thinking hard of the same
thing. Milton Wright told something
of his experience. He was gradually
working out a plan for his business re
lations with his employees, and it was
opening up a new world to him and
them. A few of the younger men told
of speoUl attempts to answer the ques
tion. There was almost general consent
over tho fact that the application of
the Jeias spirit and praotice to every
day life was the serious thing. It re
quired a knowledge of him and an in
sight into bis motives that most of theat
did not yet possess.
Whan they finally adjourned after
ttlent prayer that marked with glow
ing power the Divine presence, they
Went away discussing earnestly their
uiQiunltiee and seeking light from one
another.
Raohel Wintlow and Virginia Page
went ont together. Edward Norman
uud Milton Wright became so interest
ni in their mutual conference that they
walked on past Norman's home and
came back together: Jasper Chase and
tho president of the Endeavor society
stood talking earnestly in oue corner of
the room. Alexander Powers and Henry
Maxwell remained oven after all the
others had gone.
"I want yon to come down to to
shops tomorrow and see my plan and
talk to the men. Somehow I feel as if
you could get nearer to them than any
one else just now. "
"I don't know about that, but I will
come," replied Henry Maxwell, a lit
tle sadly. How was ho fitted to stand
before 200 or 1)00 workiugmeu and give
them a message? Yet in tho movement
of his weakness, as he asked the ques
tion, he rebuked himself for it. What
would Jesus do? That was an end to
tho discussion.
He went down the next day and
fonud Alexander Powers in his office.
It lacked a few minutes of VI, and the
superintendent said, "Come upstairs,
uud I'll show you what I've been try
ing to do. "
They went through the machine
shops, climbed a long t'hrlit of stairs
and eutered a very large empty room.
It had once been used by the company
for a storeroom.
"Since nuiltiug thatxpromise a week
ago I have had a good many things to
think of," said the superintendent,
"and among them is this: Our com
pany gives mo the use of this room, and
t am going to fit it up with tables and
coffee plant in tho corner there where
those steam pipes are. My plan is to
provide a good place where the men
can come up and rat their noon lunch
and give them, two or three times a
week, the privilege of a 15 infantes'
talk on some subject that will be a real
help to them in their i.ves."
Maxwell looked surprised and asked
If the men would come for any such
purpqse.
"Yes, they'll come. After all, I know
I the men pretty welL They are among
the most intelligent workingmen in the
country today, but they are, as a whole,
entirely removed from all church influ
ence. I asked, 'What would Jesus do ?'
and, among other things, it seemed to
me he would begin to act in some way
to add to the lives of these men more
physical and spiritual comfort. It is a
very little thing, this room and what it
represents, but I acted on the first im
pulse to do the first thing that appealed
to my good sense, and I want to work
out this idea. I want you to speak to
the men when they come up at noon. I
have asked them to come up and see
the place and I'll tell them something
about it. "
Henry Maxwell was ashamed to say
how uneasy he felt at being asked to
speak' a few words to a company of
workingmen. How could he speak with
out notes or to such a crowd ? He was
honestly in a condition of genuine
fright over the prospect. He actually
felt afraid of facing these men. He
shrank from the ordeal of confronting
inch a crowd, bo different from the
Sunday audiences he was familiar with.
! There were haft a dozen long rude
tables and benches in the great room,
and when the noon whistle sounded the
men poured up stairs from the machine
ihop below and, seating themselves at
the tables, began to eat their lunch.
There were perhaps 800 of them. They
had read the superintendent's, notice,
which he had posted up in various
places, and came largely out of curi
osity. I They were favorably impressed. The
room was large and airy, free from
smoke and dust and well warmed from
the steam pipes.
About 20 minutes of 1 Alexander
Powers told the men what he had in
mind. He spoke very simply, like one
who understands thoroughly the char
acter of his audience, and then intro
duced the Rev. Henry Maxwell of the
First church, his pastor, who had con
sented to speak a few minutes.
Henry Maxwell will never forget the
feelings with which for the first time
he confronted that grimy faced audi
ence of workingmen. Like hundreds of
other ministers, he had never spoken to
, any gathering except those made up of
people of hisown'class in the sonse that
they were familiar in their dress and
education and habits to him, This was
a new world to him, and nothing but
his new rule of conduct could have
made possible his message and its effect.
He spoke on the subject of satisfaction
with life, what caused it, what its real
sources wore. He had the great good
sense on this first appearance not to rec
ognize the men as a class distinct from
himself. He did not use the term
"workingmen" and did not say a word
to suggest any difference between their
lives and his own.
The men were pleased. A good many
of them shook hands with him before
going down to their work, and Henry
Maxwell, telling it all to his wife when
he renched home, said that never in all
his Ufo had he known the delight he
then folt in having a handshake from a
man of physical labor. The da&niarked
an important one in his Christian ex
perience, more important than he knew.
It was the beginning of a fellowship be
tween him and the working world. It
was the first plank laid down to help
j bridge the chasm between the church
and labor in Raymond.
Alexander Powers went back to hi
I desk that afternoon much pleased with
I his plan and seeing much help in it for
the men. He knew where he eould get
some good table from on abandoned
eating house at one of the stations down
the road, and he saw how the coffeo ar
rangement could be made a very at
tractive feature. The men bad respond
ed even better than ke anticipated, and
the whole thing could not help being a
great benefit to toem.
He took np the romtlne of his work
with a glow of satisfaction. After all,
be wanted to do as Jesus would, he said
to himself.
It was nearly 4 o'clock whea he
opened one of the company's long envel
opes which he supposed contained or
ders for the purchasing of stores. ' He
ran over the first page of typewritten
matter in his usual quick, businesslike
manner before he saw that he was read
ing what was not intended for his office,
but for the superintendent of the freight
department.
He turned over a page mechanically,
not meaning to read what was not ad
dressed to him, but before he knew it
he was in possession of evidence which
conclusively proved that the company
Wats engaged in a systematic violation
of the interstate commerce laws of the
United States. It was as distinct and
unequivocal breaking of law as if a pri-
! vate citizen should enter a house and
; rob the inmates. The discrimination
shown in rebates was in total contempt
'of all the statutes. I aider the laws of
tho state it was also a distinct violation
: of certain provisions recently passed by
tho legislature to prevent railroad
trusts. There was no question that he
; held in his hand evidence sufficient to
' convict the company of willful, intelli
gent violation of the law of the com
j mission and the law of the state also.
He dropped the papers on his desk as
if they were poison, and instantly the
question flashed across his mind. "What
would Jesus do?" He tried to shut the
I question out. He tried to reason with
himself by saying it was none of his
: business. Ho had supposed in a more or
' less indefinite way, as did nearly all of
j the officers of the company, that this
hiid been jtoinsf on riijht along in nearly
j all tho roads. He whs not in a position.
! owing to his place in the shops, to prove
1 anything direct, and ho had regarded it
all as a matter which did not concern
him ut all. The papers now before him
revealed the entire affair. They had
throngh some carelessness in the address
come into his hands. What business, of
his was it t It he saw a man entering
his neighbor's houso to steal, would it
not be his duty to inform the officers of
the law? Was a railroad company such
a different thing ? Was it under a dif
ferent rule of cflndnct, so that it could
rob the public and defy law and be un
disturbed because it was such a great
organization? What would Jesus do?
Then there was his family. Of course
if he took any steps to inform the com
mission it would mean the loss of his
position. His wife and daughters had
always enjoyed luxury and a good place
in society. If he came out against this
lawlessness as a witness, it would drag
him into courts, his motives would be
misunderstood, and the' whole thing
would end in his disgrace and the loss
of his position. Surely, it Was none of
his business. He could easily get the
papers back to the freight department
and no one bo the wiser. Let the iniquity
go on. Let the law be defied. What was
it to him ? He would work out his plans
for bettering the conditions just about
him. What more could a man do in
this railroad business, where there was
so much going on anyway that made it
impossible to live by the Christian
standard ? But what would Jesus do if
he knew the facts ? That was -the ques
tion that confronted Alexander Powers
as the day wore into evening.
The lights in the office had been
turned on. The whir of the great en
gine ana tne crasn or tno planer in the
big shop continued until 6 o'clock.
Then the whistle blew, the engines
slowed down, and the men dropped
their tools and ran for the blockhouse.
Alexander Powers heard the familiar
click, click, of the blocks as the men
filed pass the window of the blockhouse
just outside. He said to his clerks:
"I'm not going juBt yet. I have some
thing extra tonight. " He waited until
he heard the last man deposit his block.
The men behind the block case went
out. The engineer and his assistants
had work for half an hour, but they
went out at another door.
At 7 o'clock that evening any one
who had looked into the superintend
ent's office would have seen an unusual
sight. He was kneeling down, and his
face was buried in his hands as he
bowed his head upon the papers on his
desk.
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es; siraieM.bona-fide, definite salarv.no commis
sion; salary paid eaoh Satnrdav "and eip'nsn
money advanced each week. STANDARD HODSK
S3 Dearborn St., Chicago,
Shaving only 10 cents at the first
class shop of P. G. Shark.
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