IN fflS STEPS. "What Would Jesus Do?" By CHARLES M. SHELDON. (Copyrighted and pnbllahed in book form by the Advance I'ullishiiig Co. of Chicago. COWTIMKD.J "I should Bay a half million dollar in a town like Raymond conld be well siient in the establishment of a paper such as we have in mind. ' ' he answered, and his voice trembled a little. The keen look on Edward Xorman's grizzled face flashed ont with a stern bnt thor oughly Christian anticipation of ffTcat achievements in the world of newspaper life as it had opened np to him within the last few seconds. "Then. " said Virginia, speaking as if the thought were fully considered. "I urn ready to pat that amount of money into the paper on the one condi tion, of course, that it be carried on hs it has 1k'iu begnn. " "Thnnk God I'" exclaimed Henry Maxwell softly. Edward Norman was pule. The rest were looking at Virginia She had more to say. "Dear friends." she went on. and there was a sadness in her voice that made an impression on the rest that deepened when they thought it over afterward. "I do not want any of yon to credit me with an act of great gen erosity or philanthropy. 1 have come to know lately that the money which 1 have called my own is not my own. but God's. If I, as a steward of his. see some wise way to invest his money, it is not an occasion of vainglory or thanks from any one simply because I have proved honest in my administra tion of the funds he has asked me to nso for his glory. I have been thinking of this very plan for some time. The fact is. dear friends, that in our com ing fight with the whisky power in Raymond, and it has only just begun, we shall need The News to champion the Christian side. You all know that all the other papers are for the saloon. As long as the saloon exists the work of rescuing dying souls at the Rectangle is curried on at a terrible disadvantage. What can Mr. Gray do with his gospel meetings when half his converts are ilrinking people, daily tempted and en ticed by the saloon on every corner? The Christian daily we must have. It would be giving np to the enemy to !iave Tho News fail. I have great con Mence in Mr. Norman's ability. I have not seen his plana, bat I have the con fidence that he has In making the paper succeed if it is carried forward on a large enough scale. "I cannot believe that Christian in telligence in journalism will be inferior to nn-Chnstian intelligence, even when it cornea to making the paper pay finan cially. So that is my reason for putting ' this money God's, not mine into this powerful agent for doing as Jesus would. If we can koep such a paper going for one year, I shall be willing to see that amount of money used in the experiment. Do not thank me. Do not consider my promise a wonderful thing. What have I done with God's money nil these years but gratify my own Mfish, physical, personal desires t What lean I do with the rest of it but try to I make some reparation for what I have rtolen from God V That is the wav I ok at it now. I believe it is what IJesus would do. " Over the lecture room swept that nn- Ifeen yet distinctly felt wove of Divine presence. No one spoke for awhile. Henry Maxwell, standing there where he faces lifted their intense gaze into his, felt what he had already felt be fore, a strange setting back oat of the nineteenth century into the first, when pe disciples had all things in common, snd a spirit of fellowship must have flowed freely between them such as the First church of Raymond had never mown. How much hua his church Membership known of this fellowship lii daily interests before this little com pany had begun to do aa Jesus would i? It was with difficulty that he thought of his present age and its snr- uandings. The same thought was pree- tiit with all the rest also. There was an bnspoken comradeship such as they had lover known. It was present with them chile Virginia waa speaking and dnr- ag the silence that followed. If it had tn defined by any one of them, it kunld perhaps have taken some such hape aa this: 'If I shall in the course of my obedi- nce to my promise meet with loss or rouble in the world, I can depend npon he genuine, practical sympathy and ilowahipof any other Christian in this om who has with me made the pledge do all things by the rule, 'What loald Jesus dot' " All this the distinct wave of spiritual f wer expressed. It had the effect that physical miracle may have had on e early disciples in giving tnem a ' ling of confidence in their Lord that lped them to face loss and martyrdom hth courage and even joy. I Before they went away this time lero were several confidences like those Edward Norman. Some of the young u told of the loss of places owing to eir honest obedience to their promise. lexander Powers spoke briefly of the ; that the commission had promised I take action at the earliest date pos- 2e was already at his old work of egraphy. It was a significant fact tt since his action in resigning his ution neither his wife nor daughter appeared in public. No one bat elf knew the bitterness of that fam- I estrangement and misunderstanding the higher motive. Yet many of the iples present in the meeting carried hilar burdens. There were things lich they could not talk about Henry veil, from his knowledge of his people, could almost certainly know that obedience to this pledge had produced in the hearts of families sep aration of sympathy and eveu the intro duction of enmity and hatred. Truly. "a man's foes are they of his own household" when the rule of Jesus is obeyed by some and disobeyed by oth ers. Jesns is a great divider of life. One must walk either parallel with him or directly across his path But more than any other lasting at this meeting rose the tide of fellowship for one another. Henry Maxwell watch ed it. trembling for its climax, which he knew was not yet reached. When it was. where would it lead them T He did not know, but he was not unduly alarmed about it. only he watched with growing wonder the results of thut simple promise as it was Ming obeyed !.n these various lives. Those results were already lieing felt all over the city. Who conld measure their influ ence at the end of the year ! Ono practical form of this fellowship Showed itself in the assurances which Edward Norman received in support of his paper. There was a general Hocking toward him when the meeting closed, and the response to his appeal fur help from the Christian disciples in Ray mond mi fully understood by this little company. The value of such a paper in the homes and in behalf of good citizen ship, especially at the present crisis in the city, could not be measured. It re mained to be seen what could be done now that the paper was endowed so lib erally. But it still was true, as Edward Norman insisted, that money alone could not make the paper a power. It must receive the support ami sympathy of the Christians in Raymond before it Could Iks counted as one of the great Christian forces of the city. The week that followed this Sunday meeting was one of great excitement in Raymond. It was tho week of the election. Donald Marsh, true to hie promise, took up his cross and bore it man fully, but With shuddering, with groans and even tears, for his det'jM'st convictiou was touched, and ho tore himself out of the scholarly seclusion of years with pain and anguish thut east him more than anything he had ever done as a follower of Christ With him were a few of the college professors who had made the pledge in the First church. Their experience and suffering were the same as the president's, for their isolation from all the dnties of citizenship had been the same. The same was also true of Henry Maxwell, who plunged into the horror of this fight against whisky and its allies with a sickening dread of etch day's en counter with it. Never had he borne such it cross. He staggered under it, and L" the brief intervuls when he came in from the work and sought the qaiet If his study for rest the sweat broke lint on his forehead, and ho felt the ac tual terror of ono who marches into unseen, unknown horrors. Looking back on it afterward, he was amazed at his experience. He was not a cowara, oat he felt a dread that anv man of his habits feels when confronted suddenly with a duty which carries with it the doing of certain things so unfamiliar that the actual details connected with it betray his ignorunce and fill him with the shame of humiliation. When Saturday, the election day, came, the excitement rose to its height. An attempt was made to close all the saloons. It was partly successful, bnt there was a great deal of drinking go ing on all day. The Rectanglo lniiled and heaved and cursed and turned its worst side ont to the gazo of the city. Gray had continued his meetings dur ing the week, and the results had been even greater than he had dared to hope. When Saturday came, it seemed to him that the crisis in his work had been reached. Tho Holy Spirit and the satan of mm seemed to rouse np to a dosper- ate conflict. The more interest in the meetings tho more ferocity and vilenoss outside. The suloon men no longer con cealed their feelings. Open threats of violence wero made. Onco during the week Gray and his little company of helpers were assailed with missiles of various kinds as they left the tent late at night. Tho police sent down special protection, and Virginia and Rachel were always under tho protection of Rollin or Dr. West. Rachel's power in song had not diminished. Rather with each night it seemed to add to the in tensity and reality of the Spirit's pres ence. Gray had at first hesitated about having a meeting that night, but he had a simple rule of action and was al ways guided by it. The Spirit seemed to lead them to continue the meeting, and so Saturday night he went on, as usual. The excitement all over the city had reached its climax when the polls closed at 8 o'clock. Never had there been such a contest in Raymond The issue of license or no license had never been an issue under such circumstances. Never before had Buch elements in the city been arrayed against each other. It was an unheard of thing that the president of Lincoln college, the pastor of the First church, the dean of the cathedral, the professional men living in the fine houses on the boulevard, should come personally into the wards and by their presence and their example represent tho Christian conscience of the place. The ward politicians were astonished at the sight However, their astonish ment did not prevent their activity. The fight grew hotter every hour, and when 6 o'clock came neither side could have guessed at the result with any cer tainty. Every one agreed that never had there been such an election in Ray mond, and both sides awaited the an nouncement of the result with the greatest interest It was after 10 o clock when the meeting at the tent was closed It had been a strange and in some respects a remarkable meeting. Henry Maxwell had come down again at Gray's request He was completely worn out by the day's work, hut the appeal from Gray came to him in such a form that he did not feel able to resist it Donald Marsh SPECIALISTS FAS LEO. iff' ' v 'WQ Um&'?'$W SntTOI iw- Vt I f, e iV.rj. C. A. Akrri!!, Of Chetopa. Kanv. sutfervfJ from :i tvniliar ncrv. ous troulie which ball lei the skill of leading specialists. She says: "I cannot say enough in praise or Dr, Miles' Nervine, 1 suffered agonizing pain in left side of my head and i thought it would drive me insane. Specialists in Cincinnati and Kansas City treated me without benefit. Then i began taking Dr, Miles' Nerv ine r.nd obtained prompt relief, and finally a permanent cure." Dr. miibs' Nepvins is sold hv all druggists on guarantee, iirst bottle benefits or money back. Hook on heart anil nerves sent free. Or. Miles Medical Company, Elkhart, Ind. was also present, lie had never been to the Rectangle, and his curiosity was aroused from what he had noticed of the influence of the evangelist in the worst part of the city. Dr. West and Rolliu hud come with Rachel and Vir ginia, and Loreen, who had staid with Virginia, was present near the organ, in her right mind, sober, with a humil ity and dread of herself that kept her as close to Virginia as a faithful dog. All through the service Loreen sat with bowed head, weeping a part of the time, sobbing when Rachel sung the song, "I was a wandering sheep," clinging with almost visible, tangible yearning to the one hobo she hud found, listening to prayer und appeal and con fession all uK .ut lier like one who was u part of a new creation, yet leartul of her right to share in it fully. The tent had been crowded. As on some other occasions, there was more or less disturbance on the outside of the tent. This had increased as the night advanced, and Gray thought it wise not to prolong the service. Once in awhile a shout aa from a large crowd swept into the tent. The returns from the electioii were lieginning to come in, and tho Rectangle had emptied every lodging house, den und hovel into the streets. In spite of the distractions, Ruchel's singing kept the crowd in the tent from dissolving. There were a dozen oc more conversions. Finally tho crowd became restless, and Gray closed tho service, remaining a little while with tho con verts. Rachel, Virginia. Loreen. Rollin end the doctor, President Marsh and Henry Maxwell went out together, intending to go down to their usual waiting place for their car. As they came out of the tent they at onco were aware that the Rectangle was trembling on the edge of a drunken riot, and as they pushed through the gathering mobs in the nar row streets they liegan to realize that they themselves were objects of great attention. "Thero ho is, the bloko in tho tall hat. He's the leader I" shouted a rough voice. President Marsh, with his erect, commanding figure, was conspicuous in the little company. "How has the election gone T It is too early to know tho result yet, isn't it?" He asked tho question aloud, and a man answered: "They say second and third wards have gone almost solid for no license. If that is so, the whisky men have been beaten." "Thank Godl I hope it is true," ex claimed Henry MaxwelL "Marsh, we are in danger here. Do you reulize our situation ? We ought to get the ladies to a place of safety. ' ' "That is true, said Marsh gravely. At that moment a shower of stones und other missiles fell over them. The nar row street and sidewalk in front of them wore completely choked with the worst elements of the Rectangle. "This looks serious, " said Maxwell. With Marsh and Rollin and Dr. West he started to go forward through the small opening, Virginia, Rachel and Loreen following close and sheltered by the men, who now realized something of their danger. Tho Rectanglo was drank and enraged. It saw in Daniel Marsh and Henry Maxwell two of the leaders in tho election contest who had perhaps robbed them of their beloved saloon. Down with tho aristocrats!" shout ed a shrill voice, more like a woman's than a man's. A shower of mud and stones followed Rachel remembered afterward that Rollin jumped diroctly in front of her and received on his head and chest a number of blows that would probably have struck her if he had not shielded her from them. And just then, before the police reached them, Loreen darted forward at the side of Virginia and pushed her aside, looking up and screaming. It was so sudden that no one had time to catch the face of the one who did it But out of the upper window of a room over the very saloon where Loreen had come out a week before some one had thrown a heavy bottle. It struck Loreen on the bead, and she fell to the ground mum WHWiWvJA'Ri cviji Virginia turned and instantly HieektJ down by her. The police officers by thut time hud reached the little toinpauy. Donald Marsh rai -d his arm and shouted over the howl that was begin ning to rise from the wild Ix-ast in the mob. "Stop! You've killed a woman 1" The announcement partly sobered the crowd "Is it true T" Henry Maxwell asked as Dr West kneeled . n the other si.le of Lore.m. supporting h r "She's dying!'' aid Dr. West briefly Loreen opened her ey mid smiled at Virginia. Virginia wiped the blood from her face and then bent over and kissed her. Loreen smiled again, and the next moment her soul wus in para 1 disc. And yet this is only one W man out of thousands killed by fiis drink devil. Crowd buck now, ye sinful men and women in this filthy street I Let this august dead form be borne through your stupefiisl sobered ranks. She was -1.11 J IPL. 1. ........ one oi ourewii eiumi'n. i ir neeuiu- gle had stamped the iini'.',. of the lieast on her. Thank him who !i, d f 1. a tor sin ners that the other Image of a new soul now shines out of her pole ( lay Crowd back! (Jive them room I Let her pass reverently, followed and surrounded by tho weeping, awestruck company of Christians. Ye killed her, ye drunken murderers I And yet. and y t, O hris Hun America, who killed this woman 1 Stand back! Silence therol A woman has been killed ! Who? Loreen, child of the streets poor, drunken, vile sinner! o Lord (tod. how longT Yes; thosalooD killed her that is. the voters in Chris tian America who license the saloon. And tho Judgment day only shall de clare who was the murderer of L ireen CHAPTER VII. II that kdjowtth mi aball not walk Id dark en. The body of Loreen lay in state at the Page mansion on the avenue. It was Sunday morning, and the clear, sweet air. just beginning to breathe over the city the perfume of opening blossoms in the woods nnd fields, swept over the casket from one of the open windows at the end of the grand hall The church bells wero ringing, and the people on the avenue goiiiK by to serv ice turned carious, inquiring looks up at the great house and went on. talking of the recent events which had so i strangely entered into and made history i in the city. At the First chuach Henry Maxwell, bearing on his face marks of the scene he had been through the night before, confronted an immense congregation and snoko of it with a nassion and a , no Wat that came so naturally out of ; the profound experiences of tho profound experiences of tho day be fore that his people felt for him some thing of the old feeling of pride they once had in his dramatic delivery. Only this was a different attitnde, and all throngh his impassioned appeal this morning there was a note of sadness and rebuke and stern condemnation that made many of tho members pule with self accusation or with inward anger. For Raymond had awakened that morning to the fact that the city hail gone for license, after all. The rumor at the Rectangle that tho second and third wards had gone no license proved to lie false. It wus true that the victory was won by a very meager majority, bnt the result was the same ns if it had been overwhelming. Raymond had voted to continue another year tho sa loon. The Christians of Raymond stood condemned by the result. More than a hnndred Christians, professing disciples, bad failed to go to the polls, and many more than thut nnmlier hud voted with tho whisky men. If nil tho church membersof Raymond hod voted against the saloon, it would today 1st outlawed instead of crowned king of tho munici pality. That had been the fact in Ray mond for years. The saloon ruled. No one denied that. What would Jesus do? And the woman who had been brutal Iy struck down by tho very hand that had assisted so eagerly to work her earthly ruin- what of her? Was it any thing more than the logical sequence of tho whole horrible system of license that for another year the saloon that received her so often and compassed her degradation, from whose very spot the weapon had been hurled that struck her dead, would by tho law which the Christian pecple of Raymond voted to support open its doors, perhaps toinor- scorn EMULSION OF COD-LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES should always be kept in the house for the fol lowing reasons:' tf , FIRST Because, If any member of the family, has a hard cold, It y will cure lt4 SECOND Because, If the chil dren are delicate and sickly. It will make them strong and well. THIRD Because, if the father or mother Is losing flesh and becom ing thin and emaciated. It will build them up and give them flesh and strength. 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I have taken a it ami :iin happy to say I Qaaooj am im i ml I rui'iMti i H .n (1 it t to nil my friends and never tire of telling the benefit I have derived from its use. I have you alone to thank for 9 my recovery." Mrs. Ellen Flana gan. 1810 Mountain St., o Philadelphia, Pa., writes: o "Dear Mrs. Pinkham o Three years ago 1 was a sufferer from chronic dyspepsia, was irritable and cross, and can say that after taking seven bottles of Lydia E. Pink- ham's Vegetable Compound pleasure tn writing this to you nnd would be pleased to !o interviewed by any one who is afflicted with that distressing complaint. I am very grateful to you." row. and damn with earthly and eternal destruction a hundred Loreeni before the y ir had drawn to its bloody closer All this, with n voice that rang and trembled and broke in sobs of anguish for the result, did Henry Maxwell ax well pom nday rawni OUt Upon his people that Su Ing, an. I null ulli 1 women wept III he spoke Donald Marsh sat there, his usual erect, handsome, firm, bright, self confident bearing all gone, his head bowed upon his breast, the great tears rolling down his cheeks, unmind ful of the fact that never before had he shown outward emotion in u public service. Edward Norman near by sat, with his clear cut. keen face erect, but his lip trembled and he clutched the end of the pew with a feeling of emotion that struck deep into his knowledge of tho truth as Maxwell spoke of it. N man had given or suffered more to in fluence public opinion that last week than Norman. The thouKht that the Christian conscience had been aroused too In tn or too feebly lay with a weight of accusation upon the heart of the editor. What if he had begun to do as Jesus would long iiro? Who could tell what illicit bava been accomplished by this timet And up in the choir Rachel Winslow, with her face bowed on the rniliiur of the oak screen, gave way to a feeling she had not yet al lowed to master her, but it so unfitted her for her part that when Henry Mux well finished and she tried to sini; the closing solo after the prayer her voice broke, and for the first time in her life she was obliged tositdowu sobbing and unable to go on. Over the church in the silence that followed this strange scene, sobs and the noise of weeping arose. When had the First church yielded to such a bap tism of tears? What had become of its regular, precise, cold, conventional or der of service, undisturbed by any vul var emotion and unmoved by any fool ish excitement t Hut the people had lately had their deepest convictions touched. They had been living so long 00 their surface feelings that they hud almost forgotten the deeper wells of life. Now that they had broken to tho surface the people were convinced of tho meaning of their discipleship. Henry Maxwell did not ask this morning for volunteers to join those who hud already pledged to do as Jesns wonld, but when the congregation had finally gono and ho had entered the lec turo room it needed but a glance to show him that the original company of followers had been largely increased. The meeting was tender. It glowed with the Spirit's presence; it was alive with strong and lasting resolve to begin a war on the whisky power of Ray mond that would break its reign. Sinco the first Sunday when tho first company of volunteers had pledged themselves to do as Jesns wonld do tho different meet ings had been characterized by distinct impulses or impressions. 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