Christian fiction; Clergy -- Fiction; Jesus Christ -- Influence -- Fiction
"For instance, take the case of Mr. Powers, who was superintendent
of the machine shops of the L. and T. R. R. here. When he acted upon
the evidence which incriminated the road he lost his position, and
more than that, I learn from my friends here, his family and social
relations have become so changed that he and his family no longer
appear in public. They have dropped out of the social circle where
once they were so prominent. By the way, Caxton, I understand in
this connection that the Commission, for one reason or another,
postponed action on this case, and it is now rumored that the L. and
T. R. R. will pass into a receiver's hands very soon. The president
of the road who, according to the evidence submitted by Powers, was
the principal offender, has resigned, and complications which have
risen since point to the receivership. Meanwhile, the superintendent
has gone back to his old work as a telegraph operator. I met him at
the church yesterday. He impressed me as a man who had, like
Maxwell, gone through a crisis in character. I could not help
thinking of him as being good material for the church of the first
century when the disciples had all things in common.
"Or take the case of Mr. Norman, editor of the DAILY NEWS. He risked
his entire fortune in obedience to what he believed was Jesus'
action, and revolutionized his entire conduct of the paper at the
risk of a failure. I send you a copy of yesterday's paper. I want
you to read it carefully. To my mind it is one of the most
interesting and remarkable papers ever printed in the United States.
It is open to criticism, but what could any mere man attempt in this
line that would be free from criticism. Take it all in all, it is so
far above the ordinary conception of a daily paper that I am amazed
at the result. He tells me that the paper is beginning to be read
more and more by the Christian people of the city. He was very
confident of its final success. Read his editorial on the money
questions, also the one on the coming election in Raymond when the
question of license will again be an issue. Both articles are of the
best from his point of view. He says he never begins an editorial
or, in fact, any part of his newspaper work, without first asking,
'What would Jesus do?' The result is certainly apparent.
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