Mr. World and Miss Church-Member: A Twentieth Century Allegory

ng to the King's Highway; on this Miss Church-Member urges Mr. World to travel

Mr. World to a better path, forsakes the

fends Miss Church-Member for t

here were so many things to attract the attention that the farther Miss Church-Member journeyed with Mr. World, the less frequently she loo

that the By-Path was a blessed one and t

he hopefully suggested. "I know it l

o you not see the terrible hill to which it leads, and thos

s idols, he can, with ease and pleasure, mount to the shining summit which is but the edge of the King's glorious Highway. Come, Mr. World, he

eem bright from this point, but nevertheless I know it to be a narrow, rugged way, whereon a few of your friends are trudging, eking out a miserable existence. Urge me not to go thither. If you leave m

grievously perplexed and not a little disappointed. She fell on he

ach time you deferred its fulfillment, and now I must again hear your vain excuses. I have suffered much for your sake, a

ighway which we would reach from this point is too rough for my feet to travel. We will sh

he Celestial City." "Let us cease debating," interrupted Mr. World, with ill-concealed impatience. "If you have sacrificed so much through my fellowship and imagine

of Mr. World's friends quickly rallied and complimented Miss Church-Member on the good she had already done. "Mr. World is a better man since he has known you

ew her missionary spirit and changed he

s hope that Mr. World will cease deceiving me and walk in the path o

World as he suavely bowed to her and to the little g

than ever, I waxed warm with indignation, and addressed Blackana who was s

has not only disgraced her cause before the fiendish Mr. Wor

ble work, endeavoring to elevate Mr. World to a higher Christian li

ining from the wrong lighthouse. The rays of truth wi

in a miraculous way,

he steps of the Devil or in his do

ignificantly. "O puny mortal, instruct me not in the miracles of my master. M

ith alarm, but under th

an strength, and I look

fear you not in any of

could, but you are fo

olds authori

ul fury. But I moved not, neither was I touched. Then I stretched forth my hand and commanded him, in the name

y, he addressed me. He told me, in close detail, how Mr. World, by his binding promises to his companion, had played the part of folly rathe

ll Mr. World ever fulfi

d is an honorable gentleman. Hi

Can you not s

inued in dread restraint. I looked again upon the Broad Highway, and saw how Mr. World had so completely won the confidence of Miss Church-Member that she no

to injure my good reputat

to win you to a better path. I find, even after some painful errors on my part, that you are not so much in need of reformation as I imagined. You are a very considerate and clever fe

ightness to your eye, and has given savor to your very words. If you continue in your present state of liberalit