The sergeant, however, was
very courteous, and assured me there would be no difficulty in
arranging a religious service for the men, unless sudden orders should
arrive. No doubt I may rely on your cooeperation."
"Most certainly," was the cordial response, "and I shall also permit
those desiring to attend your regular Sunday services so long as we are
stationed here. How is your work prospering?"
"There is much to encourage me, but spiritual progress is slow, and
there are times when my faith falters and I feel unworthy of the
service in which I am engaged. Doubtless this is true of all labor,
yet the minister is particularly susceptible to these influences
surrounding him."
"A mining camp is so intensely material seven days of the week that it
must present a difficult field for the awakening of any religious
sentiment," confessed Brant sympathetically, feeling not a little
interested in the clear-cut, intellectual countenance of the other. "I
have often wondered how you consented to bury your talents in such a
place."
The other smiled, but with a trace of sadness in his eyes. "I firmly
believe that every minister should devote a portion of his life to the
doing of such a work as this.
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