An Ambitious Man

and white her own ideas regarding any book, painting, concert, conversation or se

which bore a date four years old under its title "My Impressions," and read over the last page

rs ascend. I am inclined to think we all ought to wear a uniform to church if we w

yself criticising every other woman's bonnet durin

veritable holy day we would make of it! Though we are taught from childhood that God he

and undertake to tell me about a Creator with whom I feel every whit as well acqu

st aggressively sensitive persons

In fact, I think we all laugh at one another

uble for woman he could with the fig

ridiculous side of thi

d rather be pop

sions Joy added

's house, but the interior of

existence which is not permeated with this feeling toward something

eligion in the world

lt themselves into His position, and worship

of the rhythm of G

rt of man to formulate a worthy langu

arts. They are an effort of man to outdo God in creation. He

it in the little church where I gave my services and was unknown.

we are conscious of the admiring and expectant gaze of men, we cease to commune with God. It is

face would express all goodness if it were not so unhappy. Unhappines

ation, and realise how the world regards such a person, I myself find it a little hard to think of braving public opinion and identifying myself with her. But I am

erly, and has carried her eyes full of tears ever since. I must be caref

be affected by this knowledge. A woman's past belongs only to herself and her God, she says, unless she wishes to make a confidant. But I cannot agree with her or the rector. I

mmitted. Yet of course I have had little experience in life, with men, or with temptation. But it seems to me I could not continue to love a

s on such subjects, and she warned me that I must not become uncharitable. She wept bitter

he Great Revealer instea

y into heaven is through

ption of its own possibilit

aring at her in a public conveyance. It never occurred

the stars than the average American mother

thought connected with death is

artistic career with one hand, she shuts th