connection with the college ended abruptly during the Spring term of
his Sophomore year.

A celebrated revivalist was imported to quicken the spiritual life
of the University. Under his exhortations the institution underwent a
religious ferment. An extraordinary excitement was astir on the campus.
Class prayer meetings were held every afternoon, and at midday smaller
groups met for devotional exercises. At these latter those who had made
no profession of religion were petitioned for by name. James Farnum was
swept into the movement and distinguished himself by his zeal. It was
understood that he desired the prayers of friends for that relative who
had not yet cast away the burden of his sins.

It became a point of honor with his cousin's circle to win Jeff for the
cause. There was no difficulty in getting him to attend the meetings of
the revivalist. But he sat motionless through the emotional climax that
brought to an end each meeting. To him it seemed that this was not in
any vital sense religion, but he was careful not to suggest his feeling
by so much as a word.

One or two of his companions invited him to come to Jesus. He
disconcerted them by showing an unexpected familiarity with the
Scriptures as a weapon of offense against them.

James invited him to his rooms and labored with him. Jeff resorted to
the Socratic method. From what sins was he to be saved? And when would
he know he had found salvation?

His cousin uneasily explained the formula. "You must believe in Christ
and Him crucified. You must surrender your will to His. Shall we pray
together?"

"I'd rather not, J. K. First, I want to get some points clear. Do you
mean that I'm to believe in what Jesus said and to try to live as he
suggested?"

"Yes."

Jeff picked up his cousin's Bible and read a passage. "'We know that we
have passed from death unto life, BECAUSE WE LOVE THE BRETHREN. He that
loveth not his brother abideth in death.' That's the test, isn't it?"

"Well, you have to be converted," James said dubiously.

"Isn't that conversion--loving your brother? And if a man is willing
to live in plenty while his brother is in poverty, if he exploits those
weaker than himself to help him get along, then he can't be really
converted, can he?"

"Now see here, Jeff, you've got the wrong idea. Christ didn't come into
the world to reform it, but to save it from its sins. He wasn't merely a
man, but the Divine Son of God."

"I don't understand t