A young widow and her baby find refuge with a miserly backslider after being evicted. While the miser is away, criminals invade, mistreating the mother. The miser returns, pleading for their safety, and upon their rescue, his adoption of the baby reveals his true Christian nature, despite his church absence.
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J. Farrell MacDonald Director
United States release September 14, 1914 · Produced in United States
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Biograph Company
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English
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No dialogue
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United States · September 14, 1914
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