New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25
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CONCLUSION.


voice ~; IN them. She was dimly conscious of
$50. the minister singing also as ne sat on tne
heaLins With the Bible in his hand But the fact
!, which she was most keeniy aware was C W,
Of c.ar was still standing at the door The
Lola UI" Doise Of the head and shoulders appealed
MIS- Faxon as all graceful things did. She
..hsa her with an intentness Of interest.
o..s.ntlv the man who sat next Miss Faxon
and beckoned 10 Lola, who came forward
"" ~ tho neople in the aisle and sat down in the
anS Mace. She turned her head and gave one
- and comprehensive look at the woman beside
-. then she leaned back.
Che Knows am the minister's girl, thought
Mss FaxOn. ,, .; aw;u
-. brother lead us in prsyer?'
,hsrs was rustling while everybody knelt who
could do So :,
= meetings This particular supphcant had
-, aaw Of words. He began very quietly, but
=. robemeuce rapidly increased. He requested
-. .Ae Lord would send down graciously floods
s..n,ccostal showers upon the parched souls bow
'.I h.tore him He wished that the brother who
- - ne the preach-ed word might be crowned
- the apostolic power. He besought God TO
.,.,itv Himself now and here. He dcplored 10
u.,ven the fact that so few were usually in thu
~, ~ attending on the means of grace. He
=. with them She was dimlv conscious Of
dicted with full particulars the fate of those who
"a NO, attend on the means of grace. He said
.h.. tsos. who praye- in secret would be rewarded
,,epv. and h. diated on the glory and triumph
- bsinr rewarded thus openly He called God
guds and his prayer was somewhat in the form
- a, address instead of a petition. He closed
nth renewed request that God would continue
10 qorifv Himself
Then those who had l1nelt resumed their seats
Tho minister rose and read a chapter from the New
7os4snsgt: bis deep voice and the noble. hopeful
,ro-5s changed the mental atmosphere for
moment
LADY Marm. who sat directly in front of the two
Ers 6gln to sing
When can read my title clear
To mansions in the skies"
Her voice despite her loss OF teeth and her age
almost electrified Rachel, it sweet and re-
sOpant. 1t recalled that moment when Charlotte
Cushmsn as Meg Merrilies, had sung
when Bertrams right
And RertIam's might
Shall meet on Eliangowan height.
The ignorant old woman was suddenly trans
formed and Miss Faxon Immediately imagined i'm
possible possibilities in her
Before the last notes Of the hymn had ceased TO
vibrate in the close air Of the crowded room man
AT the distance OF few settees on his legs He
stood bent over graSping the back of the bench In
front Of him. II was plainly great cross for him
20 speak at all but he had made the resolution and
would abide by it. His voice shook; it had the
sound Of the letter strongly accented that some
boys in the rear Of tie room began to hiss half
smOthered accompaniment, and TO litter audibly
But the man went bravely on. was distressingly
evident that he tried to be coherent and evident
that he could not be successful in the effort There
was really heroic element in his attitude and per-
sistence
Speaking of mansions in the sky" he said,
I'VE all know brothers and sisters, about man
sioDs We all know mansions when we see them
on the earth. But heavenly mansions! And gold
streets! Think Of UNI! Ii we forget God, dear
friends, He will cut of cur supplies And what
are we goin' to do if our supplies are cut off
just think of the supplies bein' cut of r."
Miss Faxon leaned forward and shaded her eyes
with her hand. She heard the man 60 on and
founder deeper and deeper until he was mex
tricably mixed up among the phrases supplies
cut off, heavenly mansions" and comm TO
Christ so that the supplies might never be cut
Of in time nor in eternity. And there seemed
% be an in every word.
While she sat thus, Rachel became aware that
she was looking at the word Rats, which had
been most legibly cut in the back of the settee
directly in front of her. She had a dreadful sen
sation. which appeared 70 be the mixture Of
great many different kinds of feelings.
Size knew that the sibillant speaker had sat
down and another was up. But not single word
that this man said was audible. He also sat
down.
A slim young man near the platform seemed TO
thrust his form up into space while he pro-
nounced rapidly these words
As the poet says, 1t is heaven below our Re
deemer to know He spoke ambiguously of the
sweet perfume of the roses as doing something in
reference TO the recuperatiOn Of the soul Of the
Christian
Another hymn was sung and Rachel tried 10 hear
only Lady Marm's voice as it went victoriously
on 70 the end.
Not since she was a child had Rachel been
present at this kind of prayer meeting. She
tired TO detach from the conflict il caused in her
the distinct emotions which Lola Grays near
presence aroused. She wondered why she should
so wildly feel that she was near. She could not
Tor an instant forget her
At last the whole prayermeeting became 70 her
nothing but background for Lola Gray, whose
s'1r's crowded against her skirts, and whose very
oieatn She could feel as their shoulders touched.
she was seized with an almost over-mastering
usSlie 70 turn and look full in the girls face and
s',ue n her own mind once for all what kind OF
being She was.
one heard the minister exhort She knew that
HS voice penetrated and cut the hearts OF the
s''-deis' The words chosen were of the simplest
'H'y seemed u force people to go forward TO the
a a'Ni'uS seat. Then he prayed. Rachels heart
I'O'Oeo heayuy IL was among these people that
40 was coming. Mr.. Whitehead had only been
H' y, Few months. His last station had been in
NAe pace. He knew how 70 move This kind Of
psT. lie loved them They felt that And
1e ielt 1t also now as she listened to his
81 49, She hardly heard the groans and amens
y, Oae from the kneeling throng
M. 4 The benediction was spoken. hand was
~. hef arm. LOla's face was flushed and her