The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-03-12

know that the priest had discourscd on
faith-''yes. by a miracle l could have
faith, hut"
His self-communion was interrupted
| by the sound of a silvcry voice coming
from the gallery above his head.
20 salutaris," the hail rose pure and
swect-such Il voice as the aguOstic had
never before heard. 20 saiutaris." and
the church was filed with the wonder
of a music which caused him TO think
that an angel sung. quite Ignoring the
fact that according to his philosophy
no such thing an angel could exist.
He listened as one eutranccd. and ne
left the church with his very soul hrim-
ming with the JOY of that heavenly so
prauo-
The next Sunday he walked up the
| track again. but only a little way. The
section forcman's boy had invited him
aS before TO accompany him. but Ken
ne,Iy hcSitatcd. and. he>itatiug. was not
! lost. Now, however. as he again looked up
| at the cheery hail of the happy Vasseu-
! gers of the handcar. he hesitated again.
nd1hiS hesitation sent him churchward.
/ He took his former seat i'm the rear. un-
| Ger the odd little choir loft and to-day
| a new priest talked. and, strangely
| enough. of the Miracle of Faith" As
! though answering a question of Ken
uedy's the clergyman said: ''Who are
| The believers? The greatest Of all tn"
great in learning. statecraft and ma
/ terial advancement. Presidents. prime
! ministers. men Of mighty mind accept
/ the divinity of Christ-and If these
men. wise enough 10 be great, and great
| enough to bc honest. accept 10y faith
! why should YOU or | cry out for
miracle 10 he enacted for our special
/ behoof. There are many millions of
| people in the world
Kennedy could have told him how
| many
and what right has one man to
| ask God to miraculouSly perform for
| him 50 that ne might Ice had@cred AMI
| forced reluctantly into accepting wha;
worthicr. more learned men and men
| of infinitely greater responsibility aud
| yaster temptation gladly and gratefully
| take as a hoon?"
This thought Kennedy. sounds
| reasonable. but I cannot hIindIy accept
| their belief on unsupported unwi--
messed sentiment" And rs ne thought
| upon it the voice Of the soprano rose
| i'm glorifcation. II was what he had
| waited for IT. filled him with great
| happiness. The undcservcd miracle
was beginning of performance.
| Every Sunday after this he came in
! after the others and took his back seat
| Her voice had sun" him almost into the
| acceptance toward which the reasoning
| Of th" priest was powerleSs to persuade
| lie seemed to rartal,c of the feeling Of
! the singer. He evUltcd with her in the
! Latin praise of the Redccmer. He
| learned the words. and they rose almost
| 10 his lipS as she sung. What woman
| she must he, What a heart Of purity
/ 10 we'll ur in such witness Of the might
! Of Christian love and Christian mercy,
! He had never seen her. for he was an
! ~~nostic. and he could not Weld the
! stubhornesS of his unbelief TO ask about
| her or to even wait IN the church 10
| watch her. He came into church Ia'c
| and he left early. He was an agnostic
ND She
Pint yv1e no?
One ,lav after The services were con
| Guided he advanced past the half-hui-
| Grcd humble vvorshipars. and greeting
! the priest said: Father. want to
! come into the church Ills heart
| leaped with that ACKNOWLEDGMENT. and
! the little cdifice seemed filed with the
| glory Of the Shepherd of the lost sheep
| suddenly. from the organ loft. which
| now for the first time was visible 10
| his eyes. came the swelling sound Of
! that heavenly voice in some song of
! praise.
| He looked for the singer. 1t was the
| section forcman's boy.
And this was his Chicago
! Record.