Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10

toucned Tor the first time with the
Spirit Glory What a wonderful thing
life was. aftcr all The complete regen-
GRAFTON revealed in the sight Of drunk
en. vile dc5auchcd humanity kneeling
down 10 give itself to life Of purity
and Christikeuess- oh, il was surely a
a witness 10 the superhuman in the
world And the face Of Rollin Page by
the side of that miserable wreck out of
the gutter-she could recall as if she
now saw il Virginia crying, with her
arms about her brother just before she
left the tent and Mr. Gray kneeling
close by, and the girl Virginia had tax
en into her heart bending her head
while Virginia whispered something TO
her. All these pictures, drawn by the
Holy Spirit in the human tragedies
brought TO Il climax there in the most
abandoned spot in all Raymond stood
ont III Rachel : memory now, "a memory
SO recent that her room seemed for the
time being To contain all the actors and
their movements.
mo no. she had said aloud He
had no right TO speak TO me after all
that! He should have respected the
been. | am sure do not love him, not
enough to give him my life "
And after she had thus spoken the
evening : experience at the tent came
crowding in again, thrusting ont all
other things. II Is perhaps the most
striking evidence Of the tremendous
spiritual factor which had now entered
the Rectangle that Rachel felt, even
when the great love OF strong man
had come very near her, that the spir
itual manifestation moved her with an
agitation far greater than anything
Jasper had felt for her personally or she
for him.
The people of Raymond awoke sun
day morning 10 growing knowledge
Of events which were begin ing to rev
olutioniza many Of the reg .ar custom
AIRY hatitsuf the town Alo& udcr Pow
ers action in the matter Of the railroad
frauds had created sensation. not only
in RAYMOND hHt throughout the coun-
try. Edward Norman s. daily changes
OF police in the conduct Of his paper
had startled the community and caused
more comment than any recent polit-
iCal event. Rachel WiLslOw's singing
at the Rectangle meetings had made a
stir in society and excited the wonder
Of all her friends. Virginia Page con-
duct, her presence every night with
Rachel, her absence from the usual cir
Gle of her wealthy. fashionable ac-
quaintances, had furnished a great deal
Of material for gossip and question In
addition 20 the events which centered
about these persons who We're so we'll
known, there had been all through the
city, in very many homes and in bust
ness and social circles. strange happen
ings Nearly q hundred persons IN
Henry Maxwell church had made the
pledge to DO everything after asking
what would Jesus dor and the re-
suit had been, in many cases, unheG:l
of actions. The city was stirred as il
had never been. As clina1 10 4.
weeks events had come the spiritual
manifestation at the Rectanglc and the
announcement, which came t. most
people before church time of tho actt.l
conversion at the tent Of nearly so #
the worst characters in the ueiehhar-
hood. together with the conversion r
Roilin Page, the well known society
and club man.
1t Is no wonder that rnder the Pros
sure of all this, the First church Of Ray
mond came to the morning service in a
condition that made it quickly scnsi-
tive 10 any large truth.
fro RI Continued