The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-11-10
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dislike to champion so remarkable re-
form in Journalism, influence them to
drop the paper and refuse to give it
their financial support? That was, in
fact, the question Edward Norman was
asking even while he wrote the Satur-
day editorial He knew well enough
that his action expressed in that edi-
torial wou.d cost him very dearly from
the hands of many business men of
Raymond, and still as he drove his pen
over the paper he asked another cues
ton 'What would Jesus do9" That
question had become part of his life
now 1t was greater than any other.
But for the first time in its history
Raymond had seen the professional
men, the teachers, the college profess
sors, the doctors. the ministers, take
political action and put themselves
definitely and sharply in antagonism to
the evil forces that had so long con
trolled the machine of the municipal
government The fact itself was aston
ASiiiIiS iCSltCll MAI Sl dCh1lOMl
to himself with feeling of humilia
ton that never before had be known
what civic righteousness could accom-
plish From that Friday nights work
he dated for himself and his college
new definition of the worn phrase, ''the
scholar in politics Education for him
and those who We're under his influence
ever after meant some element Of suf-
fering Sacrifice must now enter into
the factor OF development
AT the Rectangle that week the tide
of spiritual life rose high and as yet
showed no signs Of flowing back Rachel
and Virginia went every night Vir
ginia was rapidly reaching conclusion
with respect to a large part of her
money She had talked it over with
Rachel and they had been able to
agree that if Jesus had vast amount
OF money at his disposal he might do
with some OF it as Virginia planned.
AT any rate, they felt that whatever
Jesus might do in such case would
have as large an element of variety in
1t as the difference in persons and cir
cumstances There could be no fixed
Christian way of using money The
rule that regulated its use was unselfish
utility
But meanwhile the glory of the
Spirits power possessed all their best
thought Night after night that week
witnessed miracles as great as walking
on the sea or feeding the multitude
with few loaves and fishes, for what
greater miracle than regenerated hui
manityY The transformation of these
coarse, brutal, scottish lives into pray
ing, rapturous lovers of Jesus struck
Rachel and Virginia every time with
the feelings that people may have had
when they saw Lazarus walk out OF
the tomb. 1t was an experience full of
profound excitement to them
Rollln Page came to all the meetings
There was no doubt of the change that
had come over him. He was wonderful
~ quiet 1t seemed as if he were think
ing all the time. Certainly he was not
the same person. He talked more with
Gray than with any one else He did
not avoid Rachel but he seemed tc
shrink from any appearance of seeming
to wish to renew the old acquaintance
with her Rachel found it even difficult
to express to him her pleasure at the
new life he had begun to know. He
seemed to be waiting to adjust himself
to his previous relations before this new
life began. He had not forgotten those
relations, but he was not yet able to
tit his consciousness into new ones
The end of the week found the Rec
tangle struggling hard between two
mighty opposing forces The Holy
Spirit was battling with all his super
natural strength against the saloon
devil which had so long held jealous
grasp on Its slaves. If the Christian
people of Raymond once could realize
what the centest meant to the souls
newly awakened to a new life, it did
not seem possible that the election could
result in the old system of license But
that remained yet to be SEEN The hor-
ror OF the daily surroundings of many
OF the converts was slowly burning its
way into the knowledge of Virginia
o A'e'Snci' anu every ulSuG as Uney
went up town to their luxurious homes
they carried heavier hearts.
"a good many of those poor Great
ures will go back again" Gray would
say with sadness too deep for tears.
1.-The environment does have a good
deal to do with the character. 1t does
not stand to reason that these people
can always resist the sight and smell Of
the devilish drink all about them. o
Lord, how long shall Christian people
continue tosupport by their silence and
their ballots the greatest form of slav.
cry now l.nown in America q
He asked the question, but did not
have much hope of an immediate an
swer There was ray of hope in the
action Of Friday nights primary. but
what the r2salt would be he did not
dare to anticipate The whisky forces
were organized, alert, aggressive, reused
into unusual hatred by the events of
the last week at the tent and in the
city. Would the Christian force act as
a unit against the saloon. or would it
hn Divided ON, ~ ~,