Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-09-21

organized and united effort to nominate
the entire ticket.
"As soon rs it became plain that the
primary was ont of their control the
regular ring Withdrew in disgust and
nominated another ticket The News
simply calls the attention of all decent
citizens to the fact that this last ticket
contains the names of whisky men, and
the line is distinctly and sharply drawn
between the machine and corrupt city
government. such as we have known
for years, and clean, honest, capable,
businesslike city administration. such
as every good citizen ought to want
1t is not necessary to remind the people
OF Raymond that the question of local
option comes mp at the election That
will be the most important question
on the ticket The crisis of our city
affairs has been reached. The issue
is squarely a;fore us. Shall we CON
tinue the rule Of rum and Doodle and
shameless incompetency. or shall we,
as President Marsh said in his noble
speech, rise as good citizens and be-
gin new order of things, cleansing
our city of the worst enemy known to
municipal honesty and doing what lies
in our power to do with the ballot-to
purify our civic life?
The News is positively and without
reservation on the side of the new
movement. We shall henceforth do all
in our power to drive out the saloon
mud floct ito ,D,1itino1 "a,
shall advocate the election of men nom
mated by the majority of citizens met
In the first primary, and we call upon
all Christians. church members and low
ers of right, purity. temperance and
home to stand by President Marsh and
the rest of the citizens who have thus
begun long needed re'orm in our
city"
President Marsh read this editorial
and thanked God for Edward Norman
AT the same time he understood well
enough that every other paper in Ray
mond was on the other side. He did not
misunderstood the Importance and seri-
BUSINESS of the fight which was only inst
begun. 1t was no secret that The News
had lost enormously since it had been
governed by the standard of what
would Jesus do?' The question now
was, Would the Christian people of
Raymond stand by it?" Would they
make it possible for Norman to conduct
daily Christian paper, or would their
desire for what is called "news" in
the way of crime scandal political
partisanship of the regular sort and
dislike to champion so remarkable n 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 we'll enough
that his action expressed in that edi-
torial would 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 queS-
ton. What would Jesus do?' 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 80 long con-
trolled the machine of the municipal
government. The fact itself was aston
ishing President Marsh acknowledged
to himself. with feeling of humila
ton. that never before had he known
what civic righteousness could accom-
plish. From that Friday night S work
he dated for himself and his college a
new definition of the worn phrase, 1.-THE
scholar in politics, Education for him
and those who were 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 CT flowing back. Rachel
and Virginia went every night. Nir
GINA was rapidly reaching a conclusion
with respect to 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
ii 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
manity? 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.
Rollin Page came to all the meetings
There was no doubt of the change that
had come over him. He was wonderful
ly quiet. 1t seemed as if he We're think
ing all the time. Certainly he was not
the same person. He talked more with
Gray than with any one else. He did
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