Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-10-25

of saloons. l caught from the minister
remarks that he had only recently
changed his views in regard to license
He certainly made very striking ant
yet it was in no sense an inappropriate
address for funeral.
"Then followed what was perhaps
the queer part of this strange service
The women in the tent, at least large
part Of them up near the coffin, begar
to sing in a soft, fearful way. 4 wa
a wandering sheep.
"Then, while the singing was going
on, one row of women stood up anc
walked slowly past the casket, and a.
they went by each one placed fcwel
of some kind on it. Then they sat down
and another row filed past, leaving
their flowers. All the time the singine
continued softly, like rain on TEN
cover when the wind is gentle. It wa
one of the simplest aud at the same
time one of the most impressive sights
1 ever witnessed. The sides of the ten
were up. and hundreds Of people who
could not get in stood outside, all al
still as death, with wonderful sadness
and solemnity for such rough looking
people. There must have been a hun
dred of these women, and I was tolt
many of them had been converted al
the meetings just recently. Icannot de
scribe the effect of that singing. Not
man sang a note, all women's voices
and 80 soft and yet SO distinct that tht
effect was startling.
1.-THE service closed with another solt
by Miss Winslow, who sang There
were ninety and nine, and then thu
evangelist asked them all to bow theil
heads while he prayed. I was obliged
in order to catch my train. to leave
during the prayer, and the last view
caught of the scene as the train went
by the shops was sight of the grear
crowd pouring out Of the tent ant
forming in open ranks while the coffir
was borne out by six of the women. i
is long time since I have seen such
picture in this unpoetical republic. y
If Loreen's funeral impressed pass
ing stranger like this, it is not difficult
to imagine the profound feelings o.
those who had been so intimately con
nected with her life and death. Moth
ing had ever entered the Rectangle thai
had moved it 80 deeply as Loreen's body
in that coffin, and the Holy Spirit
seemed to bless with special power tht
use of this senseless clay. for that night
at the meeting he swept more than
score of lost souls, mostly women. intt
the fold of the Good Shepherd
1t should be said here that Henry
Maxwell's statement concerning Sht
opening Of the saloon from whose win
dow Loreen had been killed proved
nearly exactly true. 1t was formally
closed Monday and Tuesday while the
authorities arrested the proprietor,
charged with the murder. but nothing
could be proved against any one, and
before Saturday Of that week the saloon
was running as regularly as ever. Nc
one on the earth was ever punished by
earthly courts for the murder of Loreen.
No one in all Raymond, including
tho Rectangle. felt Loreen's death more
keenly than Virginia. 1t came Like
distinct personal loss to her. That short
week while Loreen had been in hel
home had opened Virginia's heart to 6
new life. She was talking it over with
Rachel the day after the funeral They
were sitting In the hall Of the Page
mansion.
II am going to do something with
my money to help these women to 6
better life" Virginia looked over to the
end Of the hall where the day before
Lore en- body had lain. II have decid'
ed on a good plan, as it seems to me.
have talked it over with Rollin. HI
will devote large part Of his money tx
the same plan.
"How much money have you. Vir
ginia, to give in this wayf' asked
Rachel. Once she would never have
asked such a personal question. Now il
seemed as natural to talk frankly about
money as about anything else that be-
longed to God.
II have available for use at least
$3.50, 900. Rollin has as much more. Il
is one of his bitter regrets now that hi
extravagant habits Of life before hi!
conversion practically threw away hal
that father left him. We are both eager
to make all the rcparation in our pow
er. What would Jesus do with thi:
money! We want to answer that ques
tion honestly and wisely. The money
shall put into The News is, I am con
fident. in line with Jesus probable &C
tion. 1t is as necessary that we have &
daily Christian paper in Raymond
especially now that we have the saloor
influence to meet, as it is to have &
church or college So l am satisfied
that the $500,0OO that Mr.. Norman
will know how to use so well will be 6
powerful factor in Raymond to do as
Jesus would do.
"About my other plan. Rachel,
want you to work with ME. Rollin ant
l are going to buy up large part O
the property in the Rectangle. The fielt
where the tent now is has been in liti
CATION for years. We mean to secure
the entire tract as soon as the court
have settled the title. For some time
have been making SPECIAL study of th'
various forms of college settlements ant
resident methods of Christian work ant
institutional church work in the hear
of great city slums. do not know tina
have yet been able to tell just wha
is the wisest and most effective kind O
work that can be done in Raymond
but l do know this much-my none,
(I mean Gods. which he wants me tt