The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-12-27


sghts dat every night Vir-
Snhy reaching "a conclusion
Ito a large part of her
had talked it over with
~ they had been able TO
--Tf Jesus had a vast amount
-y at his disposal he might do
Some of it as Virginia planned
n any rate. they felt that whatever
fssus might do in such case would
rnave as large an element of variety in
VT 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 unselfsh
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 loayes 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
Nthe 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 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
nnQt4savoid. Rachel, bUt he/ Seemed to
II from any appearance Of seeming
H1tHsh to renew{ M old acquaintance
Buoth her. Rachel ot nd it even difficult
express to himlfhe pleasure at the
.Enew life he had begun TO know He
: seemed Go be waiting TO adjust himself
to his previous relsfions before this new
life began He hah not forgotten those
relations, hut he was not yet able to
fit his cOnsciOusness into new ones.
The end 0f the week found the Rec
tan%le struggling hard between two
mighty opposing brces. The Holy
Spirit was battling with all h ; super
natural strength akainst the saloon
devil which had so l. ing held a jealous
grasp on its slaves \ If the Christian
people of Raymond Snce could realize
what the contest meant to the souls
newly awakened TO 4 new life, it did
not seem possible thatthe election could
result in the old systellY on 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
and Rachel, and every night as they
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 a 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 TO support by their silence and
their ballots the greatest form of slav-
cry now known in America p
He asked the question, but did not
have much hope Of an immediate an
swer There was a ray of hope in the
action of Friday nights primary, but
what the result 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
be divided on account of its business
interests or because it was not in the
habit of acting together, as the whisky
powers always did, That remained to
be seen Meanwhile the saloon reared
itself about the. Rectangle like some
deadly viper. kissing and coiling, ready
70 strike its poison into any unguarded
NaturdaV afternoon, as Virginia was
iust~stxbing out of her house to go
and see Rachel to talk over her new
plans. carriage drove up containing
three of her fashionable friends. Vir-
ginia went out TO the driveway and
stood there talking with them. They
had not come TO make formal call,
but wanted Virginia to go riding with
them ND on the boulevard. There was
a hand concert in the park. The day
was too pleasant to be spent indoors.
.sWhere have you been all this time,
Viroinia?" asked one of the girls, tap
nine her playfully on the shoulder with
. rod silk parasol 1--WE hear that you
,b,,>, zone into the show business Tell
us about il"
virginia coioHd, but after a mo-
ment,s hesitation Hefrankly told some
thing of her expert nc at the Kectan-
gle. The girls in thl ePrriage began to
be really interested
"Tell you what, girl let $ go SUM
ming with Virginia Il afternoon IN
stead of going to the bal concert I've
never been down to the Hclangle' I've
heard it's an awful wickctSP place ana
lots to see. Virginia will act guide
and il would be real''-"fun. We was
going to say, but Virginia's loE MADE
her substitute the word "interesH