The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-12-08

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so that Is how 1t happened Monday
afternoon at the tent that the funeral
service Of Loreen was held before an
immense audience that chol1ed the tent
and overfowed beyond all previous
bounds. Gray had gone to Virginia,
and after talking it over with her and
Henry Maxwell the arrangements had
been made.
II am and always have been opposed
20 large public funerals" said Gray,
whose complete. wholesome simplicity
OF character was ono Of its great sources
OF strength, 'but tho cry Of the poor
creatures who knew Loreen is so earnest
that I do not know how to refuse their
desire to see her and pay her poor body
some last little honor. What do You
think, Mr.. Maxwell? will Is guided
by your Judgment in the matter am
sure that whatever you and Miss Page
think is best will be right. .
II feel as you do, " replied Mr.. Max
well. "Under most circumstances /
have great distaste for what seems
like display at such times but this
seems different. The people at the Rec
tangle will not come here to service
think the most Christian thing will
be to let them have the service ut the
tent. Do you think SO. Virginia2''
''Yes. " said Virginia sadly Poor
soull lido not know but that some time
shall know she gave her life for mine
We certainly cannot and will not use
tho occasion for vulgar display. Let
her friends be allowed the qualification
nf their wishes. see no harm in it,"
80 the arrangements were made with
some difficulty for the service at the
tent and Virginia, with her uncle and
Rollin. accompanied by Henry Max
well. Rachel, President Marsh and the
quartet from the First church, went
down and witnessed one of the strange
scenes Of their lives 1t happened that
that afternoon noted newspaper cor
respondent was passing through Ray.
mond on his way to an editorial con-
vention in neighboring city. He heard
Cf the contemplated service at the tent
and was present that afternoon. His
description Of it was written in graph
&c style that caught tho attention of
very many readers the next day. A
fragment Of his account belongs to this
part Of the history of Raymond:
'There was a very unique and un-
usual funeral service held here this aft
ernoOn at the tent OF un evangelist.
Rev. John Gray, down in the slum dis
trict known as the Rectanglc Tho oc-
easion was caused by tho killing OF q
woman during nm election riot last Sat
urday night. 1t seems she had been re-
Gently converted during tho cyangcli.t's
meetings and was killed whilo return
Ing from one OF the meetings III con-
pany with ether converts and some G?
her friends. Sho was G common street
drunkard, and yet tho services It thn
tent were rs impressive az any I ever
witnessed in a metropolitan church over
the most distinguished. citizen.
''Ip the first place, most exquisite
anthem was sung by p trained choir. 1t
struck me, Of course. being stranger
to the place, with considerable astonish-
ment to hear voices liEo those ono rat
nral1y expects to hear only in great
churches or concerts at such g meeting
as this. but tho most remarkable part
of the music was solo sung by strik-
ingly beautiful young woman, Miaa
Wtnslow. who, IL remember rightly,
k-the yonpg sipser who Yss sQashs for
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