The Princeton union., 1899-10-12

ic style that caught the attention of
very many readers the next day A
fragment Of his account belongs to this
part of the history Of Raymond:
"There was very unique and un-
usual funeral service held here this aft
ernoon at the tent Of an evangelist,
Rev. John Gray, down in the slum dis
trict known as the Rectangle. Tho oc-
casion was caused by the killing of q
woman during an election riot last Sat-
urday night. It seems, she had been re-
Gently converted during the evangelist's
meetings and was killed while return
ing from one of the meetings in COM
pany with other converts and some Of
her friends. She was common street
drunkard, and yet the services at the
tent were as impressive as any ever
witnessed in a metropolitan church over
the most distinguished citizen.
''ln the first place, most exquisite
anthem was sung by a trained choir. 1t
struck me, Of course, being a stranger
to the place, with considerable astonish-
ment to hear voices like those one nat
urally expects to hear only in great
churches or concerts at such meeting
as this, but the most remarkable part
of the music was solo sung by strik-
ingly beautiful young woman, a Miss
Winslow, who, if I remember rightly,
is the young singer who was sought for
by Crandal, the manager of National
!: Opera, and who for some reason refused
to accept his offer to go en- the stage
She had most wonderful manner in
singing, and everybody was weeping
} before she had sung q dozen words.
That, Of course, is not so strange an
effect to be produced at funeral serv-
> ice, but the voice itself was one of ten
thousand. I understand Miss Winslow
) sings in the First church and could
!, probably co1in.end almost any salary as
public singer. She will probably be
heard from soon. Such a voice could
? win its way anywhere.
1.-THE service, aside from the singing,
was peculiar. The evangelist, man Of
5 apparently very SIMPLE unassuming
3 style, spoke few words, and he was
s followed by a fine looking man, the Rev.
l Henry Maxwell, pastor Of the First
church Of Raymond. Mr.. Maxwell
. spoke of the fact that the dead woman
+ had been fully prepared to go, but he
spoke in peculiarly sensitive manner
/ Of the effect of the liquor business or
Q the lives Of men and women like this
4 one. Raymond, Of course, being a rail
: road town and the center Of the grea1
e packing interests for this region, is full
? Of saloons. I caught from the minister
o remarks that he had only recently
: changed his views in regard to license
t He certainly made very striking ant
: yet it was in no sense an inappropriate,
e address for funeral
t ''Then followed what was perhap
y the queer part Of this strange service
g The women in the tent, at least larg
> part Of them up near the coffin, bega1
u to sing in a soft, fearful way, I wa
d wandering sheep
'Then, while the singing was goin!
y on, one row of women stood up AM
e walked slowly past the casket, and a
y they went by each one placed hcwe
n Of some kind on it. Then they sat down
!. and another row filed past, leavin,
h their flowers. All the time the singin
r continued softly, like rain on a ten
d cover when the wind is gentle. It wa
l. one Of the simplest aud at the sam
[e time one of the most impressive sight
It I ever witnessed. The sides of the ten
le were up, and hundreds Of people VIII
le could not get in stood outside, all a
y still as death, with wonderful sadnes
,. and solemnity for such rough lookin
le people. There must have been hun
)e dred of these women, and was tol
20 many of them had been converted a
Re the meetings just recently. Icannot dc
al scribe the effect Of that singing. Not
le man sang a note, all women's voices
g and SO soft and yet SO distinct that tn
is effect was startling.
70 1.-THE service closed with another sol
t. by Miss Winslow, who sang 'The1
e were ninety and nine,' and then tn
G. evangelist asked them all to bow the
le heads while he prayed. was obliged
s. in order to catch my train, to leav
y during the prayer, and the last view
al caught of the scene as the train we1
IN by the shops was sight Of the gres
IL crowd pouring out Of the tent an
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a, was borne out by six Of the women.
ID is long time since I have seen such
Id picture in this unpoetical republic.
If Loreen's funeral impressed pas
ed ing stranger like this, it is not difficu
y, to imagine the profound feelings (
ty those who had been so intimately col
es nected with her life and death. Not]
or ing had ever entered the Rectangle th'
st had moved it SO deeply as Loreen's bod
'ir in that coffin, and the Holy Spir
1y seemed to bless with special power IL
ou use of this senseless clay, for that nig]
ed at the meeting he swept more than
m score Of lost souls, mostly women. I'M
ge the fold Of the Good Shepherd
It should be said here that Hem
K Maxwell's statement concerning tt
I opening of the saloon from whose vii
MS dow Loreen had been killed prove
lis nearly exactly true. It was formal
C. elosed Monday and Tuesday while tt
e. authorities arrested the proprieto
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