St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-04

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When Henry Maxwell finally left
Milton Wright, he was profoundly i'm
pressed with the revolution that was
being wrought already in the business
AS he passed out of the store he caught
something Of the new spirit of the place
There was no installing the fact that
Milton Wright's new relations to his
employees were beginning, even 80 soon,
after less than two weeks, to transform
the entire business. This was apparent
in the conduct and faces of the clerks.
IF Milton Wright keeps on, he will
be one of the most influential preachers
in Raymond, " said Henry Maxwell to
himself when hereached his study. The
this course when he began to lose
money by it. as was possible Henry
Maxwell prayed that the Holy Spirit,
who had shown himself with growing
power in the company of the First
church disciples, might abide long with
them all, and with that prayer on his
lips and in his heart he began the prep
aration of q sermon in which he was
going to present to his people on Sun
day the subject of the saloon in Ray
mond, as he now believed Jesus would
do He had never preached against the
saloon in this way before. He knew
that the things he should say would
lead to serious results. Nevertheless he
went on with his work, and every SEN
tence he wrote or shaped was preceded
with the question, would Jesus say
thatY' Once in the course of his study
he went down on his knees. No one ex-
cept himself could know what that
meant to him. When had he done that
in the preparation of sermons before
the change that had come into his
thought of discipleship? AS he viewed
his ministry now he did not dare to
preach without praying for wisdom. He
no longer thought of his dramatic de-
livery and it's effect on his audience
The great question with him now was,
"What would Jesus do?"
Saturday night at the Rectangle wit
messed some of the most remarkable
scenes that Mr.. Gray and his wife had
ever known The meetings had intensi-
fed with each night of Rachel's sing
ing. A stranger passing through the
Rectangle in the daytime might have
heard good deal about the meetings in
one way and another. 1t cannot be said
that up to that Saturday night there
was any appreciate lack of oaths and
impurity and heavy drinking. The Rec
tangle would not have acknowledged
that it was growing any better or that
even the singing had softened its con-
versation or it's outward manner 1t
had too much local pride in being
"tough." But, in spite of itself, there
was yielding to power it had never
measured and did not know well enough
to resist beforehand
Gray had recovered his voice, so that
Saturday he was able to speak. The
fact that he was obliged to use his voice
carefully made it necessary for the peo-
pie to be very quiet if they wanted to
near. Gradually they had come to I'M
derstand that this man was talking
these many weeks and using his time
and strength to give them a knowledge
of Saviour, all out of perfectly I'M
selfish love for them. Tonight the great
crowd was as quiet as Henry Maxwells
decorous audience ever was. The fringe
around the tent was deeper. and the
saloons were practically empty. The
Holy Spirit had come at last, and Gray
knew that one of the great prayers of
his life was going to be answered.
And Rachel-her singing was the
best, most wonderful Virginia or Jasper
Chase had ever known They had come
together again tonight with DR.. West,
who had spent all his spare time that
week in the Rectangle with some char
ity cases Virginia was at the organ,
Jasper sat on front seat looking up at
Rachel, and the Rectangle swayed as
one man toward the platform as she
sang
"Just as am, without one plea,
But that thy blood was shed for me
And that thou bidst me come to thee
o Lamb OF God come, | come'
Gray said hardly word He stretch
ed out his hand with gesture of invi-
tation, and down the two aisles of the
tent broken, sinful creatures, men and
women, stumbled toward the platform
One woman out of the street was near
the organ
Virginia caught the look of her face,
and for the first time in the life of the
rich girl the thought of what Jesus was
to sinful woman came with sudden
ness and power that were like nothing
but new birth. Virginia left the or
gan, went to her, looked into her face
and caught her hands in her own. The
other girl trembled, then fell on her
knees, sobbing, with her head down
upon the back of the bench in front Of
her, still clinging to Virginia And Vir-
ginia after moments hesitation
kneeled down by her, and the two
heads were bowed close together.
But when the people had crowded in
double row all about the platform
most Of them kneeling and crying, a
man in evening Dress different from
the others, pushed through the seats
and came and kneeled down by the side
of the drunken man who had disturbed
the meeting when Henry Maxwell
spoke He kneeled within few feet of
Rachel Winslow, who was still singing
softly and as she turned for o moment