Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09

greatest men in the churches. The
ministers as class are their slaves.
What we need Is system that shall
start from the common basis OF social
ism founded on the rights Of the com
mon people,
Carlson had evidently forgotten all
about the three minute rule and was
launching himself into a regular ora
ton that meant, In his usual surround
lngs. before his usual audience. an hour
at least. when the man just behind him
pulled him down unceremoniously and
rose. Carlson was angry at first and
threatened little disturbance, but the
bishop reminded him Of the rule, and
he subsidized, with several mutterings
In his beard. while the next speaker be-
gan with very strong eulogy on the
value OF the single tax as genuine
remedy for all the social ills He was
followed by a man who made n bitter
attack on the churches and ministers
and declared that the two great obsta-
Giles In the way Of all true reform were
the courts and the ecclesiastical ma
chimes.
When he sat down. a man who bore
every mark OF being street laborer
sprang to his feet and poured out per-
fect torrent OF abuse against the cor
porations especially the railroads. The
minute his time was up a big, brawny
fellow who said he was a metal worker
by trade, claimed the floor and declared
that the remedy for the social wrongs
was trades unionism. This, he said,
would bring on the millennium for la
Dor more than anything else. The next
man endeayored TO give some reasons
why so many persons were out OF en-
ployment and condemned inventions as
the works Of the devil He was loudly
applauded by the rest Of the company.
Finally the bishop called time on the
free for all' and asked Rachel to sing.
Rachel Winslow had grown into a
very strong healthful. humble Chris
tan during that wonderful year I'm
Raymond dating from the Sunday
when she first took the pledge to do as
jesus would do, and her great talent OF
song had been fully consecrated to the
service Of her Master. When she began
TO sing tonight at this settlement meet
Ing, she had never prayed more deeply
for results 10 come from her voice-the
voice which she now regarded as the
Certainly her prayer was being an
swered as she sang. She had chosen the
words:
Hark, the voice Of Jesus calling,
Follow me. follow mel
Again Henry Maxwell, sitting there.
was reminded Of his first night az the
Rectangle In the tent when Rachel sang
the people Into quiet. The effect was
the same here. What wonderful power
a good voice consecrated TO the Masters
service always is, Rachel's great nat
ural ability would have made her one
of the foremost opera singers Of the age.
Surely this audience had never before
heard such melody. How could Il? The
men who had drlfted In from the street
sat entranced by voice which back
In the world never could be heard by
the common people because the owner
Of 1t would charge 81 or SO for the
privilege. The song poured out through
the hall as free and glad as II II were
foretaste OF salvation itself.
Carlson. with his great black bearded
face absorbed the music With the deep
love OF Il peculiar 10 his nationality,
and tear ran over his cheek and glls-
tened In his beard as his face softened
and became almost noble In It's aspect
The man out Of work who had wanted
10 know what Jesus would do In his
place sat with grlmy hand on the back
Of the bench IN front OF him. with his
mouth partly open. his great tragedy
for the moment forgotten. The song
while 1t lasted was food and work and
warmth and union with his wife and
babes once more. The man who had
erect at first, with look OF stolid re-
sistanne, as II he stubbornly resented
he introduction into the exercises Of
anything that was even remotely con-
nected with the church or its form OF
worship. but gradually ne yielded TO
the power that was swaying the hearts