Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-10-07

piish. From that Friday nights work he dated for himself and his college a new definition of the worn phrase. s.the scholar in politics Education for him and those who were under his influence ever after meant some element of suf- ferlng Sacrifice mnst now enter into the factor of development.
 At the Rectangle that week the tide of spiritual life rose high and as vet showed no signs of flowing back. Rachel and Virginia went every night vir- ginia was rapidly reaching conclusion with respect to 0 large part of her money. She had talked it over with Rachel. and they had been able to agree that if Jesus had vast amount of money at his disposal he might do with some of it as Virginia planned. At any rate, they felt that whatever Jesus might do in such case would have as large an element of variety in 1t 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 unselfish 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 loaves and fishes, for what greater miracle than regenerated hu- manityf The transformation of these coarse, brutal sottish lives into pray ing, rapturous lovers of Jesus struck Rachel and Virginia every time with the feelings that people may have had when thex sew Lazarus walk out of the tomb It 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 not avoid Rachel, but he seemed to | shrink from any appearance of seeming to wish to renew the old acquaintance with her. Rachel found it even difficult to express to him her pleasure at the new life he had begun to know. He seemed to be waiting to adjust himself to his previous relations before this new life began. He had not forgotten those relations, but he was not yet able to fit his consciousness into new ones.
 The end of the week found the Rec tangle struggling hard between two mighty opposing forces The Holy Spirit was battling with all his super natural strength against the saloon devil which had so long held a jealous grasp on it's slaves. If the Christian people of Raymond once could realize what the contest meant to the souls newly awakened to a new life, it did not seem possible that the election could result in the old system of license But that remained yet to be seen. The hor- TOT of the daily surroundings of many of the converts was slowly burning it's 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 cree ures will go back again. v Gray would say with sadness too deep for tears. ."The environment does have a good deal to do with the character. It does not stand to reason that these people can always resist the sight and smell of the devilish drink all about them. 0 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 2''
 He asked the question, but did not have much hope of an immediate an- swer There was 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 roused into unusual hatred by the events of the last week at the tent and in the city. Would the Christian force act as be divided on account of it's business interests or because it was not in the habit of acting together, as the whisky powers always didl That remained to be seen. Meanwhile the saloon reared itself about the Rectangle like some deadly viper, hissing and coiling. ready to strike it's poison into any unguarded part.
 Saturday afternoon, as Virginia waS just stepping ont of her house to go5 and see Rachel to talk over her new plans, a 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 up on the boulevard There waos band concert in the park. VsAe day was too pleasant to be spent inI odrs
 Where have you been all th ! time. Virginia2s r asked one of the gi4ls, tap ping her playfully on the shoulder VI, red silk parasol We hear th2 have gone into the show busine Tell us about it. ]"
 Virginia colored, but after Q mo ment's hesitation she frankly told some II. I. Qar,ksn