The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-11-01

came IN ana with SLOW In his face
that transformed II exclaimed:
"A telegram just received says the
legislature today by the necessary two,
thirds vote passed the resolution to
submit prohibitory amendment TO the
constitution, | never cheered for the
legislature before. but | propose three
cheers, three times three. right away
| Out on the main street that night the
temperance people built an immense
bonfire. The band came out and play.
ed. and there were speeches and teuI-
perance songs. One OF the best speech.
es was by Malcom Kirk. He called at
tention during II to the fact that the
battle had only just begun; that there
were nearly two years yet before the
people would be called on to vote on
| the amendment. All the time he was
| speaking he was conscious that outside
the enthusiastic circle Of temperance
and Christian people was the whisky
element. sullen, angry. surprised at the
action Of the legislature. venomOus.
Just beginning to stir itsel: for the two
| years struggle. II seemed to Malcolm
! that he could even that night prophesy
in some degree the satanic character OF
the conflict that made Conrad one OF
the fercest centers Of the fight.
But he was right in saying that the
battle had only just begun by the ari
Of the Legislature. The wrrks and
| months that followed Witnessed sarv
wonderful scenes IN Conrad Now .l,
women OF Conrad began 10 show ,hei
power. as they had already been u co.
stant influence FOR years.
Dorothy suddenly assumed n vlar-
she once would never have dared -
take. The women Ia all ,Er ulh"r
churches. recognizing her G5.'ty. came
TO her ard Insisted tha, she take ,h,
presidency OF the Womau's Christian
Temperance union. that had been or.
Ganized short time before. She did
so ut first with fear and trembling.
then with brave. joyous confidence
that amazed her and her husband. but
the Lord was leading her.
The time passed, and the election
day drew near. Night after night be.
Of the state were to vote on the QueS.
ton Of saloon or no saloon In their
commonwealth the wOman's union held
street prayer meetings In front Of the
saloons. Dorothy worked and prayeG
incessantly. Her great beauty, spirit
ual!zed by her suffering, had wonder
ful influence. Many young ranchman
went away from those prayer meetings
vowinR to vote for the amendment.
The saloon men would come to the
doors Of their places and eye the
groups Of kneellng mothers and wives
In sullcn amazemcnt. They had cause
to fear for their unho!y traffic when
the women Of tho state were thus on
their knees, calling on God and heaven
to help the cause OF ''home and native
land"
The afternoon Of that election day
Nslcom waS suddenly called out to
The Forks" TO see Philip Barton. He
had been steadily falling during those
two years, and Mrs. Barton sent for
Kirk in haste. and he went, supposing
II might be for the last time.
II was after dark before he came
back to Conrad. Philip Barton had
died that afternoon. unconscious at last
Of the prayer that Malcom had offered
BY tho side Of his heartbroken mother.
God Of mercy" cried Nalcom as he
entered tho street that night, grant
that this days work in our state has
killed the power Of this enemy that has
killed this boy and broken this moth.
Sr's Nfsw
The election was over, but no one
could predict the result AS Malcom
came up the street it was crowded with
men end women. The Christian TEN
peraDce union had been at work all
day. II had served free lunch to all
the voters and now was holding pray
er meeting in front Of Valmers place.
The crowd filed the wide street and
overHowed the broad sidewalks. Free
whisky had flowed all day. The crowd
" dS iull VI LItu W uO udu bctu uTluk-
Ing, and they were now IN condition
20 quarrel
Dorothy was kneeling In the center
Of the women. Malcolm forced his way
up to the edge Of the sidewalk in front
of the saloon. He had never loved his
wife as be loved her now. Her face
was glorIfed by the Spirits work with
in. He was conscious Of an unusual
disturbance behind him. coming from
the saloon. There were shouts and
oaths and pistol shot. But still he
continued to gaze at Dorothy, who us
calmly as II in her own room knee!ed
there while the confusion in front of
the saloon Increased. And never again
in all his life will Malcolm Kirk feel
the satanic venom he felt that night in
the rum power which on that cvpntful
day faced the prayers and the homes