Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-23

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 possess to the good of h1LndnttY." The distance was not very great, and the voice was cultivated, the enuncia- tion distinct and exact. But the pathos, the entreaty, the warning, how did Rhena sing all that except by the help of the divine power who takes and uses poor, weak human powers to his glory when they submit themselves to his will in the conservation of his gifts? :? She sang while the mob listened:
 It's true there's beautiful city, ;&
 That it's streets paved with gold. :.
 No earthly tongue describe it.; a,~N
 Its glories can never be told, .,<E-
 But know, l know,
 l know shall be there. $S4s
 Your loved ones dwell in that city. st,e.rT,
 Whom you placed beneath the sod,
 When your heart felt nigh to breaking
 And you promised you'd serve your God.
 Will you, will you,
 Say, will you meet me theree
 There none but the pure and the holy
 Can enter in; 5-
 You have no hope of it's glory
 If still you're ya' the servant of sin. ,~
 Bless GcN, you may be there! "f;:t
 Yes, you go there, my brother, ~ ;3,
 For Jesus has died on the tree,
 And that precious blood is flowing
 That washed a poor sinner like ne.
 Will you, will you, s-c f.4
 Will you now wash and be clean aissE:s1o aiss3:s
 All who enter that glorious city
 Have made their garments of white. k
 Have trod in the Saviour's footsteps; S3
 Theyve battled for God and for right. s~
 l long, long,
 long to meet you there.
 Had ever singer such an audience, such an occasion or such purpose in using the divine passion of song? Long before she had finished Eric had faint ed dead away, and Stuart and the doc tor were caring for him as he lay on the floor of the band stand, his up- turned face as ghastly white as those two below. But Stuart's senses throb- bed to that song as they never had to any triumphant aria that ever swept through the gilded, perfumed opera houses of Europe. What were all those singers there to this one who was using her gift to help save life and pre- vent crime? It is probable that Stuart Duncan laid his heart at the feet of Rhena Dwight that evening. He had already surrendered his soul to God. It was no less sacred mingling of that with all the rest of his recent ex- perience that he lifted up his heart to the height of loving this. woman.
 The song ceased. The men breathed deeper, as if they had been holding their breath during the singing, and a murmur swelled over the square. It grew every second, but the mob was not the same. The better purposes in hundreds of the men had been stirred They were not brutal or cruel or law less men for the most part; but, on the contrary, very many of them were deeply religious, and above all else they desired to see the cause of labor triumph. The facts so clearly pre-. sented by Eric were undeniable. One of the older men began to speak now from the stand. They had come up tC Champion to take the law into their own hands. The question was, in the light of sober reason, what would the results be if they should do this thing in hot blood? Eric was right about it There arose a storm of cries from the crowd at this point for a division o1 the question, "What did the union de cide:" "Bide by the union in the mat ter.' "Aye, aye; that's reason" Vote. "Decisionr'
 The vote was accordingly taken Should the soldiers and officers be dealt with by the miners for the death of the two men or should they be handed over to the authorities to await dut process of law? The vote was takeI by hands. Less than fourth of the men thrust up their hands with clubs in them on the vote to deal with the soldiers as they pleased. On the mega tive an overwhelming majority carried the day to submit the entire affair to the law.
 Instantly every man in the band stand came down. Stuart and the doc tor assisted in bearing Eric back to the doctors buggy. Erie revived little as he was being carried and asked to be taken to his own house. The doctor thought that would be wiser than to take him back to Stuart's, and Stuart reluctantly consented 0 the transfer He went himself with Eric, saw him comfortable and then returned to the square.
 The decision of the union was being faithfully carried out. The troops and their officers were placed under guard in the engine house, and the police o1 Champion were assisted by the miners who claimed that the firing of the troops had been without excuse and that the placing of chem under a7Fest was called for by every dictate of jus tice and fair play.
 As we pass this incident in the course of this narrative which is connected with the story of our. lives in Cham