The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-03-21

The distance was not very great, and
the voice was cultivated. the enuncia
ton 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 its streets are paved with gold.
No earthly tongue can describe it;
Its glories can never be told.
But know, ! know,
know ] S,all be there.
Your loved ones dwell In that city.
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 theref
There none but the pure and the holy
Can ever enter in;
You have no hope of its glory
II still you're the servant Of sin. hi
Bless God, bless God. 60
Bless God. you may be there! :
Yes. you can 60 there. my brother.
For Jesus has died on the tree,
And that same precious blood is flowing
That washed poor sinner like me.
Will you. will you,
Will you now wash and be cleanf ~
AL who enter that glorious city
Have made their garments Of white.
Have trod in the saviour's footsteps;
They've battled for God and for right
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? 1t is probable that Stuart
Duncan laid his heart at the feet of
Rhena Dwight that evening. He had
already surrendered his soul to God
1t 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 II they had been holding
their breath during the singing, and
murmur swelled over the square. II
grew every second. but the mob was
not the same. The better purposes III
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 20 clearly pre-
sented by Eric were undeniable. one
Of the older men began to speak now
from the stand. They had come up to
Champion to take the law into their
own hands. The question was, in the
light Of sober reason. what would the
results be II they should do this thing
in hot blood? Eric was right about H.
There arose storm Of cries from the
crowd at this point for q division on
the question. "What did the union de
eide" "Bide by the union in the mat.
terri "Aye, aye; that's reasonv' "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 due
process Of law7 The vote was taken
by hands. Less than q fourth Of the
men thrust up their hands with CLUBS
IN them ON the vote 10 deal with the