Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-10-15
AFTERMATH.
THE PEOPLE REJOICE OVER
THE VICTORY.
The Result-249 Majority For Pro
hibition-is Announced in the
First Baptist Church, and
Glad Hearts Break Forth
Into Rejoicing.
From Daily Argus, Oct. 8.

From Daily Argus, Oct. 8.
Were you at the First Baptis
church last night to hear the return
from the different wards read on
and the handsome majority pro
claimed?
No? Well, we're going 10 tel
you about it-j ust some of the fea
lures, for we couldn't describe it il
its fullness; we haven't the space
and then, too, like whole lot o
our fellows, we're just "too full fol
utterance." In fact, when we at
tempt to concentrate our mind and
persuade ga trend of thought'' to
couch itself in language, the whole
of our limited vocabulary comes
rolling down in a confused heap,
and out Of the conglomerated mass
we can only see and feel and hear
the one word Victory!
But we were at the meeting. That
accounts in part for our condition to-
day. We caught some of the glad
ness Of the hour. 1t is with us now.
We expect to retain it in the coming
years-and be glad all our lives be
cause we lived to see the hour and
enjoyed the occasion of rejoicing.
The meeting last night was COM
posed of goodly number Of the
leaders in the fight. Then some of
those who welded the little mite of
ballot-a wee bit of a thing, in true h,
but when gathered together with it's
kind, forming mighty whole the
strength and power Of which fixes
the destines of individuals and of
natiOns-Were there. And last.
but none the less happy and jubilant,
those who through misfortune were
deprived of their right of suffrage,
but who stood afar off as the battle
was on and wished the victors God
speed. Yes, these were there, too,
and they could hold their heads high
in the ss1r, conscious of the business
of the fight, and rejoice with the va
liant conquerors.
The story is told of revival which
was in progress some time III the
long ago, and the power of God was
so manifest as to cause much COM
ment in the neighborhood Of the lit
tie church house. So overpowering !
was the Holy Spirit, that upon en-
tering the church strong men and
women trembled and the power of
speech was wrested from congrega-
ton and preacher alike, and they
simply sat and gazed in each others
faces in speechieSS amazement, until !
some one raised a hymn, and then
the altar of the little church could
not accommodate the penitents who |,
focked to it. 1t was afterward !
learned that a poor, old and humble
woman, who was manned and af- |
hicted, but " no was filled with the !
Holy Ghost, and had power with
God, kneeled in her humble home
hour after hour while the services
were in vogue, and wrestled with
God till the blessing came to the
people at the little church.
Something Of this same spirit of
faith was manifest yesterday when
the noble women OF our city gath
cred in the First Baptist church and
tasted and prayed-wrestled with
God, like Jacob of old, and would
not let Him go till the blessing came.
And who shall reckon the number
of little white peace-makers they !
caused to be deposited in the ballot
boxes. Some of these good women
were in the meeting last night and
joined in the rejoicing.
Not since the great gathering of
our people 70 celebrate the trium-
phant victory of the passage of the
Constitutional Amendment, has |
such wave Of gladness dominated /
an assemblage as it did last night. I
And the celebration Last night was