The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-08-13

into which they were born. am con.
vinced that II 500 Of the best business
men In the churches Of this city could
ses the things l have seen within the
hst two weeks and know the facts
that every resident In Hope House
knows like the alphabet the present
awful wrongs would not he permitted
n the city. The Christ method was
personal familiarity with sinful Coz
Aitions. He was Saviour because -
himself knew the sinner. The weak.
ness Of the church lies In the fact that
It has dropped out 20 largely the per
sonal factor and exists too much for
its own religious life in It's elaborate
! church services, which In 30 many
/ cases have no other meaning than
pride and vainglory Of the partici.
pants But forget myself" Gordon
smiled sadly. Il am not at to crit.
else the church, who for so many
years dishonored her with lip service
and formal worship"
You have as much right to criticisc
her as any Christian II you do 1t In the
| right spirit" Falmouth said gently.
Then he added: LET us have a prayer
together before you 60 We need to
ask forgiveness for many things and
wisdom for everything"
So the two men kneeled while the
minister prayed. II was good, strong.
sturdy prayer that did John Gordon
good. There was no whining. no cant,
no complaining. An honest heart plea
for more strength, more liberation.
! more faith, more love, more patience.
and Gordon. after a hearty handshake.
where he had agreed to meet Falmouth
and the singers little before O'Clock.
At 8 o'clock Bowen street was fully
aware that something unusual was
taking place. A funeral in Bowen
| street was as a rule an Informal affair
in which the immediate ncighbors were
alphabetically interested. But this af.
fair OF the deformcd Louie Caylor
promised unusual developments. Word
had gone around that Tommy Randall
'sct TO" with one of the gents rrom
Hope House, but that before the funer.
al was over he would he on top of the
pile, so 10 speak. and everybody salts.
fed. So Bowen street poured into the
court OF No. 9l and choked the narrow
stairways and back yards commanding
a possible view OF the funeral party
When John Gordon, Falmouth and
the quartz; turned into the court OF
the street, the ama1ement Of the dif-
fercnt members of the choir had given
way To an expression OF disgust min
gled with actual fear.
For PHYS sake, Mr. Falmouth.
where are you taking us?- exclaimed
the tenor, a distinguished looking man.
wer known in musical circles as a
growing singer at fashionable recep
oons- The soprano. Q young woman OF
some beauty. and the alto, q little older.
but q woman Of real strength Of ex-
precision, drew closer together a. the
m,scellAasvus crowd < B0wcn st,~es
pressed nearer and the real horror Of
the place began to make itself felt
The gentleman who sang bass wa
with John Gordon and was hooking as
him with q look OF intense Indignation.
as II he were the real cause OF bringing
The party into the plscs.
DO you wish 10 60 back You can
r you wish" Falmouth said quietly.
"No, no; but this is horrible II is
past all belief Is II safe for the indies I
VIII they be able
Perfectly safe ladies' John Gordon
Gpo&e with touch OF grimness "peo-
pie are born and live and die hero.
Safe enough assure you"
BE led the way promptly. asking the
people TO give them room How the
quartet ever lived to get ny that stair
case where MIR. Marsh nearly tainted
no one can tell excep. themselves The
soprano said af1erward that II was o
miracle that any OF them ever came
out Of II alive. And her Indignation az
the Rev. Paul Falmouth WIS 10 deep
that nothing but financial considera
tons could induce her TO sing IN the
Re-. Faimouths church aGuN
! The corridor In rropt o; Mn CayloTs
was packed almost solid with up
washed humanity. although everybOG,
/ was oressed IN the pes garments be
Possessed. Tommy Randall was OH
hand Ne general manager. He wns oil,
seguiOus and even seemingly tnwnlng
, % the Re~. Paul Fuiwcuth. He spoke
good neturedly to Gordon and gave
everybody the impression that the
| vhose arrangement was VI his own
1 paanning. And in fscs shat night when
Gof6on rrp vve. al the incideuss VI
that se1narkabss day he siAsst smiled
- thing that Tommy Aasdan bad
scured triumph viii L1pu3<s fuDezul
ss the background
TIE quartet sat cut In The euvrid0.
spc tbs minister stood ip tue doorway
wbere be could be heard by the crowd
| II The rvOtns and outside. The three
rooms were JamDed with q yrvmiscv-
vW moi that was packed tuto every
vUuceivabie corner and isft sbe undef-
SRker and Tommy Randall merely rVou
A~n<vuOn IN suuS~<~xa Snouus-f vxp tr xri.~~