The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
which quite drowned his reply. But It

w was the a same 'eS@ssa @hsne1e his
Ias msn bsfeqe eom
menced some of his friends VINO had
been busy with spirit lamp and kettle IN IN
der the handed qR ynrv s
cellaneous looking cups and saucers, and
then he barred his head and addressed
himself to the task before him amid en- e.!
-. = - 'FfGHTING SPEECH.
1t was real fighting speech. AT the
liberation meeting he said he was reserv-
possessed fol-, the Hyde Park denlonstrai-
ton. and he poured out the walls of his
wrath with unstinting hand. lnci q, an y
in this great fight. Since the previous
Sunday he said he had addressed seven
meetings in different parts Of tho country;
1t as a menace to the children and to the
teachers and as a dastardE insult to wo..
men 1t was an attack on; the rights OF
conscience. and It DESTROYED an institution q,
progress Of education. It would be better,
pull down the House scS1o
was a measure promoted by Caoinet
that was the tool Of convocation, and It
had only been pushed through me aouss
Noncomformlsts they would never pay LOT
the process Of .proselytising children 70
the, State Church. For himself ne e would un
rather suffer anything than do 1t. Lon
don and the country as. whole had peen
suffering from baptism of cowardice.
What was wanted eysrywh ere ops sew nov "
be right, and to stand to It. Courage
COULD HEAR SPEECHES:
the Standardization would be nothing but
dumb show for all but q very small mum,
Cor round the platforms. was surprised ,i "a
hear the speeches without much effort;
Even the ladies' were clearly audible. ana
some Of the speakers. had such powerful
voices that they actresses h e to Ihe S dis
comfort Of two of them. Everywhere the
speeches were clear and emphatic, ana
point was snd6rsea ny centered
don School Board and the folly Of Destroy roy:
Ing It n order t9 Sc. up b,s sS proposed
The Free Church rePresontativ , >. r !h,u
great stress OH the injustice OF quaTterns
sectarian schools on the public funds. PVT PVT
beyond the emphatic assertion that tie
Noncomformists would not submit to TINS
Injustice little reference was maze 70 INC
policy Of passive resistance Greater prG ,,1s
inence was wisely given to those points
on which all organizations taking part IN
CLOSING SCENE.
THE closing scene was such as nave
never witnessed before. When the bugie
sbounded. and the resolution was put
simultaneously at the twelve platforms, 2
great wave of enthusiasm swept the park;
All that dense mass OF humanity seemed
suddenly to leap into life. A deafening
roar of cheering rent the sky. "A forest
of hats waved In the air. and then from
widely separated points came the Iu!i-
throated sound of the massed thousana 1:
Joining in some grand hymn. For q rev
moments the crowds fingered to acclaim
same tavorite, then the closely compact
ed crowd seemed to tremble and dissolve.
and in a mighty flood poured out OF the
gates, The great demonstration was
over. but the memory will linger as an
inspiration In the days of ordeal that lie
ahead. I left the park feeling proud that
was a Noncomformist. and that had
been permitted to Join In such q grand
protest against a giant wrong.
The fight for the schools deSenerated
into scramble for bus. A surging
mob swayed round the station of the
Twopenny Tube. and hope died within
nv breast. Every bus was like a hive
of bees In swarming time. AFTERNOON
tea shops filled up and closed their
doors like shops ut clearance sales, where
ladies' flock to secure unheard -of-bar,
gains. resigned myself to destiny, and
set off to march back to my suburban
home without the inspiration of cheer
ing crowds, blarlnE bands, and flut-
terin- flags but with the fire Of enthu-
siasm still aglow within my breast. and
ringing in my ears yet that passionate
cry. Courage Is the beginning OF VIC