The Rice belt journal., 1913-09-05


Fran found plank without back. th
loosely disposed, and entirely unoc- th
cupied. She seated herself, straight 10
as an Indian, and with the air OF be- vi
ing very much at ease. n
The scene was new to her. More 81
than thousand villagers, ranged
along q natural declivity. looked down
upon the platform Of undressed pine.
In front Of the platform men and
: women were kneeling on the ground. n
: Some were bathed in tears; some p
. were praying aloud; some were talk
2 ing to those who stood, or knelt be- b
side them; some were clasping con- t
: vulsive hands; all were oblivious OF v
! surroundings.
J. From the hundred members Of the
r choir, Fran singled out the man she
II had been seeking for SO many years.
& 1t was easy enough to distinguish him
from the singers who crowded the
Is platform not only by his baton which
" proclaimed the choir-leader, but by
,r his resemblance to the picture she had
discovered in a New York Sunday
IN Supplement.
,e Hamilton Gregory was clean-shaved
It. except for a silken reddish mustache;
his complexion was fair, his hair
ne shade between red and brown, his
. eyes blue. His finely marked face
at and striking bearing were stamped
with distinction and grace.
In 1t was strange to Fran that he did
not once glance in her direction
he True, there was nothing in her ap-
", pearance to excite especial attention,
led hut she had looked forward to meet
nat ing him ever since she could remem
md ber. Now that her eyes were fast
ted ened on his face. now that they were
re- so near. sheltered by common roof.
how could he help feeling her pres
ow ence?
ms The choir-leader rose ana hiseu LIE
ex- baton. At his back the hundred men
her. and women obeyed the signal. while
,on- bvmn-books fiuttered open throughout
,ge, the congregation Suddenly the leader
om- oY the choir started into galvanic lie.
stir He led the song with his sweet voice.
his swaying body, his frantic baton
,ted his wild arms, his imperious teet
hi. with all that there was OF him, ne
, n conducted the melodious charge upof
: to tba ramparts Of sin and indifference
II In repose Fran had thoagh' mn
-. sinsularly handsome and attractive
e. sba now found him inspiring. Hl
win blue eyes burned with exaitation Wnii
oo-u his magic voice seemed to thrill VII
o,r - more than human ecstasy.
back On the ie'1 N0
the singing,
ene zone thing we know
thln Wherever we go
was We reap what we SOW.
nrt. We reap what We SOW.
J. While these words were being doie
ably ont at long and impressive interVai
like the tolling of heavy Deli' mo-
IN al thon half a hundred soprano voic
amer were hastily getting in their requisi
ction, number of halfnotes. thus
with
Greg $50 scatter little. scatter iit'ie' Sca''
scatter little seeds OF kindness
that Tn sn;te Of the vast volume
sound nroduced by these voices,
n,el, as. by the accompaniment OF Z
pianos and snare-drum' the voice .,
Hamilton Gregory. soaring nute-il
toward heaven. seemed 70 o. o.
through the interstices OF rests,
tbraad it's slender way along innnit
,uaI curves of silence. AS one
onad - n was the inspired truth as
tered by Hamilton Gregory :
|sE hroueht the message home TO :
sc,enca. AS IL one had never Del
u haen told that one reaps VIVA.
|9sssse: sows uneasy memory started out
AT hidden nlaces with It's whisper OF
EHW aor.r miss Tears rose to many O.
WA and smothered sobs betrayed 'n'e
Vi emotion. - !.
. ~ tboae who were not In the
W .Tactad Fran was one. She saw
V saard hamilton Gregory's impassio
nm asrneetness and OWNED his year,
NJ - touch many hearts; nor oio
donbt that he would then ana =
have given his life to press nome
rutabiy, tha erring that they must ui''ma
=" reap what they were sowing. Ns
.sa,ass she was altogether unmo
ran out tneiess sno naon easier for he
Laugh than to cry.
At,hou0h the preacher had ce
b,a exhortations for the s'nsia
tbe the eyangelistic hymn, ne was ?
-. means at the end OF his resou
,s.,asa. eAao Standing at the margin OF 'he
= aouaes' 20. form looking out on the congregs
of them he Slowly ny ~ narallel lines.
leading magnetis .naar Even bet
.,an ism sor the verses, when he mign. nave
~ ing .. 10 on against tho pianos ana lne !,
III ,tom - s.,na he maintained his terriD