The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-11

The spirit of anarchy was ia the
tainted air The bonds that held so
ciety were loosencd Government
y threatened TO becomn organized crime
instead Of organized virtue of the
community
'l'ho report Of erlucs of unusual hor.
ror among tie ignorant aud the vicious
hcean now to startlc the world
Ihe Rev IoNn Durham on hts
rounds among the poor discovered 4
liiilc negro raN whom ilic parents had
abandoned tp starve His father had
| become drunken lolfcr at ludrIend
euce. and the l'reedmalt'> hure,n de-
liyerwl TIE child to his mother nud her
sister, who lived in a cabin about two
miles from llamhright ana ordered
them to care for he hoy.
\ few DAYS later The child hand dis
appeared 4 search was instituted,
and the charrcd bones were found IN
an old ash hemp IN HE woods near HIS
cabin The mother had knocked him
IN the head and burned The body. in a
drunken orgie with diSsolutc com
panions.
The sense of Impending disaster
crushed the hearts of thouchitnl aud
serious people ono Of the last acts
Of Governor Macon. whose office was
now under the control Of the military
commandment ai ,harleSton, $. Co. was
io issue II proclamation appointing a
day of fasting ana prayer TO God for
delivcrance from the ruin that threat
enrd the state under the dominion of
lcgrcc ANA the negroes
II was Il memorable day in the his
tory Of the people. In many Of the
places they met IN The Churches the !
night before and held MI night watches
and prayer meetings They felt that I
Il pcsIleucc worse than the black !
death Of the middle ages threatened |
to cXtiugush civilization
The Baptist church at llaubright !
was crowded 70 the doors with white
faced women and sorrowful mon.
About 10 O'Clock in the morning, |
pale and haggard from a sleeplcss
night Of prayer and thought. the
preacher arose to address the people.
The hush Of death fell as he gazed
silently over the audience for Il mo-
ment. They had never seen him so
moved with passions that stirred his
inmost soul His first words were
addressed to God lie did not seem
TO see the people before him
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling
place in all generations
Before the mountains were brought
forth ar ever thou hadst formed the
earth alid the world. even from ever
lasting to everlasting thou art cod"
The people nstiuc,ivey bowed their
heads fired by the subtle quality of in
tense emotion the tones Of his voice
communicated and many Of the peo
pie were already in tears
"Thor turnost man TO destruction
and Sayest return Ne children Of men.
"Who knowest the power Of thine
anger
Return, . Lord, hoN long ana lel
Il repent thee concerning thy servants
"BeIpyrd, he continued q was
permitted INTO your fathers aod broth
crs and children 10 lie for tncir conn
try Npu must live for BIER IN the
black hour of despair Ihcm vlll up
lin roar of gnns no long frs or glcam
Ing bayon"ts. 40 cash of lmetutry or
partial music to stir your souls
D.
uan alone naked aud nHrm'd in the
DlackneSS OF night. and heht Nuh lhr
,owcr> of he'll for your rieiilaUon
"Yon must look this question suuarr
y in the face. You are to bc put 10
he supreme test Nou are to 81 mi al
h" judgment bar of the ages aud make
good yorr richt to life The attempt
s. 10 be deliberately uadc To- blot out
Anslo Saxon society and suhsiitute
African harparsm. {
in the madness Of party passions,
or the nrst time ia history. am anJr
hist. Thaddcns Stevens, ha, pbiginrd !
he dictatorship of great conStitG 3
ional government. hauled down i.s'
lag aud nailed ihc Niacl. tiae pf con
iSratiun aud revenge. 10 ifs masthead.
Lincoln. with his great human heart .
ud broad siatcsIu9nshir could have '
ased u~. Ynt tine south had ro luck.
tod alone is or belly. Let us hold
ast to our faith iu him We cau only
~ with achii Z hearts in tic language
u the psalmi.' ol old. How long. o .
ord. how loneT
The people left the church with ,.
leayy hears They were hopelessiy
depressed In The afternoon. as the
were being slowly emriied .,
-roups Of negroes stood pn the corners
alking loudly and discussing the
Meaning Of this new sunday 80 :.
trangely observed. IL began to snow.
Z WAS late IN March. and this was
u unusual phenomenon la tile south. e.
Tie next morning the earth was coy.
red with four inches IT snow that
listened in the sun with strange 20