Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-05-21
XII.
Joy Graham Makes . Discovery.

~ that afternoon Joy Graham
called at the Rutledge home
~ to practice a duet with Mrs.
Rutledge.
II don't know how | will be able to
leave the children so long this even
ing said Mrs. Rutledge. but Allan
wanted me to go with the rest to Augs-
ley and sing Jesus, Lover of My Soul,
to the people there. | sang 1t once
at a shop meeting in Wellington be-
fore Allan and | were married. and he
has never forgotten It."
II will be so glad to hear you sing
tonight myself said Joy with enthu-
siasm. but tell me about that shop
meeting in Wellington, Mrs. Rutledge.'
The minister's wife related the Incl
dent to the girl. adding as she finished,
Some day | will tell you a sad trag-
edy that happened ut Wellington. ]
have not time today. but some time !
will tell you. 1t is about a beautiful
young Bohemian girl. Viola Antol. who
was killed by her false lover. The sad
death of Mae Mobray. one Of the girls
at the Gregory factory, rgslinded Allan
of the tragedy In Iowa and we were
speaking of 1t not long ago."
"What became of poor Macs moth
err" asked joy sympathetically.
Ibid you not know that the church is
supporting her. Poor woman. she is
utterly desolate."
Before leaving the Rutledge home
Joy Graham called up Roland Gregory
on the telephone and asked him IL he
had decided to accompany her to Augs-
ley. The young man answered in the
negative, pleading a business engage
ment.
1t was a happy crowd Of crusaders
who %journeyed that evening to Augs-
ley. The meeting was ever more of a
success than Allan Rutledge had hoped.
The energetic spirit of the ex-baseball
star had permeated the entire vicinity
of Bronson. and the few church mem
bers at Augsley had taken on new life
and had widely advertised the coming
of the Bronson party. The church In
which the meeting was held was the
largest in the village, but it was crowd
ed to oyerfiowing and a second meet
ing was arranged hastily at another
church. The songs of Joy Graham and
absorbing interest. and as Allan Rut-
ledge heard his wife sing the old, but
ever new hymn of trust, Jesus, lover
Of my soul. let me to thy bosom fly"
he was carried back In Imagination to
cenes IN his ministry in Wellington
when he had first heard his wife sing
and first began to understand the tre-
mendous power of Christian song.
Edgar Prince, the manufacturer of
Bronson, was the first speaker, and his
testimony was listened to with the
closest attention. &
I'VE business men In Bronson have
seen a great light" he began. If any
one had told me two months ago that
l would be addressing an audience at
a religious service | would have laugh
ed with scorn. But here / am tonight
able to bear witness that Jesus can
save even a manufacturer. Let Jesus
into your hearts, men," he exclaimed,
and he will make your whole life over,
as he has made mine in the past few
weeks"
He then told how he had first been
arrested by a statement o. the van
geIist, who quoted the Bible where 1t
says, .'The wages of sin is DEATH
~ couldn't get away from those
words" he declared earnestly. Il felt
that | was u sinner and that my only
hope of salvation was in the Saviour"
Thomas Marchmount also spoke.