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m a n n e r a n d u t te r a n c e , t h a t e v e n th e r ib a ld f o o ls w h o h a d p r e v io u s ly in te r r u p t e d , w e r e s ile n t. T h e h u sh w a s In te n se . T h e t ic k in g o f th e c lo c k c o u ld b e h e a r d d is tin c tly . Im p e lle d b y a p o w e r w h ic h h e c o u ld n o t h a v e d e fin e d o r d e s c r ib e d , R a lp h B a s t in r o s e to h is fe e t. T h e h u sh d e e p e n e d . T h e n a v o ic e b r o k e th e sile n c e , c ry in g : ‘ ‘ B a s tin , e d ito r o f ‘T h e C o u r ie r ’ ! " H e w a s v e r y p a le , b u t th e lig h t o f a r a r e c o u r a g e fla sh e d In h is e y e s. H e a c k n o w le d g e d th e r e c o g n itio n o f h im s e lf b y a n in c lin a tio n o f th e h e a d . T h e n a m id a s t r a n g e h u sh h e b e g a n to s p e a k , h is v o ic e h u s k y a t fir s t, r a p id ly c le a r in g a s h e w e n t o n : ‘ ‘F r ie n d s , I t a k e it t h a t t h is i s th e m o s t m o m e n to u s S u n d a y t h a t h a s e v e r b e e n , s in c e th e f ir s t o n e— th e d a y o f th e r e s u r r e c tio n o f th e C h r is t. O u r fr ie n d w h o h a s j u s t sp o k e n h a s s u r e ly v o ic e d th e q u e s tio n o f m a n y h e a r t s h e r e t h is m o r n in g , a n d m a n y o th e r t r o u b le d h e a r t s th e w id e w o rld o v e r. “ L e t m e s a y , r ig h t h e r e , t h a t m y fr ie n d a n d c o lle a g u e , M r. T o m H am m o n d , th e o r ig in a to r a n d la t e e d ito r o f ‘T h e C o u r ie r ,’ w a s in th e v e r y a c t o f e x p la in in g th e w o n d e r fu l, e x p e c te d r e t u r n o f C h r is t (e x p e c te d b y h im th o u g h sc o ffe d a t b y m y s e lf ) w h e n h e w a s 'c a u g h t u p ’ fr o m m y v e r y p r e s e n c e , a n d th e n I k n ew w h a t a fo o l I h a d b e e n to n e g le c t G o d a n d H is s a lv a t io n .” T h e n u t- c r a c k in g in te r r u p t e r in th e g a lle r y , w ith a b u r s t o f la u g h t^ B p b e g a n m o c k in g ly t o s s in g th e o ld r e v iv a l c h o ru s, “ C om e t o S e s u s , c om e to J e s u s , c om e to J e s u s , j u s t n ow , J u s t ------- . ” “ S ile n c e ! y o u b la s p h e m o u s , r ib a ld f o o l ! " T h e w o rd s le a p e d fr o m th e lip s o f R a lp h B a s t in , in a to n e o f c om m a n d t h a t lit e r a lly aw e d th e in te r r u p t e r . T h e e ffe c t, to o , u p o n th e h e s it a t in g , v a c illa t in g m a s s o f p e o p le w a s , f o r th e m om e n t a t le a s t , to a r o u s e t h e ir s y m p a th y w ith R a lp h , a n d a lit t le m u rm u r o f a p p la u s e fo llo w e d . A t th e s a m e t im e a s o ld ie r in u n ifo rm , a m a n o f g ia n t p r o p o r tio n s , w h o w a s s it t in g a lm o s t im m e d ia te ly b e h in d th e d is tu r b e r , r o s e in h is s e a t , a n d a d d r e s s in g th e m a n in fr o n t o f h im , c r ie d , in a s te n t o r ia n v o ic e : “ S e e h e r e , m o u th y , w e ’r e a b o u t f e d u p w ith y o u r g a s , s o i f y o u g iv e u s s o m u c h a s o n e w a g o f t h a t c u r s e d r e d r a g o f y o u r s , I ’ll p ic k y o u u p a n d s n a p y o u in h a lf a c r o s s m y k n e e , a s I w o u ld s n a p a s t i c k ." T h is tim e t h e a p p la u s e b r o k e o u t a l l o v e r th e c ro w d e d c h u rc h . W h e n it c e a s e d , R a lp h s t a n d in g s t r a i g h t a s a la r c h , R e a d a b o u t th e JU N I O R A T H E I S T L E A G U E in th e O c to b e r K i n g ’s B u s in e s s , v is u a liz e w h a t it m e a n s to Y O U R c h ild r e n , Y O U R c h u rc h , Y O U R c o u n tr y , th e n A C T ! S e n d in y o u r n am e A T O N C E a s a D e fe n d e r o f th e F a it h , a n d “ A m m u n itio n " w ill b e s e n t y o u f o r th e b a ttle . N am e ............................................ ..............-........................ ..........-•— —— C ity a n d S t r e e t ............................................................................................ S t a t e .......— ..................................................................................................~ ( I f p o s s ib le to a c c o m p a n y y o u r n am e w ith a c o n tr i b u tio n , l a r g e o r 's m a l l , to h e lp d e f r a y c o s t o f p o s t a g e a n d p r ln tih g , it w ill b e g r e a t ly a p p r e c ia t e d , a s o u r fu n d f o r t h is p u r p o s e i s e x h a u s t e d .) I T I S T IM E T O A W A K E O U T O F S L E E P ! T h e E n e m y is a t Y o u r D o o r !
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