Mavor to sing for us, and you
know she sang because she is a miner's wife, and her heart is with the
miners. But she sang, too, because her heart is His who came to earth
this day so many years ago to save us all; and she would make you love
Him too. For in loving Him you are saved from all base loves, and you
know what I mean.
'And before we say good-night, men, I want to know if the time is not
come when all of you who mean to be better than you are should join in
putting from us this thing that has brought sorrow and shame to us and
to those we love? You know what I mean. Some of you are strong; will you
stand by and see weaker men robbed of the money they save for those far
away, and robbed of the manhood that no money can buy or restore?
'Will the strong men help? Shall we all join hands in this? What do you
say? In this town we have often seen hell, and just a moment ago we were
all looking into heaven, "the sweet and blessed country." O men!' and
his voice rang in an agony through the building--'O men! which shall be
ours? For Heaven's dear sake, let us help one another! Who will?'
I was looking out through a slit in the curtain.
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