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Chapter 31

           Shehadfoundthattobetrueinhermissionwork.

           AndthisideanowappealedtotheRev.Duncanasimportantandverylikelytrue.Andperhaps,asshenowcontended,ifonlysomepowerfulandrighteousemissaryofGodwouldvisitClydeandthroughtheforceofhisfaithandGod’swordmakehimsee—whichshewassurehedidnotyet,andwhichsheinhertroubledstate,andbecauseshewashismother,couldnotmakehim—theblacknessandterrorofhissinwithRobertaasitrelatedtohisimmortalsoulhereandhereafter—theningratitudeto,reverenceandfaithinGod,wouldbewashedaway,allhisiniquity,woulditnot?Forirrespectiveofwhetherhehadcommittedthecrimenowchargedagainsthimornot—andshewasconvincedthathehadnot—washenot,nevertheless,intheshadowoftheelectricchair—indangeratanytimethroughdeath(evenbeforeadecisionshouldbereached)ofbeingcalledbeforehismaker—andwiththedeadlysinofadultery,tosaynothingofallhisliesandfalseconduct,notonlyinconnectionwithRobertabutthatothergirlthereinLycurgus,uponhim?Andbyconversionandcontritionshouldhenotbepurgedofthis?Ifonlyhissoulweresaved—sheandhetoowouldbeatpeaceinthisworld.

           AndafterafirstandlaterasecondpleadingletterfromMrs.Griffiths,inwhich,aftershehadarrivedatDenver,shesetforthClyde’slonelinessandneedofcounselandaid,theRev.DuncansettingforthforAuburn.

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