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As the angry waves of Galilee were hushed at the sound of the voice of Christ, so did the surging passion of that great multitude grow still at the words of His servant that day. AS THE ANGRY WAVES OF GALILEE WERE HUSHED AT THE SOUND OF THE VOICE OF CHRIST SO DID THE SURGING PASSION OF THAT GREAT MULTITUDE GROW STILL AT THE WORDS OF HIS SERVANT THAT DAY
ed the people of the North to madness. In every city the men assembled with ominous cries for vengeance. In New York, a foolish man called out that Lincoln ought to have been shot long ago. That cruel speech cost the speaker his life. He was struck down by a hundred hands. Then a vast crowd gathered in front of the _World_ newspaper office, which was a supporter of the rebels. It was a crisis when a single spark might kindle a fire that only could be put out by bloodshed. At that moment a man stepped out upon the balcony of the City Hall,--a tall, portly man, whose mighty voice was heard above the tumult of the crowd of angry men. There was stillness, and then, solemnly and slowly, the voice cried, "Fellow-citizens,--Clouds and darkness are round Him! His pavilion is on the dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies! Justice and judgment are the habitation of His throne! Mercy and truth shall go before His face! Fellow-citizens, God reigns, and the Government at Washington still lives! LSO ATTEMPTED THESE CRIMES ROUSED THE PEOPLE OF THE NORTH TO MADNESS IN EVERY CITY THE MEN ASSEMBLED WITH OMINOUS CRIES FOR VENGEANCE IN NEW YORK A FOOLISH MAN CALLED OUT THAT LINCOLN OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN SHOT LONG AGO THAT CRUEL SPEECH COST THE SPEAKER HIS LIFE HE WAS STRUCK DOWN BY A HUNDRED HANDS THEN A VAST CROWD GATHERED IN FRONT OF THE WORLD NEWSPAPER OFFICE WHICH WAS A SUPPORTER OF THE REBELS IT WAS A CRISIS WHEN A SINGLE SPARK MIGHT KINDLE A FIRE THAT ONLY COULD BE PUT OUT BY BLOODSHED AT THAT MOMENT A MAN STEPPED OUT UPON THE BALCONY OF THE CITY HALL A TALL PORTLY MAN WHOSE MIGHTY VOICE WAS HEARD ABOVE THE TUMULT OF THE CROWD OF ANGRY MEN THERE WAS STILLNESS AND THEN SOLEMNLY AND SLOWLY THE VOICE CRIED FELLOW CITIZENS CLOUDS AND DARKNESS ARE ROUND HIM HIS PAVILION IS ON THE DARK WATERS AND THICK CLOUDS OF HIS SKIES JUSTICE AND JUDGMENT ARE THE HABITATION OF HIS THRONE MERCY AND TRUTH SHALL GO BEFORE HIS FACE FELLOW CITIZENS GOD REIGNS AND THE GOVERNMENT AT WASHINGTON STILL LIVES
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