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estar Jt"' The Protective Hand By Lillian Miller The confused Iium of conversation drifted over the long white-clothed tables. The shade of two maples shift ed with the slight breeze that moved with the tone of women’s talk of chil dren, flowers, and weather. Men in little groups, stood in the shade’ of the country church with the rusted metal roof to argue over country poli- tics and lament the grass in the pastures that the long draught was killing for TinJes around. A tall woman with hands that told of her capability in the kitchen and gaiden allowed a thought that had rest ed on her face to he voiced to three od.ers who were removing cakes and jiies from boxes and placing them on table already filled. “Have you ever in all your days seen such a long dry spell? If ,t don’t rain before "loni don t know how people are goin’ to had “"ik tl'e situation liad walked the paths of thought in several other minds was clin.axed 1 v agreeinent in tones of womler and anxiety. , Mrs. Wiles,” questioned an older woman with a face of genuine concern and eyes of kindly gray, “I wonder if we as a people have sinned against the good Lord, and He’s tellin’ us we ought to repent?” This statement hll enough impact to cause a pensive sil dice to fall over the discourse of those who had heard. Any replies that might have heci' given were hushed by the sound of th preacher’s voice as he lifted his ban** in a protective slant to the cool ai' above the hunihle heads of those wli stood, silent, with heads bowed. Hi' words, deep with sincere gratitiuk lirayetl for humility and forgiveness ^ sin. He asked God to take their hodi^ and use them, and the food that ha' lieeii prepared, for the furtherance tlis kingdom to all the earth. Drum-sticks and biscuits were giV' to the smaller children with aiiipi' sprinklings of caution about the nuts' ing of their Sunday suit.s. W/bind jiraised the fine texture of the choca ate cakes and the high meringue a tl>e lemon pies. Men piled plates hi?' with colorful potato-salad, cliicke" and at least three pieces of cak' le .subjects of previous conversatio" were magnetic enough to draw the" to sliady spots while laughter sho"' ironi contented eyes. Co an th, pn a ; .stii '•III hi, I>e out k VI leg, llli ho at pu th, After the food was cleared awav tl' congregation gathered to continue thd in *^*11^*1 showers of hie- ig, O Lord,’ was the prayer of •simple trusting man who stood aiiu"' IS people. The old organ sounded a" the congregation began to sin-. “Bles--^ Assurance, Jesus is mine . T .” Fre' •e open window came the sound ‘ l aceful ram falling upon the hea-^ these p.mple and their land. Tran^uHUy Silver fr,,.. ,i, Aii.l w.mer win,I, „alle,l ,„,,]ie or re..:,:;;::::;; [18] peace. . —By Lillian Mill*^'
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