He was the last to shake hands with the minister, and his warm, strong grasp gave Philip a sense of fellowship that thrilled him with a sense of courage and companionship very much needed.

He at once went up to his study after the committee was gone.

Mrs.Strong, coming up to see him later, found him as she often did now, on his knees in prayer.

Ah, thou follower of Jesus in this century, what but thy prayers shall strengthen thy soul in the strange days to come?
Thursday evening was stormy.

A heavy rain had set in before dark and a high wind blew great sheets of water through the streets and rattled loose boards and shingles about the tenements.