Christian herald . t was some blow allright, said the Agent as hecontinued to shove the glassoff the platform. Therehaint a wire standin be-tween here and Newton, anditll take the gang all day to clear thedriftwood out the bridge up there. Thecreek rose ten feet in ten minutes. Wehaint had such a breeze since 94. THE people of Red Hill generallywere greatly excited over thestorm, which had assumed in spots thecharacter of a twister. Howard and Rose, Deacon Burton,Mrs. Burton, Agnes, Mrs. Wilson andlittle Miss Wilson and a group ofchurch people were out in the Congre- Page 7? THE CHRISTIAN HERA
Christian herald . t was some blow allright, said the Agent as hecontinued to shove the glassoff the platform. Therehaint a wire standin be-tween here and Newton, anditll take the gang all day to clear thedriftwood out the bridge up there. Thecreek rose ten feet in ten minutes. Wehaint had such a breeze since 94. THE people of Red Hill generallywere greatly excited over thestorm, which had assumed in spots thecharacter of a twister. Howard and Rose, Deacon Burton,Mrs. Burton, Agnes, Mrs. Wilson andlittle Miss Wilson and a group ofchurch people were out in the Congre- Page 7? THE CHRISTIAN HERALD, January 16, 1918 through. We got off pretty well. Ofcourse youve heard about the Metho-dists. Yes, said Howard; I understandtheir building is a total wreck. Just about. Nothing left but thefoundation, and that was visited inspots. They came out of the church andjoined the group outside. Nothing hurt here, said DeaconBurton cheerfully. Only a few panesof glass gone and a little plaster enough to See here, Brother Chase, dont you think youd better consult our people? room only, the church had sufferedno damage except the loss of a fewwindow panes. I thought you said Kansas neverhad any cyclones, Deacon Burton,said Howard gravely as he and thedeacon went into the church to lookaround. What do you call the thingwe had last night? Deacon Burton hesitated. Well, itcame nearer being the real thing thanRed Hill ever saw before, and Ive beenhere ever since the Santa Fe came But our church is all gone, , said Mrs. Wilson are going over to look at it. LITTLE Miss Wilson had slipped up to- Howard and her moist little handhad gone into his. Then if our church is gone wecan be Congregestionalists, cant we,mother? You appear to be one now, saidMrs. Wilson. Deacon Burton hastilyspoke up: Lets all go over. Maybe its notso bad as they say. The group moved out of the church-yard, Agnes Burton walking along byMiss Wilson, who hung close to was
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