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orror gripped the peaceful village of plainly seen in the clear dawn, weakness. Let us
Feldkirch, Austria, early on Easter morning were those of Napoleon's French ring the bells and
Hin 1799, when high above the valley in which forces. With the weapons of have services as
the town nestled, they spied the tents and the enemy soldiers glittering above usual. We will leave
gleaming armour of a foreign army. The uniforms, them, and their own Austrian our troubles in the
army far away across the hands of a Higher
mountains, the villagers had Power."
reason for desperation. Hurriedly, His courage was
the town council assembled. contagious, and the
Hopelessness pervaded the council agreed with
council chamber. Someone him. Soon the village
proposed that they send a peace church bells rang out
offering up the steep cliff, j o y o u s l y. G a i l y
handing the keys of the city to the dressed villagers, on
enemy commander and petition- their way to worship,
ing him for mercy. But up rose the Continued on p. 12
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old dean of the church, serene as
the sunrise, stout-hearted as the
ancient trees upon the hill.
"This is Easter morning," he
declared, his voice echoing the
peace of the first resurrection day.
Confusion instantly subsided
among the council members who
were calmed by the tone of his
voice.
"We have been reckoning on our
own strength; and it is but
