Emphasis Preaching Journal
On October 23, 1958, an...
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On October 23, 1958, an explosion rocked mine number three at Springhill, Nova Scotia. 174 men were trapped 13,000 feet under the earth. One group of seven men was trapped for nine days. Among that group was an African-Canadian man, Maurice Ruddick. Ruddick loved to sing, especially hymns. In that underground tomb, in total darkness, Maurice sang and prayed. As the days slowly passed, the lights on the miners' helmets dimmed and finally went out, leaving the men in unimaginable darkness. Their water and food supply, though carefully rationed, slowly diminished. Still Ruddick sang.
