New-York tribune., 1881-12-13

Miss Wnant wonder If it Is one of her of nightst
Then he would say to the chorus Now come down
red hot and don't be weak here: One day they
were rehearsing chorus, Oh, Lord. Come Now,
and he stopped them ALL and said just like comedian
nj the theatre We don't want the Lord TO come as
fast as that think il was indecent and btdsphemous
Then he used to make them come to rehearsals alays
rain or shine, and he wouldn't take cold as a BIT
of an excuse Some poor girls came there from
BROOKLYN and my daughter used 10 say they looked
as if they had been dug up. There Is ring IN the
choir. as near / can find ont, aud they make it
disagreeablc for every newcomer. After they bad
finished their lunch they had to march mp 10 slnx
10 wash dishes like pack OF criminals"
Mr. Warren, the cause of all these tears Is ? very
handsome man about, fifty years Old, ana ne has
He is regarded IS an excellent organist ana good
choir loader, although he Is accused oy some mus
clans of catering too much TO Inc Puolc. hs
has been very successful in apractlcii sonse, and
he lives handsomely in a modest mouse III flIty-
iifth-st
A TRIBUNE reporter saw him there yesterday.
After protesting with great veheinence against the
publication of such things in newspapers MI war
rem told finally what he knew of the matter
a. never read The Herald he sald, ana this
personal was shown to me by DR., Morgan: don't
like 10 get in the newspapers, and | d2ht want 10
now. When was in Troy iiuSh ia5tnhgs WIs
running paper there called ihe SioM. wore illgh
collars and / was in The Stcih Tor SIX years
Dr. Morgan is very sensitive man. anu Know
anything of this kind annoys him very muen. SSS
Denarest was a hard case TO get along WI,h'. oho
was TOO much OF lady-tOo higll-feellng lt Is ho5
everyone that is ted TO be the member OF eholF
and do the work well Wny nave a'oI. @ W ;Y
plicatons every year from persons VINO want 'o 9In
The choir Only abOnt thirty OF these ReheIaiiy
answer the purpose, and even some oi thoSe uHIS
can sing won't do 1T ail. Ill .., -.
unobtrnsve | run the choir IN the kinuest' sweet
est most Christian way possible; ous ~ 20 ii.poS
sbe TO get along without occaSOfEdii iii tio.l'IV.
have to write great many letters OF hSllissal any
someone's feelings are TO bo hart ne men ana
women of the choir INSIST, shall act IKE IadIes anu
gentlemen Ia the circular we nave pHItcd
osl,in chorus
ing sentences On the other hama, ihemoeis m'lo
make no progress, or who persist III unPanet,nai5
or who are disagTeeab 6 to the general Vetu1ct OK
good taste must allow their places 10 he niieI ~
fine discretion Of the director; caste mas no place
i'm the organization, still refinement OF manner,
order and decOrum are stringent necesfies
Dcmorest was disagreeable to the general verict ot
good taste She was good singer, ana shoulu 99av2
liked 10 keep her voice. have dismissed nsil ironi
the choir who chewed too mach tobacco anu 1S1
breath was offensive; and have even insisted tnas
they shall keep their finger-nalls clean. ano,nef
man | dismissed because he was an ACIeis anu
would insist reading law books during ,no ,d, e
vice have gyen TO others black coats go thas
they wonld look well But we have no caste hero.
Fonr or FIVE of nv chorus are mlllners one or TWO
are book binderes, and some Oh 'n'i" "'0 ''''''
a. td thr lunch which the chorus has On sun,
days furnished that myself Tor years neeauso .
knew many of the singers didn't nave 'ihie " y
home. You couldn't expect me u furnisn
servants also The church now pays me ,ilaI
bonus for this The chorus usually eats IL sahhnsi
in fact n il a sort OF picnic III the organ lOIr NO
ladies' wash their own dishes and those OF their
gentleman friends and they have goosa s t tCS, M
her dress and Il took ali the towels we had to dry IL;
but she never complained. As for Miss Annie ne
Laurie Demarest she was entirely 100 Good lol 'n'
pl .ce. read her letters omitthg lne ns'nos ~ b, I
the choir yesterday and they all approved Oh "ha'
| had done. ., .ho bss,
Miss Van Vie is red hot she is one OF inc pess
singers have. And Miss Hudson IL q nice laly.
0mT choir changes good deal. and II is hard work
TO keep it good was telling Dr. Morgan tne otnet
day that twenty-Bine persons had leit In tne lass
IL takes about three years to tram singer we'll