The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-01
HIS SWEET SINGER IS GONE.
REV. HUGH O. PENTECosT SUDDENLY
DIsMIssEs Miss LILY RUNALs.

IT is SAID SHE WAS MORE POPULAR WITH
THE PREACHERS AUDITORS THAN HE,
AND HENCE HIS ACTION-HE is RE-
SPONSIBLE TO NO ONE BUT HIMSELF FOR
HIS DEGREES CONGREGATION DIS
PLEASED.
There is trouble in the congregation
presided over by Rev. Hugh 0. Pente-
cost at Masonic Hall. Miss Lily Runals
no longer delights the Unity congrega-
ton with her soprano voice. Mr.. Pente-
cost conducts, under the name of Unity
Congregation, three different assemblies
one at Masonic Hall, second at the
Criterion Theatre, Brooklyn, and the
third in Library Hall, Newark. He
breaches in this city at II A. M, in
Brooklyn at $3.50 P. NJ, and in Newark
at 7:30 P. M. every Sunday. There is
no organized church society. Mr.. Pente-
cost is solely in charge, and receives all
contributions and pays the expenses.
He allows himself salary of $25 week
at each place, and nets that amount in
this city and Newark. In Brooklyn the
receipts have not yet come up to the
paying point. Some of the New York
congregation have lately agitated in
favor of church system more in accord
with congregationalideas, but Mr.. Pente-
cost stated last Sunday that he had given
the matter consideration, and did not
think it would be prudent to organize a
society.
Mr.. Pentecost thus does as he pleases
in all matters pertaining to his church
administration. About two months ago
he was induced to engage for the SER
vices in Masonic Hall Miss Lily Runals
as singer. Miss Runals is a Kenosha,
Wis, girl, and was educated in this city
with Prof Alberto Laurence and Nine.
Cappiani, and has sung in DR.. Thomas
and DR.. Lorimer's churches in Chicago.
She came to this city professionally last
summer, and appeared in Chickering
and Steinway halls. When she became
connected with Mr.. Pentecost's congre
CATION she at once stepped into favor
and began to arouse good deal more
enthusiasm than the preacher himself
The program at Masonic Hall is not al
together religious, in the strict sense o.
the word, and when Miss Runals sans
Ninety and Nine and "The Money
less Man" and other ballads she was EN-
cored with heartiness that some of he
hearers say embarrassed the preacher
However, Mr.. Pentecost wrote to he
several times complimenting her on he
singing.
Miss Runals was very much surprises
to receive May 1 letter summaril..
terminating her engagement. In tina
| letter Mr.. Pentecost said:
i have decided to make q change i
4 my musical programme by introducin
a string quintet and dispensing wit
vocal solos. This will be somewhat les
expensive, and l hope the improvement
in the instrumental music will partl
compensate for the lack of singing. Gu
: engagement will therefore close wit
last Sunday, according to the terms {
J it, by which it could be terminated {
} any time by either Of us. It is needles
r to say that your singing has been accep
5 able, because the applause of the col
3 gregations has attested that fact, and
l is pleasure to know that our relation
' have been so perfectly agreeable.
Believe me that dislike to sever you
s relations to our work, and anything
d can do to assist you in making anoth
: engagement cheerfully will do. Vel
J, sincerely yours, HUGH O. PENTEcosT.
al When it became rumored aroun
= among the frequenters of Mr.. Pent
i costs services, that Miss Runals hi
e been dropped, there was a vigorous pr