Telegram-herald., 1889-10-14

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t1e verses or eE4pteE ever ard s1en
fals ca ~ knsss IA przyer. VALE ne
ID praYlLz sore of 2-eall q rec s5ls
well behaved boys trom tae 0rp1 1a4aEs
t4ks gtslT pl15eS "a EEs platform below
him They are r0sy-c bee ae1 -lt-le sci
lows. briEL LGor eys -nd ssrclg u 3 g-L. nos
dressed 4hz8 5-t AZ ~oarlag 1.s whi-e
sailor collars. I'eey soa tLelr heads
rsversnAY m prayer aud thea Juru
their oacks o. tns sudiel-e. their
faces 81 ghas taey oSn So l1e preae1er.
By this lime every seat a. Ehe church
l. taken. Even the lob5les and she
aislss are crowded. Waereg ger tlese -
sufficient roOn ~ put camp ch2iE, Lhis
is done
notice In one corner o* the gallery,
50 near ~ she preacher that they arc
lmCsE within touching distance. :
score or Old women plainly dressed. but
clean and ntellgoat-l0Oklng, vi no are
holding IruTspets - their ears 10
enable them - catch every word that
falls rrOm tho pre4cher's ltps. IloF
are the unfortunate deaf ones OF the
parish aud tie seats they Occupy are
set a. 10 for shem legularly by the
trustees, who aFe thoughtful enough 70
KNOW hat these cd people appreciate
= good sermon.
As the preacher rises from bis knees,
SO bel. of the OF arch tolls three times,
tie signal that service ls about - begin
and also Llat thers arc no vacant seats
The church doors arc closed. An usher
stands guard at each. The crowd in
tae stree, turns away sadly. There Is
al ar OF eager axpSctation on the faces
" nose within.
turns 70 Psal u CNXII and in marvel
yusIy clear and melodious voice begins:
How did ny heart rejcice To hear my friends
In ION - ~ al appear and keep thesolemn
aav
His voice Is heard in every corner OF
she big church and l know at once the
secret-or one OF the secrets-ot his
great popularity. The old women in
Tie gallery lean forward with their
srumpets N their ears. The congrega-
ton listens attentively and the rosy
checked boys from the orphanage open
their hymn books and follow the great
preacher as be utbers every word. |
100 - g t.@..-
man. His face is long and far from
pre- possessing. His chin is very promf-
nent and hardly covered By his iron
grey whiskers. Ills tips are full. His
nose - shick and not well proportioned.
his eyes seom small as thaT look out
from under his bnshy eyebrows but
the fOrehead Is broad and commanding.
Ills shoulders are round and he has an
lmmensity Of girth that, If 1t does not
tel OF good living, tells OF insufficient
exercise. HIS clothing is III fitting,
but when he speaks all these defects
disappear. Ills voice is melOdious il
is as sweet as the babbling OF brook
Ia June il rises and falls in perfect
rhythm 1t rs voice that captivates
ana holds the heaTer spell-bound.
/ There is not trace OF English accent
IL i, although its owner IS an English
T
fathers before him. As he finishes
reading the last line Of the hymn, he
advances I step or two and in a quiet,
familiar way. tells his audience that he
wished everybody 70 sing that there
ere no strangers in Gods house and
that while some Of them present may
not be Missions or MariOs vet it is their
duty % praise God.
~ this moment grey-haired man OF
ffty steps nimbly forward opposite the
preacher. lie takes an oldfashioned
tuning fork from his pocket, taps il
gonHy on the rail OF the platform, puts
IL 50 bis ear until ne gets the proper
note and then in cracked and far from
pleasant VOICE leads the vast cOngrega-
ton in singing. This is perhaps the
most novel feature of the great church.
The orphan boys On the platform below
ably sustain ehe precentor. Their
sweet childish and musical voices very
quickly drown the leaders harsh notes
and in an instant the thousands - the
congregation take up the hymn and
sing IL with a viii, pnt I'll the very raft.
ers shake and through the open win.
, dOws the song NAY Do heard TWO blocks
away.
Mr.. Spurgeon leans on the rail OF The
platform familiarly. He looks lovingly
at the boys beneath him. smiles fondlJ
az those whom he recognizes in the con.
| gregatiOn ami then sings a line or two
as We cen easily tell by the movement
OF his lips
The singing ceases. The last notes
have died away. The great preacher
bows his head to pray and ALMOST the
entire audience follows hun. lie gives
the prayer IN a clear. distinct voice. II
Is q simple plea for mercy. There ii
nothing theatrical in his manner or his
method. His language IS 80 plain that
oven he ,iniest Of the orphan boys un-
derstsnd bin and his voice is marvel
) ously sweet The little fellows listen
st,entiTelT 70 every word. There are
fervid amens from every corner. The
great psrachcT remains an The same
position. with his arms extended. until
Z be comes 20 the last sentence, MAY
nothing disturb tho childlixe sunplicity
! Of our faith that makes rs look ur
hoavenward and say trustinVlv. OuI
Father'" see that his eyes are resting
lovingly on tho little waits beneath
him.
There is another hymn and The Old
| fellow with tie tuning FORK leads In
the nTing "a before Then Mr.. Spur
gcou steps forward and reads the morn
Ing notices. After thss he reads his
text n clear, ringing voice and begins
bis sermon. The text u from Joshua
and Tie sermon describes the mArch Of
the children q Israel over jordan The
great orator describes, IN a glowing pen
picture the travels of the chosen ones
o. sha Lord bus it a al - simple and
pisia lbas t.ac most uuec aea 49, 4l -.4t
audience can follow blc1. He occupfes
thirty-Ars minutes n his discourse.
talki71 about Z a. words Ccr M mute. and
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