The herald., 1896-02-21
SINGING ON THE MOUNTAIN
Ira Sankey and Friends Pass Two Days OF
Mt. Echo


Mt. Echo
Echo MOUNTAIN, Feb. 19.-Ira San
key, the famous evangelist from Brook
lyn, N. T., spent two days on the noun
tains with Mrs. Sankey and his brother
Mr.. r. w. Sankey and wife from Co.
hasset, Mass. After watching the
searchlight as the beam was thrown
successfully upon mountain peaks
the road with its trolley poles and cir
cular bridge standing out conspicu-
ously in the concentrated light--upon
valley and dwellings as the various red
signal fires were answered one by one,
and upon the star spangled banners as
they flo ated in the light from the tops
of the hotels and chalet and power
houses, they then went up to the obser-
vatory and we're rewarded with good
view of Jupiter and its satellites.
when they returned large number of
guests we're congregated in the parlors
waiting to hear Mr. Sankey sing. The
old hymn, Rock of Ages, he sang to an
unfamiliar tune, and filled the parlors
with his strong, sweet voice. Then,
upon request, he sang The Ninety and
Nine, and prsfaced it with an account
of the history of this simple and beau
tiful song, which has been sung with
such religious fervur by thousands,
both in this country and in Europe.
It was but a poem published in paper
which he saw by chance on train
while he was going through England
with his famous co-worker, d. L.
Moody. conducting services. But these
few verses were the expression of
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to live forever and carry the gospel
with their speaking truth, upon arriv-
ing at Edinburgh he sang them at
great revival meeting held there, sing
ing and music both inspired by
the occasion. After that he took
Gao and visited the little cot
tage where the song was written
and where the sisters of Mary
Lee, the writer, lived. Another beau
tiful song, Some Day We Will Under
stand, had similar history, found by
chance and inspired under great stress
Of suffering, the author of which he
had succeeded in tracing TO the Pacific
coast. All of Mr.. Sankey's hearers
were deeply moved by the simple
pathos and religious trust expressed
in his selections, the effect greatly en-
HANGED by the singers voice. In speak
ing afterwards he said that whenever
he saw OF heard of any great deed he
always wanted to see the doer and that
was why he was so interested in trae-
ing up his hymns to their source. In
the same connection he said that he
had been greatly impressed with the
Mount Lowe railway and that it SUR
passed anything she had ever seen
in its wonderful engineering, but now
his great desire was to see the man be-
hind it all, Professor Lowe.
Mrs. j. De Barth Shorb from El
Marino came up the mountains and
took the trip over the Alpine division
with her family.
One of the Smiley brothers from
Mohonk Lake, New York, and now Of
Redlands, was here among others.
Mrs. FL. e. Huntington, who is here
again with her two daughters, ex-
pressed surprise at the many improve
ments that have taken place since her
last visit. Mr.. Huntington, now in
New York, is expected to join her in a
week or two.
The weather here these last few days
has been a delightful contrast to the
hot weather experienced in the valley.
A large party from Richmond, Indiana,
Il. w. Robinson, Misses Eleanora FL.
Robinson, Fannie M. Robinson, to-
gether with John II. Lyon, wife and
daughter from Brooklyn and others,
are stopping here and enjoying noun
tain walks and mountain scenery.