The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-10-27

while his head " 49, 5.< &; +
similar to hens When -
choir broke loose. This is W 4 = 8.
" A5ide-c-e - bido -ab-d 81 !, Is
abide with-bide-a u 4 IS s. = 49,
with me e.e-abida withJtH
last fast falls-abidc--f -fas ~ s. 1:
last fa-a-lls the--abido wiSN. 9. s..
eventido-falls the-e.c-e -eventidS K
DIhe-the dark-the darkness abfaasN;
thc darkness cepcnS-- -Lnr-r-d with me-
e'e- Lord with mc-deepens Lord
Lora-darkness dccpcns-,wi-i-th me-
Lora WIN me a-H-a.a-ahidc"
That was the first verse. g',,,,,
were three others.
| Every one is familiar with the HYMN,
hence 1T is not ncco sSary to line tho
verses. ''''
During the performance somc who
nhd n0t attended the choir rehearsal
the Thursday evening previous, were
little slow in spots. During tho
passage Of these spots some would
move their lips and not utter q sound.
"nllc others-particularly the ladies
-1ound 1T convenient TO feel of their
back hair or straightcn their hats.
Each one who did this had q look ns #
she could honestly say: 81 could sing
that II saw fit and tho choir sang
on. o
But when there cnmo note, u meas
ure, or bar with wuich all were fa-
mlliar, what u grand volume OF music
burst forth. 1t didn't happen this wnv
many times, because tho paid singers
were supposed to do the greater part
OF the work. And the others were
willing.
at one point, after a breathing spell.
as ini
started alone. He didn't mean "a
But by this break the deacons discoN
cred that he WAS in the game and earn
ing his salary The others caught him
IT The first quarter. however, and1
away they, Vent again, TsSs.a Hn1 neck.
6elore they finished several had
changed places. Sometimes "abidcn -
was ahead, and sometimes Lord
thing. p0''S o'eh
Then the minister read something
OUT OF the Bible, after which-as they
say IN the newspapers" there was
choir" y 0''o
This spasm was tenor solo with
chorus accompaniment. This was
whcn nc OF the long neck got in his
deadly work. The audience faced the
choir, and the salaricd soloist was han
py.
When the budding had ceased the
solo'St stepped triilc to the front and,
Win the confidence born OF power.
gave majestic sweep Of his head to-
ward the organist. He said nothing.
but the movement implied "T,nt ;e,
go, Gallagher"
Gallagher was on deck, and after
getting his patent leather shoes we'll
Draced on the sub-bass pedals. he
knotted together q few chords, and the
sololst was oil. His selection was
that is, verbatim:
Ge.yidc me, ge-yidc me, gc vide mo q
inor or Era'ut Jaw-aw-harVah;
-Irui1 tIraW"aw this baw-aw raw un-
AND he sang other things.
ne was away up in G.. He. dimin-
>ucndoed, struck acantabilc movement
sHa up over Il croscendo, tackled n
aecona-e ending by mistake-but il went
caught MS second wind on q modera-
to, signiiicdNSis desire for Il raise in
salary on trhls did some brilliant
work on macstos0N reached high G
WIN ease, went GOwn\ntO the Dass.
c'el ana climbed again, qiSvercd> and
held, did sixteen notes bv tine handful
payable on demand walrZedSIOng a
minor passage, gracefully turnG&Nkhl lS
va Se2no, skipped Il chrOmetic VSHf'
ulu 'nc con cXprcssiOnc act worthy of
u Dc Reszke, poured forth Volumes on
Il measure hold, broke the center. on an
ahdantc passage for three wards rn.
taraed to beat the band, camo near cot
Ilhg applause Cn a cadcnza, took q siv-
barred tripIct without turning hair
then sat down.
lietween whites the chorus had been
singing something else. The notcs
dumped against the oiled natural wood
ra'ters-lt was a modern church-rico.
cheVted over the memorial windows.
IGiiung ioVlngiy to the new 5000 chandc-
tnI t.r' .ha n"a'Ga &c, along the ridgepole, pat
ana hnaliy died away in q bunch II
COZ trlbution boxes in The corner
Then the minister preached.