Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-11-09

JIMMY, IOWA, THURsI
face, absorbed the music with the deep
love Of II peculiar to his nationality,
and stear ran over his cheek and glis-
tened in his beard as his face 'softened
and became almost noble in its aspect
The man ont Of work who had wanted
to know what Jesus would do'sin, his
place sat with grimy hand on the back
Of the bench in front, 81 him, with his
mouth partly open, his great tragedy
for the moment forgotten. The song
while il lasted was food and work and
warmth and union with his wife and
babies once more. The man who had
spoken so fercely against the churches
and the ministers sat with his head
erect at first, with a look Of stolid re-
sistance, as il he stubbornly resented
the introductions into the exercises Of
anything that was even remotely con-
nected with the church or its form Of
worship. but ORIGINALLY he yielded to
the power that WINS swsying the hearts
of all the persons in that room, and q
look Of sad thodghtfulness crept over
his face.
The bishop sid to himself that night
while Rachel was singing that il the
world Of sinful, diseased. depraved, lost
humanity could only have the gospel
preached TO it BY consecrated prima
donnas and professional tenors and altos
and bassos he believed it would hasten
the coming Of the kingdom quicker
than any other one force. "Why, oh,
why" he cried in his heart as he lis
tened, ''has the world, 3 great treasure in
song been so often held far from the
poor because the personal possessor of
voice or fingers capable Of stirring d.
vinest melody has 20 often regarded the
gift as something with which to make
money! Shall there be no martyrs
among the gifted ones Of the earth
Shall there be nd giving Of this great
gift az well as Of othersi'
And Henry MAXWELL again, as before.
called up that other audience at. the
Rectangle, with increasing longing for
q larger spread Of the new discipleship.
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