Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-03-06

to swing his arm as hard as he wanted
to, and once during the evening as he.
flung HIS drumstlck back to bang his
instrument on halleluiah chorus he
struck one of the Interested spectators
who was leaning eagerly forward q
good, smart blow on the nose. This in3
cident created little confusion, but IL
was soon quieted.
Stuart was intensely Interested in the
meeting MS 1t progressed. He was ia
millar with the outdoor meetings, and
he had seen the army in its great gath
erings in London, but he was in q con-
dition himself at this particular time,
in his own personal history and expe-
rience, to feel q peculiar and special in
terest in this particular meeting.
He was sitting about six rows from
the front and next to the aisle, where
he could see everything distinctly. The
audience was mostly men, though sew,
eral of the miners wives and some of
the younger women were scattered
about in the crowd. The service start
ed with vigorous solo and chorus.
The major, large, fine faced English.
man, with voice that shook the vim
dows, started in with the song. 1
Twas deep dyed. sinner, :,
Just as deep as Icedld Dc. y;
and the army came in with q rafting
chorus to the Bowery tune of Swim
Out, O'Gradyv' The verse and chorus
ran like this: /
I was deep dyed sinner,
Just deep as could be;r
But, praise God for salvation. II
Today know I'm freel,
have Gods smile upon me now;
OF hell have no fears. 4 /
When the devil comes and 4ompts me-, Z
why,.I whisper in his earn
esss5s ,..
Get out, Mephistol 49,
+ / have mouse for you. 1.
I'm soldier In the army, ..
And to Jesus I'll be true. 2
I'm fighting meath the colors.
The yellow..red and blue. .
Get out, old devil. get outi =
There were five. verses, the lastsone
concluding the second or final chbrus
as follows:
A word about the collection, .
| For we want good one sure: i
The devil often tells mo
That to give am too poor.
Which makes me go down deeper
When the timbrel comes my,way,
And my action brings blessing sure
And helps me when ! say:
SECOND CHORUS.
| Get out. old DEVIL
I've lost my love for you.
Pm soldier in the army,
| And to Jesus I'll be true.
| I'm fighting meath the colors.
The yellow, red and blue.
| Get out, old devil. get outl
It would be impossible to describe
the effect of this song on the audience.
The Cornish people were great lovers
Of music. Before the stalwart soloist
had finished two verses Of the song
nearly every foot in the audience, and
there was not a light foot in twas
beating time on the hard board floor
and at the conclusion of the third verse
nearly every person in the hall',w
roaring out the words of the Chorus
with the army, although they had not
been invited to sing on this particular
selection. : ~,
The army did not seem in the least
disturbed, however. 1t would take
more than slight incident like. that
to disturb the Salvation Army Of
Champion. At the conclusion Of SOM
everybody on the platform kHeelet
Il down. - ~, =
Rhena Dwight was IN the center o
the little group. THE audienceTwas a.
q quiet now as It had been noisy be
fore. There was.-a smoky kerosen'
lamp Just over her. head, and .as sh'
kneeled there IN fhesmfdst of:Athos
rough surroundings Stuart could no
crowd back the thought Of w5es thl
girl had been es55 :a.nar she was, nov
The refinement of her face was temarl
able. 1t had seen great trouble, bu
withal it was a face that hadSseen
, great victory. She prayed verEamucl
Us she had the first, time StuarT hear,
her. : The army broke in fredlentl.
with "Amenw and "HalleluiaAp' bu
not noisily or in a way really toiinter
rupt. Stuart glanced through tn,
crowd and saw here and there tear
running over rough. cheeks OF mel
and women. Then he bowed ills owl
head, and when the prayer was finnish
ed and he lifted up his face agail
,, something like tears wet his own eye
lashes. -. J..
Immediately after Rhena's praye
half dozen short prayers were 'Sfet
ed by different members! OF. the, army
Then they rose to their feet again, an
one Of the halleluinh lasses came fol-
ward to the front Of the platform an,
sang with tambourine accompanl
!. ment, while two other members, wen
: down into the aisle with their lhstru
ments, which they passed dyoahds "a
collection boxes. A meager contribr
: ton Of pennies. ratified on the parct
ment covers Of the tambourines Will
!. the song and chorus rose loud and d.
: termined:
h Oh. I'm glad am e6nyfrted
In the army OF the Lotdl
y Oh. Pm glad am converted s. j..
In the army,
cHoRts.