Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-02

II came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song OF Old,
From angels bending near the EARN
TO touch their harps ~ gold
"pclcl ON earth good VIII 10 men
From heavn's all-rrac.ous KING
The world In solemn stiffness lay
10 hear the angels sing.
Thus sang John y. Rockefeller Jr, to
hls Bible class for young men at the
Fifth Avenue Baptist church the sun
day preceding New Years.
From wall street and the STANDARD
OH offices to sunday school Is a far
cry for the son of the richest man I'm
America. Young Rockefeller works
hard Even his day Of rest is devoted
10 labor
MEMORABLE duty seems 10 be his lode
star. He spends no time IN idle amnse-
ments. with the same promplness WIN
which he appears at his fathers ONCE
on week days he arrives at the tlith
Avenue Baptist church on sun
DAYS. says the New York World.
Rain and storm do not stay him, ana
he must be III indeed before he VIII eN-
ouse himself from the leadership Of his
Bible class.
Promptly at $3.50 every Sunday morn
ing the door Of the Rockefeller man
sion No 4 west Flfty-fourth street,
swings open Down the steps PUSHES a
young man. He Is well dressed. 50
we'll dressed indeed that you are only
aware Of the fact while being uncon-
sclous of any particular feature Of his
ralment. His taste is subdued ana re-
fined. From his high silk hat to his
neatly nttlng shoes everything Is In per-
feot taste.
With so quick a step and so pre-occu.
pied q manner does he hasten toward
Fifth avenue that you at once Imagine
he IN anxious TO join the throng OF gay
promenaders who are wont to grace
Fifth avenue on Sundays
But far from his thought Ia any idea
OF social enjoyment. Neither turning to
the right nor left he walks rapidly down
Fifth avenue on the west side OF the
street TIL he comes TO the corner OF
West Forty-slxth street Crossing the
street diagonally he enters the door OF
the church. which Is set back among
private houses on the south side or the
street.
fastening up flight of steps Mr..
Rockefeller leaves his overcoat and nat
IN an ante-room on the right, On the
left Is a small green door through
which he quickly pushes his way,
This door leads into a gallery at the
back Of the church. In this gallery ara
usually seated. before Mr. Rockefeller
arrival, about forty persons Their
ages range from ls TO 40. The gathering
Is OF men exclusively. They are all well
dressed Their oallings seem to range
so far az outward appearance goes
from clerks to railroad managers. The
class Is ostenslbly for young men but
gray-headed men are not unrepresented.
Young Rockcfellerd smiles Familiarity
to his expectant class and takes a seat
at a small table at the bottom OF inc
tier of pews which run lengthwiso
across the gallery. with his back to tho
main body Of the church and facing his
little audience Mr. Rockefeller begins
his Bible lesson
He talks with his eyes cast down upon
his notes His address Is not easy His
words do not come readily. His exposi-
ton Of Biblical lore is not always lucid
But he IL listened 10 with rapt atten-
title him TO respect In speaking he sell
dom changes his position his hands be-
ing always clasped on the table In front
Of him.
on the day on which the Sunday
World reporter Joined Mr., Rockefeller
Bible class for young men, the topic Of
discourse was: Daniel. the Prophet
or the interesting and exciting episodes
In the life Of Daniel young Rockefeller
conferred his attention on Belshazzar's
famous orgy. He said:
when Daniel was called to interpret
the handwriting on the wall, he told the
kind that one Of the fatal words meant
that the king had been weighed In the
balance and found wanting, These are
terrible words to hear, my friends. and
trust that, when II shall be our lot &c
stand before the great white throne We
shall not be told that we have beer