Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-12

the conclusion OF lne nymu, IN winch AllS
chaplains sonorous voice could be dis
tinctly heard leading the congregation and
as it swelled and rose in the beautiful
lines
Bring forth the royal diadem.
And Crown Him Lord Of ALL
the effect was inspiring
MOTE. The chaplain besides being
stunty, bald headed and bowlegged-he
was tailor by trade before joining the
ministry-had no more idea Of harmony
than goose-tailor's goose and couldn't
sing note. ED. GLOBE
Miss --- - the daughter Of the well
known - was next introduced by
Chaplain Winget, and as she stepped for
ward on the platform from the rear seats
the prisoners greeted her with a round of
applause Miss recited "Ostler
Joe" with hne elocutionary effect. Many Of
the prisoners were seen to shed tears at the
more pathetic passages, and the women
prisoners in the gallery were noticeably
affected. The applause was not only spon-
taneous, but continued so long that the
warden was forced to hold up his hand as
signal for its cessation. Miss ---- - then
in response to such a Aattering encore sang
a comic ditty with such ABANDON and
rolicking humor that she fairly brought
down The house and it was sometime before
the regular services could proceed. Chap
lain Winget, after very handsomely COM
plimenting the young lady and extending
TO her on behalf Of the prisoners a cordial
welcome to come again, gave out the hymn
Rock Of Ages, which the choir rendered
in their usual superb manner
THE popular Wolfe sisters were
next introduced and as these young
ladies', three in number, have made
themselves exceedingly popular among
the prisoners by their many and APP
preciated efforts to entertain them their
appearance was greeted with great applause
Their singing, as usual, was the feature Of
the services and the prisoners encored every
number, song and recitation
Mr. - --, of Columbus captured the
prisoners by his splendid rendition Of
Rocked in the Cradle Of the Deep, as did
Mr. - - by his superb violin selections
which took a wide range from the Bohemian
Girl and other operate airs to Turkey in
the Straw" etc
Chaplain Winget next gave out hymn
number which was followed by Fred
Roths In the Baggage Car Ahead" This
is pathetic ballad, and Fred, who was at
one time a member of the Baker minstrels,
rendered it with fine effect II deeply
affected the prisoners and Roth was seen to
blush at the tremendous applause of the
two thousand convicts He next sang the
latest topical song, in which he made sev.
eral hits at prisons and officials, which
caught the fancy of the prisoners and the
merriment was universal and slightly up
roarious.
Chaplain Winget asked Mr. p to pray.
which that friend of the prisoners did in a
beautiful supplication for mercy and for
giveness for the hapless and forlorn pris.
oner He was devoutiy listened to and fol-
lowed with many amens"-and exclama-
tory affirmations, and at the conclusion of
the prayer was the recipient of a round of
applause. The chaplain said
'As it is getting near the dinner hour we
will now sing the Doxology, after which
the other numbers on the program win be
given as rapidly as possible, but remember.
men, no encores lapplause). At the con.
clusion of the Doxology the prison band
played a medley Of lively airs, after which
Miss --- of the pension agency sang
solo and Harry ravished the enrap-
tured convicts with his mastery violin rem.
ditions.
'Mr William Bott, the well known Colum.
bus saloonist gave an exhibition on Edi
sons latest invention, the graphaphone,
which was a great treat to the older prison.
ers and excited their wonder immensely.
Little Nellie Williams wound up the pro-
gram with a graceful skirt dance, which
received and merited the applause of the
prisoners. The platform was crowded
with outside visitors, who appeared to be
greatly interested in the service The war
den addressed the men and said:
Men your conduct the past week has been
as good as any similar number of preach
ers on the outside lapplause) Therefore,
you may talk to-day at dinner tremendous
applause This brought the services to a
close, and at 1890 the men left the chapel
by companies to the lively strains Of the
prison band while the visitors quietly de-
parted much enlightened as to the devout
attention and correct department of the two
thousand or more convicts present at
Divine service
The reader will understand that this is an
abbreviation of the reports furnished the
State Journal Sunday after Sunday, and
that the chapel service varied each Sabbath
from a clog dance to banjo solos and
very often a much appreciated visit by
celebrated musical organization of ladies in
Columbus with a woman leader. Every.
thing and anything ever seen or given on
the variety stage, except perhaps tights,
high kicking and hooche cooche comprised
and still comprise the Ohio Penitentiary
Chapel services The chaplain only too
well knew that If he did not provide
something besides hymns prayers and ser
mons there would be the dickens to pay,
and he would not be listened to even for
five minutes on any one of his three favor
ite and well-known sermons.
But, after all, these services are beneficial
in the sense that they contribute to the
humanizing Of the prisoners, and, in fact,
encourages them to bear their peuance
more philosophically. The tired prisoner
looks forward to the Sunday rest and the
chapel service when the program is up to
the standard) as some sort of recompense
for his hard and trying and unrequited
weeks toll II would be cruel to deprive
him of this much sunlight on his darkened
existence is the way Chaplain Winget
used to put it, when expostulated with by
some outside clergyman reading my Aam
boyant reports in the STATE Journal Now
it was because of the pleasure the prisoners
took in this chapel service that Stackhouse
wanted the chapel and the chanIafn aboi-