The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
REV, {, S, UFFORD
AND HIS LIFE LINE
SINGS HIS SONGS, WHISTLES A
CHORUS, SELLS HIS PICTURES
AND TAKES UP A COLLECTION.

Rev. e. S. Ufford author of the words
and music of the hymn, Throw Out
The Life Line" gave an address and
offered for sale his photograph, and
leaflets containing five of his hymns
attested by his autograph at the Chris
tian Church last evening. AS he ex-
pressed it, during his address last even
ing, he is trying to zoe If he can travel
around the world without means of his
own depending on the complaisance
and good will of the church people i'm
the lands through which he travels.
During the course of his address last
evening he several times repeated that
it was his custom to take up collections
at the meetings he addressed, as one of
his principal means of travelling from
place % place.
If Rev Ufford's meeting last night
had not been in a church. there is every
reason to believe he would have pro-
voked considerable laughter. Held in 4
church, there We're frequent occasions
during the meeting when the incongru-
BUSINESS of the place and the methods,
might we'll have provoked laughter. He
appeared dressed i'm a sort of a semi
nautical, semi-naVal suit of blue, APP
parently the dress uniform of the men,
| bers of the live saving service, with
facings of white and gold braid, Just
as two or three years ago the quaker
I Doctor" used to appear before his au-
diences in a suit of Quaker gray and
Quaker cut, only Rev. Ufford candidly
admitted he was not connected with
the United States life. saving service in
any way.
On the breast of his coat he had
small, inconspicuous badge of some
kind, given him, he said, by the Junior
Endeavorers of Monterey, and the
white ribbon knot of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, given him
by the Union at Sacramento. He call
ed attention to these during the course
of his address He also displayed
small blue banner across which was
sewed an American flag, 1.-The flag that
has never known defeat nor lost
star" as he said, and in one corner was
pinned a small merchant flag of Great
Britain which he called the Union Jack.
This banner which seemed a rather
paltry affair to be displayed as of so
much Importance, was given him by
the Christian Endeavor Union of Holy
oke, when he first started out to tour
the world without money.
Rev. Ufford told how he came to write
the hymn Throw Out The Life Line"
which he said had attained a sale of
5000, 900 copies, and which he referred
to as Impressive" effective" and
touching" He confirmed the suspi-
cions of many who have read it, that
he wrote it in fifteen minutes. The
composition of the air took five min
utes more. He sold it for $25
Much of the Rev. Ufford's address
was made up of stories of young men
who had been moved to make mother
happy by quitting drink and going to
work, through the influence of his and
other songs. These recitals We're much
in the style of the "mother-boy' recitals
of the music halls and continuous per-
Torrance" houses of the big cities, the
narrative merely leading up to the
singing of the songs that touched the
wanderers hearts, songs that it might
readily be believed were composed in
less than fifteen minutes. Indeed so re-
miniscent of the concert hall was his
style that a listener At for the moment
he forgot the surroundings might
easily expect to see the Rev. UHord, as
he finished the chorus, In the old New
Hampshire home" reach for paper
cornucopia conveniently placed by the
property-man, and, sprinkling sand on
the platform, give a few lively dauie
steps.
After the collectipn had been taken
up for his benefit, Mr.. Ufford gave
really professional finish to his enter
tainment by displaying leaflets con-
tanning five of his songs, with his au-
tograph on each leaflet, sold for only
five cents apiece" and photographs of
himself with the first verse of 'ThroW
Out The Life Line" written on the back
by the author, which, just like the lady
snake Charmer, and the homeless Won
der in the Dime Museum, he offered ito
each and all" for twenty cents apiece.
Then he concluded by singing anothe:
one of his short time limit songs, whist
ling the chorus.