The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-08
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g { FAITHS AUDtENCE Or VN In spite Of everything Monteomery will feel a special pride in Pa.u. s ues cause of the fact that her brother and his family lived here. She is 8 sister l of Prof Barelle who taught at Ham lner Hall once The following story Is told of how she was once contented with an audience of one:
 "The weather was bad, and she de- cided that she dared not risk the cold. land it came about that the diva spent lthe evening quietly in her room at a lhotel. This unusual peace and quiet was. however, presently destined to be broken by the sobs of aAchild and Pat | ii immediately went to see what the trouble was and from whence came the lsorrowful sounds.
 "She found a little girl crying alone because. the weather being bad, she had not been allowed to go to the con- cert, and her mother had gone to hear Madame Patti sing.
 without saying who she was, Patti asked whether if she sang to the child. lit would comfort her.
 "The tear-stained eyes looked up in to hers and rather grudgingly the child said perhaps 1t might. It seemed. how ever. to the little one but a poor sub stitute for the great prima donna.
 Presently Patti began to sing. The child was so enchanted that she encored again and again and another song was
 given and at last it dawned upon the little one, who. with wide open eyes looked at her and said: Why. you are Madame Patti"
 The vision of the great singer thus devoting her talent to comfort one sor- rOwful child must have remained with her all through her life.
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 HAWTHORNE'S CENTURY
 BIRTHDAY. There is now going on in New York a free exhibition of the works of Ma thaniel Hawthorne in their original editions, personal manuscripts, DOT traits and views of his former haunts and houses. The exhibition contains complete series of Hawthorne first edt- tions. It is to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of his birth. A writer in the Century says:
 Two things are to be remembered when Hawthorne's name is mentioned. First, the glory he reflects upon Amer ican literature. Little has been done by us in letters or art that is quite of the highest order except the works of Hawthorne These have the clear promise of perpetuity. The themes are of supreme and universal moment. He rises to their meaning and depicts them in commensurate form. He is not a preacher to cry aloud, but an art ist who paints, yet not without a heart that throbs in pity and a fancy that muses over the wonder of it and will not suffer the pail of darkness to hang over 1t forever. That we have in Hawthorne an author whose work in these high fields of thought Is crowned with unimpeachable honor and is sure of perpetual remembrance is a con- stant satisfaction as years go by.
 But Hawthorne has wider claim upon our gratitude-namely, the fact that he has set the seal of glorious achievement in letters upon the moral laws of our nature. The greatest things done in literature have been of this sort. They alone, from Job down. are remembered and cherished in the |ages. Hawthorne is our only expon- ent of genius in this field, and how su- perbly has he filled 1t! His message Is that of Dante and St. Paul and all great moralists-whatever a man does to another he does to himself, whether 1t be good or evil. Men will forever forget those gifted souls who see it clearly and set 1t forth in perfect forms of literary art.
 HER HYMNS CIRCLE THE WORLD.
 Fannie Crosby, the blind hymn writ CT, is soon to receive an honor that is unique in the annals of womankind as well as in the history of Professionalism. It is nothing more or less than day" In the calendar of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. Fanny Crosbys Day" it is to be called. and the observance thereof Is set down for Sunday, July 10. On that day English speaking Method ists all over the world will do honor to the venerable blind woman who wrote Safe in the Arms of Jesus" Blessed Assurance. Jesus Is Mine" Pass Me Not, o Gentle Savior" and almost 500 other gospel hymns.
 She has written in all more than 5000 hymns, for which she was paid $5 each by her publishers, plus royalty.
 Stone blind since she was six weeks old Miss Crosby's attainment would be remarkable even in a seeing woman For sixty years she has been busy writing the hymns and gospel songs which have enjoyed monopoly in the song services of several generations of church goers
 Miss Crosby has written other songs that have been quite as popular as her hymns. Fifty years ago her popular melodies were whistled all over the country. Proud World, Goodby, I'm Going Home" Hazel Dell" and "Never Forget the Dear Ones" were tremen- dous favorites when our fathers and mothers were going to singing school. The Honeysuckle Glen," followed and brought its author nearly $2,o0O in row alties, and then came that phenome- nal success "Rosalie, the Prairie Flow | CT" |
 Fanny Crosby, whose hymns are uni versally known. and who, at the age | of S4 is in need.
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