Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01
Where He leads me I will follow.
Where He leads me / will follow.
Where He leads me I will follow.


I'll 60 with Him. with Him all the way"
The hymn of which these are the
words has been sung many times at Con-
vention Hall during the past two weeks.
And the tune is now being hummed or
| whistled along the streets Of Washington
these days.
AS the voices OF the five hundred MEM
bers Of the Gypsy Smith choir blended in
the refrain again and again audiences Of
thousands have night after night felt
strong tuggings on their heart strings.
In fact. the singing of that chorus OF
picked voices from the choirs of the city
churches. under the direction Of Percy s..
Foster, has created some of the most i'm
pressive minutes in the Gypsy Smith meet
ings.
This is the finest choir I have ever
heard in America and the finest leader,
Gypsy Smith told an audience that filled
Convention Hall one evening. And that
was the opinion Of q man On his seventh
tour Of America. who has been assisted in
leading cities Of the country. The ap-
plause which greeted the remark of the
evangelist evidenced the approval of the
thousands that heard 1t. 1t has been pro-
nounced by many music lovers Of the
capital az the best chorus Of its size ever
heard in the city.
But Where He leads me will follow
Is not the only hymn which has been
whistled around the city since this evan
gellstic campaign began. The rendition
Of others by this chorus has indelibly inn
pressed refrains on the minds and even
in the hearts Of many who have heard it.
Few have not been moved by the musical
Interpretation Of the Lords Prayer. An
other effective piece sis Child, / Loved
Thee Long Ago." the words Of which run:
Far away my steps had WANDERED,
Long in paths of sin l strayed,
Till my hayward heart deceiv'd me.
And the world my trust betrayal.
Then cried there's none can help me,
When / heard voice that WHISPERED.
Child. / loved thee long ago.
And the chorus continues:
Long ago. long ago. child, loved thee
Oh how sweet the voice that whispered,
Child. loved thee long ago."
Never Give Up, Never Give Up" Is
another Of the hymns by which the choir
has touched many heartstrings. 1T Was
Tor Ne" has also resounded through the
vast auditorium.
Much of the credit for the effectiveness
OF the choir Is given to it's director, Percy
8. Foster. Mr.. Foster has been the leader
OF many large choirs In the past quarter
OF a century. and he is frequently sought
dltCT III that Capacity. al nine TeCtHI
ternational conventions of the Christian
Endeavor Society Mr.. Foster has been the
leader Of large chorus choirs, and recently
he was asked to direct the music at the
next international gathering OF Endeavor-
ers to be held in st. Paul July 7-12 next.
DR.. Francis E. Clark, the father of
Christian Endeavor. after conducting a re-
vival in England.an listening to the won
derful singing which characterized relig
ious meetings there. wrote to the publica-
ton IF a Chriafi2n E.ndcQ Society
that Percy Foster and Rev. Carey Bonner
Of England were 1.-The two greatest musi-
cal directors In the world
The director maintains that the choir
has been much helped by the singing OF
the Romany evangelist himself.
Il have never heard the equal of Gypsy
Smith In effectiveness as a Gospel solo,
ist," Mr.. Foster said recently. And many
of those who have heard Mr.. Smith sing
some Welsh hymns or Welsh words to
ia miliar tunes have been thrilled.
To get this choir OF 500 singers together
was no small job. Assisting Mr.. Foster
was Edward Tarring. secretary Of the
music committee of the campaign and Of
the chorus.
The accompanies for the meetings have
been H. L. Amiss. organist at Foundry
NJ E. Church; Mrs. Grace Dufour. organ
list at the Temple Baptist Church: B. B.
Blodgett, organist at the Takoma Park
Presbyterian Church: Mrs. II. G. Crimes
organist Of the Congress Street Methodist
Protestant Church; Mrs. Grace D. jack
son, organist of the GuntonTemple Pres
byterian Church: Mrs. S. E. Stewart. Or
ganist at the Central Presbyterian
Church. southern assembly. and Miss
Waugh Of the music department Of the
Florence School.
The members Of the Gipsy Smith chorus
are:
Soprano-Mrs H z. Ammarman. Mrs.
Cornelia N. Avery, Mrs. +. G. Atkins.
Miss Marie Ashley. Mrs. l.. p. Allan.
Miss Rose NJ Bright Miss NJ. L. Boss,
Miss Grace w. Beelman. Mrs. L. F. BeeI-
man. Miss Hester r. Bunch, Miss Eva ].
Bright, Mss Stella Bridge. Mrs. India
Bledsoe, Mrs. H. l. Barrick. Miss Lii
lian p. Bailey. Miss G. b. Brooks Miss
Laura c. Bright. Miss Maize Butts. Miss
A G. Began, Miss Alwine Baurman, Miss
Marguerite Brown. Mrs. Brindley. Miss
Edith L. Brown. Miss Anna B. Barr. Miss
Marion Bateman. Miss Louise Butts. Miss
Minnie Ball. Miss Mary ". Beckham, Miss
Nettie E. Croker. Mrs. Carrie A. Cole.
Miss G. Cole. Miss Margaret r. Corbett.
Mrs Bertha Taft Cogswell. Miss Harriet
K Carey, Miss Inez Catlett. Mrs B. F..
Carey. Mrs. X. c. Cuvine, Miss Florence
NJ. Cook. Miss Ersie cat,ett Mrs Albert
Chelsey, Mrs. F. M. Calvert, Mss Mae
Catlett, Miss Sue Dorsey. Mrs. Arthur G.
| Dunn, Miss Katherine Davis. Mrs. Della
White Davis, Mrs. v. Draeger. Miss
] Beulah Dalxell. Miss S. e. Davidson, Mrs.