The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-07-13
THE BOY
ORGANISE

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make Investigations into phenomena
both OF mind and matter The particu
lar department OF knowledge on which
he loved to discourse was theology
Mrs. Deacon Smith, looking from
the sitting-room window, behed Alb
ner close in discussion with Deacon
Hubbel at the front gate She knew
the general collection of laws and
principles which governed their lines
OF argument. but was curious to know
what subject gave them new and par.
ticular interest
Up Went the window.
"Abner. | should think II was too
hot to stand in the broiling sun at
midday. | wish you'd bring in that
| bushel box of tomatoes you were pick
ing to be canned
Ahner and the deacon drew apart
came together. alternately retreated
| and advanced, continuing the discus
sion, and finally parted. AS Deacon
! Hubbell passed up the road Abner
came slowly up the walk and, lifting
| the box OF tomatoes, bore 1t to the
| back room. Mrs. Smith arranged the
! ripe, red fruit in shining pan. pour.
ing scalding water over them to loosen
the skins.
Abner stood thoughtfully by.
Well. | guess it's about decided TO
have Mr.. Playwright for the new or
ganist' he began. He's got style in
advance OF most"
Yes" shifted Mrs. Smith, land ex.
poets u salary in advance OF most He
can play hymns like popular airs and
as TO voluntary-why. Deacon Turn.
pike trotted down the church aisle
something scandalous because the vol
untary started just as he came in to
the meeting and hes used to keeping
step with sort OF dignihed way"
Abner listened meekly
Now. If 1t was that young fellow
We heard two Sundays ago. he can
play devotional music as il he liked
il. He can play hymns as ii he felt
EN-, and as to the voluntary, why,
you could see angels gliding up and
down the aisles, il was so holy"
When his wife saw visions Amer
became helpless. She was silent so
long after this that he thought she |
had finished and turned 10 move away |
She called him back.
What our church ought TO do is to |
engage that boy. He needs encourag |
ing and We need to save. Why, he'd |
save US half the interest on the church |
mortgage for half year,"
Mrs, Smith began peeling potatoes
with business-like air. Deacon smith
the boy organist on his mind, moved
away to the bayfield, and pitched hay
as though he saw silver dollars saved
toward the mortgage.
Never had Mrs. Smith seen her hus.
band start for church meeting more
than that night And
never had Deacon Smith had more
business on hand before the meeting,
talking to this one and that, and draw.
ing about him Silas Turnpike, Mr..
Huber and Deacon Hubbel
When the meeting was open he was
the first 10 his feet and unburden his
mind.
Brethren" he began, when the |
question of the new organist was first
'alsed In this community | was OF the |
opinion that the best thing we could
10 was to engage MIR Playwright, but
stand here tonight holding a differ.
mt opinion
We are a small community. Not
me OF US here but has put his hand I
Town into his pocket and found less I
here than he needed to provide for |
lis family and give to the church and Q
he poor We're on the point OF c
hedging more money for music than
We can afford, and for one hold the {
pinion t.aat it would be better To [
ire the boy organist at a simpler c
rice and see something saved toward b
he interest on the mortgage"
He sat down. How would the chair. II
lan of the music committee take this q
tatement. he who approved Mr. Play
right and had been running him for c
Ic past month? n
Slas Turnpike rose with an apollo. G.
etc cough. b
Brothers. may not understand the
Philosophy of the thing said he. but t'
do know that What Brother Smith ID
as said is true. We put our hands in
lr pockets aud find not enough for e.
ar families and outside wants. hold el
he opinion that that boy can play as on
ell for us as we can well pay for" al
Gazing into space. the chairman OF Ill
lie amusement committee remained III
lmovable.
A silence ensued and pause broken
: his rising. Brethren" he began. m
when was a boy loved music bet. "
r than anything In the world. =,
ted the study Of 1t and the practice ~
IL. l meant to play tho Lords music ~
the Lords house. but had to take
g fourth sons share OF work on a
lmble farm and my dream OF becom. ~,
G musician faded Since then I
we been instrumental In obtaining -
e best music that the church could Ju'
'ord. but have listened to your line W.
argument and my conclusion is this. an
ere is this young fellow. he needs en-. NP
and all that has been p,'
Ia is frup I cast my vofe IN fav,r va