Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-26
HOW RELIGIOUS
MOVEMENT SAVED
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TOOK me IN. II Is all u lot OF non /
sense ! said to myself. but will just
drop in and see what they are doing :
OF course. ! had seen in the papers
that people were signing the cards
handed round and wishing for advice
from different preachers. but had
laughed at the idea could not see why
anyone - uuld go to get advice from
Il man who Is just paid to stand up
there and preach. | felt that could
do that myself and especially If was
paid.
As | went in the door was hand
ed hymn book and inside 1t was the
little card. / put this In my pocket
and sat there and looked round me.
what Interested me most was the
heterogeneous crowd. The people came
from all walks of life There were
men there who held down the man
ayers chair in big local business
/ houses, and there were people who
never Knew where the next meal was
I coming from.
| The Old Lady.
We'll. they started off with some
singing, and at first | commented on
the rnggodncss of the voices of those
near me. never gave any thought
to singing myself: In fact, had laid
| my book on the seat when | stood up
| Next to me was an old lady with
white hair She was singing the hymn
through In weak old voice, and |
found myself thinking that she should
be at home instead of standing there
making ~ fool of herself. There was
II pause between the verses and she
suddenly turned to me and held out
her book. Haven't you got book
she said: you had better use mine with
me Well. ! did not like to refuse
her. and the next moment | found my
self standing there holding one side
Of the book. | felt all sorts of a fool
for II few minutes, and had an idea
that everybody must he laughing at
be. | looked around and found that
instead of being the center Of all eyes
was never noticed The old lady
sang through the verse and then turn
ed to me. Won't you help me to sing
it, Wen. | could not refuse, and
when the next verse came along
started In to help her ! had not sung
anything for years, and even then
was very ordinary. but ! got through
somehow.
well, ! sang every one of the 9TH
err songs through with that old lady
until the sermon came on. | never
take much stock In sermons, and |
sort Of set myself against this one
right from the start To my surprise
found that | was not going to he
| t.ll & a
90 to hell and stay there for the rest
of my life. The preacher simply stood
there without any pretense of being
better than was, and asked us ques =
tiOnS. lie told little stories about men
and happenings that were just the
same as ! had experienced myself by
the time that man was through talking
he had me guessing. ] had an uneasy
sort of feeling that perhaps there might
be something In II after all
The First Doubt.
IAN through the next day I was
more or less worried. began look e
ing into my way of living and thought
of u whole lot of mean things | had
done at one time and another and that
| would have been much better II
had not done SO. II does not matter
how much n man may say So he Il
always ashamed of som. of the meon
things he does during his life.
II went nlong TO the meeting apoin
the next night lust to see II I could
find out ANYTHING more. This time the
old lady was not sitting alongside me
but there was n fellow who | knew
well nbout town. and | was SURPRISED
to see him there. wus more sur
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