The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-21
DIRECTOR Of CHOIR
GIVEN A SURPRISE
MIR. OWEN y. ruGH ~ PRESENT.
III WITH HANDSOME rot
OUT oF CAR>ATIoNS.
Gift from the Rig Chorus Choir ~
aud Exprc~~ion Ut appreciation
of Ills Able Work ~ Director.

N Ne andtst church ~ Neiahmah.
II "A IS characteristic OF the Celtic
race he y Keen 81 repartee and in
l ice,a many expressions of wit In bis
work as choir director but he
reched his Wits end last night. He
openly and frankly admitted that he
didn't have a word 90 say. This
vas In reply to 4 little bit OF sur
PRISE planned and executed by the
choir 10 show that they appreciate
him personally aud appreciate his
work.
After number OF SONGS had been
sung Mr. ruFh announced as the
next song No. 81. when Pastor An
dreWs placed "A hand on his shoulder
aud told him he thought he had been
running this thing long enough =
The choir director was little bit
nonplussed at first, hut when the
| pastor explained 20 him that II Was
desired 70 give some expression OF
how the people loved and esteemed
him his equilibrium was restored.
III you win Just turn 20 yonr left.
said Pastor Andrews. You viii see
JUST what We mean" As Mr. pugh
turned a young lady approached
from the choir and presented him
with magnificent bouquet of red
and white carnations. But this was
not all. While In the act OF ac-
eepting the flowers members OF the
large choir aud juvenile choir show
cred him with red and white rosea
which were thrown about him and
upon him sntil the floor of the plat
form was covered With the fragrant
flowers.
Or. Horace Bishop spoke few
words of appreciation OF Mr.. pugh
as consecrated gospel singer
These flowers are Just symbol
Of the blessings We hope God will
shower on YOU all the rest OF your
days" said Dr. Bishop.
In accepting this token OF appre-
citation Mr.. Pugh said he didn't
know what to say He declared he
had never had anything like this to
happen TO him before He said he
had been In this work fifteen years
and that beat anything be ever saw,
you must remember you are In
Texas" said Evangelist Hauden-
schield.
sure | know | am In Texas" re-
piled Mr.. Pugh II have always
| loved the southern people came
from the south myself. more than
nine thousand miles from here. and
am glad ! am an American.
ana better American than you are.
for am an American by choice and
you couldn't help yourself"
Evangelist Haudensehield then
told something Of the work Of Mr..
Pugh as a singer and choir director
/ He said he had been In the work
twenty-one years and had had many
4
singers with him, but Mr.. pugh was
one OF the best who had ever worked
with him
| The choir last sang a song written
by Or. Horace Bishop as tribute
To his wife on the forty-fourth an
adversary of their marriage The
song has been set 10 pretty music
by Mr.. Pugh. but the true sentiment
lof the song was partially lost by
Transportation Of words II was sung
under the title OF the Home OF the
Soul" when in fact the correct title
Is the soul OF the Home"
In honor OF Texas Independence
day patriotic song service will be
given this evening. Evangelist
Iaudenschield will speak on 'The
Condition Of the Soul Out of Christ "
Sunday morning at IL O'Clock the
evangelist will speak on The Pres
ence OF God. There will be big
mass meeting at o'clock In the
afternoon At 72O there will be
jubilee service and the evangelist
viii speak on "A Lost opportunl-
". In speaking OF the Sunday
night service the evangelist said.
we viii begin al 1880, and auit
when We get through" lie told Of
one meeting they held in Illinois
and said II was a little after mid
night when the final service closed.
Some people don't want 10 20 home
then. he said. He said IL was
something wonderful how people
like 10 stay at the church when they
have got religion.
The evangelist read as a scripture
lesson last night part OF the twelfth
chapter OF Exodus. beginning with
the first verse He ugGd the enffre