Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-05-12

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Harvard University, who spoke most
convincingly on the "World wide
need of Christianity" my ears
caught the name, but I did not, al
first get the idea that it could be the
son-in-law Of President Wilson, but
so it proved to be. On the elninence
from which he spoke, and as looked
at him from my seat, I thought all
the time of Mr.. Jack Lott at John
ston. And while he was not as good
looking as Mr.. Loot, neither was he
as good a speaker as some people
Ihave heard in Edgefeld not many
days since.
For Sunday afternoon Florence
had already purchased a ticket to a
concert by John Mccormack in the
Symphony Hall. When she went for
the ticket there was but one left in
the whole Symphony Hall and they
did not recommend it. ] thought it
was very nice of them to save a seat
for me and then apologize because it
was not better one. For this reason
I had to go in alone.
1t happened however, that the
seat was an excellent one, as / was
in the second balcony just over the
singer, and could see Mr.. McCor-
mack very closely and hear every
word he said. He is rather good
looking fat man, with no particular
style and walks on and off the plat
form rapidly and awkwardly, as if
he wanted to get through with that
part of it. He is of the Irish type with
black hair. His voice is wonderful,
strong and yet of such sweetness and
tenderness that he thrills every emo,
tion. His programme was long
enough to have satisfied most audi
ences, but not so with this one. Be
tween each number he was recalled
several times by unending and indy
ing applause. He would come back
and bow and leave several times be-
fore he would Sing i and then crafty v
the audience ltha aIs eaeofe M B
sounded like showers Of rain on d
roof, so enthusiastic was it, and yet
there was perfect courtesy through
out the vast auditorium, which I was
told was frequented by the most ap-
preciative and cultured audience to
be found anywhere in our country.
One of Mr.. McCormack's selec-
tions was Gamma Belle Lee" sung for
the first time. He sang as encores 81
hear thee calling me" "Mother Ma
chree," "Little Mother of Mine"
"Then you'll remember me" and
some other familiar selections. In
his programme proper were several
Irish songs and one negro melody.
Later 1 heard him as soloist in
concert of the Boston Symphony Or
chestra in the same building, but did
not enjoy it so much as when he had
only his pianist.
In the evening, we attended the
Christian Scientist Church which is
magnificent building and adjoining
it the Christian Science Publishing
House which we visited at a later
date.
There is no doubt but that this
city is permeated with the Christian
Science ideas. Everywhere one sees
and hears it. In the morning at sew
en- their chimes ring out to be heard,
1 do not know how far, but distinctly
from my place of residence and from
all this section. The enormous church
is filled at each service. On the walls
are Sfbrmous marble slabs set into
the wall on which are quotations
from the sayings of Jesus. On others
are the quotations from Mrs. Mary
Baker Eddy. This Mrs. Eddy was the
president of the Boston or New Eng
land College of Metaphysics, and her
adherents believe that she was in
spired when she wrote her book in
terpreting the Bible. They honor her
as the founder and originator OF
Christian Science. In every place 1
have been there was the literature of
Christian Science prepared in the
most enticing style, good print and
inviting you to read.
The service to me was rather dry.
A very fine reader who stood in the
pulpit, read the Scriptures wonder
fullv as much as two chapters, then