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to reserve her place in the old family pew near the pulpit but reserving the right to turn and face her singing comrades -- She accomplished this in the face of the whole congregation till she passed on to heavenly choirs -- The organ! How it was resisted and deplored! "It was a step towards Romanism" -- it was a wicked outlay of money -- Deacon L -- altho very musical objected stoutly because it made his wife's head ache and the organist was a young handsome girl -- sins easily outgrown -- Later when Dr Parkhurst was in college and took the place his strong sympathetic playing (renderings) con- verted all souls to the new heavenly aid --
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Not to be reproduced in whole or in part without permission. Transcription and commentary copyright 1998 by Martha Nell Smith, Laura Elyn Lauth, and Lara Vetter, all rights reserved Maintained by Rebecca Mooney <rnmooney@umd.edu> Last updated on January 25, 2008 |
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