The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 6, June 1883Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 37, No. 6, June 1883
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
But when the people reached the school-house their faces fell as
they came in one after another and saw there was no organ on the
platform. The wagon had broken down bringing it over the almost
impassable roads from the station twenty miles away, and at last
Sunday-school was commenced with a feeling of disappointment in all
hearts. Even brave Miss Barton felt a lump in her throat, for she
had counted on it like the meeting of an old friend in a strange
land. But just in the middle of the lesson the creaking of wheels
was heard and some men came in with _something_ still encased in
the box in which it was packed. No more lesson that day. Every boy
and girl, colored and white, was as eager and curious as if this
was a stray cage from some menagerie. Finally, with some little
trouble, the packing-case was removed, and there was a plain, quiet
little walnut thing, looking some like a small cupboard, and now
the question arose on which side was it made to stand? The teacher,
seeing the dilemma, suggested the proper base, on which it was
firmly placed. Then a chair was brought, some books piled on it—and
_then_ they found there was no key. But somebody produced a nail,
the cover was lifted, and there was their organ smiling at them
and showing every one of its pretty white teeth. And oh, when the
wonderful thing began to sing, how pleased they were! The children
forgot that they too could sing
“Praise God from whom all blessings flow,”
while listening to the beautiful, strange voice. Presently they
gained courage and joined in the Gospel hymns (which the common
people _do_ sing gladly), and sang, and sang, and sang, all through
the time for Sabbath school and all through the time for preaching.
I think the angels hearing the sounds must have rejoiced that day
with great hope for the souls that might be won to repentance
through the Coming of the Organ.
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RECEIPTS FOR APRIL, 1883.
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MAINE, $215.13.
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