In its inflections it expressed both elegy
and eulogy; and in the brief pause before and after
"invited" and the fall of "attend" there was the last
word of comment upon the mortal term. A crispation of
interest passed over the congregation; every chin was
raised. Dr Drummond's voice had a wonderful claiming
power, but he often said he wished his congregation would
pay as undivided attention to the sermon as they did to
the announcements.
"The usual weekly prayer meeting will be held in the
basement of the church on Wednesday evening." Then almost
in a tone of colloquy, and with just a hint of satire
about his long upper lip--
"I should be glad to see a better attendance of the young
people at these gatherings. Time was when the prayer
meeting counted among our young men and women as an
occasion not to be lightly passed over. In these days it
would seem that there is too much business to be done,
or too much pleasure to be enjoyed, for the oncoming
generation to remember their weekly engagement with the
Lord. This is not as it should be; and I rely upon the
fathers and mothers of this congregation, who brought
these children in their arms to the baptismal font, there
to be admitted to the good hopes and great privileges of
the Church of God--I rely upon them to see that there
shall be no departure from the good old rule, and that
time is found for the weekly prayer meeting.
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