Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 113, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1914 — Why She Sang the Hymn. [ARTICLE]

Why She Sang the Hymn.

A well-known bishop relates that while on a recent visit to the South he was In a small country town, where, owing to the scarcity of good servants, most of the ladies prefered to do their own work. He was awakened quite early by the tones of a soprano voice, singing “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” Ab the bishop lay in bed he meditated upon tho piety which his hostess must possess which enabled her to go about her task early in the morning singing snch a noble hymn. At breakfast he spoke to her about It, and told her how pleased he was. *Oh, aw,” she replied, “that’s tho hymn I boll the eggs by; three verses for soft ind five for hard.”