Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 October 1950 — Page 11

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Parents and 5 Sons “In-Religious Troupe

By CARL HENN TIME WAS when no

~ vaudeville theater season was complete without the

appearance of a troupe of ‘Swiss Bell Ringers. But time marches on, so to speak, and customs change. Bell ringers had all but disappeared (along with vaudeville) apparently never to return

"came available. Television revived vaudeville, And religion brought back

_.4he art of bell ringing.

The Rev. Alvin Rasmussen and family recently arrived in Indianapolis from Greenville, 8. C., bringing with them “an unusual Gospel attraction” for churches in this vicinity. The male Rasmussens—father and five young sons—ring bells (cow and sleigh) and play the piano, the marimba and the musical saw during a service consisting of “gospel songs in unique instrumental and vocal arrangements . , . with interwoven message presenting an

inspiring Challenge to Youth.”

-— » 0» MRS. RASMUSSEN (the former Ann Montague of Vaiden, Miss.) is not musical. “She's our critic,” explained the Rev. Mr. Rasmussen. “She listens to the service and tells us afterwards whether it was too long or too short and how it went.” Of Danish extraction (“Rasmussens are the Smiths of Denmark,” he said), the Rev. Mr, Rasmussen is a youngish-look-ing man of 39 with brownblond hair and a soft, unaccented voice. “I'm not a Southerner mygelf,” he said. “I'm from . . well, everyplace. My father is a minister and all his children were born in different states, We traveled all the time. “But I've spent a lot of time in the South. I've finished three years at Bob Jones University in Greenville. I only need one more year to get my B. A. in Bible study.” n ” = THE RASMUSSENS, as all evangelistic groups, do a lot of traveling. Their method has been to live in Greenville during the university school year and move about during the summer. “We've traveled 44,000 miles in the past 15 months,” said the Rey. Mr. Rasmussen. -*We went from coast to coast and from Canada to Mexico. We book our appearances ahead by mail and travel in our car with a utility” trailer for “the Instru-

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The bell-ringing Rasmussens line up with some musical equipment. Front row (left To right) Paul, Don, Rowlyn and Ralyn. Rear, Mrs. Rasmussen, Marlyn and the Rev. Alvin Rasmussen.

ments, It's a great education for the boys.” . A chance meeting at a Youthspiration camp this summer resulted in alteration of the yearly schedule. The Rasmussen family decided to winter in Indianapolis after the Rev. Roger Malshary, diractor of Youth for Christ activities here and an old friend of the Rev, Mr. Rasmussen, invited him to take charge of Youth for Christ music in the city. The family now occupies rooms on the second floor of the Y for C clubhouse, 2011 N . Meridian St. ” EJ » THE FIVE blond, blue-eyed Rasmussen boys closely resemble one another. They all have the same grin and part their hair on the same. side. While performing, they wear identical gray sport shirts with maroon collars, cuffs and pockets. Papa wears a conservative, dark-olue suit. Marlyn, the eldest son, is 14, When he was born in Los Angeles, Mr. and M.~» “asmussen were fond of the daytime radio serial program starring Mary Marlin. So they named their first born after her and guaranteed him individuality by changing the spelling of the name, Next come the twins, Rowlyn and Ralyn, 9. Rowlyn is older (by. 10 minutes) but Ralyn is larger (by a half-inch). They were named for friends of the

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parents. The spelling, however, follows precedent set when Marlyn appeared. Don 1s 6 and Paul is 5. At

present they are only fair hands

on the bells, confining their contributions mostly to singing hymns and marching with the other boys when the quintet performs “I'm Tramping, I'm Tramping (Gonna' Make Heaven My Home),” but their father is confident of their eventual musical success. = un ! THE REV. Mr. Rasmussen and his wife expect all their sons will be ministers when they grow up. “They appear at all the servhusband preach,” Mrs. Rasmussen said. “It's only natural that they should want to be ministers, too.” The Rev. Mr. Rasmussen conducts service at the Y for C clubhouse every Saturday night and a Bible school on Tuesday night. In between, he and his sons appear at other churches in this area. Mrs. Rasmussen goes along to keep an eye on the boys. The Rasmussens do not share the platform with the pastor when they appear in a chtirch. “We take over and give a . complete performance,” said the Rev. Mr. Rasmussen.

" = ” “FIRST, we start with a congregational song. Then Marlyn reads the Scripture while I play

a musical background on the piano. Then I do a marimba solo, ‘I'd Rather Have Jesus Than Anything.’ After that, the boys play and sing ‘Jesus Loves Me.’ “Next Marlyn plays. 'Stand Up For Jesus’ on the cowbells. “Following that, I play a piano solo after which the twins play ‘Wonderful Way Of Life’ on the -cowbells while Marlyn accompanies on the marimba. “Then the boys all play and sing ‘I'm Happy In Jesus Today'—that’'s my own composition. Somewhere in the program, Marlyn usually plays ‘Onward Christian Soldiers’ on the cowbells, with variations. “My message Is the last thing on the program. I usually speak about 25 to 30 minutes. Sometimes I talk about missionary work, especially if there are a lot of young people in the congregation.” ” ” ” THE REV. Mr. Rasmussen intends to continue evangelistic work as a career. He wants to keep his ‘‘bellboys” (as he advertises them) with him. on the platform as long as he can. He and Mrs. Rasmussen are unable to travel full-time at present because of keeping the children in school. Tentative plans call for the bell-ringing Rasmussens to re-

turn to Greenville next spring

so'the Rev. Mr. Rasmussen can complete his course of study at Bob Jones University. inion ak

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