Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1899 — When the Wrong Hymn Wan Chosen [ARTICLE]

When the Wrong Hymn Wan Chosen

Two country clergymen had agreed to exchange pulpits on a certain date, says the Syracuse Standard. One of them made the following solemn announcement to Ms congregation on the Sabbath previous. “My dear brethren and sisters, I have have the pleasure of stating that on next Sunday the Rev. Zechariah B. Day will preach for you. Now ring two verses of Hymn No. 489, That Awful Day Will Surely Come.” And it took him some time to discover why the congregation smiled.