3 An amusing incident, occurred at the conc ference of the National League of Progrcß-:, - sive Thought'and Social Service; in' London.' • The members of the conference .bad. begun 1 to; sing, the"hymn, "O beautiful my coun- • try," but at the end''of the first verse ibo ; Ker. R. J. Campbell prevented the singing - of the second by .saying thst he did- not:, liko ,' the tune.. ■'. It' was not the tune- tii-s public . knew,' consequently there was a: discord in 1 the singing. In.''order::to. show what-■■'..ho. . thought; was, the .right tune, Mr. Oaiiipboil ; sang some of the lines over in a pleasant , voice, and ,was warmly applauded for. his ~ effort. It was, he said,!the first,solo ho had sung in public for many years.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 395, 2 January 1909, Page 8
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126Page 8 Advertisements Column 4 Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 395, 2 January 1909, Page 8
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