Provo Daily Enquirer | 1891-04-09 | Page 1 | The Sexton's Bright Idea

aha sextons Sex tons idea the sexton of one of our city churches has recently invented and perfected a novel and as he doubtless imagines a strikingly effective piece of business the interior of the edifice is aldaya bathed in a dim religious dusk until the tune for the collection then as the rector delivers with deliberate sonorousness the words let L e t your r light ehi ne before be fore inen in e n the zealous functionary throws the throttle wide open and dazzles the congregation with the combined refulgence of a thousand gaslights producing an effect similar to the thrilling moment when the man in the top gallery of a bowery theatre turns de calcium on juliet life