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Show Hymn Singing Out of Style. "The other morning," remarked tho old-fashioned man, "I had to put the question to myself as to whether people peo-ple ever sang hymns any more In New York outside of church. It came about through my hearing. a woman singing 'Lead, Kindly Light,' the words and melody of which camo floating down to my room through an alrshaft. When I heard It I was reminded of the fact that In the five years I've lived hero I never beard any one singing a hymn .before In our apartment houRe, or anywhere else, so far as that goes, save in church or on the street corner by the Salvation Army. And yot, al though I never go to vaudeville performances, per-formances, I am kept thoroughly Informed, In-formed, through the medium of that same alrshaft, as to what Is the latest thing In popularity. Old-fashioned hymn-singing, Ilko old fashioned ' homes, are out of date, I guess." |