Prayer and Praise in Song
A VISITOR in Northern Michigan, in 1882, tells of being led by his host to the mouth of the famous Calumet and Hecla copper mine a little before five o'clock in the afternoon. "Stand here and listen," said his friend. There was silence for a moment, and then, coming from the earth beneath their feet, faint sounds were heard. They grew stronger and more distinct as they waited, seeming like the weird melodies played by the wind on telegraph wires. Nearer and nearer they came, mingled with the creaking of machinery, and resolving themselves at last into the familiar notes of "Nearer, my God, to Thee." In a moment the cage reached the top of the shaft, and the day shift of Welsh miners, who had been singing their way up from a depth of hundreds of feet, stepped out, and, baring their heads, joined in "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow," and then quietly turned homeward. "They do this every night when their work is done," said the host. "It is their expression of praise and thanksgiving."—New York Evening Mail.