George’s-in-the-East,andhadfoundittobeanestablishmenthighlycreditabletothoseparts,andthoroughlywelladministeredbyamostintelligentmaster。Iremarkedinit,aninstanceofthecollateralharmthatobstinatevanityandfollycando。’ThiswastheHallwherethoseoldpaupers,maleandfemale,whomIhadjustseen,metfortheChurchservice,wasit?’-’Yes。’-’DidtheysingthePsalmstoanyinstrument?’-’Theywouldliketo,verymuch;theywouldhaveanextraordinaryinterestindoingso。’-
’Andcouldnonebegot?’-’Well,apianocouldevenhavebeengotfornothing,buttheseunfortunatedissensions-’Ah!better,farbetter,myChristianfriendinthebeautifulgarment,tohaveletthesingingboysalone,andleftthemultitudetosingforthemselves!YoushouldknowbetterthanI,butIthinkIhavereadthattheydidso,onceuponatime,andthat’whentheyhadsunganhymn,’SomeonenotinabeautifulgarmentwentupintotheMountofOlives。
Itmademyheartachetothinkofthismiserabletrifling,inthestreetsofacitywhereeverystoneseemedtocalltome,asI
walkedalong,’Turnthisway,man,andseewhatwaitstobedone!’
SoIdecoyedmyselfintoanothertrainofthoughttoeasemyheart。