The life and letters of Robert Collyer, 1823-1912 . fapqo OF ROBERT COLLYER 213 comical little organ, too small again for the smallcongregation. The singing of as good intentionI am sure as ever was heard; and the preachingonly to be mentioned for these reasons, that itwas the first fair chance at a free pulpit thepreacher had found, that he had sought for itwith many tears, that he occupied it with a soremisgiving that there never would be another ser-mon after this in hand, and that everything wasborne by that little flock with the sweetest pa-tience, and adorned out of their hearts with agr
The life and letters of Robert Collyer, 1823-1912 . fapqo OF ROBERT COLLYER 213 comical little organ, too small again for the smallcongregation. The singing of as good intentionI am sure as ever was heard; and the preachingonly to be mentioned for these reasons, that itwas the first fair chance at a free pulpit thepreacher had found, that he had sought for itwith many tears, that he occupied it with a soremisgiving that there never would be another ser-mon after this in hand, and that everything wasborne by that little flock with the sweetest pa-tience, and adorned out of their hearts with agrace that never was in the thing itself. Rob-ert Collyer did the bulk of the preaching, al-though not infrequently the visiting minister atthe First Church was invited to take an after-noon, or some special preacher from out of townwas secured for a Sunday or two. From the be-ginning, the new movement prospered. The lit-tle Baptist church had a seating capacity of only250, and this was soon well filled. The neigh-bourhood was growing with great rap
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