Christian herald and signs of our times . ave been render-ed as yet. A wonderful work is going on at Reading, Pa., whereDr. L. W. Munhall is conducting union services. TheMorning Herald of that city says that the history ofReading has no precedent with which to compare theimmense crowds that turn out twice a day, to hear , and Prof, and Mrs. Lowe, the sweet singers,and take part in the services. The outpouring wasphenomenal and hundreds were unable to get withinsound of the voices of the speakers and singers. LastSunday afternoon, the First Presbyterian Church wascrowded and in the e
Christian herald and signs of our times . ave been render-ed as yet. A wonderful work is going on at Reading, Pa., whereDr. L. W. Munhall is conducting union services. TheMorning Herald of that city says that the history ofReading has no precedent with which to compare theimmense crowds that turn out twice a day, to hear , and Prof, and Mrs. Lowe, the sweet singers,and take part in the services. The outpouring wasphenomenal and hundreds were unable to get withinsound of the voices of the speakers and singers. LastSunday afternoon, the First Presbyterian Church wascrowded and in the evening the Academy of Music, witha seating capacity of 1800, was more than crowded- Thehundreds turned away hastened to the court house,where an overflow meeting was held, and found thatbuilding packed to suffocation and the corridors so com-pletely filled that they could not enter there. A fairestimate places the attendance at the three meetings atbetween 10,000 and 15,000. Feb. i i, 1891. THE CHRISTIAN HERALD AND SIGNS OF OUR TIMES. 89. CURRENT EVENTS. Poet Whittier will Write no More—Premier Crispls Fall An Explorers Mishap—Worlds Fair Difficulties—An Alabama Race War—Fatal Floods in China, Etc. nphe Gentle Quaker Poet, John Greenleaf I Whittier, after a long and beautiful lit-erary career, has at last laid down hispen, his waning physical powers compelling himto rest during the days that still remain to sungin a strainat once sopure andlofty, and soint e n s e 1 ydevotio n a 1as thedeath ofEm e r s o 11,no man inA mericahas been soloved by theliteraryworld, andin summerthe OakKnoll Cot-tage, near Danvers, Mass., and the old house at Ames-bury, in winter, have been the objective pointsof thousands of pilgrimages. There, with hisdogs, his feathered pets and his beloved books,the snowy-haired man passes his decliningyears. He is now eighty-four, but his spareform is still straight and his eyes undimmed,although his step is l
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