Mr. J. Denham Smith and family in Dublin - the 1800's

from My Life and Sacred Songs, page 131:

When Mr. J. Denham Smith was holding a series of meetings in the Metropolitan Hall in Dublin, his own little boy about four years of age was very much interested, and deeply convicted of his sinfulness. He was very fond of singing, as were all the members of his father's family. One evening after they returned from the children's meeting, his mother and sisters gathered around the piano and began to sing some of their familiar hymns, when his voice mingled with the rest. Though so young, he had caught many of the refrains and could join in them most heartily. Finally, they came to the hymn …   more >>
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Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs (1906), p. 131. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432040026382 accessed: 29 March, 2024

location of experience: Dublin

Listeners

Listening to

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Jesus is Mine!
written by Mrs. C.J. Bonar, T.E. Perkins
performed by The Denholm Smith Family

Experience Information

Date/Time the 1800's
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors

Originally submitted by Gill on Tue, 19 May 2015 13:53:46 +0100
Approved on Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:37:09 +0100