unknown male - the 1800's

from My Life and Sacred Songs, page 289:

" I heard Chancellor Sims relate," states the Rev. H. B. Gibbud, " that he was once travelling with a man from the West who was on his way to visit his father, whom he had left years before when he was a boy. There had been trouble between them, and the father had told the son that he could go. In his anger the boy said that he would, and that he would never return. He had gone West, where he became a wealthy ranch owner ; but he had never written to his father, and had held the anger in his heart toward him all those years. Then he told the Chancellor how it was that he was now returning. A …   more >>
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Ira David Sankey, My Life and Sacred Songs (1906), p. 289. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432215378845 accessed: 29 March, 2024

Listeners

unknown male
Cattle Rancher

Listening to

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Where is My Boy to-Night
written by Robert Lowry
performed by Ira David Sankey

Experience Information

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

Originally submitted by Gill on Thu, 21 May 2015 14:36:19 +0100
Approved on Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:29:53 +0100