Hold The Fort - Hymn For Nov 24
This is my nephew's favourite hymn. I remembered the story I had read and wanted to post it with the hymn. Taken from The Gospel Awakening Sermons Of D. L. Moody , from the chapters on D. W. Whittle and Philip Paul Bliss. "Maj. Whittle," as his old army friends love to call him, has for many years been a well-known business man of Chicago, where his integrity, activity, and efficiency, earned for him a high regard in the consideration of his business associates... He is, perhaps, better known throughout the country as the companion of the "sweet singer" and author - Philip Paul Bliss. His first effort in connection with Mr. Bliss was made five years ago, in a small town near Chicago. It was on this occasion that he told the story, "Hold The Fort," which Mr. Bliss has rendered immortal. “Hold the Fort” was founded on an incident of the late war, which has been thus graphically described by Mr. Moody: “I am told that when General Sherman went through ...