They must have been made of the stuff called `` everlasting , '' or perhaps of the same piece as Christian 's garments in the Pilgrim 's Progress , for he put them on two summers ago , and has not yet worn the gloss off . I have taken a great liking to those black silk pantaloons . But , now , with nods and greetings among friends , each matron takes her husband 's arm , and paces gravely homeward , while the girls also flutter away , after arranging sunset walks with their favored bachelors . The Sabbath eve is the eve of love . At length , the whole congregation is dispersed . No ; here , with faces as glossy as black satin , come two sable ladies and a sable gentleman , and close in their rear the minister , who softens his severe visage , and bestows a kind word on each . Poor souls ! To them the most captivating picture of bliss in heaven is -- `` There we shall be white ! '' All is solitude again . But , hark ! -- a broken warbling of voices , and now , attuning its grandeur to their sweetness , a stately peal of the organ . Who are the choristers ? Let me dream that the angels , who came down from heaven , this blessed morn , to blend themselves with the worship of the truly good , are playing and singing their farewell to the earth . On the wings of that rich melody they were borne upward . This , gentle reader , is merely a flight of poetry . A few of the singing men and singing women had lingered behind their fellows , and raised their voices fitfully , and blew a careless note upon the organ . Yet , it lifted my soul higher than all their former strains . They are gone , the sons and daughters of music , -- and the gray sexton is just closing the portal . For six days more , there will be no face of man in the pews , and aisles , and galleries , nor a voice in the pulpit , nor music in the choir . Was it worth while to rear this massive edifice , to be a desert in the heart of the town , and populous only for a few hours of each seventh day ?
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