His son Robert and I both majored in physics and mathematics and hence studied together. Consequently I spent a lot of time in the Lehman house and got to know the family. I took one course, “Evidences of Christianity” with C. K. as teacher and I was impressed how he was not afraid of any of my questions. C. K. is on of the significant others in my list of people who have had a major influence in my life.

(I recorded “Awake Oh Earth” on my keyboard years ago. It is one of my favorite old tunes.)

Dorothy Jean, a further note on the EMC faculty quartet recording. Lois Bowman found
this tape of March 10, 1963, live recording at a Mountain View Mountain Mennonite Church
evening Vespers. Very interesting program. All the songs you mentioned are there. Ernest
Gehman did his sketches; he may have been the pastor. Henry Weaver Sr. composed
a new song. It may be interesting to compile informative liner notes and a few historic photos
if available. Marty King at 91短视频 can make copies for $5, extra $4 for shipping.

i understand about pianos, but parlor organs? what ‘disreputable places’ were they found in? What connections do organs of any kind (but especially pump organs) have with ‘riotous living’? This thinking goes back all the way to Genesis 4 and Cain’s offspring (Cain-Enoch-Irad-Mehuzael-Methushael-Jubal):verse 21, “Jubal: he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe” (Genesis 4:21).

Me too! And while we are onto the matter of the Faculty Quartet, I would just add that Ernest Gehman’s sketches were surely the single most exciting features of their singing for me (in a world long before we, in our family at least, had such “worldly” entertainment as television!). He illustrated “There Were Ninety and Nine” with an amazing sketch of a shepherd reaching over the edge of a cliff with a shepherd’s crook (as I recall the sketch) to rescue a sheep. He illustrated “The Little Brown Church in the Vale,” as I recall, not nearly so dramatic a sketch, however. And he surely, and no doubt most dramatically of all, illustrated “Faith of Our Fathers” with a sketch of several Anabaptists being burned at the stake. Talk about early childhood introductions, very vivid ones, to Anabaptist history!

me too. I’d love a copy of that rare recording of the Faculty Quartet!

I’d never heard about this, but it happened when I was 8 or so. I wish I would have been part of the excitement. How very good of your husband to stand up for good music.

I’d love to get hold of one of them.

I remember going to hear the Messiah performed in the gym the Christmas of 1964. That must have been the renegade concert. I know it raised no ire in our family!