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November 13, 1881
The Daily Astorian
Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
What is this article about?
Rev. E. P. Tenney, pastor of a Congregational church in a Massachusetts sea-coast town, receives a dress-coat and bonnet for his wife at a donation-party. The next Sunday, wearing the new clothes, they are embarrassed when the choir sings 'Who are these in bright array?'
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Rev. E. P. Tenney, the genial and witty president of Colorado College, was at one time the beloved pastor of the Congregational church in a sea-coast town in Massachusetts. To eke out his salary, his people gave him a donation-party, among the presents being a fine new dress-coat for the pastor, and a tasty bonnet for his better half. On the following Sunday, as they walked up the aisle in their new habiliments, the choir inadvertently struck out with the voluntary, much to the discomfiture of the sensitive clergyman and his wife, "Who are these in bright array?"
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Donation Party
Church Gifts
Pastor Embarrassment
New Clothes
Choir Voluntary
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. E. P. Tenney
Where did it happen?
Sea Coast Town In Massachusetts
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. E. P. Tenney
Location
Sea Coast Town In Massachusetts
Story Details
Rev. Tenney's congregation gives him and his wife new clothes at a donation-party to supplement his salary. The next Sunday, as they enter church in the new attire, the choir sings a hymn questioning their bright array, causing embarrassment.