Reception for Fanny J. Crosby Tonight (1899)

Syracuse, New York, 1899

Reception to Fanny J. Crosby

Fanny J. Crosby, the blind hymn writer, will give an entertainment this evening at the Bellevue Avenue M.E. church. After the programme a reception will be given to Miss Crosby. The programme follows:

Singing by the congregation of one of Fanny J. Crosby's hymns.
Prayer
Introduction, by the pastor.
Recitation of her poems, Fanny J. Crosby.
Duet, selection from F. J. Crosby, by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Huntley.
Reminiscences from her life, by Fanny J. Crosby.
Personal associations with Fanny Crosby at Tully Lake, by Mrs. John Roberts.
Solo, "Hide Thou Me," (F. J. Crosby), by Mrs. W. C. Baird.
Recitations (humorous), Fanny J. Crosby.
Ladies' quartet, "Speed Away" (F. J. Crosby), Mrs. Gallagher, Mrs. Baird, Mrs. Houghton and Mrs. Huntley.
Recitations, Fanny J. Crosby.
Singing by the congregation, "All the Way My Saviour Leads Me" (F. J. Crosby).

—The Evening Herald, Syracuse, New York, August 29, 1899, page 5.