The Harvest Waits

Author: Mrs. C. R. Allen

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First Line: Lo, the harvest waits for reapers!
Title: The Harvest Waits
Author: Mrs. C. R. Allen
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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RATHBUN

This story is associated with the writing of RATHBUN: One Sunday in 1849 Ithamar Conkey (b. Shutesbury, MA, 1815; d. Elizabeth, NJ, 1867) walked out of the morning service at Central Baptist Church, Norwich, Connecticut, where he was choir director and organist, frustrated because only one soprano f…

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