Applause

What is your opinion on applause at singspirations? This question I received some time ago, and now I had best get on with the answer. I understand that the question concerns special numbers at the singspirations. At the very outset, I would have to say that I am opposed to such applause. The reasons, I believe, are quite evident. Let us briefly look at them. In the first place, we may ask the question, Why do we have singspirations, and why do we attend them? We may answer from Scripture;...