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1、The Old Church Bell 古教堂的钟IntheGermancountryofWürttemberg,wherethebeautifulacaciatreesbloombesidethehighways,andtheappleandpeartreesbenddowninautumnundertheweightoftheirripeblessings,thereliesthelittletownofMarbach.Itbelongstotheclassofquiteunimportanttowns,butitislocatedinabeaut
2、ifulspotneartheNeckar,theriverthatflowsswiftlypasttownsandgreenvineyardsandoldknights'castles,tojoinitswaterswiththoseoftheproudRhine.Itwaslateoneyear;thevineshadredleaves;showersfell,andthecoldwindsincreased.Thiswasnotahappytimeforthepoorpeople.Thedaysweredark,butitwasdarkersti
3、llwithinthecrampedoldhouses.Oneofthesestoodwithitsgabledendtowardthestreet,withlowwindows,poorandhumbleinappearance;andpoorindeedwasthefamilythatlivedthere,yetcourageousanddiligent,withtheloveandfearofGodwithintheirhearts.Godwassoontogivethemonemorechild.Thehourofitsbirthhadcome
4、;themotherlayinpainandneed.Fromthechurchtowercamethesoundofchimingbells,sodeep,sofestive.Itwasaholiday,andthesolemnringingofthebellsfilledtheheartoftheprayingwomanwithfaithanddevotion;sheliftedhersoultoGodinferventprayer,andatthatmomentherlittlesonwasborn;andshewashappybeyondwor
5、ds.Thebellfromthechurchtowerseemedtosendforthherjoyovertownandcountry.Twobrightbabyeyesgazedupather,andthelittleone'shairshoneasifitweregilded.OnthatgloomyNovemberdaythechildhadbeenwelcomedintotheworldbythechimingbells;themotherandfatherkisseditandwroteintheirBible,"ThetenthofNo
6、vember,1759,Godgaveusason,"addinglaterthathehadreceivedathisbaptismthenames,"JohannChristophFriedrich."Whatbecameofthelittlefellow,thepoorboyfromthehumbletownofMarbach?Atthattimenobodyknew,noteventheoldchurchbellhighinitsbelfry,thoughithadfirstrungandsungforhim,thatheshouldoneda
7、ysingthatmostbeautifulsongabout"TheBell."Andthelittleboygrew,andtheworldgrewlargerabouthim;theparentsmovedtoanothertown,butsomedearfriendsoftheirsstillremainedinMarbach;andthusithappenedthatmotherandsonreturnedthereonedayforavisit.Theboywasstillonlysixyearsold,butalreadyheknewpa
8、rtsoftheBibleandthepiousoldhymns;manyaneveningw
