But appreciation gained the upper hand, and the congregation gave rousing applause after the final hallelujah.
A large audience gathered at Carnegie Hall and gave them rousing applause.
Explanations of provisions brought the miners to their feet several times, participants said, and provoked rousing applause that could be heard outside the building.
"The crowd, assuming it was part of the act, gave rousing applause."
In addition, he kept up his signature anti-tax theme, an attack that continued to get rousing applause.
Despite the eventual loss, the audience gave them a "rousing applause".
The announcement was met with rousing applause in every city.
But most people stayed in their seats, and the performance drew rousing applause.
"I have always been here to break taboos," he says to rousing applause.
The Secretary General also spoke at the event, to rousing applause from leaders of women's organizations.