The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-29 00:00:00

WARIIMAX.
OPENING OF THE NEW ORGAN AT BT. NARY'S

CHURCH.

It will be remembered that the venerable and grand
old Churob of St. Mary's was re-opined last year,
alter • thorough reitecatioa, mad the impromismot
then ideated we fully reaserked oo at the time. An
OrgDO in Moping with tits noble stricture was than
felt to be raided, and the Improvement Committee
had nadir their eassideration either the reateval of the
old organ to • more eultabie pima or the masa of •
DOW cm, and in their deliberation they solicited the
*pinks of the late Miles Rodgett, Esq., who they knew
had had oonsiderable uperienes in these
having hiateall placed an organ In the fiam=
and been enlisted in the WOO= of committees
for parchaan others for churches in the immediate
neighbourh, This gentleman gam it as his opinion
that sines the WOODWII (alloy had been removed the
only suitable Moos for an organ would best the maim
end of the south aisle. Whilst matters wars under
consideration Mr. Rodgett died, and Mrs. Rodgett.
out of respect to the memory of her We husband, very
h•ndeomely offered to prima a memorial organ to the
church, which was most readily sacepted.
It is indeed • splendid Oft, &ad a more fitting
memorial to Mr. Rodgett, himself an hams' lover of
church music, could not possibly be imagined. The
organ has beat dasimmd and bat by the well-known
finn of Memos. Malay, Young. and Oldknow, of
liOng's-road, St. Poems, London, sad eme two
months back, on Its compl•tion. • series of organ
mita, were given at the manufactory by several
embank °manta. including Mr. K. H. Tarpia. Mr.
=
re, Stark. Ur. A. L. Tamplbs, Mx. G. C.
and Mr. H. S. Hoyte, all of whom expressed
great admiration both for the tone and construction of
the iastrement In immesh It has beta erected In the
eastern arch of the south stand lug and occupies the
whole of the soma between the floor and roofing of the
gallery, and a garage has been arranged at the left
of the key board for the clergy and choir to pass to
Sod from Fit. E lward's Chapel, now used as a robing
room. The organ ha.. frontage of 1611. with a return
In the south Male of 1.211., the height of the organ to
the top of the hoot pip.. being nearly 23ft. The
pipes ars miry elaborately and tastefully decorated.
although Dot such as to have any pretentious to mina-
the colours consisting of Preach grey. bins,
Ecoolai and plum, richly !Misted with gold. or. is
also an ornamental front showing in the south gallery.
The cam, of handsome figured oak, has • bold but
nag cornice running alma ihe front of the organ, and
the whole of the passiiins I. of Gothic design.
Lathed of Om usual closing of dam when the Mara-
meat is not in me, Messrs. Maley, Tame, and
Oldknow have arranged for • sliding elated door, eo
that the key fittings might at all dam be seen by
Melton to the church. The instrument oonside of
three manuals, 0C to Gin alt, and pedal organ MC
to F. gt ham 12 stops in ths Elwell organ, 9in the
Great organ, and 9in the Choir organ 4 in the
Pedal organ, and couplets acting on the pedals and
manual. The primary bellows is situated in • chamber
11 own the flr.. Edward's Chapel, from which air is
marled to two reservoirs MAO the organ, thus
'wearing periset steadiness of wind. The emotion of
Lb. organ in the shush has hese under the
sapsrlatendesse U,. Young and °Mt'
and we believe In story pilot woth has bee;
carried out to the satisfaction of ths donor.
Tho 1011/arise Is • " specillosikm" of the splendid
instrument :
' Three Manual., Commas CO-G, 56 Notes $ Pedal
Clavier, Compass oco-r, Naos.
Gann Osa ta.—Doublo open di metal, 16
1;h0L/0, 56 pipes; Open dlapation, , 00, 56 ;
diapason, metal, 811,, CC, 56; Clarsballs,
wood, eft., CC, 56; Principal, mead. 41t., 00, 56;
Xsreeenlo data metal, 411., CC, 254; Fifteenth,
5711 ft., OC., 66 ; quasi, 4 racks, 00,
9eshee, m 44. day CP, 68.
Amu, 010411,--4.700tr0 penta, motel and wood,
161 t., CO, 56 p:4lB.l__
..03•11418O•130. CO. M ;
titop.d diapeaca, • CO;
moutO ; m.'ollll4l4l,_meitol.
Bft., C, 84 ; Voir 05..741.0. 0 ;
Principal, Mal, 4ft., CC, 56; ‘tt"
CC. 56 Loolat, m.tal, 211., 617, •rwt, oreo,
metal, 3 ranks, CO, 168,
_• Cernopeau, met..,':wigs(
56; Oboe, metal, 811., 00, 56; Von human.,
CC, 56.
CHOIR Osats.—Open diapason, nettol, Oft., CO, 56
pip.; Duloiono. motol, Eft., CC, 56; 8.11 tom*
metal,_Bft . 0,44 ;Lieblich sedacht, metal and wood,
811., CC, 56 ; Suabe flute, weal, 41t., CO, 56; Gem.
shorn, motel, Mt_ CC, 56 ; Hamook piccolo, metal,
211., 00, 56 ; Contra fagotto, metal, 16ft, C, 44;
Clarionet, metal, Alft., C, 44.
oasts.-opeo diapason. wood, 161 t., COC,
30 pip..' Bourdon, wood, 16k, COO, $0 ; Floloacello,
wood, Ott. COO, 80; Trombone, metal and wood,
1611., °cc!, 30.
ACIOSMOORY te' great; swell to
Moir • choir to great; meat to • swell to
pedalo; ; choir to pedals; four combination pedals to
meat and pedal argeas ; three combination pedals to
swell organ; hone shoo pedal to" great to •"
tremulast to swell organ; wind supplied gamallotie
berre bellow, in chamber sway from organ, and two
ressrvoirs at Menai premieres hid& woe ; oak moo,
decorated pipes In front and sod; total No. of pips,.
2,020; weight of organ, 10 tons.
On Thursday morning bat. the Rector waited on
Mrs. llodgett and presented the following to mord-
lion of her generosity In presestias the organ.
"To Mrs. Miles Relant,Soodford. %violators.
We, the underalgoed, on
_behalf of the Improveamat
Committee sad CoftrepOoo of Bt. Marys Church,
desire to express to you our heartfelt gratitude and
thanks for the splendid Organ which you hate been
to pressat to our Ohara. We bops it will be
ema means of increasing the desire to maks the
worship of God more reverent and real. We deeply
=the sad circumstances which led you to make
adman* addition to our Church and Town, but
It will ever keep fresh in our memory him who it gone
before us, and who took eo deep an interest in
the musical portion of our services.
assay Pusan &room IL A., F. R.G.S., F.A.S.,
On behalf of the Coogregadon of
BR-Mary's Church,
Fistula" Flunn,
On bokolf of the Improvement
Committal and tin town of Wareham

The forma opening took place on Murcia, after-
noon, whoa spacial and appropriate services were held.
• vast amount of interest had been talteo by the inhabi-
tants of the town in the erection of the new Instrumeet,
mid they have Indeed great cause to be proud of it.
The weather was beautiful beyond description, and
large numbers of persons from the enrroundlog villages
were attracted to Um church. Charming flowers
had bean utilised in the &monition of the snored edifice.
The noble proportions of the fine old obtimb, moo
when onadormd, hays always • striking effect, but on
tide day, with the beautifully illuminated pipes of the
new organ, and with the untdeite floral adornments,
was presented • mace of unusual loveliness that can-
not be described. Tbe pulpit, choir stalls, lectern, font.
the 'est end. and the windows, were each and all
decorated with expildte taste. which refiected much
credit on the skill of the following ladies : —Mr'.
Denial (pulpit), Miss Bartlett (sort sod), Ml'.. Clarke
(lectern), Mrs. F. Marshallsay (window.), Miss
Poynte (windows), Mrs. Kitt°, (choir stalls), Miss
0•9107 (leetere), and Misses Yearsky f foot).
The service commenced at half-past three, and there
was • good congregation. Mr. B Tton Smith pre-
sided at the organ, the following being the order of
aervke :—Prooessiosal hymn, •• Onward, Christian
S ddiers response., Tanis ; psalms 148, 149, 150.
Woodward, Goss, and Grant Chant, Idagnificat and
Nam Dissittia, Arnold in A; antlmen, leash tl..
4. 5, " Comfort ye my mode; Every v!lley ; And the
Glory." Handel ; hymn before memos, '0 Lord, bow
ioyful tin to sem ;" hymn after sermon. Pteasent are
-.cuts tore:" reesesional hymn. "0 Hippy band
of cilgri -• wen present the Bay. EL Pelham
Among the Hew.; P,,,etla•anon Lici.ebvs4
Stokes (rectorVem. a.. -"IT'
F. Langford -roat Mt (Holy
Lit. John's, symoutb), Rev. L.- ...Wmtana.
Trinity. BoarDsmoatk), Rm. J. Wynn.. e‘ms,
Rey. Nmh, Bev. Speneer Smith, Bev. H J. '
Bev. H. Brows, Rey. H. Criertborp, BAT. H. E.aardliw,
RAT. J. A. Lawton. The swim was Intoned by the
Hon, and Rev. Portman, the fin* lance rend by
Rev. J. A. lAIWSOn (Poole), and the mooed by the
Rey. J. F. Langford. The choral portions of the
service were rendered with greet ability the choir i
the onlasion being sodded by the Wareham Clo;:la
l
Society and the choir of Sandford Church. Mr.
Dudlm• the choirmaster, sang Um tenor radiating and
air, Comfort ye" and Every Vaney," in a
=mom which marked him to be • singer of unusual
amto,
rW. believe Mr. Dudley was for 03111* time a
lay 4ca in Lichfield Cathedral.
The sermon was prembed by the Rev. Canon
Stephenson from the tut—. How shall we g aho
Lord's snag in • Waage lead r Wigan 4-4.1
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