Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-03-16
Instrumental Music in Church.

Instrumental Music in Church.
a very honsst-arvyarir. preacher from
tie S5u,b.v,s, lodg.J with ae or a night.
all ca hearing tha, o. church which s1gr-
81 instrumental music had b,u llsssdvish
q revival, D., related ihs following design
ius % show in what ahh1rrsuc, such thing,
sr, held where Dee r-silei -
Their was station IN - Crnfr.rcs
vh5rc an instrument &, used by the choir.
and, as ia congregation, they had no revival
fyr e.ch, or ten years. 40 che ris' ~ Gone
ference session OF -- wear. the bishop
rad "a a brother. name o. that appoint
mont, who instantly Span, Q, ID, f,,, and
by-,cl ,hs bishop O. szcus. him. adding
"thayc spent two wears then hcfury. and
no, a ~1gl was converted, hecaus. they have
q violin iu The church"
The bishop, being WY arr1mm0ll,in;,
released him, and announced another, who
likgui-c b,.-yi "a. .1r ,hc same reason, DE-
clariu- Do. b-lirfthlt they uryrrvrall have
a rgyigala. long OF, they karttaa, sanctuary
dissenting thiu- amUD- them Thet.h.p
sl, inau's,nt, rg.gasei L.m a,,a, ami au-
ua1nsei th.rl. who. rising. thanked the
bishop fr ths appointment iar De below.
al De could drive ths sur,, frum tbr h.a-
cf God, and promote revival among ,hy
People
Cu bic way % che appointment. hr rur-
chased a hr-r .hrn. which De ,a'Irl o.
consb striving a, The village heIu,ur at
tavern When evening came, De .trul'rl
Out IN hi- travelling apparel, AMI found rhr
choir uf Do, church met O. Ilstiar with
their avr.te instrument. No. took h..-lt
rgmo,, from che choir. aud when they DE-
gan Co sound and sing. brNrv a hearty
l.as, upoa %, she'll Confusion o. o,ur~.
eu.uel, anI the .trau-.r rnrmarII O., Dee
si,t, hut Goa ihe -egual Trial. he l,.a 81. hard
Bias, that 10 completely hrokcup thrmr,'-
ing AMI DE- li.,urhHr was safely lodged iu
hn
Appearing next morning before thr mag
i.tratc, De- plead Ignorance uf th..r usar,-.
n, haI Irarl they served cool with iu.tru-
msut.-,.r, Of ,hiu-, tagy never savuat io
The hack region, .f che >,lts-hat a. De-
hal a'vay, layrl 90 u.u in worship, he
thought hr would .nuul hi, shell Do view
Of Do, manifest Ignorance, D.. VA, Gnrl only
o dollar AMI released
No. was ..,u Do. NOR, till sabbath morning
when ,hs congregation a,-smNal. and wait
i1- ;ir arrival OF tTrir uev pastor, were
greeted hy hy a-yrll jr,>.-i -.ut,.mau a,-
cyu1iu- thc rulT.t with tlat u.I familiar
sir.I under DIS arm. With much ,angti-
u.ui1u. -rl-. De PLACED d, UPON che desk,
and bowel i1 silent Irlyr Amer Due c,-
rcl.1y Boa -...g'.ss Hgra,, i--g1,, Oe., ir
r1sr and rll ur I.H-I 3D., hymu. H. choir.
as their custom vas. ..ruil t...r uu..r.
and BEGAN g, SIM, iu va..a oer.. %. .a-
rlc-i most spiritually v.tI l.. ,as.l J.u-
fusion, 90 cu.r-', ensured. >ur w.r. es-
y.trl 90 laughter, aul oth.rs t.au-.r. when
The new pastor, tsisu,u- ignorance gs thc
cause, N.l-
" Brothers, VA hal hs.ter ,ry a-lin.
They Made another ts.4i, and hs E.v %,
Shell .raaI .g1lr, aag,AlgJr.-kIgvu
Of course.
Brothers, sail De. "i, seems tome YOU
don't make that aye thing @, (, uT much.
I have heard that you yluiI serve God vi,i
them ta.us,, whether YOU sing os not; sae-s
wgll Try one, more
H. refined the hymn, aad they bean
again, when Dee blew a longer AMI louder
bias, than ever, and completely broke down
TIE cb.ir. H. now addressed them with
Increasing seriousness, saying
81 am Disappointed in your singing, bro-
Their. Iusvyr saw one Of ,hrm ate thing.
what You have 60 ,aryc Cod with. spg,c
] e5uI no, make it &, any better than YOU,
ii should yry Bat bless G,I, am good
on the oouch' Now, br,,agr,, DO %. try
me way VI, 10 0ut wr.'.'
Bi1-a -l,I singer, be commenced, ia
which al che ls,put OF the congregation
jpiued, and D., all, within thrrc month.
they hal Che -rratcst revival ever heard Of
In tlls' r.sl.us Michigan AIyura,s.