Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-25
TIE oRGAN-IIARMONIUNr.

M.ssrs Mason &; TInmln the wcll.known manulac'
,-a, oc {, 37o,,sl MeluIcuns" in Boston, have re-
Gently optainpd Two patents on their ne" m":ic'lI i
,rrr,on, tte u Organ. tTarmnninm;" lately inVenlru
by Them and most excellent ming ,T' n;,r .ni ~,
churches lecture. .rnnms or vestres, anu which, AZ
.,s, ~ c,lv c950 will answer every purpose OF hh
esOo n, $1,000 organ. The low price oi Inc =" organ
ITormnni,lm ruts il within ihr means OF very many
cnngrrnai aiinns without the amliiy 10 Pl'.''se "s
o,nn ~ secure valuable aid in The service oi song
IT, cm,l;,v and variety of tone the Organ liarm"nlnn
m orv rich and ms il is exceedingly Gnlck and promr.
in ia action i, is alsn very Taiuanie apP'nuaer W
The no rlor answering the rnrPnSe 81 serunr rs wen
as acret music Messrs Mason il'thn increased @
r;I,,;s omobn ,bem now 10 supply orders for these
;s,,nmsn,s ne we'll as fur their melodeons with nnch
ar.o,r dsnoicb than hert,ofnre. AS The Organ-lar-
noninn ia manufactured solely ny thr pat" "llrs u IS
heller 10 make application direct 10 mem Ch"cnts
NAV rely with confidence upon we h;o I" s
rnbliIy of their instruments, enrh one ot which IS
,io.nrnLl, ,ested and proved befure leaving their
hands.
The foresning extract is from the " Musical Rev'ew
ond Ga-effe." and we copy it for the express benefit
of the Bap,is congregation in this place. We under
stand they wish to improve their Church Music by The
in,rodnc,ion of some instrumental assistance. 1t Is
exactly the ng they ought TO do. Until IS done'
there will be such thing as real worship IN s part
of the Sancinays exercises. 1t is absurd 10 say tha'
the praises of our Gud can be better rendered ny Inc
voice alone In the earliest days. those praises were
hymned IN unison with The harp and The tabor, ana
even with trumpets and shawms. There Is reason'
there is religion in the practice If the Creator Is 10
bs worshipned in music Mt ALL should it not be music
Of The highest order altanahle by each congregations
Do we honor Gud by allowing his House 10 become
The scene from time 10 time, Of ridiculous failures IN
most important part Of his worsIip lsit religious
to permit cracked and sqneakng voices olead in lift
ing The sacred thanksgiving of song to The most llIg
when with small outlay and little lronbe, inspring
elevating harmonies can be substituted!
The dag of narrow ohjec!ion to the use OF musical
instruments in churches is, are glad 10 say, almost
entirely passed. Something of the kind Is, IN our
opinion, an essential Of proper worship Seven voices
ont of ten require an instrument TO enable them 10
hurmouize in song. Seven choirs ont of ten require
an instrument to-kecp Them 10 the pitch upon when
they begin. Add TO This the agreement in time tso
necessary to all musical performances) thereby made
easy and the charm Of sweet accnrds which correct
instrument, properly used, always lends 10 The solemn
songs of ZION, and il is really matter of wonder lint
all Intelligent and wealthy congregations, like that for
which we Row writc do not supply their churches win
these appliances 10 The full.
1t NAV be that The OrganIiarnoninm is Just The
thing for n room with the dimensions o our baptist
church. The Rcrie,r and Ga=cttc"is good authority
in such matters Let it he cnqnired nlo and il the
instrument is really what its makers declare 1t 49,
pray get it at once