Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-11-18

Let US not be 90 thin-sklnnei as 10 b. A.,
ven to abandon real good because n.
man" or any number of men "a5out ,.xs,
may undertake to ridicu!e IT, BE sure r.,
are right-then 70 ahead" is good mon
A playful communication in relation 70 ,
certain sFectason Of certain CEOir Singer
which appeared 10 your paper some i.y.
since, has Get number Of persons to hut
bunting. who, | hope, will relapse iuto 10.
ship. a good Choir is great help, 60!
would not have one discouraged or snnovs
by the contsnt apprehension OF Il.ua,urt!
criticisms. | shall not here attempt to sr
my ideas Of what good Choir must he, u
order to render proper assistance 10 the o.
tor of Church, and lead the congrcgitia
in that delight part Of public worShip-siu.
ing. This would be no uninteressIug &C..
to explore; nor would it be without It's pn..
bat as d. not think il needed, shall tz
enter upon it. l shall simply, for monet;
return to the first idea expressed about; tbs
good Cooir is a help. Where it .nonOp
ses the singing, and does so, DOT teGau.e Ia
congregation fluids in listeniag to II sUti,s
food Tor that part of our devotional nstJ1
which Graves music in which to express q
self, but because of the introduction OF "oH
tangled" tunes, and an unintellIgibIe ignsi
Of sacred muslc-negrO mlnstrelsy OLd ore
ratio pcrtormauces--in which Il large gofu..
Of the congregation can not JIM, "'j anJi.S
portion will not-then | say scout 1t cot 9
the house which it prcfanes BY It's Pte.ers
But love and desire to see cherished LHJn
which lead the congregation IN singing
Now, if singing is con6ued 10 the floor, OF II
oshsr words, if the Choir is dispensed With
it is found indispensable to have leader
With scarcely an exception that leader .
some ambitious member Of the Church al.
has thrust himself into the place, or s.m'
prominent member who has been thrust Ih:.
it, and who rarely knows more OF the FHt
ciples of music than the root above hIm SLIsl
echoes back his stunning noRe
"If fact he has no singing education,
An iBHOIdHt, HotcieSs, uDtiSS9' '"''''''
If there must be leader, why DOT base
one that understands bis buslneSsI ADD J.
one, how will it do harm to have dCA:o o.
morei Can not the congregation ioilO" %
lead Of one or more persons who sIug c.s
rectly az we'll as that Of one not so well qua
fled! Besides, the music should be al'F
ted TO the sentiment Of the bymo. h.'
many floor leaders are qualified by theif 10.
telligeDce and taste to perform t"i' m's-
both difficult and delicate? | want to 'e
this branch Of public worship cultivated WIZ
a higher aim than chsracterizcs most Of O''
Churches. We should have good slnsys
because nothing should be done 10 sIo'e'l
manner in the house Ell God, and oeeIo'
music is 81 ele7ating and cuuoblng. VI.
poreal tunes pacify our incorPoreal sou--'o'
carry it beyond itself, help, elevate e..
tend It," "a most admirable thing SO.
worthy of sideration, that can 50 IVY
the mind and stay those tempe'tOoos aus
tons of it," Let every Church have sOH
Choir, and let that Choir sing 50 as 20 ce u.
derstood, felt, and joined by toe c'Dg''9'
ton with
"Voices of melting tenderness, 'Aa' v.sN'
With pure and gentle musirg' u.. 'As''
Comminglng with the melody, l. b''"''
Rspt and dissolved in ocstacy 10 hta 1',a.,
MAN ABOUT TOWN