Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-19

ihg oy ah audience attracted 10 the lecture and
oIato7lo III aid Of the organ fund OF ST PatIick's
Church.
The oratorio, which was under the direction of
Prof T. Caulheld, opened with the chorus
. Ana the glory of the Lord. :" from 90 Messiah -
Then came ths Swret solo - He was des pissed -
by Mrs franklin, one OF the fivorite voCalists Of
Washington. iii Prrgo,' the next piece on
The prog Tamme was executed SupPTbv by Mad
Caulfield, Mrs. Newton and Mr. w. Garfield
Mss Mary Mu:ray's beautiful voice next Joined
Mrs Newton in tie duet Quis sst Homo, from
hossini's "Stabat Mater" which loudly
apPiauded Ion each living soul trio, from
the oratorio of Haydns - Creation by Miss
MelcheT and MessTs. Dawson and Moves, closed
the FIRST part. and met deserved appreciation. IL
was one of the finest TeBdeTings, to which We
have ever listrned
Rev Father O'Toole then introduced the Rev
F. ID Lyman, of Baltimore, crude abstract of
whose beautiful Lecture on % Sacred Music" We
give below:
The origin of music was involved In obscurity
Music seemed, however, the natural voice of
emotion; its spell, su potent yet subtle, sub
Jected alike the untutored savage and the fierce
animal TO its soothing influence. The fexibilitv
OF the tones Of voice in ordinary speech, would
seem To invite to greater trial and greater triumph
in the realms Of song. Natures great choir with
answering Inusic in forest, ill. cataract and
ocean, must early have attuned tie sensitive soul
20 music but how soon il took a systematic
shape will ever lie cODJectural. Instrumental
masic, which Is sequence Of vocal, is early
mentioned in holy cTiptuIe, but ID was reserved
fof the Catholic Church to Ill up the measure of
IFS perfection, aud To prove that In that as In
painting and architecture. the lofty spirit Of
Christian worship must lead wings ere il could
soar. Until the Church VI dded music 10 her
ritual, ii Was imperfect Greece and RomG had
blended it wiIh their mythology; II bad lent ITS
inspiration to their poetry and their battles Lut
ID Was Of earth, earthly.
The Hebrews attuned IL TO Jehovah, with
PsalteTy, harp and umbrel they praised God,
Aaron ard Moses answering Miriam, when the
sea rolled upon the pride of Egypt. hing David,
The sweet singer, with four thousand teachers
1dug lat Israel to tune its voice to devoiions swell
and thence the ISraelites sang before tie Lord,
TIL carried away into captivity, they lung their
harPs nion the willow and refused tn sing The
Loids song in strange land Then their
sublime music was forgotten, aud tue second
Temple never beard the heavenly strains that
had filled the first. The Catholic Church alone
IL able TO renew such music, and, now,
swelling In that music known the Cdtbo-
lie chant, We hear the psalms OF David, the
prayer and praise Of the church, ascending to
God in the same tones which ages az o made . lad
the Temple of Jerusalem.
st. Ambrose, of NJ Ian, laid the foundation of
musical science i'm the fourth century, two centu-
,les after Pope Gregory made il perfect that il
has received and needs no Improvement POpes,
bishops, and Kings all len; their sanction TO mu-
sic, until the organ, the cTOwn ming triumph of in
strumenial art, first gave its solemn melody to
tbe world ia the seventh century, and sacred mu-
sic found there fitting voice for swelling bar
monies. The Church, continued the lecturer
accepted all music, simple composite, ancient
or modefn-she took al the gifts of her chiidItl
and laid them at the feet of her Lord Wherever
Hover grows or "a gem shines she gathers them
with rare patience Tor her cask@t and her crown
Applause Believing, with the apostle, 'ithat
every good and perfect gift cometh from the
Lord, and may De made useful unto His glory
The part OF SACRED melody in the revelations of
God from the time when the morning stars
praised God together. To the midni9 bit hour when
angels sang 10 the awakened shepherds =. lory
Ia God In the highest, and peace on earth to men
OF good will, - was beautifully portrayed. The
elements OF music slept in the air around us; "A
slight Pulsation and they awoke to our bidding:
but II was perhaps Only to mOrta. that they
slept, and when We cast oil this muddy yestuT,.
of decay, We might hear the voices that with
eternal pulsatiOn make the universe melodio us
and listen with angels TO the music of the spheres
The wonders OF the human voice ca pablo OF
competing with the mighty organ, through sew
eDteen degrees Of sound, and each deg gree capa-
bile of separation into one hundred parts, was
mentioned in ILLUSTRATION of how fraTfully and
wonderfully We are m.de. Then came a giaphic
and beautifully episode upon the music Of the
organ; as its music rolled through vanIted roof
and grOined column of some mighty cathedral,
making The air holy, "a though tue saints below
Lad rlsrn III meet the Lord from the tombS here
They had slept for Thousand years. True mu-
sic came from the sweet singer, Of Gcd II Dc
cite spirit could produce 1t Greece nor Rome
would have In: ked IL. If the exact method of
mathematics could have adjusted its scale IL
would have been known to the BrahInin of vi h.
nn But the music OF inhdels is ever imperfect
AID Whatever of momentary surprise or awe
h.is ht follow tue Sudden burst of martial airs
that from Moorish minarets Procla met The hour
al prayer, there was nothing in il like the touch
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solemn service of the drparted the dies Ira
Dies Iilai" the Lamentations of Holy Week; the
lofty . lie Drum;' the " l.auda Sion Salvador
slmi'' ana the touching chant az the Passion were
presented i, illustrations o! thu, music of TIE
Catholic ritual
The lecturer then proceeded 10 examine how q
knoWiedS~ OF devotional music might De inn
proved aud extended. He Insisted that those
Nvhom Gcd had blessed with musical talent
sh, ud return part OF the gin to hiM-that sacred
mel, 'dy should be introduced as an element of
pTima.g education. Until then, the L hoifs would
lack stIt pgtn and congregational singing be inn
possible.
In conclusion, he reminded his hearers that
the concord Lefween the soul and its God was
the fTuition OF harmony. and that alone lifted the
SUul To listen To the music OF the angels
Many points Of the lecture were greeted with
hearty applause, aud at its conclusion, the SPEAK
retired amid the aceamat ons OF his auditory
The OratoTiO resuuIIEg. the second part Com
iBencsd with the "Sanctus and Bsne dictus, -
fiOm BertbcVen's great mass in g, executpd in
nHs style by Mrs. Newton, Miss Mary Murray
and BrssEs. &. Jones and !, V. Moves La Ca
rita, (ckarity,} by Miss Kate Anderson Miss
Melcher, hrs. Calidn and NJ rs Newton followed
lksepins tue audience spell bound until the last
mole died away, when applause testified the uni
ssrsal delis h. with which il lad been received
Thr solo and chorus, - l.nlmHlatus, - from os-
sini's SLaElt Mate, the solo by Miss Murray,
Vas next presented in the highest styIa of uusi-
cal AT, and its noble execution loudly app aad. d.
The OraiOTiO closed with the chorus Tine Upay-
sns are Telling, Ion, Hay dus - C.eaiiJn,'' and
thr dndiehee Iriifed highly Plrasrd with en-
teiAihiiient which must have largely increased
the fund in aid Of which 70 was LGid
CRIMiSAL Court S oOHd TJia! Of JOHN
EsssI JIT the nn1.dsT Of Otc.H QEig!sy-To-
day, aIlrr having called eighty -four ,alesman to
S.gye a. iuCJ;s In this case, the requisite number
VS. SeIscisd and sworn. fuey are as follows ::
J.>iah ! Tshable, JOnH II. Peake, Harrison
Taylor, job ~ Angus, David Shoemaktr, ii. T..
Hon van, (dlhFmed,) Abel lee. Ii~nJamin H.
~eeHTy, l"uis med Levi Ieil, \ ii kagy
EI@xIus QUrrn, John r.. Chapel.
The Pet't Jurors of the panel OF this term were
sEeH dismissed til Hext Monday morning al 10
o'clock.
TBr District Attorney then proceeded 10 open
Ibs Ia Ihr JdTy, staIIgg the circumstances at
tending the mu'der OF Quiyiry. and laying down
the Ia~ ia relation TO the d reTent de.rr Of
murder.
Mr. bradley followed, on the part Of the de-
fsnce, stating al some length what was tx pecIrd
10 be proved On the part OF the defence a. TO the
character OF the prisoner, aud - TO the ciTcuuI-
-.lances which I'D ln