The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-09-29
A GREAT ORGAN.

city, fer st. Jo~cpl's Church in Albany:
1t says:
"Ihis organ, t,ult for the new St. 10:
srpii's Church, Albany, is the largest instru-
ment IN this country. As the chuch is
about two hundred and fifty feet long, the
power of the instrument is none too great:
There may he one or two organs in Amer
1ca which "nt.numbcr this in registers OF
pipes; but if so, the registers will be found
to te half or incomplete stops, used for
some mechanical purposes such as coup
lIngs or tremuIar,s, willie the number of
n'"cs will b" increased by the use of those
ot small Or inefficient size
"Ihis organ is the first in New England
built upon thry-two feet scale and, so
far as we hcve been able to ascertain. ths
t'rat succcssfrl one iii the toun,ry. This
fact alone would make it superior in size
hut if We examine the list of the stors
tncan'ng the sounding of musical stopsJ
we shall find one Of thirty.two feet actual
length; five of sixteen feet, besides thres
more giving the sixteen foot pitch seven
:cen ot eight feet, besides t!liee more civ.
Ing the eight foot pitch. The size Of the
sonnd-board, bellows, AMI the general plan
OF the organ are far beyond any hitherto
attempted here. There are four d fferent
pressurcs Of wind, which will account for
Che tullncss, roundness and firmness of tone
throughout the instrument.
Another thing which organsts will
heartily appreciate is the introduction of
the pneumatic action; 1t is applied to the
great swell and pedal organs separately, and
in such amanner that the tonch of the full
crgan, with all the couplings drawn, is
scarcely heavier than that Of grand
piano. The advantages of this wonder.
tul mechanism will be apparent to any
one. 1t is said that it requires twenty
FOUR pounds pressure to play the full or.
gan in lorkminster:' and certainly rapid
movement is out af the question where so
much power is expended. In this instru-
ment the organist can bring down all it's
thunders as easily as to make it whisper
like ARIEL
"Tho key action is reversed, 80 that
the organist faces the alter with the con-
gregaton."
Only one BricI' upon 4inothcr.-Edwin
was one day looking at large building
which they were putting up opposite to his
fathers house. IIo watched the work.:
men from day to day ss they carried up tlre
brick and mortar, and then placed them iu
their proper order Ills father said to
him:
"E'lwin, you seem to Lo very much taken
up with the brickIayer pray what might
you be thinking aLouts IIave you any no.
ton of learning the trade?'
"No," said Edwin, smiling, "Lut Was
just thinking what a little thing brick is,
and yet that great house is built BY laying
one brick upon another"
"Very true, my boy ;never forget it.
Just so it is with all great works. llyou:
learning is one little lesson added to anoth.
er. II n man could walk all around the
world, it would be by putting one foot be.
fore the other. Your whole life will lie
made up OF ono little momen. after another,
Drop added to drop makes the ocean,"
Learn from this not to despise little
things. learn, also, not to be discouraged
by great labor. The greatest labor becomes
easy if divided into parts. You could not
jump over mountain, but step by step
takes you to tic other side. Do not fear
therefore, to attempt great things. Al
ways remember that the whole of the great
building is only one brick upon another:
Lore.-Love makes drugery delightful
1t iorgets self, and lives for Others. Love
ort-rnns law, and leaves it behind. Not to-
he able and permitted to serve is penalty.
The question is not 'NNhat must I dof'
but What may doe TO give pleasure
is its JOY. TO grieve its object. is to grieve
itself love is the secret Of the believers
life; and this often makes linn pass in the
world as an enthusiast. 1t stops at notl,-
ing. Mountains Of difficulty are no more
to it than plains. 1t clasps the cross and
kisses it. Love strengthened Mary when
The soldiers quaked with fear. Love
kept her lowering round the sepulclrs
when all the disciples were scattered to
their own homes. Love has a Joy of its
own, which a stranger cannot understand,
It's fed by the unseen spirit Of Goo, whilst
reposing on an unseen Saviour. :, To lose
life for him, is to gain it. TO suffer mar
tyrlom for Jesus, is to see him standing at
the right hand Of God, waiting to welcome
his servant into glory. ..,.o. .a~..
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