The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-01-20
To the Friends and Lovers of Sacred
Music in Geauga County.

! III uSAS III NOduSa OOuhbJ'
Alta Meeting of the Geuuga County Musical
Association, at Hambden, in Nov last, it was
under consideration whether something could not
| be done to increase Interest in, and advancement
of, the object for which the Association was
| formed, when Committee was appointed TO con-
slider and report for the action of the Association
! The undersigned were appointed as Committee,
and submitted the following which was unani-
mously adopted
| ReSOlUod, That The next meetings Of the Asso-
Citations be held on the first Thursdays and FRI
days of obruary and May next, aud at the fret
meeting each male mem bcr should pay to the
| Treasury OF the Association the sum OF Twenty
five cents, aud each female member the sum Of
Ton ccuts, and at the second meeting. double the
above rates, TO create n fund to enable the AS
socialion to secure tho services OF Prof. VIM. B.
| Bradbury, in Convention Of the friends Of Mu-
SIC to be held at some timo and point hereafter
to be designated. Also,
| R,SolUcF, That this resolution be published in
the Je6erSonjau Democrat, and that the Commit.
tee address, at the same time n Circular to the
friends of Music, urging their hearty corporation
! in carrying out the above resolution.
III obedience TO the above we shall briefly com
ply, co ncciving it only necessary to bring it be-
fore you, 10 receive hearty response You are
aware that the Association has been organized
some five years, and, at its first organizaon an
swcrcd well The purpose its friends desired; but
with progressing time and developing talent, il is
| found not TO meet the wants of ALL nor even TO
awaken and keep alive the interest desirable
among class that should be brought forward to
aid in Choral Mueic. The Association has held
its meetings during most Of the year, once in a
month for a day at time, in most cases; but
| where il has been extended TO the second day, it
has been found profitable. But The frequent re.
currence Of these meetings has, at length, thrown
of much of the novelty at first in meeting from
town TO town, till convenience is consulted; and
many Of the townships, OF late, are only wen rep
resented when the meeting is he'd nt homo and
sometimes hardly that Now it needs no long
circular to show that interest must decline, il
those whose names are appended TO the Coustitu.
| Iion, make no sacrifice or comparatively none, Ia
be present at the meetings Of the Association. -
When members from extreme parts of the county
meet with those of the other extreme, and the
central ones are gone, we can but onq uire as to
the cause. and therefore recommend first, less
frequency nd icngor sessions; but on this point
inc ut feature which HOW appears faulty, did nj
so appe ar five years ago, viz No Funds. Thi,
has not ongrossed the thoughts of the prominent
members of the Association for some time, and
various hitherto Intellectual attempts have beer
made TO create and sustain Treasury equal tc
the increasing wants of the musical talent Of ouI
county. Other counties, with similar assoca
lious are beginning TO realize tlebenefs Of fund
! us the increasing interest in their annual cOnven.
lions fully devclopes. This is our argument for
doing likewise. In June last, it was proposed
and adopted to create Treasury, and tax maIc
members Twenly-f five cents semannuay. In
Sept, the response was only Five dollars, and
there we stand; aud your Committee think that
this Part of the resolution will test the desire Of
the friends Of music in the County, in favor OF
not, OF the advancing continuance of Musical
Association in this Comfy. OF its desired con
,inuance we have no doubt. The oppressed sym.
pathy on the part Of cergymeu for its maintain
auce is good argument in its favor and their con
tinued and increased sympathy will do much il
all the congregations of the County 10 impair
new life to our Association, and in return, i'm
prove the music of their individual choirs; bu
not alone they. Come, every leader, and bring
. with yoa every singer that desires 10 improve, nnt
1 let have general hearty revival of interest
and we may have, at our next meeting, such
refreshing as We have not known at any meet
ings Of the Association before; mud we may in
I; telfgenlly confer about the future If any disar
feclion has kept you away, lay il aside II an,
undefnabIe something TO luL you to Sleep am
thus your neglect, throwit off. II because yor
are advanced, you are not proftcd always 5,
much more need have We OF your services, tha
we may be brought out too Lastly, go to lGnuts
burg in Feb and there, face % lace, let us full,
and freely discuss the whole matter.
u Mr. l. G. Treat is the conductor elect for tn
meeting. You all know him aud his ability I,
lead. Meet him there Let none be absent
, J LITTLE,
L.CULVER, ) Committee.
f. NJ, LEONARD,
Thompson, Jan. I'd, 1860.