Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-23

- First let me tell You Of my falling once more In
the hands Of my old friend Indispensable Brown,
(Beadle. Of Grace Church, and Grand Chamber
1ain OF Up-town,l aud Of my narrow escape from
thsAnity In the listening 10 some music by his
courteous Introduction. aa. ~ = -
With the FORTY years In the Wilderness which
baggage has to undergo before its delivsrance,
when put into the hands Of I" studley's Express %
I was detained over Sunday In New York on my
return from Boston; and hoping to be forgiven
for attending divine service In my yesterday
and stockings, went to Grace Church In the az
ternoon. An excellent sermon fromsDr. Taylor.
and the music they have always at that besutifol
breathless bosom Of lake, shedding the lifted
drops, afterwards, with eddyings thai reach the
shore of your heart. You know what those trem-
uloGs cadencos are In the voice Of Mrs Bodestein
chief ehorrister at this church. and how inexpres-
siblY emotional Is her sweet singing, always. 4
But Brown came to me az found my way out |,
afttr service. The best organist In our country
was in tbs choir, Mr.. Mofgan,) and, IL would
stay TIL the congregation were gone should hear
little Of his skin on the Instrument. -
From III. v,r,ou, piece. he offered 20 nlsv fo,
= me chose the simplest-that great thunder-an-
them Of melody and majesty sc Cd save theQ ueen,
and not without remembrance Of the boy whose
% as the iteration ofsbi. m sublim. praver
seems TO be-wIth mother reigning as II taken
into Gods holy keeping-may lis reign prove to
be the Inherited goodness Of such life, az beau
TRULY promised In the commandment era
The church was empty in a few minutes, all ex-
cept two or three expectant listeners who fingered
In the aisle; and the slow measures of the hymn
was first murmured low, like the scarce articulate
utterance Of prayer in solitude With the dim-
neSs Of the light upon the splendid architecture
around, and with the absolute ILLNESS Of the at.
Inosphere, this beginning was most impressively
reverential. And then came the few notes of the
air played with massive soemnity and strength
like the chant Of a whole army on their knees
impossible 70 hear without awe that hushed
the breath. And the variations commenced, pro-
gressing upward with the exquisite complexities
OF inspired eempositon--the original, simple ait
dominant throughout-and brain and heart, thus
far, keeping pace with the anthems stately tread
But, how describe the gathering together Of all
these wonders Of sound these miracles Of SUPPLIES
IN harmony, and laundering them forth In one
burst Of hallelujah, with the whole power Of the
serted building and the reverberating echoes from
the arches Of the vauted roof, psoba bly, added to
the efect-but began to feel that strange sense
of uncertain foothold upon earth which comes
with the overtask Of reason and sym pathy Borne
to the limit-where mortal comprehension ceases
and angels take up the hymn-and still the instru-
ment went on was losing the knowledge of
where was reeling in an ecstacY Of wonder, when
the sublime hosanna was suddenly aill-eeasInr,
i scarce knew how. l had a vague sense Of an
apology to make, for / had jumped up and seized
hold Of the players arm In my bewilderment-
but, with a moment or two Of looking down upon
the Stiffness Of the deserted asles felt the calm
OF the peace, and 50, with large drops Of sweat
standing on my forehead, recovered the knowl
edge Of my whereabout. 1 had really been almost
wrought up to frenzy with the skill and power Of
that wonderful music.-Honls Journal