The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-05

qrnia WAS wounded, in Abo thigh.
II For the Lancaster Gazette.
,MEIsRsN EprTYRs;Tly notice iuS J our
last isJueI y o6hmdiieAtio6. Ion' Ei,elsab-
ject of Church Choils, fom tie pen Of
"Arthur." And from the spirit Of his
article, | am led 10 conclude that he is
sincere in his declarations, but think that
they are made up. from an ardent attach>
mentIo ancien: usages. or from a failure
t" Sai1Srt,gSa 1,' b.
that he is an old man, who is incapable Of
sympalhizing with the progress of the
nineteenth century, and should be vsne.
rated for his love and devotion 70 the in
stitutions Of his youth. But if he is a
young man who has been elbowed out Of
some cGdl, 1T 4dbM hlsAr5tHa of
ventiilating his feelings, and creating
sympathy in his. behalf. by stirring up the
prejudice Of the anu cLoir community.
then he needs the prayers Of all the Saints.
Bp.1et tAis tesasjt rpay, itriS PPh Ps
lbyreeSIAsthspenq enqcd Ajs sIAbIdtAd
ton. .lffJn tbe iMekihd, kI0wbs the*A5
for fair and full examination of the sub.
ject.
oj1tRSdld not eh6rap6S ALisIdiscAissioiiI
for ihe purpose Of inciting aniulosity BE-.
tween tH0se WIG 8iAsf n bpiniSn4, va
practice, upon the several points present.
ed by arthur but for the purpose Of
asking a candid learing to a review Of
sAeStTieS 1ERisA ShfcYresenea rThe
following questions:
1st. Is singing as part Of devotional
exercise Of Iplyipe apR0ipt@eAs iRthe
church, .or il. il, ofAppap iintrodqetipa? ;,
Secondly. Is It to be performed with
indifference; 81 dHa' ,hG tpiflt,S AID Win
the understandings?
Thirdly. Is it to be performed. by the
ecperegstiep orbs p choir ssle etedfy9p
lie assembly? '''' 'O''''''''' -''
Fourshly. Should i. be exclusively vo.
cal, or accompanied with On IlnslrpIpenti
4 These Questions thus stated. embrace
all the points ,n eantf dSety, be,Eeeu th'
different factions Of the various churches
But as an extended reply. 10 eacl
in their order would ,ppks this eQmmuni
cation too iFhgthy. Twill, with your per
mission fuspish q reply.te ths, frss ip lAs
aItioley AndaoSihs fenaiSin9 an ndssn Il,
future. Resumiug then the first Question
, Is music, iniths, church hi, Diyipeh ap
poin'ment, or by human introductpn2
/, Iu reply, unhesitatingly assert tha
: it is oi hepsnli4q,EOtqctiOp and sball en-
! dcavor TO msintain my assertion, BY th'
) following considerations,
, salkit was 0f1Divee aPpeip tRsub ths,
! We should besbis "a fad, N ne Sacre,
Scriptures. some command authorizing it
t performance, equally clear and auihoriia
S tive, with those which stand in conneo
ton with the other positive institutions o
- y = 4
: MoGSclS gnpehhs q %psssR6Ou
the institution Of circumcision, and sacri
fee were Positively. sOUmanded at til
time Of their introduction. So under th
: new dispspselipR We find baptism sRrsy
. Grand cOhSMdhio6, positively truth dfIzSt
\ But neitherzinlhs Old ,EOr usR- do we fin
/ any Divine command, auth&Aipg lhe q
PRODUCTION OF music 10 dsyotlo4Hl excite
: ses. Thee we ate-leftto cehciudeth
irNasSorigipplgptsh shumagSF fsgdrettci
y and ne cohclusbnis fdhylsGstathed ,
o the histeryrof Z the opractice. s'The fir
'i instance Of itSemplo5mebt, as pare D
Z wing worshiptto| fdahN on tseotdy
a recorded in the fifteenth chapter Of E,
81 odus, tmbrashs Sgkaf EPiS SfMase
d sung bg,himelfasd ths9ehldrsuo(fI
a :, rael, as ah Expression OfpfsisS 10 Co
"a q for his timely Aha%OpastGil iOlerpoaiit
? tn iheit. .aSAsalapee'..P dEgyPiisR bOI
p, dage. And there 1. no reason toc0pSlu'
y, thar Y was sahg by Divine cofomapp
! = bu. many reasons for thiuking'thst ,tw
G, the spontaneous out.gushinss ofs graz
e e fl! hea''3 HITOM
d Be- % The reader peruses The sacred 2
/! gss, s,hI <hiSSdsIeqdsl iu6idOSal[1il
a encs made 70 sipsipg exercises. apnne
n ton wnb, ~. Worship, Of God, bptn1 II
~ formilyis iutiuatedn which wosd,lead
! :, to believe, ,tssti, was an indispsnsat
y part Of devotion. We find IN the ~ritiu
i. Ii. mad. it Ip.rl sgllal scrkJe. a
,r, also that Solomon gave special rules