Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-03-15
Hinesburgh Corhet Band--PresentatIOn
oi Banner--Speeches, *.

Some five hundred of the citizens Of Hines
burgh and vicinity assembled IN the Baptist
Church on the evening Of the 9Th, to witness
the ceremony attending the presentation OF
an elegant silk banner, made by Pollard and
Leighton, of Boston. and costing seventy five
dollar, % the Hinesburgh Cornet Band. by
the ladies of that town.
The meeting was organized by the ap-
pOintment Of j. F. Miles, NJ D., Chairman,
and F. II. Baldwin, Secretary.
The Band was organized in the winter Of
lo65-G, and was incorporated by act OF the
last Legislature. 1t comprises some of the
best young rlen Of Hinesburgh. who have
grown up in that town, and its permanency
is thus secured. The following are the pre-
sent members of the Band
H. A Beecher, LIST leader Danl Patrick.
ID do; II. 7. Benedict, Sd do; II. W. Frazer,
H II. Post, J. II. Allen, D. X Patrick, G. b
Leonard, VIM. Andrews, II. NJ. Livermore, W.
A Martin, r. NJ. Livermore, G. W. Flanagan,
W II. Toby, John Edwin, Charles p. Boynton,
and John S. Patrick.
They have been under ihe instruction Of
Geo. Sherman, have been very faithful IN
their practice, and are now fully prepared
to answer all calls for professional service.
Capt. Abel E Leavenworth accompanied
the presentation with the following remarks {:
Gentlemen,
Members Of "Hiaes5urgh Cornd Band"
To me has been assigned, by the courtesy Of
the ladies Of this town, the pleasant though diff
fcult task Of addressing you upon this occasion,
TO be followed by yet more pleasant duty, per
formed also at their behest. | should hesitate
to attempt this task. aud should shrink from the
performance Of this duty, were l not sustained
by the strong interest | feel, not only in your
favorite calling, but in you personally For /
am free TO admit that am encouraged the more
to speak, that l see in your number so many
whom it has been my privilege to reckon among
my pupils in the good old building standing on
yonder hill. To such | could ever address
words Of admonition, encouragement. and sym
patty. And you, too, Mr.. Leader, trod those
academic halls with me, in the years agone, and
! may talk to you as brother with brother. And
again, all Of you are my neighbors and friends,
and as such and for such do come to you For
| do not forget that stand before you a repre-
sentative man tonight. Not Tor myself alone
may then speak, but for this large company of
your fellow citizens, who have met to greet you
tonight, to extend TO you their congratulations
because Of the success you have already achiev-
ed, and to cheer YOU on TO yet greater effort in
the future.
Ii is now little over one year since your
d
tainty, many were ready to assist you by their
means, as well as by words Of encouragement,
though the former may have been dealt out, as
you IN your zeal then thought. with too spar
ing hand Perhaps, as you now look back you
can see, in this careiulness not to give too Law
ishly the strongest evidence of the real, genuine
interest felt in your undertaking. They were
ready TO help furnish the wheels, bat would see
you put your own shoulders TO them they
would cheerfuly help to pay for your trumpets
but would stand back and let you do your own
blowing. How well you have done this, our
mothers and wives, sisters and daughters. to-
night propose to give in their evidence.
Music by the Band These are
the words so potent 10 call out themelo-
dious strains Of your various instruments,
whose harmonious sounds 50 charm the ear and
stir the deep heart strings Of the listener. They
Indicate, also, that the object Of your associa-
ton Is TO cultivate the queen Of arts, whose
every influence is refining. For what will so
soon still the discordsnt passions in the human
breast as music, The mother understands its
power, when, with her sweet lullaby. she soothes
to rest her tired or angry child. The general !
knows. when marshallIng his armies, Is power
to aid him in controlling as that OF one man,
the thousand beating hearts that animate his |
X VI mt h,
presence Of our God in Its courts, how softeuing
the influence OF the sweet. plaintiye notes Of /,
Zion, leading US in that worship which il Gin |
spirit and in truth" And David, the sweet /
singer Of Israel, attests the value of Instrument
a. music in worship, when he breaks forth in I
the following words: " Make q joyful noise
unto the God of Jacob. Take a palm, and |
bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp. /
with the pssitery. Blow up on the trumpet" And |
again, Sing unto the Lord with the harp, /
with the harp and the voice of psalm. With |
trumpets and sound Of eOrnet, make joyful |
noise before the Lord" Awake, psaltery and I
harp Praise Him with the sound Of the trum- |
pet ; praise Him with the psaltery and harm
praise Him with the timbrel and dance praise |
HIM with stringed instruments and organs
praise Him upon the loud cymbals praise Him |
u2on the high sounding cymbals. Let every |
thing that hath breath praise the Lord
Psalms XXI, IL; 1cviii, SO; evil, 2; CT,
i-6.
Music Is the escense Of harmony, and its ten
dency If to mold all things that come under its
influence, into harmony with itself 1t is but
another name for order. Hence we read of .
''the music Of the spheres From the time
when God ''laid the foundations of the earth
when the morning stars sang together, and ali
the sons Of God shouted for joy" down through
the long vista Of heeting centuries, music has
been the medium for the expression Of Joy, graft.
tude, alteration and thankfulness Of heart. The
angel who announced the advent of the Savior
Of men. was attended by "a multitude of the
host praising Cod
Who would not, then, with one accord, ex-
claim 20 Music Art divine. permit me to be-
come one Of the humblsst worshipers at thy
.hrine''
In contrasting the two kinds of music, vocal
mi instrumental, some contend that there
5 no music DO sweet as that of the human voice:
'ut can zee many arguments in favor Of the
'ranch you are % sedulously cultivating Vocal
music finds expression in words, and these are
nut the signs OF the thoughts Of the hearts Of
men. II none but the pure in heart composed