Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-10-17


pathisioe with him in his affection. He
had bevn 20 years engaged in music and
1t had become second nature to virtue,
but he regarded church music as the
nearest and dearest. On being asked
how many books he had written, he re-
piled h. could not tell the exact number |
bat II was some 30 or 40 that his first
book was published In lS4l and the last |
In 1867, He then related some amusing
anecdotes and said his first singing
school was splendid 'izzle." He was
about 10 and had studied three or four
months ana obtained the enormous sum
OF EOS per year for playing an old
wooden organ that, after pressing down
the keys, he was obliged to pull them up
thus performing double duty, and rely
ing on his musical attachments he con.
cluded to start singing school and
he marched into the singing tschool
very large man and came out a very
small man.
He then proceeded to say few words
on music, and what he should say might
be divided into four classes.
lst.-Musc studied as an art. That
it was necessary in order to do this to
study he old masters, and he regarded
the instrumental quartettes OF Beethoven
as those of the highest order, though
others might think different.
2i-Music is an plishment.
Tha' ithad become an almost indispensi-
Bile accomplishment to almost every one,
the ladies especially.
3i-Music AS pasttme. Perhaps the
lowest form of enjoyment of music yet
harmless, innocent AID affOrding much
! pleasure.
4th.--Music as medium Of church
worship. He hoped that no singer, lady
or gentleman would ever allow it to be
displaced, or its object TO be lost sight
of in q singleiinstanCe. Music for devo-
tioual purposes should be simple. We
60 to church professedly to worship
God, and many leaders make mistake
in selecting music instead of the hymn.
He liked some simple hymn tune where
all could join, as he had often heard of
! BeeCher's church, where of COngrega-
ton Of four thousand people, there were
not one hundred but what were singing.
Like the grandeur OF Niagara it was not
splendid or beautiful, but magnificent,
He would say one word about children
and close Most of those he was talking
to were children fifteen years ago. If you
want to go to the happiest place on
earth 90 to the Sabbath School and see
the children. His choir at old Broad.
way Tabernacle was made up OF chill
dren, some Of whom were now singing
for salaries Of from 5000 to $1,000 pei
year.
He remarked that the progress o.
music in this country had been very
marked during the last ten or twelve
years. He wished to hear few church
tunes sung, and the convention sang fol
him the hymn commencing,
my God how endless is thy love"
and another commencing,
II love the Lord who died for me-"
After which he remarked that he ha(
often thought how delightful it was tina
we could praise God in music; that /
seemed that the angels even had lie
themselves down so that we nigh
emulate and initiate them. Speaking
again of his friends throughout tn,
country he remarked that he attributed
his prolonged life to the prayers of God
people. Thanking them for their kline
attention, and that he should ever re
member this as very pleasant meeting
he desired that all should remembe
him in their prayers to God. The con
vention then sang sn anthem, BLESSED
are they that do His commandments,
and he retired.
The members OF the Western VI
Musical Association who were fortunat
enough to be present will not soon forge
this hour so pleasantly and proftabl
passed.
Carl Zarrahn then took up the choruse
from Elijah, "He is watching our Israel
and Thanks be to God" with marke
progress since yesterday.
The afternoon was occupied by th
signing Of church music, glees and tn
choruses, in which Prots. Emerson an
Esrrahn proved themselves masters {
the procession.
The first concert Of the conventio
was complete success, and If it is
foretaste of what Is to come there can b
no doubt OF crowded houses every nigh
We have not time or space to make pa
, ticular mention OF any OF the artist
present, but will append the programm
of the evening:
/ Hymn-stand up my Soul, by tt
/. class