The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-23
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
r1oNA1 1ocA1 1rnMa SEE 1Ns1pp rAens,
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
The New Organ at ST. Marks p. E,
ChMrCh- a etings In PrOgreaA.

ChurCh-meetings in Progress.
This morning at hali.past 10 o'clock, the exercises
been placed in st. Marks Protestant Epscjpa
menced, ana were conCuced with much sOlemnty
anu with a compexl,y OF ceIemonles which saXored
Messrs. Hail d. Lsbagh of New York at a cost Of
james 'PSafce, the accomplished organist Of the
church. The instrument is located In chamber on
tween the two arches which open into the chancel
The pneumatic apparatus is made TO act upon the
Great Organ and coupling act MS as well as upon the
Great, Pedal and Swell Registers, producing differ ant
degrees OF power instsntaneousy. The are 81 regis
ters or stops Of which act upon the mechanism Snd
~ upon the pipes which as each register has It's l
complement, number nearly 5000. many OF them being
viii be OF IN teresL TO our musical readers:-
EEE4T e., oRGAN-CC TO As-oPenc diapa9on fsub-
SON NO 2 ieet; cts STOPPED GIaPas9n o feet gambia
fIfteeh ieet mixture, No. ranks; mixture No. 2
ranks trumpet, feet; clarion, 4 feet 70 c,o..
lUphOn, ieei; octave 4feet Rohrhuts, feet twelfth
hantboy feet clarion, 4 feet tremulant
Giapason . ieet; stopped diap2son, feet dulclama
feet harmonic flute, feet principal feet twelfth
3teet; lanlna teeG sesqualerA' ranks; clatlonet
PEDAL OaGGSECCC TO F.-Open dapason, IS feet
stopped diapason l8 gambia l6 feet quint, II feet
YolOncello ieet mixture. ranks trombone, 10 feet
pda swe to ee 10 s9S swell 10 ocave
choir to great (suooctave) swell TO choir wind signal
panies the programme Of the ineuguTal exercises
u
church organ aud is arkabIy In keeping with the
architecture OF ST. Marks ana the elevated character
The musical exercises were conducted under the
supervision of Mr. James Pearce, the "organist and
choirmaser by rs chorisers, of whom we're Classed
bAsses as tenor5 as altos, and ls as treo es AT
commenced with HandeIs Coro,ration 4nttem, with a
prelude In the course Of when the great power and
sweetness OF The new instrument were fully displayed
and appreciated. The one hundredth Psalm was then
sung, as professional hymn, the clergy and choris
lers entering the church by the rear western door,
forming in open order In the middle aisle and cDun-
teTmaTChing towards the chancel This WaS followed
aud Responses" :" after which was chanted the PCRis,
by DR.. 3. Austen Pearce. The tenth selection Of
aer Winch csme ~ B BE- aHu Jba Mss ine In T. BY Dr.
Atwood; Then came the NiceHe Creed No. 65 by Pro
iorty,second Psalm; the LitGsg page 50; and an IN
{ o1-6y Mendelssohn, from the tortleth Psalm,
mencng with the hyrte EteisOA, by w. r. Best; after
the ghIh psalm; and; after the sermon, which was
preached by the Rev MorgaH A. Dix. ID. D. Trinity
oratoro Of TSe Mount or OhSss Duing the oTtePy
ihe Organlst peIl9rmed a prelude and fugue by Men,
were again displayed TO great advantage; The
10 tune by Ewing the Fifth sonata by Meadelsso6a A.
with the G1orG!sA4de1te c9n 4otoA AHgro Mgsstoso
the Heavens are telling" from Haydn's oratorlo Of
The services will be continued this evening at half
past o'clock. shortly after o'clock the organls
| WI play a prelude and fugue I'm 70 tla0 by J.
| ST. Ann after which il is named. A procsssona
hymn. as At the morning service VIII then be sung
"ohanIs and Responses;' the Tenth Selection o
Psalms, Nos l. IS, 10. and the GaHtata Domino, no
7 by Dr. s. Austen Pearce: the Bencdtc, dnlhd nled
| No. 90. from Bande the Apostles, Creed, IN mOGo
ionei an anthem by MT Jhmes FesreS than Tpn "a b
| Mendelssohn, from the Forteth Psalm; Two ot1e
anthems by Hande from the htn denb
the ssme Book. Then will come proiessiQhal hy m m
oo1 S enuSsteS nj ,oin fo tie drSt time d1rn
! the day The exercises Will then be brougnt 70