The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-01-30
system to that Of q Board Of Supervisors.
our own State included; and as yet there
II no instance Of . relapss to the old sys-
tenn. REPUBLICAN.
The Holx onera..

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The Holy Opera.
Tho unnatural and wicked practice OF
profaning the sanctuary BY giving part
Of its solemn worship over into the
hands Of opentic singers il beginning to
provoke the protests of some Of the lead
ing papers Of the country. The New
York Observer has the following article
on the subject. From = portion oft We
would infer that the evil which New.
man Hall so earnestly deprccatcs has
already found its way across the waters.
The newspapers, sacred and profane,
the English md American, are Just now
giving their attention IN the invasion o,
our churches by operate singers. Even
oSr sober minded friends of tho Phila-
delphia Presbyterian, under the signifl.
cant head of shameful and on the au-
thority of some other paper, says:
"A few Sundays ago, in one OF the
New York Presbyterian churches, the
place of the regular prima donna was
temporarily supplied, during her absence
by another. The new voice was the
subject Of conversation, rs some of the
worshippers beguiled their homeward
way, thus: "Who was she?" "Who
can she I've ?' The answer was "She
is young ti'nid girl, quite unacustomed
to such congregation. Did you not
notice how she trembled ?" 1t came
out the next d>s that the timid young
girl was one of the performers In the
Black Crook.
The "Black Crook Is something or
other, we know not what, that " going
on nightly in one OF our minor theatres,
and it is said to be the most indecent Of
spcctaclcs, but just suited to the present
taste of the theatre goers. They have
their theatre In Brooklyn, over the wa
ter from us, and one Of tho newspapers
says:
Miss Florence A. Rice, the favorite
cantratrice Of DR.. Presbyterian
church, had splendid benefit concert
at the Academy on Monday night
She received some rich presents OH the
occasion. She was assisted by Pattison,
Thomas, Simpson, and Nine. Martinez.
The audience was very large and pro-
pOrtionately enthusiastic.
Tho London Musical Standard has
had its attention arrested also by the
progress Of the Holy Opera in the Uni
ted States, and says, under tho head OF
American Choirs:
Mr.. Brock the well-known minister
Of large denomination chapel in
Bloomsbury, has lately visited the Uni
ted States. In the course of some 10
marks upon American church music,
he mentions visiting chnrch, the
choir Of which consisted of four persons,
two ladies and two gentlemen. BY this
choir hymn Of Wesley's was sung in
the manner following: The first man
sang the first line, the first lady sang
the second, the other lady sang the
third line. and the last man completed
the verse. The effect may he imagined
And the same progress in the high art
of church music has been obtained in
some of the London churches. One oi
the papers says !:
a visitor at the church Of St. Cathar-
inc Cree WAS astonished, few Sundays
ago, to hear the litany prefaced by a
long tenor solo, rendered by profes-
sional gentleman, and followed by the
performance Of another solo by young
lady, standing upon stool or hassock
for the better elevation Of her person. -
AS the music took up much time the
clergyman announced that he had no.
time left to preach his sermon in full
but he would have it printed.
The regular opera is beginning to fee
the effect Of the church rivalry. Oul
Academy Of Music was opened las
Monday evening, after being closed 1
week or two on account Of the strike il
young gentleman called upon lady
friend and asked If she would go with
him to the opera that evening?
go no." said she, II went twice yes
terday"
"Why, you forget" he said, "yester
day was Sunday"
'"Yes, 1 Know she answered, "but
went to the holy opera.
TO this we might add that we do no
see why the choir should not meet with
the same condemnation, rs If made W
wholly by performers from the opera -
Essentially there is little difference
Few choirs sing with any idea that they
are performing ali act Of worship. Ane
however it is constituted, whether 0
persons from the opera, or others, thu
arrangement robs the congregation Of ,
part of the worship which belongs Il
all.
How the Swiss Make Matches.
1t is the general custom III Berne, says
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