The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-30
HERALD SUNDAY APRIL 80 l87l-ouADRUpLE SHEET

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with sweet sounds. shonld the CITY or churches
give the free OF twenty rooms Tor the purpose
vi musical education, l believe they would 10
thronged every right IN the Dine mont hs OF
the year, and that inestimab'e results would fol-
low. The Oipheon free schools are now estab
lishe1 by papers OF incorpo aion, dated May
10, 1865 anj they have with money to
sneak Of produced great results and any ono
OF Music last Tuesday evening" must have felt how
great o boon these schools are TO their members,
Notwithstanding their limited and precarlous re-
sources. The incorporaiors Of the Grrheon schools
are Messrs VIM. 7. Blcdgett Or. Il. O. Doremus. John
Il. LefingwelI, Q. Jerome Hopkins, David b. Quick
and Josiah N. King. The schools meet In the lec-
tnre room OF the Church OF the strangers, No. 4
Winthrop place, three times a week. Ihey have
accepted nearly four hundred pupils during The
past season. ana new applicants for admission
appear every week. Here is grand clvillzng,
funds. IL seems almost hopeless TO look for aid
from the city,, as political influence must be OBJ
tanned. Musicians are not politicians, as rule,
ana II Is certain that our powerful politicians are
not very musical. the churches refuse TO do any
ns Sr the cause a. j. strictly musical a1a not
thropiG, liberal and philosophical people. aud to
such we make an appeal. These schools
nve neeh or ten years BY one G
for their instruction, and VINO has greatly suffered
pecuniarily for his enthusiasm. But he has proved
can spring from such schools; and the magnificent
demo stration OF this fact at the Academy OF Music
doubt on the subject from the mind OF the most
scepuca Tho success OF the Orpheon system is
shown IN the fact That OF the entire chorus OF these
SCHOOLS nearly all can now read music. while SIX
months ago scarce half dozen OF them knew one
note from another Cannot these schools be made
triumph of national, instead OF individual elort2
The past season has been the most successful
IN the history OF these Schools Notwithstanding
financial embarI assment and great inconvenience
forced us by circumstances could not control.
And now. as we near the close OF most practically
IN OF %
and generous. hearted public and awakening them
10 the fun value OF this great musical enterprise.
Any communication on this subject Will he thank
fully received at the ONCE Of the Orpheon Choral So
ciety, care of Ditson Co., I'll Broadway. M.
The Church Of the Strangers.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HgRALD:-
do not mean to write puff for this church.
do not belong to 1t, and have only been there few
times. The name of course will have an attraction for
any one who has known what 1t Is to be stranger
in strange land" There Is a sentiment in the
term "Church of the Strangers" which touches the
heart, whatever our calm convictions OF dOctrinal
belief may be- There Is something sin o namen the
poets apostrophe Notwithstanding; and there is
little doubt the beautiful designation OF the church
has been one OF the influential in drawing
congregation together--not forgetting the earnest
ness, piety and energy Of the pastor which are in.
ferred from his public illustrations, as personally
am not acquainted with him.
But VIII now, having made this preamble, come
to the subject which is the occasion of this letter.
DR.. DEEMS the pastor about two weeks since, made
the remark sthat his church was composed of Epis.
copalians Methodists, Baptlsts, Presbyterlans,"
&C., &C.; and that "afty years ago such church
would have been an impossbty." Now demur
to all of this. In the trst place, doubt that the
persons composing his congregation are at present
members OF the aforesaid churches II they
they would attend their own places of worship. l
doubt that they feel themselves members DOUBT
moreover, that they would be acknowledged as
members OF tnelr former churches, being now men,
bers OF DR.. Deems congregation. l may be mis-.
taken partially, not wholly.
Again. think that snch church or congregation
could have been formed a hundred-yes, two hun
dred-years ago. Why not2 II / may dare TO echo
what the learned and logical DR.. Coke, Bishop OF
western New York, has been impresslng on his
readers In the Chuichmdn. would say. In the times
or the Apostles. when men were inclined 10 say, II
am Of Pau and am OF Apollos" even III those days
"Apollonians,n had the brethren so desired. Let
Dr. Deems beware or we may soon hear OF ''Deem-
itcs;" Not, am sure, that this gentleman would
wish that anything said should put him III the place
OF The truth that ne advocates.
And further. there Is large body OF people
gath red ont OF other churches Just as .ho Doctors
congregation is, scattered over the British Isles the
continent OF Europe and elsewhere. They orlgi-
mated in Plymouth, England, and hence have
neen called the Plymouth Brethren, aud some
times Der6yItes; probably in France ana
They have existed for many years Their great ann
has been TO i've after the manner OF the primitive
Christians. They have drawn some of AL denom
nations alter them-at least Tor n Tine They pro-
fessed 10 ignore almost entirely the things Of TINS
world N looking forward 10 that which is to come.
gone back and some have divided and some have
passed away
OF mans wisdom-all the confusion OF tongues and
ldeas-thank God for the truth that shall not pass
away. think have shown that such Church
might have existed G. IL. II.