The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-03-14
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tested Patson Mildmay poured what lii
DC oil le bad upon The troubled water.
aud ihc choir resigned Tie old meeting
house wa rocked 70 Is foundations. AM
al OBJ. turmoil because tbc music com
mitlee bad, 81 ihe suggestion Of the or
ganisl. put eornet player beside thr
organ 10 lead The congregational singing
Dreadful proposal, was Il noty Thi
idea Of having horn IN church. A
French horn You know what wicked
peope The French are. Think u having
the same instrument as they use 10 the
Jar-well you know a. well as / thai
some folks are no better than they ought
70 lee 4 French horn, indeed Think OF
Il No wonder Deacon Pipple said that
the rising generation was a wayward gen.
Grafton, seeking after ungodly inventions,
Now, YOU know NV views. don't
care what instrument we Use Ia church
provided We praise God musically and
soberly as we ought. Ifa horn or q yio-
Iin will help ns, | 70 for H. Deacon
SquagRles said ought 10 be ashamed
laughed aud told him that, il read
The scriptures right David danced before
thc Lord, and advised the choir 10 use the
cymbals--eyen tie loua-sounding cym-
balls.
lie shook bis head, aud said that there
were grave doubts about that passage.
Perhaps lhc wori translated dance meant
something else
Hop, suggested.
Tic deacon went away sorrowlnl, and
-aid wa, a backslidcr
lt'. not long story Let me tell It
ynu
We had SAT under badly organist for
Ncars-sat under in fguratNe sense.
We lad groaucd inwardly under her
weakly inflictions for long time. She
was short twcll how can tell ity-h her
feet dill not touch the pedals
The effect was peculiar The organ
seemed ready to toppc over every sun
day. Some folks said that the organ had
no base notes. Bless youl What did they
know about III They could not ten one
tune from another.
She, the organist, had weakness for
the reeds. The reed.stops, as YOU know.
have their little weakness like the rest Of
us their particular weakness is 10 get
out Of tune. Never mind, said she, they
arc swcetly pretty after the long prayer;
make you think Of angels, in long clothes,
singing through a cloud.
Her yolnntaries were remarkable. She |
harrdssed the parson, and kept everybody |
on the alert, for who could tell when she
was going TO stop? Every other minute
we said, This is the end-the closing chord |
has come. But il had not More closing
chords fol lowed tiil we were near dc
tracted with hope deferred
At last some benevolent young man had
The goodness TO marry her and take her
away. Bless him How heartily we con-
graduated him-and ourselves.
The next Sunday the man came. lie
was stout fellow, and his coat had very
long sleeves, and his trowsers were extra
large. They were none too large TO be
becoming. He could reach anything in
the shape Of keys, stops or pedal, manage
The swell, draw the top right-hand stop,
and play on the lower bank at the same
instant. Clever man, they said. Clever
IN both the English and American senses.
The first Sunday he presided the folks
said that the committee had repaired the
organ. II had not sounded so well for
ong time. Its deep and majestic tones
'hook the air, peryaded the church with
solemn harmonics, and made Deacon
Youngest cry. lie is not a
arecocious child, and did not ask to see
he monkey.
The music that day was revelation TO
most OF the people, and there was salts
ied bnzz among the folks ou the steps
Shcn ihe church was out. Things inn
proved from week 10 week One or two
had backslid Of late returned, and
cally came 10 church halfa day--came TO
rear the music, Deacon Squaggles re-
proved their motives, aud accepted their
cncwcd pcw-rcnt compIaisanily +,
About the fifth sunday after the new
Parson Mildmay an
iouuced tha the last hymn would be sung !
ly the congregation With fear and
rembling they listened TO hear what tune
would be given out After the frat bar
heir fears were alIayed There was no
iisiakmg tie melody Of Duke Street,
llayed distinctly and accurately on a sin
,le lond stop, AZ the end The people .
10 their feet and the singing
,egau, The result was peculiar aud not /
oyely. Did not feel sure that you know
10 abont il, would give You detailed
description Of l Congregational noise
lou have heard H. Doesn't c0ngrcga.
ioual singing always remind You Of those I
amou- line, concerning the little one {
Yho.
When she was good. she was very, very /
rood,
Nnd when She was bnd she was hortid.
Tie sermon was lost that DAY. Tie peo-
,le went home 70 their dinners di.satis-
led aud hoped il wouldn't be tried again. |
The next SUNDAY evening brought the
.Kplu,lun Il Was announced in The morn {
~ that there would be an extra service /
& song Il halt-la.l seven.
Al seven the church was fall; al halt /
81 rrosdei Word had got about that