Litchfield enquirer., 1874-01-22
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 Now. yo1 know ny visKS- I don't care whzk instrument Ee use m church, pro- vS1ed we praise God Eansically and sober ly. zS we 02ghk II . horn or violin will k4ap ux, g0 for If Deacon Suuageles sad uz-14 fo he ashamed.
 I ZngAed, @ad told him that. if I read tAe Sxspszrss right. David danced before ths L.Ori and advised the Temple choir tS Uss cylbsls-even the l0uil-sounding evEhal&
 He shook hrs head, and said that there wS-s grave doubts about that passagey Perhaps tGe wcri srzrzla.sd dance meant so1stkins elss
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 We s2E ats.ler . lasiy organist for wears sat under. n ffgurative sense We had FT031<i invaraiy under ber weekly tEE1eE1oGS Tor long time Sl,e VAS short t~sN. hos can. tell ite-her feet did not toeeh tho pedzlsl. The organ seemed ready te tOrpla every Sunday. Some IoISs szs3 that the organ had no bass notes Bless you, What did they know sboG. it2 They eould not tell one tune from another.
 ShN-she OEgsaist-llad weakness for shs rselS The reed-stops, as you know, -h@ve their little weakness, like the rest of uA Teelr particular weakness is to get 0at of tnae. Never mind" said she: ''tkey are swestiy pretty after the long prayer. Make you think Of angels. in long clothes, singing through cloud"
 Her voi1Etarles were remarkable. She hsEfasSe9 the parson, and kept everybody O1 ttse alert, for who conld tell when she WIS gong tO stop? Every ether minute we said This IS the end-the closing eaord Las come" Ba. no; 1t is not. Aore closing chords followed, til we were nearly distracted with nope deferred,
 As lass some benevolent young man had the goodness t0 marry and take her away.
 Bless himl How heartily we concratn- Ulase1 hinl-2nd ourselves.
 We could not blame Heaven for giving her short-legs; but. then, she might, at lsNsts have played something besides her own compositions, and could have safely negsected her beloved trumpets and oboes.
 Inc next Sunday the man came. He was Sto1t fellow. and his coat had very to1g sleeves. and .his trowsers were extra large They were none too long to be heconinG. He couId reach anything in t'se shape of keys, stops, or pedals, with. o1t sliding on the seat, as some men do He cozl1 sound tae lowest pedal, manage tae swell, draw the top right hand stop, and play on the lower bank at the same instant Clever in both the English and American senses.
 Inc first Sunday he presided the folks sad that the committee had repaired the organ. It had not sounded SO we'll for a to2g 6aa. Its deep and majestic tones shook the air, pervaded the church with solemn hacnonies, and made deacon S91sSgses youngest cry. He was not rTecocaOus child, and did not ask to see the lcakey. --
 Inc MnSc that day was revelation to aoSt Of the people, and there was a satifed b1zz SDODg the folks on the steps when s&e church was out Things improved Ion w'eSk to week. One or two who had SackSlSa Of late returned, and really came tO SAarch half day-came to hear the EGsse. Deacon Struggles reproved their 2StsreS s1d accepted their renewed pew rent colplaiSansly.
 Aeo1t the fifth Sunday after the new S4E21zss--xtaon. ParSon Mildmay announc- aaH s4NnA N..r-A n- sAe co1Sreg2t1On- With fear and trem- aGz1s they listened t0 hear what tune @S1A4 be given out. After the first bar S@Nzr fears were allayed. There was no E1sS<Axng the melody of Duke Street. plSyea distinctly and accurately on sin gae load Stcn. At the end the people sSr%ggae1 t0 their feet, and the singing e<S12 12e result was peculiar and not hsEe-E Ds1 I moi feel sure that you know @A 1@o1t 1* I wo1d give you . detailed @s@c11pe1d2 of ik Congregational noise! foG Gxxs hear1 1t Doesn't c0ngregation- 4 Szgz1g @lwaSg remind you of familiar h@ss co7rsxzlAg whO.
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 Tse zx=Oa xss lost that day. The peo- ExA wg2k kozaa to their dinners tiissatisfi- S1 xzl Aops1 ii UOuid not be tried again.
 fAR nExt Sunday evening brought the sxraoxso1- IL WAS announced in the morn inn tAzk theze wOald be an extra service cf sarg half past seven.
 At seven the church was full; at half F1zz exow3ed Word had got about that S1c.@zhE5g poc1ls.r might be expected. Many h&Sksliders and others came in. To seod, Deacon Puppies said: ssWould they rezain to siEgs" Perhaps so.
 Inc ssxxice vas opened by reading and a st psece by the choir. Then Mr. Jones, ShMzraa&a of the music committee, rose, and b our 2naxement, called the organ Esk from his seat and introduced him to UA Oar organ is behind the pulpit, just whe<e it ought to be. Everybody woke Ept and you might have heard pin drop1
 Inc young man bowed and spoke as fo1lUwms
 My friends, we meet here every week co for rgzycr and praise. We come to lift our hearts tO heaven in thankfulness and Joy. The church early saw the importance ot music as an aid to these ministrations. From time to time improvements have been introduced into our music. till now we have the organ. the most noble instru- Eeat in the Eorld,-in all our churches. and trained chOirs singing the praise oi the Lord with the best ski Il and art the world has discovered -%~, !
 'rThs church has always aimed to com nAnd the best music. believing that the best Is none too good for God servics. In this pursuit of art there is great dan. ger of going to extremes. The trained choir should be used eyeryxhase, but not 10 tho exclusion of the people. The; in. spired command, Let all the people praise the Lord is sadly neglected oi late.
 We have, in search for high art, dele gated our thanksgiving to paid singers, and we praise God by proxy.
 My friends. these things ought not so to be We should all sing. Let the choir lead, and all join them in the solemn psalm or cheerful song of thanksgiving.
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