Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-08

uaF aItcTuo"h' the regular evening PRAYER
service being held. The 1t. Rev. Bishop
Bisscll oiicated, assisted ly Rev. W. H.
Collins of Brattleboro auI The c!anccl was
well filled with the clergy 81 Tie diocese
The congregation was large and the choir
had been somewhat increased in numbers.
Mr. s. b. Whitney led the singing and Mr..
John Henry Hopkins aud lIr. Horace IL.
Scribner acted as organists The musical
programme was as follows:
PROGRAMME.
Proc, s,.onal liz mn, Onward christian SOLDIER,
2. Psalier. IN Selection, sung antiphonally.
>. Gloria IN EXcclss. ........... Eerihold Tours
:. Deus Misereatur. by j. e. D. Parker. Ortanist of
Trinity church, Boston.
.. Anthem, ''Scnd out Thy Light -..... GOunOd
e. ofriiory, Holy offerings rich AMI rare,
:. Anthems. saviour. Blessed Saviour" Oakley.
ahd Abide with me- .---.---.--..- ...-.- tiOss
These beautiful devotional selections were,
ON the whole, admirably rendered. everything
going off very nicely. y great deal of care
ful practice had evidently been given to the
music, and with the many fine voices in the
choir and the skilful leadership of Mr. Whit
ney, the result was most satisfactory.
In place Of a sermon Rev. d. C.. Roberts
of Concord, n. H., spoke briefly on the GER
eral subject of church music, taking for lis
text-or motto, as he called it, Hosea xiv2:
1--WE will render the calves Of our lips
Praise, said the speaker. is the chefest
themeln which men and angels unite 1t is the
crown of worship. We should render the
fruit OF our highest thought and art and feel
ing. David would not give to the Lord
that which cost him nothing. The cost
here is the thought and labor and
effort. No one is prepared to say positively
what church music is or should be from any
point of view. We of the chancel have come
to something more definite tl.an you of the
pews. When the pcws are asked what they
want they do not know and they can not
help us. In certain church the singing
was once Zone by achoir of outsiders. There
was the greatest possible variety Of opinion.
Some OF the congregation pronounced ii
sheer sacrilege and others said it was Just
their ideal Of what church music ought TO be.
What ought we to do q? The first thing
we ought TO do in any undertaking is to
c0nsecra!c it. God will then bless our en-
deavor, for it is His own. We ought not to
approach church music from an artistic or
scientific point of view, but with mOdesty
and a conservation of thought and endeavor
and consccrated modesty is humility. Do
not be too positive in your opinions. With
conservation and humility all our views may
unite. Some prefer Congregational singing
But no one should want to sing on the floor
OF church and not be willing to learn to
nG he may w aor ~ ei, ol.' ildn,.att
-. III . =.
eiiy i'ia,lIu u siis'ns '''i anu
must replace all DINER
We cannot 90 home and render at once
such n,,tsi,. 90 I,-a ba,,,, b.,r Icro 70 Day b,-
i.;IIai as Ia ac1a ny ny
shilicu anu lfdCtiCeu SINGERS singers nldhc
i mistake in aspiring to what is beyond their
ability. We must first of all have simnlic-
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n.y. INT Sicdt "olhs vi tle treat nEasiers
are made up of simplcitics. There should
be harmony between choir and congrera-
,ion p,.,,i, o., ,,.i,;,. - ~. - -.
.to'i: ''i'.' az 9cHs'tiNc am no one "ahls
| 10 give up MS own OPINION We must 90 to
nnder comnetent direction and o,Ir Ia.,iers
must be consecrated. We can't be selfish.
We must work in the name of the Lord, and
WORK lnaI7'riously illuiiselIlShly, lhere Is
| all through nature. If two harms he sus-
pended together and one be played upon the
other Will echo the sounds. The great music
vi ,J VII e = H. 'ie iasc Glu,'',u
humility our souls will he a,tuDcd 10 il as is
| the silent harp.
EVENING
The church was crowded with large and
cultivated audience, filling floor and galleries.
| The music was as follows
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|
l. Professional Hymn Onward Christian soldier
psaltar -tn s.1e.t,o s,,,. ,,,;,,,,',iiy i h
double choir.
3 Gloria IN ENcesls and Jnh.;ic Ersih"ld Tours;
T. Deus mi,ererur; "y d. Z; u fANer' 'Esas' oil
s. Anthems. send out Thy Light and ..Jesu. Word
| OF tod lncarnate." by GounoI.
h aSisn "a sm i beI JreS S ~, ~ III nsSey,
er. orcanisf OF 81. Paul's Cathedral. London.
/ :. Te-Dcum. by Henry Smart.
y ny n tplae Win me- ~ joan toss Ei'e OF
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After the opening hymn by sullivan, the
| English composer. which WAS riyen with
r,,o,, s,;r;, p.,. -rI.,,,,,. r,lr.sss. al -
N-' 9f"''
Adams lei IN prayers from INT CHURCH SGT
| vice
| For the selection frnm tho ps,Iter
A.. -: Eth, -:
'AN va" va 'N'' '-''o '"''
al opposite ems oil The Platform,
and the verses were chanted antiphOnallv
! ;,h ..,-,..,i. oro. IT., -. -,
lhlersiersei Win oriei addresses, Us IoiloWS
Bishop Bisscll expressed the thanks of the
choir and audience TO Mr.. Whitney. and
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