Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-27
Aa HhExPlHorEn aHsuIT.

1 tten Among the People of Christ Church-An Interesting Praise Ser | vice.
 Christ church Episcopal, Bethany, had a
 genuine and most gratifying surprise not l long sihee and the good people of the sburoh 1 Fejoieed, and the occasion and subsequent
 evenys have furnished topics of much inter terest in this quiet!old Connecticut agrieultur- al town The church had long needed new l organ. The old organ has long done service
 and was getting past it's usefulness
 Something must be done. The rector, Rev.
 Mir. Morris, and the people shook their heads.
 new organ would cost $1 ,O00 and $500 be-
 side aust De raised and laid out in needed 1 repairs and improvements of the church edi- lice. In times like these, with money scarce
 and wealthy people in the congregation and l town scarce, and with the regular demands l upon the people for the support of the gos- l pei, the schools, maintenance and care of highways and other expenses it l was thought that the new organ l question would have to be indefinitely postponed. However, it was decided advisa- l ble to make the attempt and the effort fell to 1 Mir. s: G. Davidson, known to so many New l Haven people as the secretary of the Wood l bridge and Bethany Agricultural society for l many years past. MT. Davidson put. in his 1 work in odd hours that could be spared from his care of his farm and other obligations 1 Time wore on and the rector called parish l meeting. MT. Davidson appeared and en 1 quired if the meeting was legal one. The l chairman thought as there was no business 1 of importance 1t did not matter. However, l the meeting was made a legal one and MT. | Davidson made his unexpected report an- | nouncing that he had raised the $1 ,000 re- l quired for the organ and would hvae | soon not only $500 for church repairs and l Improvements, but $200 more-in all $1 300. l There great rejoicing; no such result | had been expected by pastor or people. But ! Bethany, with it's rocks and stones and small I farms, has an earnest, thrifty, provident and generous people, and skilled farmers who ! bring from the soil the best results attain able by skillful farming, and has many 1 thrifty, inviting and prosperous farm houses. It is also famed for the cuisine successes of it's housewives, attested on many public occasion. The new organ was purchased of the Hooks in Boston. The old one was rejected by the Hooks as not available for payment, | having had it's day. The new organ was in- augurated one recent Sunday, and the church was in it's new dress and had one of the larg- est congregations present of the year. The rector preached an eloquent discourse found ed upon text in Psalms having refer ence to prasing God with the harp, cymbal and organ; and it was very appropriate, in- structive and edifying, and the day was one or much reJO1c1ng. The new organ gives
 much satisfaction, and the many generous
 donors were more than satisfied in see
 ing learning of the joy
 of the people. An incident
 which can hardly be paralleled in the State
 is connected with the organ music at the
 church in the fact that lady, Miss Jennet
 Futile, has presided at the organ at this
 church for period of thirty years. She was
 also one of the most liberal donors toward
 the fund for the new instrument. On the
 day of the inauguration of the new organ she
 did not officiate owing to her modesty or diff
 fdence, and the task was performed by Mr.
 Edward Beecher; who occasionally ofHciates
 for Miss Futile, as does also Miss Tuttle's
 nephew, MT. s. G. Davidson, The list of
 donors to the new organ is a long one. The
 largest amounts given were by Miss Jennet |
 Tuttle S10O, Mrs. Sallie Beecher S100, MT. |
 Dwight E. Todd s1OO, MT. Jasper B. Todd |
 $100, MT. S. G. Davidson $100, MT. Moves l
 Wheeler $50, Mrs. Leonard Todd |
 $50, besides s20O by the Ladies' | Aid society of the church. All but about | S150 of the money was raised in Bethany l Old friends in New Haven gave about $100. l The Late James G. Barnett, Mus. D. |
 Dr. Barnett died Saturday morning, July 25, at his residence in Fair Haven, aged | about 63 years. He had for the past three l years been a great sufferer from dropsy, with heart disease. He bore his | sufferings with much patience and fortitude. | Dr. Barnett received his musical education in | London at the Royal Conservatory of Music: He intimate, while alive, with Sir Michael Costa, Sir Jules Benedict, and other | musical celebrities. He was man thorough ly in earnest with his art, 8 painstaking, l conscientious teacher, not only in the tech nique of the voice, but in phrasihg, style and | upon the piano and organ. He 1 was particularly attached to oratorio work, |
 Il. Il lr,- 4D or>l 1iahI he surely understood. Dr. Barnett travelled extensively in the old world. He came to this country when quite young man, stop | ping a short time in New York city. From there he went to Hartford, Conn.,, where he settled down and taught for many happy | years. His pupils came from all parts of the State, and were greatly benefited. Among his beloved pupils were Maria Brainerd. one of the first American songstresses, Henrietta Beebe, the queen of church singers, also the celebrated basso, Signor Foli, who has made career in Europe on the Italian oper- atic stage and in oratorio.
 Signor Foli came to Dr. Barnett as plain James Foley, a joiner's apprentice The late Governor Jewell, while passing along the street day, was attracted by the sound of beautiful voice and discovered young man working at his trade singing as he toiled. By Governor Jewelfs advice 1 Foley called upon Dr. Barnett and the re- suit was that for four years Foley studied in dustriously and mastered (beside the com mon English branches) 8 repertoire of Ital- ian operas and various oratorios. Foley left the doctor, and for years was not heard from, when to the great surprise of many it was at Her Majestys Drury Lane theatre that 8 magnificent Italian basso would make his debut, by name Signor Foli. Foli made good success, and for twenty years has been favorite in England and on the continent Dr Barnett is known not only o1,a,.1 1,,1%o haxyi r. l ten many beautiful cantatas, hymns, &c., works of religious order being his chief in- clination. Yale college conferred upon him the degree of Mus. Doc some years ago. He leaves great number of sorrowing pupils and friends. He was man of sensitive na- ture, kind, generous, lovable, endeared to the rich and poor alike, and very many could attest to his charity. Deceased had resided in Fair Haven for number of years past For some time he was organist Of the Center church there. While in Hartford he was for long time organist of the Center church there, and he was also for years the leader of the Beethoven society of that city, one of the first oratorio societies in New En- gland. It had great success and high repu- tation, and it's concerts always attracted a large representation of Hartfords best peo pie. The deceased will be most kindly re- membered by large circle of friends both in this city and Hartford. The funeral takes place this afternoon at o'clock. Rev. Dr. 1 Vibbert and Rev. MT. Blakeslee will ofhciate. The remains will be taken to Hartford on the 1925 a. m. train tomorrow for burial in that city. Deceased leaves 8 brother and two sisters in England.
 Lawrance Dormftory.
 Under the corner stone for the Lawrance | dormitory have been placed in copper box 3 photograph of Thomas G. Lawrance, in memory of whom the building is erected; the last triennial and annual catalogue of Yale college; Yale obituary record for 1885; an- nual statement for 1885; the sermon preached by President Porter on leaving the old chapel | i and entering the new, June IS, 1876; direc- tory of the living graduates, second edition, l