Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-09-25
TIE ORGAN DEDICATION.
THE MUSIC IN OR. TALMAGF'G ThBEG-
NkCLE SUGGESTS A LESSON.

organ of the new bro allyn Tabernacle was
dedicated today. The,scryices were vcritl-
bile musical festivals. While the regular
musical programme at the tabernacle is
always attractive. that OF today wos excep-
tionally beautiful,th congreqational sing.
ing, oflortorics anil iiferudes being rem
dcred with marvc tnua,voiume and express
sion. DR.. Talmage's sermon. WHICH was
appropriate to the, occason, was on the
text, Genesis iv, u, His brothers. name
was Jubal; he was the father of all such
as handle the harp aud organ"
Lnmech had two boys, the one a herds
man and the Other a.muscian. Jubal, the
younger son, WIS the first organ builder
lie started the first sound that rolled from
the wondrous instrument which has had
so much to do with the worship of the
ages But what improvement has been
made under the hands of organ builders
such as Bernhard, Sebastian Bach and
George Hogarth and Joseph Booth and
Thomas Robjohp. clear down to George
and Edward Jandine of our own day. |
do not wonder tl,at when the first full or
gan that we Teadsof as given in 157 by an
emperor of the east to king OF France
sounded forth it's fall grandeur, a woman
fell into a delriunn from which her reason
was never restored.
The majesty of great organ skillfully
played is almost too much for human en-
durance, but how mach the instrument
has done in the Reinforcement of divine
service it will takeall time and all eternity
to celebrate Last April, when we deui-
Gated this church to the service of AL
mighty God, our organ was not more than
halt done, 1t has now come so near com
pletion that this morning l preach ser
mon dedlcatory OF this mighty throne of
sacred sound. 1t greets thereye as well rs
the ear. Behold this mountain of an
themsl This forest OF fbsannahsl Its
history is peculiar.
HISTORY OF THIS. ORGAN.
The late Mr. George Jardine recently
made tour of the organs of Europe. He
gathered up in his portfolio an account of
all the eXeellences OF the renowned iustru-
ments of music on the other side OF the At
lantic and all the new i'm provements, and
brought back that portfolio to America de
claring that brooklyn Tabernacle should
have the full advantage of all he had OBJ
tanned, and although he did not live to
carry out his idea, his son, Mr.. Edward
Jardine, has introduced into this great or
gan all those Improvement and arandeurs,
and while yopl hear this organ you hear all
that is notable in the OF gans of Lucerne
and Fribourg and HaarAem and st. Paul
and Westminster abbey and other great
organs that have enraptl"d the world
In it are banked up more arnonies than
] can describe, ana all Tor God and the
lighting OF the soui toward nan. It's Tour
banks of keys. its one hundred and ten
stops and appliances its four thousand five
hundred and ten pipes. ITS cnlme OF thirty
seven bells, ITS cathedral dIapason and
pedal double dlapason, Its song trumpet
ana night norm ana NoX h"nana, all, all,
we dedicate TO Nod ana the soul. IL Will
/ believe, under the dlNlne blessing, lead
rucounted thousands INTO the Kingdom
Its wedding marches, IT'S thanksgiving
uthems, It's requlems Wall sound after all
Me voices that follow IL today shall have
mig their last song. 10 God the rather
''od the son ana God the holy Ghost We
dedicate 1t!
There has been much discussion rs &c
where music was born. 1 think that al
the beginning, when the morning stars
sang together and all the suns OF God
shouted for joy, that the earth heard the
echo The cloud on which the angels stool
TO celebrate the creation Wasthe birthplace
OF song. Inanlmate nature Is fulI OF God
stringed and wind Instruments. Silence
ltse!t-periect STENCILS only a musIca
rest in Gods great anthem OF worship
Wind among She leaves, insects hummine
in the summer air, the rush of billow upor
beach, the ocean far out sounding its ever
lasting psalm, the Dobollnk on the edge o
the forest the quail whistlinG up from cht
grass are music.
On BlGckwelPs island L heard, coming
from a window of the lunatic asylum,
very sweet song 1t was sung by one wh(
had lost her reason, and have come to be
llpNp that even the Uprlr red and tl-Dlfiprc(