Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1891-06-25
SAxION,S RIVER.

Miss Isabelle Couch, of Lutherville semin-
airy, Maryland, is visiting her former associate
teacher, Miss Baldwin, at the Baptist parson-
age.
A. Miner Wellman, cashier of the First
National bank, Friendship, N. Y, was for
several days guest of his former pastor,
Rev. Baldwin, at the Baptist parsonage.
The sermon delivered by Rev. H. M. Doug
las of Putney, at the re-opening of the Bap-
fist church Sunday morning, was timely and
impressive. The pastor was right when, in
announcing the closing hymn, he said, The
key note of the week has been struck"
The N. Y. Tribune of June %, in an article
on the vacations of city pastors, says: Or.
c. W. Willard, of the Washington Square
NJ. e. church, will spend August in SaXton's
River, Vt. The church will be closed during
the month";" DR.. Willard is brother-in-law
of Rev. Baldwin of the Baptist church.
In the new organ Mt the Baptist church,
the compass of the manuals is &C to A3, 50
notes, and that of the pedals from Gee to ID,
81 notes. There are two manuals, the great
organ having open diapason, dulciana, and
spitz flute, in all ia metal pipes; and the
swell organ having salicional, flute har-
monique, and oboe, 1872 metal and wood
pipes, and stopped dapason, wood, 5S pipes.
The pedal organ has bourbon, Is feet, wood,
81 pipes. There are three coupers and IA
tremolo, and three pedal movements, forte,
piano. and balanced swell. The total num-
Der of stops is 13. and the total number of
pipes is 400. The instrument possesses sweet
tone, and sufficient power for the size of the
auditorium. 1t was built by J. w. Steere &
Sons, successors to Steere 4 Turner, SPRING
field, Mass. The exterior is of quartered oak,
the exposed pipes having finish cor
responding to the wall of the auditorium.
With the lowered pulpit platform, the pro-
fusion of Towering plants supplied by Mrs.
Hughes and others, and the chorus choir, the
picture presented to the audience Sunday
forenoon gratified and charmed.
The anticipations as to Prof. Baldwin's ex.
hibition of the new pipe organ at the Sax
toms River Baptist church were fully real
lied last Thursday evening. The only eX-
cepton was the non-arriva of the Grafton
and Bellows Falls contingent, the weather
preventing. Had the evening been fair, the
capacity of the house would have been tested
to the utmost. The fact that the artist had
served five years in Boston. five in Chicago
and five in New York. and that he is now the
the organist of the Society of the Pilgrims
Congregational church, Rev. DR.. Virgins
was a sufficient guarantee that, although 6
stranger in this section, he would justify his
employment by the committee holding the
choice of the player. The introductory,
fugue by Bach, evinced the native talent anC
studied grace of execution he possesses The
melody from 8. Salome' and Batiste's Crane
Ofertolre gave full opportunity to show The
power of the instrument, and the player:
facility of combination for the purpose O.
bringing to view every shade of the compos
ers' conceptions. Nearer, my God, tt
Thee" with variations, met the popular
taste and was also loudly encored. Th,
grand march which completed the program
proper, and cold Hundred" with the con
gregation joining in full chorus, produced
impressions such as only the skilled per
former can command. But his own compo
sitions, the Andante," with variations, ant
Storm on the Mountains led his hearer
captive. The latter was rendered with tn
lights turned down, that the effect might b.
heightened, and the liquid sweetness o
6 Shepherds Evening Song" was succeeded
by the gathering power and rush and roar o
the oncoming'' Tempest" The roll of tn
distant and near thunder, the trembling o
the earth, the rafting of the glass in the win
dOws, the shaking of the house under tn
sway of the wind, were inimitably true t
nature. 1t seems impossible that the author
theme should be set to music, but it is nov
ready for the press. The g Hymn of Thanks
giving" fifty closed the battle of the elements
From beginning to end the mechanical wa
absent. The mountain echoes varied in in
tensity, length and number of tones, wit
perfect fidelity to nature, and the u.e of tn
swell was masterful and happy. But for tn
approach OF the anniversary concert, it
possible that the committee would have al
ranged for repetition of the evenings en-
joyment. Prof. Baldwin will be assured o
an appreciative audience whenever he re
visits this locality.