Telegram-herald., 1891-09-21
THE ORGAN DEDICATION.
The MUSIC ~ Or. TALMsGs's rA3ER-
ssAcLE SUGGESTS 4 LESSON

ssAcLE SUGGESTS 4 LESSON
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BaooxLrs. Sept z-fhs magnificent
organ Of ths new Brooklyn Tabernacle vas
dedicated today. The services ws<s vsrisar
bic musical festivals. Whiss the regular
musical progFx1ms at the tabernacle Is
always attractive. that Of today wa sxcsp-
tionaliy beautiful. the Congregational sing
Tag, offsrtorses and fnte<iudss being rom
dsred with marvellous volume and express
son Dr.. Tasmase's sermon. which was
appropriate 70 the occasion. wzs on the
text. Gsassis iv. q. His brothsr's name
was JabzI; n was the fas her Of all such
- handle the harp and orzzn."
LAmeeh hAd two boys, the ops hsra.-
man 2ad the ether . musician. Jubsl, the
younger son, Was the first organ builder.
He started the Erst soand that rolled from
the wcnirous instrument which has had
% nuch 70 do with the worship Of the
sges Bat what Improvements Has been
made under ths hands Of organ builders
such a. Bsrahard, Sebastian Bach and
GEORGE Hogzrsh and Joseph Booth and
Thomas ksbfohn. clear down % George
and Edward Jzrviias Of our ewn day. I
DO not wsndef that when che dnt full or
gan that wa read OF a. given In 757 by an
smperor Of the east to king Of France
sounded forth it's fun grandeur, woman
fell into ceiinum from which her reason
vas never ressored.
The majesty Of great organ skillfuIly
played u almost too much for human en-
darance. but how much the instrument
has done In the reinforcement Of divine
servics IL win take all tine and AL eternity
10 celebrate. Last April. whep We dedi-
Gated this church to the servies Of Al
mighty God, our organ was not moro than
half done. II has now come 30 near COM
p.etion that this morning preach . SER
mon dedicatery OF this mighty throne Of
sacred sound. IL greets the eye a well as
the ear. Behold this mountain Of an
themsl This forest Of hosannahsi Its
history Is peculiar.
HISTORY or rHrs ORGAN.
The late Mr.. George Jardine recently
made . tour Of tho organs Of Europe. He
gathered up In his portfolio an account Of
all the excellences Of tae renowned instsu-
ments Of music on the other side Of the At
lansie ard all the new improvements, and
brought back that portfolio to America de-
claring that pycokiyn Tabernacle should
have the full advantage Of all he had oh
tanned. and although he did not live to
carry cut his idea. his son. Mr.. Edward
Jardiue, has introduced into this great or
gan ell those improvements and grandeurs.
and while you hear this organ you hear all
that il notable in the organs Of Lucerne
and Fribou1g and Haarlen and ST Paul
and Weseuihssef abbey and other great
organs that have enrsptured the world.
In it Are baked mp more harmonies than
I can describe. and all for God and the
lighting Of the soul toward him. Its four
banks Of keys. it, one hundred and ten
stops and appliances, its four thousand five
hundred and ten pipes. its chime Of thirty
seven bells. ia cathedral diapsson and
pedal double diApason, its song trumpet
and night horn and vox humaua, all. all.
we dedicate 20 God and the soul. II will,
/ believe, under the divine blessing, lead
uncounted thousands into the kingdom.
It's wedding marches. its thanksgiving
anthems, its reQuienss viii sound after all
the voices that follow it today shall have
sung thsis last song. To God the Father,
God the Son and God the Holy Ghost We
dedicate i'll
There has been much discussion as to
where music was born. think that at
tho 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 stood
TO celebrate the creation was the birthplace
OF song. Inanimate nature il full of God
stringed and wind instruments. Silence
itself-perfect silence-is only a musical
rest In Gods great anthem of worship.
Wind among the leaves. insects humming
In the summer air, tho rush Of billow upon
beach, the ocean far out sounding its ever
lasting psalm. the bobolfnk on the edge of
the forest, the quail whistling mp from the
grass are music
On Blackwelps island heard. coming
from a window Of the lunatic asylum, .
very sweet song. It was sung BY one who
had lost her reason, and have come to be-
heve that even the dsran8ed and disordered
elements Of nature would make music TO
our ear II We suly bad acuteness enough to
listen suppose that even the sounds In
nature that are discordant and rcpulsivo
make harmony In Gods ear. You know
that you may come 30 near to an orchestra
that the sounds ara painful instead Of
pleasursble. and think we stand 20 near
devastating storm and frightful whirlvind
we cannot hear that which makes to Gods
ear and the ear OF the spirits above u q
music a. com plete a. it IL tremendous.
GODS INFINITE Music.
The day Of judgment, which will b Z
day OK upro~r and tumuit. suppose will
bring no dissonancs to the ears Of those
who can calmly listen; although 1t be a.
when some great performer II executing .
boisterous piece OF music, he sometimes
breaks down the instrument on which he
plays; 90 IL may Do on that last day that
the grand march of God. played BY the
fingers Of thunder and earthquake and
eonfagratiou, may break down the world
upon which the music IL executed
Not only lie inanimate nature full Of
music. but God has wonderfully Organised
the human voice, so that in the plainsst
throat and lungs there arU fourteen direct
muscles which can maze over sixteen thou
sand different sounds, and there are thirty
indirect muscles which can make, it has
been estimated, more than one hundred
end ssventy-thrss millions Of soundsi Now,
! sey, Woen iva ms % coesssssseu she
human voice. and when he has flled the
whole earth with harmony. and when he
recognised 10 In the ancient temple. have
arighs to come 70 the conciuaion that God
loved nuaic.
Iproposs this morning. In sstting apart
shis organ for sacred use. 30 speak about
sacrsd music. 6rst showing yoa it, impor-
tAnoA and then stating some q the ohsta-
p,es toits advancement.
Idrsw the nrss argument for the impor-