The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1891-04-04
GREAT IMPRovEM mt III

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Invention, that child Of genius,
has dono mach for mankind 10 the
nine1eenlh century, but It is not
yet dune wllh ITS energies and la
bo,s in the field of mind.
Re 'giOus services have long been
growing 100 Yapid, too mechanic
Al 70 SUIT the advancing require
mrnts oi the age. The tension of
the diaphragnal organs created by
continuous congregational sin glng
mas ben largely remedl"d by
choir an | organ music, when has
very largely relieved the STRAIN
that wa, Prev usly required floln
congregations, for now the Choir
and organ sing while the old lovers
Of song Slt back IN wondrrment
ard listen to the melting sounds
Of music As they arise like incense
on the air.
The strain Of choir singing
though has been found to exert
rather injurious influence upon
the tender nerves ,cked up in
the great human organism. aud
the genus of improvement kind
y lending its and, promises soon
to bring out ii we'll perfected in
strunent, the orgaphone, which
will relieve the choir. as the choir
has already relieved the congre-
CATION, from all the burden Of the
service Of song, and At the same
nme put ioi h a far swep,er and
more perfected melody.
Tins goeat instrument Is TO do
all the church singing, being so
arranged that every word II sends
out Of the song will be perfectly
distinct % large congregations,
while all the people can do about
IS they do now drrlDg fine
choral service Ia city chlrc
ST stlI aud gaze, admire and won.
der, One gr,a advantage Of the
orgaphOne over the old choir SER
wire viii be that the words Of
the song VII be heard perfectly
which Is not the case IN chou
singing, Thr instrument will b,
prop. He'd by a spling, so there
wnl be no fiddle faddl. Of talry
fingers wandering round like losl
Nalads searching f r ivory keys
nor any piddIr pad le Of gaitel
bo,ts striving to overcome the
iubboin ness Of refractory pedals,
but the music will SIMPLY roll on
IN grand harmonious diapasvu
~wel's, ill the hea. Is cf the wor.
Slippers will be overcome by the
pious outflow Of song that will
burst form in symnhonious NUN J.
Ders from the heart of hearts oI
the great In-trLment.
A. one great invention and
success hut opeus the d or lor
another, il Is probable another
very v: liable adjunct will folIow
'he lntruductlonof the o.gaphone
THIS will he called prayaphone,
by he ard 0f which The dull old
prayers often called for and ex-
pected from cold members, who
nave wrrstIed all the week viii
more Than iron energy with wick.
ed old saw mills, reralcitrant
debtots. md prihaps grassy cot
ton fields, will he fully relieved
from the g,eat and glevous bur
den of having to d, 10 public,
wha', pernaps, they had rot taken
time all the " ek TO doprivateIy,
thrt Is pray; 50 the preacher can
60 to he instrument and insert
Que oi Talmagcs 8 best prayers,
start the prayiug facilities Of the
prayaphone that wili do the work
woudrously.
These machines will be sure L.
bring good turnouts on PRAYER
meeing nights and arouse the
curiosity of the spectators while
i rinoplIes them Il prayer.
Some object TO the latter IN.
slrunrnt VINO highly favor The
ior mer, saying that il will tenc
10 drive spirituality out of the
churches. This wndId stand as ,
great obi etion If there were an,
spirituality left to drive out, bal
the Q oi be ore an, the saw miIl
the coun.rr and me Dago havs
op rated so heavily upon the
great so-caIIed Christian mind
that MS spirituality cannot be hult
J. now by the introduction OF such
taking l,glsss thing, as an orgaphDne
MingIng. ard a praya-
th. praying. lie fact,
Ich little public pray
The churches, nutsid,
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