Middletown transcript., 1892-10-13
THE ORGAN RECITAL.
A DELIGATTFULE LENTERTAINMENT AT
THE PRESBYTERIAN CRuReH.

Myrtle houston ana MISS lnf6 I1yuc
originated the movement in the Fo
!, est Presbyterian Church for the pu
: chase of a new organ. Under tn
untiring efforts of these young ladie
and their associates, entertainment
of varied character were given. an
when the announcement was made lal
April that the fund amounted to owe
$500, the members and friends of th
Church provided for the balance
the fund, and few weeks later tn
contract for the new organ was give
to C, s. Haskell, of Philadelphia, on
of the finest organ builders in thi
country.
During the past two weeks tn
| firms representatives have been.bus,
in erecting the new instrument, ant
/ number of mechanics have beel
4 engaged in making the alteration
and improvements necessitated b.
the introduction of the new organ.
By.last Tuesday evening the i'm
provements were completed, ant
when the large audience assembled tt
listen to the inaugural recital, the!
found that the choirplatform had beef
raised4and enlarged, and enclosed
on the front by a handsome rail Of
solid walnut from which hung ricf
curtains, New gas standards of taste
full design gave ample light to tht
musicians, while above all, lowered
| the new organ, which, in its case of rich
highly polished walnut, surmounted
with large pipes richly decorated with
gold and colors, impressed everyone
with its beautiful and dignifed ap.
pearance.
Promptly at half-past seven o'clock
the entertainment began. The mem
bers of the choir had been rehearsing g
for long time in advance for This
occasion. Three of the numbers
were quaitettes sung by Miss Yinie
Lynch, Miss Lillian Bndd, Mr.. Clar-
ence Pool and Mr.. Frank N. Howell.
Teach Me Thy Way, Guide me
o Thou Great Jehovah. and &c Jesus
Lover of My Soul," were all beauti-
full. The duet, Before Jehovah's s
Awful Throne,n sung by Miss Lynch
and Mr.. J. B. Maxwell was very well
received, and of equal merit was
the duet by Miss Lynch and Mr.. Pool
entitled, Peace to This Dwelling.''
The tenor solo, Fear Not .Ye, o
Israel" composed by Dudley Buck,
and sung by Mr.. J. B. Maxwell, while
quite difficult, yet abounded in pas
sages of richest harmony.
To Mr.. Irwin J. Morgan, the famous
organist of Philadelphia, and to DIR.
Henry l. Clayton, SO well known in
our community, was assigned the task
Of exhibiting the strictly instrumental
qualities Of the new organ. The Pas
toral from VIM. Tell was performed
by DIR. Clayton with evenness and
taste and was greatly admired, "The
Palms," rendered by the same gen
was one of the most popular
selections of the evening, and the
Offertory, by Batiste, was very
acceptable, and the spirited "Grand
March of the Maryland Fifth Hegi-
ment, given during the taking of the
was received with great
delight.
Professor Morgan's name and fame
had preceded him, and the manner
in which he performed the first
"The Grand Offertory,n . by
Wely, instantly indicated to those
that their expectations
had not been raised too highly. The
. Gavotte, from Mignon, was sweet
md yet sprightly; the ALLEGRO in
d." by Handel, was very fine, and
he audience listened with marked
interest to his refined and skillful
on a number of
Tell-known church tunes but the
most popular of all the Profess
or's selections was the exquisite rem
lition of " AT the Lutte" a selection
the highest order of finger
ng guided by perfect taste. :" The
Gloria from the Twelfth Mass,' by
Iozart, "The Overture to VIM. Tell,"
'Mendelssohn's Wedding March" and
5he "Hallelujah Chorus" exhibited
20 perfection the dignity and power
If the instrument.
Just before the rendering of the
asst number the pastor, the Rev.
,. Fl. Moore, in behalf of the audience,
thanked the ladies and gentlemen
or the entertainment they had given,
md the Rev. J. Beers. Rector of st.
Anne's Church, arose and congratu-
ated the members of the Presbyter-
an Church upon the acquisition of
heir noble instrument.
That the audience cordially e2dc-s-
ID all that those gentlemen had said
vas indicated by the generous offer
iory, which was far in excess of any
,late collection ever taken in the