Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-06-14
81. r.iUL,s VIEW ons AN.
The Fine Instrument Formally Presented
and Opened Last Night Week.

The Fine Instrument Farnnily Presented
and Opened Last Night Week.
The splendid organ given to 81. Pauls
Methodist Episcopal Church by Joseph
Pyle was formally presented last night
week. Tho presentation was made at an
organ recital of exceptional merit.
About 500 people were in attendance.
Frequent applause expressed the pleas.
ure of the large gathering The pro-
ceeds Of tho entertainment are for the
benefit Of Silverbrook Church, a big
delegation of whose members was pres
ent. The chancel was handsomely
decorated with palms, ferns, lilies and
roses.
The instrument greatly enhances the
beauty of the church. 1t is II feet high,
IL feet wide and feet deep. Its casing
is OF black walnut, finished in hard oil.
The upper part consists entirely of pipes
artistically arranged in groups, and the
design is in harmony with the architec-
ture of the auditorium. The centre
group of displayed pipes is tastefully
decorated in gold and terra Gotta
and the side groups are decorated
IN gold and robin-egg blue. The
following inscription is carved on
the front panel: "Presented by Joseph
Pyle, 1904" The open diapason Is feet
| pitch and contains one stop and 81 pipes.
Other details are as follows: Dulciana,
s feet pitch, two stops and 81 pipes;
| double flute, feet pitch, three stops and
81 pipes; principal feet pitch, four
stops and 81 pipes; fifteenth . feet pitch,
five stops and 81 pipes; clarionette s feet
pitch, sixth stops and AZ pipes; flute
d'Amore feet pitch, seven stops and 81
pipes; viola feet pitch, eight stops and
40 pipes; stop'd diapason 8 feet pitch,
nine stops and 81 pipes; flute 4 feet
pitch, ten stops and 81 pipes yiolina a
feet pitch, II stops and 81 pipes; oboe :
feet pitch, IL stops and 81 pipes; aolina
feet pitch, IL stops end 81 pipes
dapason treble feet pitch, IA stops and
pipes; bourbon 10 feet pitch, 10 stops
and 81 pipes; bourbon lieblich gedacf
l6 feet pitch, 16 stops and y
pipes; swell to great coupler Il
stops; great to pedal coupler Is stops
swell to pedal coupler 10 stops; tremolt
20 stops; wind indicator 81 stops; bel
lows signal % stops; pedal check q
stoys; forte combination of the grea
organ 1 foot pitch; piano combination
of the great organ 2 feet pitch; BALANCED
| swell pBudl d lccI plISus lhS VI 6uA
tone is decidedly rich.
Following is copy of the resolution
presented to Joseph Pyle by the boar
of trustees of st. Paul's Church il
acknowledgment of his gift of an orgal
to that church:
WHEREAS, Brother Joseph Pyle, presi
dent of the board of trustees has pre-
scented to the st. Pauls Methodist Episcc
pal Church new and valuable churcl
: organ therefore.
We, acknowledging in humble yet pro
I found gratitude our Heavenly Father O
the great giYer of all good gifts, have caus
for special rejoicing and thanks tO.da
) that He put it into the heart of the done
to present to this church the magnificer
gift that has been presented to us i
r Christian generosity on this occasion
With unfeigned gratitude we accept thi
:, grand and beautiful instrument of mus
as presented by Brother Pyle and view
6 as another of numerous tokens of his 10y
; and large-hearted devotion not only to tn
particular communion but to the cause {
< Christianity i'll general. tits another lin
" in the long chain of kind deeds and valu
y BILE services that will ever bind the brotht
to us in loving remembrance. And
y shall be our prayer that his useful life ma
be spared many years i'll health al
!, strength, that he may continue to be
/, blessing and encouragement to his famil
the church and the community lin whi(
he fills an honored place.