The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-29
MUSIC By THE CHOuu
"p",c description OF this Import
"n' servtcc-Iincs Written by One
"h" appreciates the Situotinu

4 %", I',, service Lines Written by One
y WIN" appreciates tho Situation.
s Nl'er tho church organist had nl,v-
>. Su ' ,H,.. .n.o'untary introducing airs frnm
c ~ ana the "Black Crool5H-whinh
j v, 'o"'"e were not recognized Nv t,n
$ c"nErrHat'on-th choir arose for Wy ;,o
q lrsl nnthcm of the morning, ''' ITO
n' cnolr was made up Of two parts
quartet and Il chorus. Thc fa"n, fr"r.s,
! occupied seats in tho front rowt,n
, cause the nicmbcrs were mid ,rhn
; cHofns WA" grouped about and m.6o "
somewhat striking as well as sturtIin,r
pl"iu'c. There were some WIN con,J
SING 'omc who Thought thcy conld
"nd tENrc were others.
rae leader oi this aggregation w,s
~ ~'"H ''aocr OF the quartet. Tie was
tais. nut his neck w;ts rcsDcnsibl, for
considerable Of his extreme heirht
- cause be was paid To lead thc choir
nc gave The impression to those who
sd" MA That ne was Cu&ting some ice
n greater part of his contOrtions wero
l"st because tho audience did not fucc
the choir. Oo
IhH nrgani&t struck y few chords
ana without any preliminary wood
saving ,hn choir SQUARED itself for or.
tion. OF course there wcro a. few whn
u'd not find the place till after rising
Vhis Is 40 IN al! choirs--but finally ali
appeared to be ready. Tho leader lot
cut another link In his neck, and
whi!e his head WAS taking a motion
siml tar to hens when walking, tho
choir broke loose. THIS is what It sang:
NHidc-e-c - bidu -ab-- abdcwith
an.ac With --hlde--a-a-a-n- -bidc-mc-
with In" c-c.--abidn with-with me-
fast fn-s't nlls-nbidc-fust the evnn
last fa-a-lls thc~-abidc with me-
rFcnI!dr~-falls thc-c-o-cvcntidc--ta tas.
| thr~' lhC darlt-thc darkness abide
lhc uarknGsS dcCpcnS-- -LJr-r-d with mo-
&C., i'ord with mc-uccpcrs-Lord
,-1rd--GHrkncss dccpcns- With NC
I'oru WIN mo mo M-a.a,r.abide."
! maj was the first verso. Thcro
| "cr" three others.
| Every ono il familiar with tho nvr,
| hcEcc IL is not necessary to linz thn
verses.
D"r'hE the performance some who
ma" no" attcndnd tho choir rehearsal
lhC Iitursday evening previous, were
Il little slow in spots. During the
passugo Of these spots some would
move 'hclr lip" and not utter a sound,
"niie HShers--narticuiarly the ladies'
'"uhu IL convenient TO feel Of their
nacK llalr nr straiHEtcn their hats.
Each one who did this had II look as if
Sh' could honestly say: IL cOuld sinp
That II SAW tith-nnd tho choir sang
on.
But when there came note, a meas
!. urr,: or bar with which all were fa-
niii'" what Il grand volume Of music
y nnrAO 'nr'h. IT, didn't happcn this way
many times, because the paid sinucrs
T. we're supposed to do the greater Dart
~ OF the work. And the others were
- willing
Ac one point. after a breathing spell.
f.. or rest rs musicians say, tho tenor
(, started alone. He didn't mean to.
i'ut ny This break the deacons discov-
creu that he was in the game and earn
ing his salary. The others caupht him
at the first quarter, however and and
away they went again, neck and neck.
l5olorc they finished several had
changed places. Sometimes "abiden y
was ahead, and sometimes "L0rd. -
put on thc whole it was u pretty oven
Ihcn the minister read something
out OF Inc Bible, after which-as they
say IN the nc"spapcrs-" there was
announcer wcll-rcndcrcd selection bv tho
| Gnnir.' ~ '''o
| rms spasm was u tenor solo with
cnoruS accompaniment This wns
"hHn nc OF the long neck got in his
deadly work. The audience faced the
CHOIR and the sniaricd soloist was han
py.
when the huddling had ceased tho
s"'0'st stepped triiin to the front and,
win lho confidence horn OF power,
gave II majestic sweep nf his head tn.
ward the orGanist. lie said nothing
pnt INC movement implied, "Let 'er
go. Gal!ag her"
tallaShcr was on deck, and after
! RcIt'hs ~" patent leather shoes we'll
'raccd on the suh-bass pedals, he
knotlco t"gcther few chords, and the
"olOist was or. His selection was
! that IL. verbatim
mc'yIde me, Ec-yidc me, &c .yidc me, O
| moro Gra'ut Jaw-aw-harvah:
| iflI-Erum thraw-aw This baw-nw.raw nm
| land.
Nhd We sang othCr things.
'lr was away up in G. He dimin-
ucndocd, struck a cantabilc movement.
S'ld up over u cresccndO, tackled 81
second cn6ing by mlstakc c---but il went
| -"auInt ms; second wind on a mOdera-
30, a!gEiicd his desire for ~ raise in
saiary ON q triil, did some brilliant
work on macetosO, reached high G.
"ltn case, went down into the bass,
clrl ana climbed again, Quavercd ana
held, did sixteen notes by the handful
payable on dcmand-- wullZeI along q
minor pa>sag", gracefully burned the
lual scgnO, skipped Il chrOmatc run,
uld The con GEpressiOne act worthy OF
4 De RcsZkc, poured forth volumes on
II measure hold, broke the center on an
andnnt' passagc for three yards, re-
I tnrded To beat tho band, came near get
ting applause Gu q cadcnza, took six
barred triplct without turning a hair
then sat down.
Between whites the chorus had been
singing something else. The notes
bumped against the oiled natural wood
ra'tcrs--it Was o modern church-rico.
cHcttcd over the memorial windows
clnng lovingly 20 the new 5000 chandn.
I"r, no"'cd along tho ridgopolc, pat.
ted shc rH,U- h"Mncd dcacons fopdlv
and hnAuy died away in a bunch Of
comtrlDuC'on noXcs in the corner.
Then the minister preached.
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