New-York tribune., 1896-06-05
THE lSELIN LETTER.

LETTER.
number and who Will have the power OK conferrihs
the degree OF fellow" 1t is iniended 70 lne'une
In the membership OF the Guild the representative
orsanists o. the entire country ana u h'S'''".'
with them such clergymcn as desire 10 sho" 'h''
sympathetic interest IN an organ.z"i 'nor' 10 pA'c
ecclesiastical music and musicians upon hishcr
plane o. usefulness
The following officers for 1861 have been eie','u'
Dudley Buck honorary president. Gerrt smith
warden; Charles Il. Morse sub warden; the fcN-
DR. Charles Cuthberi Hall. chaplain: Or. Henry q.
Hanchet, secretary, Wplam MacFnrlane. regis
trar. Walter J.. Hall, treasurer. Sumner saltor.
librarian; John :. Camp and Frank Tar. AUDITORS
The members OF the Council. IN addition 10 'hc
officers who belong e1-oficlo. Rre Homer J. Bart
lett Edward NJ. Bowman. william :. chester
Richard Henry Warren. whose terms expire IN i%''
John Hyatt Brewer. William g Carl Frank @
Dessert Clement r. Gale. whose terms expire In
lsss and c whitney COcmbS. Smith y. P'nn"ld.
q. Warlng S,ebbins and II. Huntington WoolmHh'
whose terms expire In 1859 The following honorary
associates have been elected and are being added
to. Bishop Henry e. Potter the Re-. Drs Lyman
Abbott \ j + BchrcnIs. Amory H. Bradford. ~
Montciar y ! John Wesley Brown. james l.
buckley Joseph r. Dur'a. David u. Greer
Thomas s Hastings John Humpstone. Henry Mot
oct. W s Rainafor1. Roderick Terry and John H.
Young. and Walter s Carter.
The following committee prepared the consttu-
ton: william g Chester. Cement Gale. Henry
G. Hanchei,. Charles II Morse and Gerrii Smith.
The first article OF IN. constitution states 'he Oh
tecis Of the organization TO be. TO advance 90"
cause Of worthy church music 20 elevate the status
OF church o-gans's. 10 increase thcir appreciation
Of their responsibilities duties and opporunites as
conductors Of worship 20 raise the genera eni-
cheney OF church organ!s's 10y system of exam
nation and rert.acaies" and on this examination
committee IL is worth not ng. ate Clement IL pae.
II Huntington Woodman and Homer y Bartlett.
u
tics for intercourse among church organiss. and FOR
the discussion Of questions OF interest Ia connection
with their work To provide a central organization
with a permanent home In the metropolis FOR The
benefit Of church organ SITS throughout the cOun-
try"
The membership OF the guild Is TO consist of
founders fellows associates. honorary associates.
honorary members and subscribers. Those whose
names VIII go down the years a. the first founders
ar Homer Newton Bartlett. Edward Morris Bow
man, John Hyatt Brewer Dudley Buck. William
Crane Carl William S.de.i Chester. Charles Whit
ney Coombs. John Frank Donohuc. Frank George
Dessert Clarence Eddy. Clemen; Rowland Gae.
Isaac Van Week Flagler. Arthur Fooie. Henry
Granger IIancheti. benjamin Johnson Lang. Charles
Henry Morse. WI am Edward MuiAgan; John
KNOWLES Pane. George Albert parkrT' iiorat.o
Satcr Harry Rowe Shelley Gerrii Smith Albert
augustus Stanley Frank TAX rs Georse Ehr,dda Milan
Wh.iing Samuel Brenton whitney. Harrison Major
Wild, iierve wilkins and Raymond Huntington
Other church organls,s who have maintained an
honorable standing such for not less than Ten
years previous to the date OF organza tion or the
guild. and who approved 10y vote OF the round
ors may be made founders. But the roll OF found
ers is to be absolutely closed on December 81. ls%
IL requires a vote OF at least qualified founders
to elect new founder and II Is an open secret that
vote Five negative votes sufficient TO reject
the candidate. Rejected applicants are eligible to
the other classes of membership.
The fellows selected by examination and re-
celve a diploma OF the guild. Thee diplomas in the
future viii probably be held In high esteem. Fell
lows may afiix their names the letters "F. y.
G. o" Applicants for the position OF associate may
attach -. a g. o" to their names. and Will have
10 prove that they have the attainments OF an ord
nary church organist. The annual dues OF resident
me rnbers, that is those whose homes within
non resident members 81. 1t Is the duty OF the
warden to preside at the meetings OF the council
and, in the absence Of the president at general
meetings. He is the chief executive officer Of the
guild.
The council has the power to permit associates
and fellows Of the Royal College of Organsts OF
England. or OF any other body known to maintain
equivalent standards 10 proceed 10 the ad eundem
diploma upon payment of dues When the guild gets
into better working order. which 1t expects 10 do
mex, fall. II Will probably establish system OF
prizes.
The guild is to have four annual meetings two Of
which to be styled public services" and be
held in church II "a the intention TO have regular
eXamna ti0ns In the months Of February June and
October. The examination fees to be SO for
sociateshIp and SIS for fellowship.
Dudley Buck. the honorary president OF the guild
will start in a few days for a European trip