The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-17
A DiscOrdanti nteriude.

There was trouble in the choir loft of
the church of All the Saints and Holy
Angels yesterday morning. 1t was five
minutes past the usual time for the SER
vice to begin, and Professor w. l.. Bee
thoven Jones was not at the olgan. The
preacher had come into the pulpit. open
ed the Bible to the proper place for the
reading of the scripture lesson, settled
his book mark for the first hymn. and re-
signing himself to the comfortable capa-
ciousness Of his high-backed cushioned
chair, waited for the organ to begin.
But it did not begin. The pastor cast
surreptitious glances over his shoulder
toward the organ loft: the deacons looked
anxiousIy at the elders and the congre-
minutes more and there hurried to the
music stool. not Professor w. L. Beet
hoven Jones, but a new and unknown
organiSt
Why, what was the trouble with Pro-
fessor Jones?' everybody wanted to know
when church was over. The trouble was
professor w. L. Beethoven Jones had
resigned. For some time past the music
committee of the church of All the Saints
and Holy Angels and it's organist, the
aforesaid Professor w L. Beethoven
Jones, have not dwelt together in that
unity which blessed is it for to see"
The first hin of discord came several
months ago., when the opening anthem
occupied exactly fifteen minutes. Was
not the music just a little long today?"
the chairman of the music committee gent
ly demonstrated. Whereupon Professor
w. l.. Beethoven Jones with a dignity
which becometh the namesake of the
Titan of music. Informed the chairman
of the committee, very politely, of course.
that having spent many years in muscial
study abroad, he, Professor W. l.. Beet
hoVen Jones, knew his business a great
deal better than any chairman of any
music committee of any church of Ali
the Saints and Holy Angels could teach
him.
AS Professor w. L. Beethoven Jones
became more at home upon the organ
seat in the church of All the Saints and
Holy Angels he ventured upon increasing
ly lengthy exclusions up and down the
ology. in which he scaled the Hottest
heights of inspiration and sounded the
deepest depths of his constructive pro-
ficiency. the verses of the
hymns his fingers wandered off into the
most ingeniously directed interludes, and
the congregation dropped their pennies,
nickels and dimes upon the collection plate
to adroit impr~ovisations. during which
Professor W. L. Beethoven Jones became
absorbed in the most interesting expert
ments with the fancy stops.
The climax came Sunday before last
when Professor W. l.. Beethoven Jones
dismissed the congregation with a pot
pour-i of excerpts from the Flying
Dutchnan.' t"Tannhaeuser' and La
Traviata."
At the Monday night rehearsal the
music committee collected its scattered
forces. TO wit. one doctor, one retired
sea captain, a city hall official, the grocer
who, keeps the shop around the corner
from All Saints and Holy Angels. and a
ban cashier. and presented Professor W.
L. Beethoven Jones with a book. "Choice
| Sacred Selections Arranged and Simpli-
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Professor W. L. Beethoven Jones re-
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