The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-04
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made. and that one OF tho parties seemed
to be doing most OF the alklng; referring
to the several published interviews In the
News & Leader and 4 repeal low that ~
have no PERSONAL knowledg go of any OPP
position to the plans OF the We try, except
as above stated and even these are
church are opposed q these plans. and
certainly one yestryfnan," 4 is news to-
me, and has not come to - he kn ledge
of the rector orr to the vestry officially
plans he lacked the courage Of his convic-3
lions, fors5Whcn tte,t fna L vote occurred
on the vested choir, whicn carried tn
4itsand involved the PROPOSE "a d. tionS to
Fthe church. he was as dun o as an oyster
and as sllent AS la clam--not 3. voice was
heard lin opposition and the chairman an-t
Stlollnced the vote as beln s una nimou
This Is my recollection, and 4 have Ike
or six members Of the ycstry who were.
present, and they agree with me. Cap!
tain Curtis does me ar unint tional In,
Justice when he speaks Of the pr opposed
ideas The scasus BELL. or whole contro-s
5fyersy and application to he Council grew
Soutg'of the aequisI ton Of g. new % organ Il
5Dlj,alyies-it5 seemed likely to prove a white
selephan t. We had mo g proper recep ncle.
for SO large an instrumen t as wa 8 pro-
posed to be purchased BY the Music Com
3rmittee. Of which 4 was not II member. II
was found that It could Tot&b be placed
in that portion of the building occupied
by the present organ, and IL was llrst
door entrance be closed and the organ
placed against it. ] bitterly opposed this,
and offered a resolution to the effect that
an-organ be purchased of a size to occupy
j thought then. and Think now,Ithfs was,
the best and proper solution IL the ma tier
because 4 was not only opposed to the!
proposed alterations and addition, but to
{t,1, NI1yfy1 f10k{ srvi1
result from the change. My resolution
was gvot ted down. not even tile 'one menu
ber. - the ,yestry' ref rred to by ca plain
Curtis stool by, mel wa s a lone. 7 hon
suggested the new organ be placed the
gallery where the present organ was IT.
one dime located, SO ayerse$ was Il to q ny
change lnSsthe4 present structure. This
3appro bation OF the recalcitrant member
above referred to-. 1t was then proposed
Ito build an organj chamber on;fthe rear
Of the church against the rresen it vestry;
disagreement of the old church. It was
also suggested TO build he proposed adj
dition. AS 4 was hopelessly IN the minor.l
have 81 ther the organ chamber Or this
sproposed additlon,as the lesser OF th0 two
evils voted for the la tier. As the ma
ord;ty yestry were n fayor e The
deening lt5proper,$as Achilles OF old ito
LOT an Instructor and diSOrganl2er. t5 Il
would cheerfully have welcomed oppos-I
ton at the proper time, either In the Yes-i
try or congreg ton. The matter was
discussed for weeks and i Yielded my
Judgment because no one came tony aid !,
but / even theh declined to vote for the
addition until the rector was satisfied
that the mai ority5 OF the congrega ton was
In favor OF j Il, and as a matter OF fact 1t
was understood that the actlontof,the ves-s
|Itry would not stand if It Was apparent
THAT the congregation did mot approyeEof
1t by a large Majority. TT e reporter mis-
quoted me. 7 did not state that before
any action was taken by ) tic yestry cir
cuars were sent out to every member OF
the church,, etc. I stated that a paper or
petition was circulate |, involving the
change. and that the rector announced
from the chancel about two weeks after
l5it had been circulated 4 hat 80 far as he
HAD been able to ascertain ninety-fya
| per cent. Of the cong ega tion favored the
!, petition The petltionlre ferred to was for
| q vest ed choir, and ~ was uild erstood that
Hts adoption involved the addition pro-
posed by the Syestry to the church. As a
matter Of fact all the Il TX that has oc-
Cured about this ma ter is much do
| about thing. IA The a terra tions and sad-
Editions proposed do not inyolye the DIS
+! 5figurementS destruction OF the sacred
did structure; 4 the original and the present
lsbulldIng Will grenlal In exactly as It Is to-
| day; the change will Fperpe,tl to and .ac-
| cenatuate the original church; sthe present
yestry-room which iss no PART OF I he orig
| 3inai building will be removed and a
larger addition made dmltll THE plac-