Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1913-06-13
BAPTIST Church IS DEDICATED
Congratulates Congregation on Their Splendid
Achievement Choir Renders Some Ambti-
Gus Music With Telling Effect Beautiful
Fdifice--- Remarkably Fine Organ

that all that is necessary TO secure
any tonal variety desired is the press
ing of a piston which draws the de
sired combination and at the same
time cancels any stops which may
have been drawn
A Model instrument.
While the instrument is model
OF the organ builders are nechani
ciaily, its greatest charm is it's fine
tone.
THE open diapdson, of large ealibre
and made Of extra heavy material,
provides the full broad tone for great
organ. and in voicing the tone quality
which characterizes the various regis
ters has been developed to remark
able degree, but at the same time the
general balance has been carefully
preserved, so that when the full or
gan is played the result is one vol.
ume of pure organ tone, no individual
stops being heard.
The services began promptly at IL
o'clock and the beautiful new instru-
ment added greatly to the enjoyment
of the occasion. Schilling's "Jubil-
late'--Doe in G was rendered by the
full choir with fine effect The dox-
ology, invocation. and that splendid
old old hymn THE Church Is One
Foundation followed and the Rev.
DR.. Pitt read from the scriptures.
Love Divine.
There are few more beautiful com
positions in the ritual of music than
Stainer's Love Divine" Il was
sweetly colored and very well phras-
ed by the large choir assembled for
the occasion.
The following musicians comprised
the choir Misses Emma Moore.
Mary Snyder. Grace Widmyer. Ella
Brnadenberg, Elizabeth Harper, Ethe'
Morrison. Mrs. G o. Wiltshire, Mrs.
Leon Ware, Messrs A. E. Burgess
Edward Rutledge, e M. Ashcom, Leon
Ware and Jacob Harmon
The number affords an excellent OPP
portunity for shading and brought
out the coloratura of the sopranos
and altos. The solo parts by Miss
Jones, Miss Moore, Mr.. Ashcom and
the other singers were excellently
taken Mrs. Leon H. Ware sang the
Randegger's "Save Me Oh God" with
cteverness and finish, The Rev. DR.
Pitt, after a very timely Introduction
BY the pastor. the Rev Gilbert c
Smith then preached the dedication
sermon. 1t was a mastery effort
DR.. Pitt was a one time pastor of this
church when 1t had little congrega-
ton, the inception of which had its
being in the parlor of one of the
present members.
Or. Pitts Sermon.
Dr. Pitt said that this new edifice
was the very capstone OF efforts of
the congregation for twenty-three
years past and that it would stand
as a monument of their religious pur-
poses and thought.
The theme of his sermon was
MANS Search of God as Re-
vealed to Him Through Christ" In
the search; in this quest for truth
there was always hardships along the
way. 1t was, he said as If one went
into a garden and planted a vine. The
vine would grow long the trellis un-
til il reached the top and then would
just wave its arms wildly in the air
But the truth was finally reached
and that brought contentment Dr.
Pitt gave brief history of the con
gregation and said the church was a
veritable monument to the twenty
three years Of untiring effort of the
noble heros and heroins in its con-
gregation. 1t was lengthy and able
address. The morning services con
cluded with the dedicatory prayer, an
other hymn and the benediction.
The Evening Services.
The evening services opened with
lthe repetition of the "Jubillate,"
which was sung at the morning SER
vices. Then came hymn and the
reading of the scriptures, the choir
singing the TIE Deum" which was
an exceedingly difficult number and
was finely renderde.
! Rev. w. o Brooks OF the Second