The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-12-23
DEDICATION Of
NEW PIPE ORGAN
Handsome Instrument Has
Been Installed in Weldon
Episcopal Church.

Weldon. Dee. oo.-On Sunday ni-hr
in the presence Of an Overlooking con
gregatlOn. the rector OF the Weldon
Episcopal church (Rev. Albert New
MA. L. Thu dedicated the new =
gan. specially designed and
for the Weldon church.
The whole cost C$116O) has been
raised. consequently no debt rests on
the church.
The service commenced with soe-
cial dedicatory prayers. approved and
sanctioned by Bishop Cheshire. after
which the organ was used for tho
first time in the ~doxology Praise God
From Whom All Blessings Flow
The Psalter was chanted to tunes hy
Drs. Crotch, Woodland and Elvey.
Owing to the illness Of the
the recital, which was planned for
Sunday night. was deferred until next
Sunday. The oreanist pro tenn wa,
the rector. and Mr.. y. c. Hughes. Jr..
read the service. Mr.. Geo. l.. Green
eadlng the lessons. Caleb Shippers
beautiful anthem: Great and Mar
veious' was sung by the choir. The
sermon was on 'The History Of Or
gans in the Worship OF the Church.
BaSlng his remarks on Genesis IV.-.1
n rector said that although Juba
tof the text) knew nothing Of the
beauties n perfection Of the mod
eIn organ. yet the text was most ;us-
geSt1ve and Instructive as being Very
early evidence OF human nature as
sertlng itself in Ii use OF musical
instruments, for Jubal was only the
seventh generation from Adam. in
OARS organ was Of the simplest kind
ana consisted, probably, OF a few
tuDes. perhaps some river reeds
uouno together. The history OF or
cams was nothing more than tha
story Of the efforts made by men ~
crans under the control OF one ner.
aoffner q very large number Of mines
mere was something in common no.
tween a thin whistle or m~outh-or.
san ana n most costly organ built
today. The principle is he sau -
both. The first step in advance -
me development Of organ constrnc-
.ioh was to supply the necessary vivid
~. rom the human lungs. but from,
DeiIo"s. Then followed the idea ~
storlng n wind in a box. or vivid
one ~ ana making the pipes to SPEAK
Dy pulling backwards or forr,a a.s
pieces OF wood which allowed or s+on
Red the passage of wind to each -
the pipes. each OF
keys a Late DEVELOPMENT
nrys On an organ were Of much
80. ueseIopment and were unknowr
they wara e.eventh century. At first
- - 1A6 LII CiOn1HE Huo
~ SIX inche in width and need~d
nara DloW with the fists. E.van
mere were no half notes or en
eoies and, c%uriously enouph 80
80 were introduced at Nnica
49, na.urass were colored black ana
tha -aaps "hite. exactly reverse of
Inc next important, aar
Was the pedals Cor key-hoard fpn
41e'), used first in German
neehtn century. Then las.1,,
81 N 1912, the addition ~ ~.
49, organ: Abraham Jordan ;ntrn'
at z, improvement in the organ
- p. Magnus London BRIDGE
improvements in Intc Va.
once that time. there ~
nuiHeruS improvements 80 Sc"
sois or clever mechanic.l $500.
49,. Such as tubular pneumatic :.
49, cohsoie being -
h,,t ~ the church; electric b,owers
the h;s4au.aIly that short resume ..
ol.an covered the whole rrn,nd inc
Inc largest organ in the wnn1
snea =. bresiau, Germany. win eao
49, stops and oyer . r,;,I3o.
~ me second largest H. =.
est in Io hus1raIla; and the third lara.
delphia. hakers store. Phila-
npeak'ng OF the use .,
= smam the rector said $50
the Temnl -Masrapha" used in
learnt from at Jerusalem. as he"
earliest tr,,s, me Talmud. But the
organ he;ns worthy account OF q real
$50 A. D so IN a church was in
con,m p says that organs wer. i fRa !, ~
But little adx, IN Spanish churches
time tne organ was Tor 2 co.
Greek nr; raed by botHr Roman ' .nd
mcnt and as a profane instru-
Even to tbis n%orthy Of the church
still forbids Jay the Gre : church
IN Epr rnee, On of the earliest 'oSlc !,
dral a. was in winchester oca;h.a
fury. The ,es e'ose Of the tenth een-
vas in leo ea ~ organ in German.
in l4ia us orsa.. was imported 70 n nei,s~
gan rom Europe. The Ara ~,
was ~, Inutactlred III this
~ no. ALA