The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-27
New instrument Installed i'm
Uniyersalist Church by
Estey Organ Co.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
SUNDAY MORNING
Rev. E. w. Whitney of Taunton. For
mer Pastor VIII Assist - Handsome
Pipe Organ Gift of Esterbrook Heirs
Many Improvements in Church

During the vacation in the Universaist
church there has been installed in the
church bv the Estey Organ Co. a hand
some Flemish oak pipe organ, and today
the workmen have attended to the final
details except putting in place two lights
which have been ordered. 1t is memo
rial organ given hy Mrs. George 5 Dow
ley and Mrs Lucius Ii. Richardson in
memory OF their parents, the late Deacon
and Mrs William H. Esterbrook, and on
Sunday morning 1t will be accepted by
the society and 4 service of dedication
viii be held
| The new organ Is a two-manual instru-
ment with pedals was especially de
signed for the church, and is typical OF
| the high class of work that the Estey
| Organ company has been doing 1t stands
somewhat higher from the floor than the
old organ and a little farther back, which
the organ music and the choir music 1t
| is blown 10y a three-fourths horse power
centrifugal blower. which provides a
steadier wind supply than the old-fash-
lioned method Of reciprocating feeder, is
practically uoiseess and with the perfec-
ltion attained in tho modern electric motor
is absolutely reliable. The switch con
trolling the blower is located inside the
console so that when the console is locked
the starting switch cannot be meddled
with
= Following Is a summary of the speciti
Ecations; Great organ, four stops and 244
Epipes; swell organ. six stops and Bod
pipes; pedal organ, two stops and Is
lpipes: total speaking stops l.. and tota
IpIpes GAG; couplers, nine; pedal move
, ments, three; mechanical accessories
four. The mechanical accessories inelud,
! Il swell uemolo. erescendo Indicator
wind Indicator and organ bench will
= music compartment
The church has undergone a Thorough
renovation during the summer months
/ and some notable improvements hav
been made that will be greatly appreciat
led. 1t has been re-tmted, in part. am
some hardwood floors have been laid i
the lobby From the library flight Q
stairs has been built up to door whic
opens ON the pulpit platform, enabling tn
e minister to reach the pulpit from tn
library without the necessity of goin
through the church. as has been the cas-
in the past.
e The TIVE, lavatories downstairs have bee
, greatly improved and bubbling drinkn
fountains installed \ rest room h;
II been provided and the kitchen and SUI
Il day school rooms have received the
$ share of attention.
y The dedicatory service Sunday mornir
will begin at 1890, and Rev d. f. Trou
pastor. will he assisted by Rev. +. v
Whitney of Taunton. Mass, who w;
pastor of the Brattleboro church wht
the old organ was installed in 1883 al
+, was instrumental in securing the instr
ment.
The program will he substantially
=, follows: Hymn; call to worship and t
q" q Lords prayer; response by minister al
- choir; anthem; responsive psalm; scri
VI ture lesson: offertory by Miss Alice Bl
~ terfield, soprano; presentation of the {
III gan in behalf of the heirs by Rev. N
Trout: acceptance of the organ in beht
al of the society by Judge j. l.. Mart
7S president; act of dedication by Rev \
Trout; response by minister and cho
followed by dedicatory prayer; hymn: s
mon of dedication by Rev. E w. WI
ney; anthem, announcements and hymn