The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-17
FIRST RECITAL ON
 ORGAN OF FIRST
 BAPTIST CHURCH
Twenty Thousand Dollar h. Strument Is Among Best in
 City-It Will Be Played Today for First Time

The new organ in the First Baptist Church will be used in the services next Sunday for the first time. This organ is recognized as one of the splendid instruments of the south. There are but two organs that excel it in size,
 and it is believed that this is the largest me church organ among them. The instrument has four manuels and forty-six speaking stops, together with all of the most modern accessories and controls to be found in first-cass organs
 of the day. 1t is voiced on ten-inch wind pressure, thus assuring both ample volu- ume and brilliancy of tone. While it is rather large for the auditorium, it is so voiced and tuned as to be in keeping
 with the size of the room where it IS to be found
 Among the many features of the organ is to be found, first, the solo organ, which is placed in an echo chamber in the rear of the auditorium. 1t contains
 as one special feature three string stops, one voiced in unison, one sharp and one Hat. The effects produced when these stops all arc drawn together are splendid There are also to be found in this organ the cathedral chimes and the celestial harp. The location of the echo cham Der and its arrangement have proved Very excellent as an aid to producing the best echo effects.
 The main organ is placed on two levels The swell organ occupies the upper level This organ contains many finely voiced l stops suitable for all manner Of solo work, and the location enables the or ganist to produce some superb effects 1 The great and orchestral organs are placed on the lower level and the main foundat ton stops are found here. The | slxteen-foot open diapason pedal stop
 and it's auint coupler enable the organist to produce some very heavy bass effects
 In this part of the organ also is to be fcund the eighty-five note tubar organ in three registers, which is by far the most powerful stop.
 The organ is to have a screen front. the old pipe front being done away with. This is according to the best usage in the present day. All of the organ is placed between swell shutters, so that the en-
 tire instrument and it's tones can be con trolled absolutely at the wish of the per- former. The screen front will be of quartered oak with handsome draperies covering the openings
 This organ has cost. the church installed
 go, 600, and as it is among the largest in- struments in Birmingham. Of the four sacred concerts to be given on four Sun day afternoons during the winter under the auspices of the Music Study Club, two of them will be given on this organ. As has been said the organ was built by the Austin Company of Hartford, Connecticut, and was installed by Ferd Rassman representative of that com pany. The scheme for the organ was prepared by Mir Orla Davis Allen and the pastor of the church. This is the third organ for which he has prepared | the specified tions and built. A regular organist has not been pro- cured, but for the present the church is very fortunate in having Edwin Lyles 1 Taylor to preside.
 The music for the opening Sunday will be under the direction of Gordon Brick son. the head of the community sing and a choir director of the First Methodist
 Church, A fine programme has been prepared. It is as follows:
 MORNING SERVICE
 Prelude, Sonata in minor-first move- ment- CTheodore Salome), Edwin Lyles 1 Taylor.
 Anthem. My Soul Doth Magnify the
 Lord Blumenschien), Mrs. Cowan, Mrs. Chambers, l.. B. Haley and Mir. Erickson. offertory, "The Swan (Camile Saint
 Saens), Edwin Liyles Taylor. 1 Solo, "The Heavenly Love Abiding l (Yodng), L. B. Haley.
 | Postlude, Grand March from Aida | (VerdD. Edwin Lvles Tavlor.
 EVENING SERVICE Prelude, Spring Song" GAlfred Hol- | lins), Edwin Lyles Taylor. 1 Congregational song service, led by MT. ! Erickson.
 ! Offertory Evening Bells and Cradle 1 Song" (Will C. MacFarlane) Edwin Lyles | Taylor
 i Anthem, "Sun Shall Be No More Thy l Light" (Woodward). Mrs. McCowan, Mrs. l Chambers. l.. B. Haley and MT. Brick son.
 1 Postlude. "Marche aux Flambeaux''