ALL SAINTS ' CHURCH.
Opening of the New Organ. The new organ at All Saints’ Church was solemnly dedicated to the Divine Service at eleven o’clock on Sunday morning, immediately before Matins began. There was a good congregation present. The Yioar (the Rev. H. F. Wilson) first stated the intention to offer for God's service the instrument provided by the offerings of many persons and now ready for use, and to invoke riie Divine blessing upon it. He next read a short chapter from 2 Cbron. 29, describing King Hezekiah’s restoration of the temple choir at Jerusalem, and then the people kneeling—read the prayers ot offering and benediction. Alter this Matins was sung and the Litany said. The anthem was a setting of the hymn 214 (A. & M.), “ Lord your life, and God yout Salvation,” (by W. H. Field.) It was nicely rendered by the choir. The Vicar in his address justified the providing of so costly an instrument of music for the church’s worship on the analogy of the splendour of the Temple choir both in David’s time and in the later restorations. Beauty, he said, must be a note of Christian worship. To this must be added the note of intelligence. The words and music of the service must be such &s could be well understood by the people and yet it must lilt .up and satisfy their intellectual capacities. And the third note of worship must be spirituality. The exercise of minds and voices must be the expression of true devotion. The preacher quoted, as a fit inotfb for singers and players in church, a translation of an old Latin verse inscribed in the wall of the vestry : ’* Not voice nor tuneful instrument, But will devout and heart intent,
Not loud but loving strain, God’s ear in song doth gain.” The great assistance of the rich and deep tone of the organ in the responses and Psalms and Hymns afforded much delight to the worshippers both at Matins and evensong; and they realised what a real boon has been given to the parish through the labour and enthusiasm of Mr Chas. England. Mr England presided at the organ at both services, and at the close of evensong played a short programme of music, which was much enjoyed. The offerings of the day greatly reduced the balance of the cost of the instrument as yet unprovided, which now stands at not more than £6 or £y.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3747, 5 February 1907, Page 3
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407ALL SAINTS' CHURCH. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3747, 5 February 1907, Page 3
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