CHURCH MUSIC.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 32, 3 February 1876, Page 4

CHURCH MUSIC.

f -i.i^*^.'•.?,*-■^---;^':--r •'-.■.,.■ .- „* * M;^ Tpe' Ota^o/Pfesby ter ians /have been gfeeHo^^ question i whether or- not instrumen7/^al Jna/uaio/. shiaii'be/i permitted in their ■V^ohu^ouejßi',. The 4 « overtures/which was ;'•:.■ ihe su bj eot o^ebate, was as fOl io wss i^ 'PfS^ei^y^he'^uae'' of : ; instrumental mußio as i an aid inf : the worship of "God is scriptural, and"* has been sanctioned .most/Presbyterian 'Churches of the f'Y world;/ and'J whereaß throughout our'/ there is on the part of ojany' mim^terf of th-3 Ghtirch a desire that the libert^to uset this aid be given to , ; euch •Congregations as may unoniqaously /deßire*it; it/iB humbly overtured by the //undersigned " members of the Synod • 7f hatfth'e Synod would 'take the whole 7 /^bjebt-^nto- their consideration, *and 7/Tdevise such measures tbereanent as may : / t-Bnd to promote the glory of G-od and 7 the^^gpo^. of- the CbUreh.", A narrowminded bigot named Bannerman moved the overture be rejected," yf 'becliiiSj^M t** was con trary tb * the ; s tan-**" ; *dardisl 6( the -.Presbyterian Churoh to j ,*;'//aotrju/pdn\-prib.ci.p.leß' of expediency Jn 7 the jiiattekjofihe worshipof God ,? ; The ! 7^Ti^nt^mjau! 'proceeded j to ■ denounce j 7/ ; ;th-b/^ instruments in | /^iPhuMneSjTiand -in such -absurd terms / j Tttiajt,/ as >he • Guardian k, ; |g*^»_flaaebody Wr^/laug^d^whereuppn , >^Mr//^Unertoa^7's^ "Sorae might' 7laughj/Bpme/ might be afraid of the might be afraid ofthe jeers v /"ofian^u^cfifly'/Press, to which h& had 7 been^bjgcfe^ _, The TtW^ and Stat, - ;i7*and76th*ar such ungodly papers might. -^jeer^j^ntras^hey. * } :f hits con|plbm^bbing fright. 7 (Hisses). //If/anyTl^ yXvagyio the genus snake were . present 7//^^^^J4*havs :tb/be'¥eb_ioved.,vHißs/7Ting;i.wag/.^;altpge/th'erj' j an/ .unbecoming ;/ element in an / ecolesiaVtical asißembly ." Jj^bi^ri^^rgyinanv; named' Mackie" / /^/re^ettadavery^mudh that a ; Mi oistef ■ 7/ a^ ; i#Mder-*lh^ld have urg;ed that/it '{ /7/wa^ec^Ja]^ /'t^introduce instrumental '• ;.;^7mu^ojiin to fi their r -service : of ■ praise * in • 770^e8/tortkeßpu. their congregations to7/cp^id;^tfi,WW^ young * 7. People/ le^figc'theii^blid Gh'u r ch, more 7 /ip^pri?6W^h/an4nauger, for one where < y ;thjg^:<va^n/or^n^ and/ looking back (7 wlstfufly^to tfieldld Churchi say, like 77 thej'mai^eJQ_in/vthe jon^.l'^^Whislilißl an-j 7 i.'|^ 7cbnae/to ypu,i^my; lad/'^ {Hhjers 77sjiwake^a/ followed suit, but it ; is some s/Batisfflcttoju^id?^ that there were ; ; iibveral whb^ha^spme/; music in the|r, / pBon^MM the proposal /to use instru/7: mental , *D__usiß* <^was Varried by '9 large g/ime^p^'^^re^pluiidh rea^/as fbU 7; low8:-^*|-Thai.tBe^ use 7 .of instrumental music be "adopted, and ■rf the/ congregations be allowed to t^e ;//sbch inußic in serving God, provided Jthat ti^^rdsbyf^ry of (Kebbunds shall 7 - :• first be ? Wa'tis&ed in each caße that the y. members of ;the congregation proposing ;7 to;/ uae^sucn ' f mußic are ' substantial Iy '■'■■ /-/ linanimousi" Protests against this , were/af|erwarda 1 by ,Mr Bamjer-/man-a^ / : que/Btion/'wilj have to Be argued.again.—- - 7»/-' andiail thi^/fiisa ~'\% -about whetheir / the 7 7imußi<s|ki( tbh^B'of J an organor harmonium /;/'/shall^aßßißV''aAd-*' : */iead'-^ the .voices of a 7 ■congregation, or that the congregation / shal)/' sing to the praise and glory of 7 /God in.^^cordani;^ jumble ;of nasal /: twangß ' and ; ;i»f craiked*' voices.