A "SNORING" ORGAN

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10718, 31 October 1912, Page 7

A "SNORING" ORGAN

.1 N'l ERKEHES WITH A MINISTER

K2KI) OUT OF CHURCH

Snvngo thngs often happen in I church:\s ;is well as in other place.i .•:> >vt li c.-.iwiiiobed. Last Siiutlay, ' during the evening service in a church | at !.Y:one, ;t:i amusing incident occr.: 1 - : rod. opening service of prayer and prair." had boon concluded, ar.:.: the ti;>n had found the mo.si coi:.r position to listen to te Minister's sortnon. The organist hat. If ft his seat at the organ and taken seat in the choir so as to hear. th. service better. All went, well I'cr a few moments and the Minister got well into his stride. He was just working up an eloquent passage when a j heavy prolonged snore broke the stillness. A titter went round and the women';; hats moved this way a'id that to see who had sought the realms of slumber. This offensive noise warepeated at intervals of about 30 seconds. The solemnity of the procm!iugs was being destroyed, and the Minister stopped suddenly, and re- | marked :

"Will the man or woman who persists in snoring kindly leave the build-

ing?" There was no response and the Minister was confident that his wannv would have the desired <>(Teet:. Me made another start on his disfourw when a more vigorous snore broke "forth.

"Please leave the building,'' demanded the Minister, but 110 one cou'.d 'be found to ho sleeping. Al! were wide awake. It looked liko as if the service l would have to he discontinued, when a movement was made in the choir and the organist went to the organ. What he did we don't know, but the snoring stopped. From enquiry it was iound that the organ was responsible for the very heavy snoring. a new role for a musical instrument.—Hntt and Petone Chronicle.