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IVEUTRAL II POLITICS &. RELIGION—DEVOTED TO ART, SCIENCE, EDUCATION! MORALITY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SACRED MUSIC.
B-F. .WHITE* Superintendent. ]
THE CHRISTIANS NIGHTLY SONG.— 6,6, 10. Cluster, pp. 382, Original* By E. T. Pound.
I’ll sing ray savior’s grace, And his sweet name I II praise. While in this land of sorrow I remain. My sorrows soou shall end, And then my soul ascend, Where freed from trouble, sorrow, sin and pain.
Os the Teachers’ turning-, and Semi -
Annuql Southern Musical Conven
tion) held at Cedar Creek Church,
Marion Cos. Ga. April 25, 1854.
TEACHERS MEETING.
According to previous appointment,
the Teachers connected with the South,
em Musical Convention met at Cedar
Creek Church, on Tuesday, April 25th.
On motion, Rev. H. S. Rees, was ap
pointed Chairman, and T. Waller, Esq ,
requested to act as Secretary.
The Chair appointed the following
brethren to arrange business lor the body,
viz: E. T. Pound, F. West, P. Hamp
ton, J. F Walker and John Allen.
Lesson of Music, by F. West, 35 min.
The Committee recommend that the
body take some action relative to unifor
mity of price for tuition, and number of
days or lessons that constitute a quarter
or term, for teaching Sacred Music
On motion of F West, the recommen*
dation was deferred for future considers*
tion.
Lesson by J F Walker, 30 minutes.
Adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock, Wed
nesday morning.
Wednesday , StGth.
The Convention met at 9 o'clock; —
Prayer by J F Walker.
Lesson hy J J Allen, 30 minutes.
The following question was proposed
for discussion:
‘* Is there any difference in sound of
the third ascending from the major and
minor keys, both occupying the same
letter? ’ The forerrtron was t aken'up In
discussing .the question. It was finally
disposed of by offering the lollowing res
olution, which was adopted :
Resolved, That we refer this question
to the consideration of Music Teachers,
generally, and solicit their views upon the
same, through the columns of The Organ.
Afternoon.
The Arranging Committee appointed
two pieces to be led by each Teacher,
Teacher selecting his own pieces,)
upon which lectures were given and er
rors corrected, such as are usually com
mitted in performing those and similar
pieces, This lesson occupied nearly all
the evening.
The body adjourned sine die.
SEMI-ANNUAL CONVENTION
Thursday, 11 o'clock.
The semi-annual Convention met, and
was opened with prayer, by bro. P Hamp
ton.
In the absence of the President, H. S.
Bees, vice President, presided over the
body, and John F Walker requested to
act as Secretary, pro tern.
Proposition for the reception of mem
bers was made, upon which the reading
of the Constitution was required ; when
the following persons recorded their
names as members of the S. M. C.—Ma
ry J West, Martin D Chatman, William
A Heath, William M. Howel and Wil
liam St. John.
Called for letters, none received.
Appointed Committee of Arrangement
consisting of the following brethren—F
West, J W Murray, E T Pound, J S Al
len, T Waller.
Appointed Committee of Correspond
dence, to wit: Philip Hampton, John F
Walker, William A Heath.
Lesson of Music by H S Rees, 30 m.
Recess for refreshments, one hour.
Lesson by T Waller, 30 minutes.
The business session was occupied in
discussing questions pertaining to the ru
diments ot music.
Recess, 15 minutes—then Lesson by P
Hampton, 30 minutes, and L P Breed
love 30 minutes.
Adjourned, to meet at 9 o’clock, Fri
day morning.
Friday, 9 o’clock.
Opened with Prayer by hro. Lanier.
Lesson by J F Walker, 30 minutes.
The business session occupied as here
tofore.
Lesson by F West, 40 minutes and J
S Allen 40 minutes.
Adjourned for refreshments—one hour.
TUI! ORGAN,
Afternoon. j
Wesson by H S Rees, 40 minutes, and
ET Pound, 40 min.
Intermission, 20 minutes.
This session was occupied—as other
similar sesssions—in discussing questions
of a scientific character. Intermission 15
Lesson by L P Breedlove, 40 minutes.
Closed with prayer bv bro. W Booth.
Saturday, 9 o’clock.
Convention opened with Prayer by
Rev. Bro. Stallings.
Lesson by T Waller 45 minutes.
Read Letter from Committee of Cor
respondence.
Lesson by P Hampton, 45 minutes.
Refreshments—one hour.
Afternoon Lesson by J F Walker, 45tn
The following Preamble and Resolu
tions were offered and adopted : Whereas,
acccordisg to our best information the
Organ Office is troubled with an abund
ance of worthless music, and to save feel
ings, occasionally, one of those pieces are
published. Be it therefore Resolved—
That we recommend our Superintendent
to throw’ aside all such productions as
are not the very first in point of merit.
Resolved, That we recommend to be
ginners in composition, to subject their
pieces to criticism, and approval of some
advanced writer of music, before sending
up for publication,—which will then be
subject to acceptance or rejection by the
Superintendent.
j Resolved that we recommend Teach
ers generally to exchange views through
the Organ , upon the uniformity of prices,
number of Lessons, &c., .as taught by
) ffitisrfffFaGiers connpcTed with the South-.
! ern Musical Convention.
Lesson by F. WeSt, 40 minutes and J
S Allen 35 minutes. ,
Adjourned to meet at 9 o’clock, on
Sabbath morning.
Sabbath, 9 o'clock.
Two Lessons were led, one by E T
Pound 40 minutes, and one by T Waller
40 minutes; alter which we were enter
tained by an excellent speech from Win.
P. Fjnley, Esq., and one from Mr ,
bo'h upon th£ subject of music.
Refreshments.
Afternoon Lesson by L P Breedlove,
40 minutes, and one by F We6t, 40 min.
Closed by H S Rees.
CORRESPONDING LETTER.
Cedar Creek Church, \
■ • Ap.il 27, 1851. \
Dear Brethren —Throughjthe prov
ideuce of God. a few of us have been
peimitted to meet in Convention to trans
act the business connected with the Sci
ence of Sacred Music. We expected to
see the faces of many of our brethren,
and give their hands a hearty shake, but
we are to some extent disappointed.
Brethren ! where are you ? To what
distant land have you gone ? When shall
we behold your cheerful faces again?—
Wilh this thought is mingled a sad re
flection.—May not some of your spirits
have fled to that “bourne from whence
no traveller returns,” ere we meet again ?
Did you think of that? Let us think of
the” cause of your absence ? Some of
you are sick, pet haps, and as a matter of
course, you could not come. Others
have a laudable excuse ; but have all an
excuse that is admissible ? if not, think
how your non-appearance ctipples the
very cause you are endeavoring to per
petuate.
We must content ourselves with the
representation we have here from Alaba
ma. although we desired it to be much
larger. The names recorded in our min
-1 utes, will indicate the number of our
good brethren from that State ; we are
happy to meet with so many as have pre
sented themselves, to cultivate the most
lovely principles connected with our
mental constitutions.
Brethren—we desire to say a word to
you relative to the motives that prompted
y.u to engage in this noble cause. Do
you go forth in the world as seekers for
fortune, when you meet your classes from
time to time? and do you raise your voic
es in praise to that Being who qualified
you to praise him ; or do you have His
Hamilton, Ga. Wednesday, Hay 17, 1§54,
glory also, and of Mis people,
view? We do-opt pretend to say thats
the laborer is not worthy his hire; but
this should not be the only object that
should induce you to travel through heat j
and cold, rain and dust; but have the .
glory of God ever before your eyes, as
w'ell as the expectation of remuneration
for your services. There is more sacred
ness attached to your calling than many!
of us are frant to think. Music consti
tutes one part of Divine Worship in the
sanctuary of the Most High. Therefore
all lightness and levity should be strictly
forbidden in our classes while practicing
Sacred Music.
Brethren ! let us commend ourselves
in our high vocation that God who will
not permit our efforts/to fall powerless to
the ground. Let us jely upon his strong!
arm, and success wilj be emblazoned up
on our banner and r*ad of all men. Let
your watchword be dpward —onward !
Adieu, Brethren.
Phillip Ha jpton }
John F. Walker, > Com. Cor.
Wm. H He\tii. )
The following, which is the
ence of a miner, we clip from a®®
California patper. Two menjl
distant ’digging,’ became-®
shut in by a heavy
consumed all their food. T®
...
On the second d^P
I found the carcass
had lost in the fall, which theaQ
had nearly entirely devoured ; but<®
examination, we found a small piet®
of flesh remaining on the lower thigh*
which we carefully cut off, with the
hope that we would eat it ourselves.—
But it was no go; it would not stick.
We tried it in every wsy possible, but
to no purpose. Jt was more than our
stomachs could bear. What now to
do we could not tell. To get out was
impossible. Death seemed to stare us
in the face. My companion became
so dependent that he gave up all hope
and would not leave the camp ; al
though he was much larger and strongs
er man than myself, but I kept much
the best.
But at the same time I saw little
chance but to starve ; yet I had a faint
hope that he would die first, and then
tage of me, 1 seldom left my rifle out
ol my hands 1 kept on my feet all
the time, although I was getting ex
ceedingly weak, and the snow on the
bar was four feet deep, and from six to
ten feet on the mountains. Now all
my fairy dreams of wealth and happi
ness when I should get home, were
turned into gloom and darkness; gold
lost its lustre. To beqome a conibal
was horrifying, the thought of having
to starve to death, and become food
for the wild beast was intolerable.—
Gold was of no use ; I would have givs
en all 1 possessed for one lb. of bread,
but alas ! 1 could not get it. My heart
grew faint within me. I knew full
well that there was no chance for my
men to get to me before I must starve
to death, unless my companion should
die, or I . To become a murder
er seemed too heartless and ‘treacher
ous ; and what could 1 do? Is it not
belter that one die than both die?—
Thus I reasoned and struggled against
reason, until hope was lost in despair.
But hark*! an idea occurs to me. I
remembered seeing the track of a cay
ota near the carcass of the mule !
Hope springs up; new vigor is aroused.
I snatched up my rifle.and started off in
the direction of the mule, with a light
heait and an eager quick step, with a
hope of yet escaping the dreadful ca-
lamity which seemed to await nV-^i
On my reaching the cr©fss.
that there was a cayofh in the habit of
coming there; how to contrive some
way to kill it was the next tiling to be
done. After some examination, 1 post
ed myself behind a large rock- It was
now getting near dusk, and no cayotag.
yet. 1 sat With eager expectation®
hoping the next moment would b®
some wild beast in sight. At tl®
appearance of the animal, 1 t!H|fl||B
rifle to my face and fired, it®
death shot. Now my heart
with joy, and 1 fell tliatH*®
created me, was
that it was no myfl
should feel the
so much -1 sp j| ‘ ’’ ‘ 1
H".. ; .adl
jM
merit wmW
It-siS ,jiw sen*
hriglijf^^KHinte nance, with®
joy chasSg each other dowr®
elated cheek.
CAPITAL FOiyM®
Iti^j
■ I
Friends spriT*M|
man almost asi^P®
flows out to him,
mulates on his hands
can ask it. And in a few short yea®
such a young man is far in advance A
many who started with him, havin||
equal talents and larger pecuniary
means; ere long our young friei®
stands foremost, the honored, trusted!
and loved. Would that we could® ‘
duce every youthful reader teg®
mence life on the principle that®®®
capital is the thirty after all. ~® ‘‘ ‘■
THE PEN ALTY OL PATRIOTIS*®
Wm. Cobbelt was a vqjjst ’uttellf
man—toiled forty years like 4
did a world of good—
countrymen —taught them their rigrß
—helped on real reform powerfully—
suffered long imprisonment and sad
i persecution—was free and disinterest
ed in money matters—and whed<Jie
returned from the punishment to Am
erica, caused by
cal six acts and was set down'Hßyfis
family in hired lodgings, a
mong them only a dollar in money. A
friend however, left him £2O, end this
paid for a number ol the Register;
| and for years, in and out of parliament
he and his struggled against poverty.—
At length he died, like eminent and
amiable Duanne. poor, leaving his
courageous widow to struggle with ad
versity. All history tells us that politi
cal gratitude is what personal grati
tude was in the days of the ten
lepers. Jefffirson died poor and strug
gling with want, after bestowing a for
tune, life and talents on his country
men. Monroe died in utter destitu
tion. Lafayette, when invited to Am
erica in his old age, could neither beg
nor borrows decent outfit, and had not
the leaders taken up his case the pco
pie would have forgotten him as they
did St. Clair, Barton, arid many oth
ers of their bravest revolutionary
friends.— M. Kenzie’s Weekly Mess.
[ VOL. 3—NO. 13.
8i1.1.y I'ATTKR.'CyN.
Some of the papers in this city bam
been lor the past week, discussing fl®
long vexed question of‘who
Patterson ?” In looking over gg®
we find the folia®
ne to tii®
. 0:t, .'id.. ■
- atPm an’s pO C
l.rr.ily, and disgrace tohisH
• ■■" ore: whiskey being a C®
had better be left alone.
moffc whiskey a man drinks tlffi
conducts. Whiskey may ~
\o be a non- conductor thatj
and a conductor iJk I
!he Star say j® <
M
jm
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tiently. be-1
coming madness; and!
laughter the very privileges!
of reason, to the human]
species.
To cure proverly sit down and
growl about it. By so doing you will
be sure to get rich and make yourself
particularly agreeable to everybody.
I have not loved lightly,* as the man
thought, when he married a widow
who weighed three hundred pound*, and