ON THE TRINITY. -102 od JI SAW before the throne a countless host nous ai In white robes clad, of every tribe and tongue; brood To Thee, O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, sd Their songs they raised, their loud hosannas sung. Ascribe to Him, they cried, the Lord of light, Jai Who sitteth on the bright seraphic throne, All praise, dominion, glory, power and might; Great King of kings, to Thee be praise alone. yd Eternal, uncreated, infinite-- ΑΠ od (ei noWithout beginning, without end of days, Wash'd in his blood, as kings and priests we reign, gribasm Sing! ye redeem'd, your great Redeemer's praise. 101 1911For us he left his perfect bliss above, 8 Indiw To dwell a stranger on earth's darksome shore; asdercq, mercy infinite, O, boundless love, A servant's form, a sinner's death He bore. He rose again, triumphant o'er the grave; 2+ Glory to Thee, Spirit of truth and loveSpirit of comfort, purity, and grace; aslink o Los Thou, from the heaven descending like a dove, Didst pour thine unction on thy chosen race. ewear Thine are the robes of righteousness we Sing, then, to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, vd,nol) net val зnsionA vás to -22 wen) a nive ( Y HABAKKUK, CHAP. iii. 17. • Janotą,ivil ܐ܂ Smo i of THOUGH the fig-tree shall not flourish, Though in the fold the flock shall perish,her • 1376 babem Cease thee, Christian, from thy sadness, tot veñì0 ↑ Sing to God with songs of gladness. Thou, by Him, redeemed art From sin's curse, and from the grave; - Jesus died thy soul to save. He below the angels made thee, To become Salvation's heir; He by streams of life shall lead thee, Cease thee, &c. Cease then, &c. T. WRITTEN IN A FOREIGN LAND, WHERE THERE WAS NO O, WHEN So dear to Judah's pride As when, by swift Euphrates' stream, How lovely then that land they'd left- Her bulwarks bowed to earth! O, then what love, what zeal they felt Who in Shekinah's brightness dwelt, Then mused they on offended Heaven, "God of our fathers! (such their cry) "And as of yore, in Egypt's land, Thus, by Euphrates' monarch-stream, Their harps responded to the theme T. ORGANO-HISTORICA; Or the History of Cathedral and Parochial Organs. NO. XIV. THE ORGAN AT ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, COLEMAN STREET. THE organ at the church of St. Stephen, Coleman Street, was built by an artist of the name of Avery, in 1775; and has always been esteemed, by those who are versed in the organic craft, as the best of this builder's make in London. His master-piece is that in Carlisle Cathedral, which was erected about thirty years after. The general character of Avery's instruments is, that they combine quantity with quality in every department; the compound stops being very brilliant and sprightly, and the reeds rich and quick in their speech, which is a matter of the first importance to the performer. We regret that we are unable to speak so well of the builder as of his organs. In early life he met with great patronage and encouragement; but after a time he became dissolute in his habits, and unprincipled in his conduct,* which so incapacitated him for business, that it has been generally observed that the instruments built by him in his latter days were in every way inferior to his first productions. From his ill-conduct which he manifested towards his friends he was deserted by them; and, becoming an outcast from respectable society, ended his days in a prison.† So true is it that genius, without common sense and good principle, is of little avail. The organ at St. Stephen's contains the following stops : * Avery, in his latter days, was in the habit of taking (or borrowing, as he called it,) the pipes from the organs he had formerly built, and putting them into other organs, and without any intention whatever of returning them. He has been known to use the same pipes in several organs. Sometimes he has succeeded in getting the money first, and then the parties were always compelled to employ another builder to finish the instrument. When such conduct as this became known, he was a ruined man. The organs at Carlisle Cathedral, and at Quebec Chapel, Mary-le-bone, together with several others, were all finished by other builders. Avery died in Giltspur Street Prison, and was taken from thence to his grave. He lies buried in the north ground of St. Sepulchre's church-yard, close to the wall, and in a line with the organ of that church; his funeral expenses being defrayed by a subscription amongst his own workmen. The compass of the great and choir organs is from G G to E in alt, 57 notes; that of the swell, from fiddle G to E in alt, 34 notes. Up to the present period, the quality of tone in this instrument has been preserved entire; but the late partial repair has been done, as we think, without either improving the reed stops or any other part of the organ. Notwithstanding the new horizontal bellows the wind is very unsteady, which was not the case during the existence of the old diagonal ones. This instrument has a set of German pedals, but we do not find that it has any of the modern improvements, such as composition pedals, coupling stops, Venetian swell, or pedal pipes, which we think it wants. These additions would improve the organ generally, and enrich the chorus, which still wants more weight in the bass. The late organist, Mr. Groombridge,* was rather scrupulous about modern improvements : his saying was, "Let well alone," which we think would have been prudently attended to before the late repair. LAW REPORT. No. XXVI.--ON THE RIGHT CASE. OF REMOVING TOMB STONES. months after the stone was placed, the Vicar caused the inscription to be altered thus: "Roman Catholic Pastor in this Parish." The Vicar is now threatened with legal proceedings being instituted against him for altering this inscription, and requests your opinion. IN the month of May, 1831, Lancelot Francis, a Roman Catholic Priest, of the parish of A——, was buried in the church-yard of that parish in the usual manner. In September, 1832, without any communication having been inade to the Vicar, the Roman Catholic Priest of the neighbouring village caused a tomb-stone to be erected over the grave of Lancelot Francis, bearing the following inscription"Catholic Pastor of this Parish;"and shortly after left 2s. 6d., the accustomed fee, at the vicarage, which was retained by the Vicar. The objectionable inscription escaped the Vicar's notice some time; and there only being one stone-mason near, and he being a Roman Catholic, seven or eight months were suffered to elapse before the Vicar took any step to remove the inscription. About twelve Whether he has not power to prevent tomb-stones being erected in his church-yard, and also a discretion as to the inscriptions to be engraven thereon; and if so, whether the acceptance of the fee, as above stated, will be considered to prevent the exercise of such right. (See Spooner v. Brewster, 3 Bingham Co. Litt. 18 b.) Assuming that you are of opinion that the Ordinary has full power to prevent the erection of any tombstone, and to remove the same, or erase any offensive inscription, do you consider his right in this case can in any degree be prejudiced by the before-stated act of the Vicar? And whether, in the event * He was organist at St. John, Hackney, and St. Stephen, Coleman-street, and died at an advanced age, about seven years ago. He always spoke in such exalted terms of Avery's organs, that it might be justly said, "he reverenced them." He preferred, he said, the organ at Coleman-street to that at Hackney, on account of the brilliancy of the compound stops. Mr. Groombridge was universally allowed to be a most chaste and correct organist; in his accompaniment of the psalmody, few equalled-none excelled him. of the Vicar satisfying the offended parties by reinstating the tombstone to its original state, the Ordinary might not immediately cause it to be removed from the church-yard, or the inscription to be altered? (See Hopper v. Davis, 1 Lee's Ecc. Cases 240.) OPINION. 1. I am of opinion that the Vicar has mistaken his course upon the present occasion. If a tombstone was erected in the church-yard without his consent, his proper remedy was to apply to the Ecclesiastical Court to cause it to be removed, which, I apprehend the Court would not have hesitated to do. Such also should be his course, if an improper inscription was engraved on any tombstone; but in this case the Vicar takes the law into his own hands; at the same time, I doubt if he would have been amenable if he had not taken a fee; for this case is very different from that of Spooner and Brewster, where the stone was removed by a mere wrongdoer. The circumstance, however, of having taken the fee, I think is conclusive against the Vicar, averring that the stone was placed without his consent, and coupled with the lapse of time, will prevent his justifying the act done by his own exclusive authority. 2. I am of opinion, that the right of the Ordinary is not prejudiced by the act of the Vicar; for I thinkand I conceive the position established by all the cases-that the Ordinary, that is, the Ecclesiastical Court exercising Ordinary authority, has a full right to cause any tomb-stone to be abated, or any inscription erased, which to that Court may appear improper or injurious, provided it was not erected in virtue of a faculty. This power, if not exercised with due discretion, may be corrected on appeal. Such was the case of Hopper and Davis cited. So in this case, if the Vicar were to satisfy the offended party, and reinstate the inscription, I am of opinion, it is possibly competent to the Ecclesiastical Court, provided it deemed it right so to do, to cause the stone to be removed, or the inscription altered. STEPHEN LUSHINGTON. Doctors' Commons, Dec. 18, 1833. MONTHLY REGISTER. CHURCH SOCIETIES. S.P.C.K.-LINCOLNS-INN-FIELDS. THE following Resolutions were agreed to at a Special General Meeting of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, on Friday, the 2d of May, 1834, His Grace the ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, President of the Society, in the Chair. The attendance was extremely numerous. Nine Bishops were present; nearly one hundred gentlemen remained on the staircase, and numbers left for want of gaining admission. 1. That a Tract Committee be appointed, consisting of seven members of the Society. 2. That all questions relating to books and tracts be referred to such Tract Committee, in like manner as they are now referred to the Standing Committee. 3. That such Committee be authorized to procure and recommend additional books and tracts, for the use of this Society, in like manner as is now done by the Standing Committee. 4. That the Rev.Dr.D'Oyly, the Rev. Dr. Dealtry, the Rev. Mr. Baker, the Rev. Mr. Cunningham, the Rev. Mr. Lonsdale, the Rev. Mr. Rose, and the Rev. Mr. Ward, be such Tract Committee; to be aided by a Council of not less than five Bishops, to be nominated by His Grace the President, and to be referred to on all occasions of difficulty or doubt arising in the said Committee of seven, whose power of recommending books and tracts to the ballot of the Board shall be limited |