IhaveheardwhatIbelievewasitsremotemusicalprogenitorinthechurchofSS。GiovanniePaoloatVenicenotfiveyearssince；andagainIhavehearditfarawayinmid-Atlanticuponagreysea-
SabbathinJune，whenneitherwindsnorwavesarestirring，sothattheemigrantsgatherondeck，andtheirplaintivepsalmgoesforthuponthesilverhazeofthesky，andonthewildernessofaseathathassighedtillitcansighnolonger。OritmaybeheardatsomeMethodistCampMeetinguponaWelshhillside，butinthechurchesitisgoneforever。IfIwereamusicianIwouldtakeitasthesubjectfortheadagioinaWesleyansymphony。
Gonenowaretheclarinet，thevioloncelloandthetrombone，wildminstrelsyasofthedolefulcreaturesinEzekiel，discordant，butinfinitelypathetic。Goneisthatscarebabestentor，thatbellowingbullofBashanthevillageblacksmith，goneisthemelodiouscarpenter，gonethebrawnyshepherdwiththeredhair，whoroaredmorelustilythanall，untiltheycametothewords，“Shepherdswithyourflocksabiding。”whenmodestycoveredhimwithconfusion，andcompelledhimtobesilent，asthoughhisownhealthwerebeingdrunk。Theyweredoomedandhadapresentimentofevil，evenwhenfirstIsawthem，buttheyhadstillalittleleaseofchoirliferemaining，andtheyroaredout[wick-edhandshavepiercedandnailedhim，piercedandnailedhimtoatree。]
butnodescriptioncangiveaproperideaoftheeffect。WhenIwaslastinBattersbychurchtherewasaharmoniumplayedbyasweet-
lookinggirlwithachoirofschoolchildrenaroundher，andtheychantedthecanticlestothemostcorrectofchants，andtheysangHymnsAncientandModern；thehighpewsweregone，nay，theverygalleryinwhichtheoldchoirhadsungwasremovedasanaccursedthingwhichmightremindthepeopleofthehighplaces，andTheobaldwasold，andChristinawaslyingundertheyewtreesinthechurchyard。