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tbet > est of their ability in this part of worship . It gives animation and fervour to the aged : it is pleasant and attractive to the young : it gives an appearance of earnestness in our devotions , and casts a cheerfulness upon the whole service * It appears to me , that this backwardness in public singing has originated with the higher orders of societv ; and that they are
silent either from diffidence or false shame , or that being accustomed to foeai- music aa ^ d si nging much better conducted , they despise , or affect to despise the inferior melodies of psalmod y * It should be recollected , that in a place set apart for the worship of ow Gomrnon parent , all distinctions in society should , during our stay there , be quite forgotten . No fashions should Intrude themselves into our temples ^ no ideas of
superiority into our thoughts : if we have no disposition to join in public worship , why do we attend ? If we attend and do not join our voices , it appears as if we disapproved of the manner , or that we were very indifferent whet-her we praised God or not , I have frequently been sorry to see those who could greatly assist in this part of public worship , employed in criticising the clerk ; and those who thought they could not , employed in
viewing their fceigfebonrs * It appears from the obstinate silence -of such numbers * as if it was considered by them as a respite during the service , wherein to look at their watches and pull out their pocket handkerchiefs . A few months ago I entered a place of worship in this metropolis where about one hundred people were assembled . The clerk soon gave out this psalm—4 i
Come let our voices join to raise / ' &c . Not one person accepted his invitation ; and the congregation had the pleasure of hearing a solo , through six vetses , from a very unharmonious wight , who seemed as happy as the people when he came to the last line . ! shall be very happy if these observations should lead the subject to be more discussed and a reformation beany way effected . I am grieved to see a lukewarm ness or the appearance of it in any part of our public worship , Persons
should be elected for clerks who have a sufficient strength of voice and knowledge of music to make themselves followed , and not to suffer themselves to be over-sung , to be dragged below their key , or behind their time : but I must reserve my advice to clerks for another opportunity , and subscribe myself , your * s , &c . London > Sept . 9 , 1806 . W . A .
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ESSAY ON THE DELIVERY OF A SERMON , BY A CLERGYMAN . [ Concluded from page 53 J . J 2 . X proceed to inquire which of these modes of preaching-** ay be reasonably expected to produce better general effects
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State of Psahm& g in Unitarian Congregations . 571
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Nov. 2, 1806, page 571, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1730/page/11/
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