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Show 'le.Archangel Didn't Hear the Music, j - v. C.Y. J. Wrigely of 'Brooklyn believes in I gootihurch anusic, and also believes that it should iervtl he' purpose for which it was intended a Viean of worship. At a musical feslivcl. at the churt-recently he told a 'story to illustrate this. . If as irt the days of many monasteries, when to .one f them' came a visitor, who. was. much disturbed,! dis-turbed,! the quality of the music. The monks , .rere l'me than usually devout; they chanted their ea'-ticlesiitd psalms without cea-sing, ami also uitht lit irard to musical effect.' To sensitive j?arsr the deyot-jess of the '.action i,ould not make .amends fofhs impleasant discords. , i- " . "Let. mil each you l;ow to,.-sing." said the st ranger", ,aiiii; began lhe instruct ion-of the simple sim-ple nionks wit.diligeiice.Tt was not long before the music cf thi-touastcvy became so famous that strangers came Inn afar and ,ik ai, to listen. ..j Rut eaiC day lhabbot received t message from :;an jii-ehangtL ' - : V: . '. - ' . :. . Why ii it:" incjred tfie be-ayen'y- messenger 'that you fou'.lortger jg;tlie.-lV I)ejiu-(M. ..-v. . : 'Xot :$hg the Te Vuui f Jl-nt a ted the -Tbbo t ,:ilturprise.UV)vh.V. u'.i eVc-rynlay. and only liis momfng er6wds caui0 hear,,us and "praise thiVrIl.i;aui.v "lf the 'miisiiv ; ' V 1'" 'V-.Cfcll.':' a.i(Uhe'. Mrcvr-rtUdu't reach up - ' Heaven.". " . v- ' . lT" ' " v '""- " 71 |