N. Eshelman
Puritan Board Senior
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Why? because we should use them and their argument is found wanting
Panta?
Why? because we should use them and their argument is found wanting
That is profound
Because 95% of the church either does not know the case for unaccompanied psalms only or has not been presented with a case that is provably biblical.
Historical questions.
When did organs first appear in Congregationional Churches in New England?
I suspect that the acceptance of organs is a post second great awakening phenomena. I wonder what the historical facts are.
Because 95% of the church either does not know the case for unaccompanied psalms only or has not been presented with a case that is provably biblical.
When that proof comes, we'll have to see what happens
It is fascinating to hear that organs were in Anglican Churches in the Americas that early.Historical questions.
When did organs first appear in Congregationional Churches in New England?
I suspect that the acceptance of organs is a post second great awakening phenomena. I wonder what the historical facts are.
I know that Cotton Mather saw the organ coming into New England as a way for the Anglicans (no offense to you sir) to steal away the Puritan youth, much like the rock band in the church has stolen away many of today's youth from 'traditional' worshipping churches!
Here is the quote:
"Attempts to propagate the Church of England among us, by a most conspicuous and marvelous blast of heaven upon them, do very much come to nothing. Even the organs introduced into the chapel in this metropolis of the English America, signify very little to draw over our people unto them." -Cotton Mather, in a letter to John Stirling, 1714.
I would say it's a lot more than 95%.
African churches use drums...a lot
David Hume's naturalistic fallacy. Because something is the case, absolutely does not mean it ough to be the case. This is like me asking: "If we aren't supposed to murder babies, why do so many people have abortions?" The "is" and the "ought" are completely severed metaphysically. They have no hold on each other except that the "is" sometimes pursues the "ought."
I would say it's a lot more than 95%.
When did organs first appear in Baptist [other then free will and missionary] Churches in the US?
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Originally Posted by davidsuggs
David Hume's naturalistic fallacy. Because something is the case, absolutely does not mean it ough to be the case. This is like me asking: "If we aren't supposed to murder babies, why do so many people have abortions?" The "is" and the "ought" are completely severed metaphysically. They have no hold on each other except that the "is" sometimes pursues the "ought."
Sounds like you are arguing for the PCA to get back to roots of acapella worship?
The organ probably came first since the piano wasn't invented until the 1700s. There have been portable organs in existence since the middle ages.