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“There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.”

Used Church Organs Dogma

Author:Francis Arinze

“For many people, morality means a set of rules governing the disposition on one's genital organs; or a set of injunctions against lying, stealing, or killing except when such acts are sanctioned by church or state.”

People Mean States Lying Church Morality Killing Stealing Abortion Organs Disposition Governing

Author:Marilyn French

“Reserve is no more essentially connected with understanding than a church organ with devotion, or wine with good-nature.”

Understanding Church Wine Connected Devotion Organs Reserves Good Nature

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners

“I grew up in church. That's how most young African American musicians learn how to perform. You could be six years old and playing organ or drums in front of thousands or hundreds of people.”

People Years Young Church Fronts Grew Six Grew Up Musician African American Organs Six Year Olds

Author:Robert Glasper

“My earliest memories about music are connected with going to church and listening to organ music. I am not from a musical family, actually, and I remember my first musical fascination to be for organ music. I wanted to become an organist and not a pianist.”

Firsts Wanted Remember Church Memories Listening Musical Connected Organs Fascination Pianist Going To Church

Author:Rafal Blechacz

“If you are called upon to play a church service, it is a greater honor than if you were to play a concert on the finest organ in the world... Thank God each time when you are privileged to sit before the organ console and assist in the worship of the Almighty.”

Ifs World Play Church Greater Honor Worship Concerts Thank God Organs Almighty Finest Privileged Console Church Service

Author:Albert Schweitzer

“If any mention was made of homicide, madness, adultery, and intolerable tortures, we would let the church-bells ring louder, the church-organ swell its peal and drown the hideous sound. The sugar they raised was excellent: nobody tasted blood in it.”

Ifs Made Sound Church Blood Madness Slavery Raised Rings Excellent Torture Sugar Bells Organs Adultery Hideous Homicide Church Bells

Book:Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Some men are like a church-organ -- you can play on them for a lifetime and always find new harmonies; others are like a music-box -- they have four or five thin jingles.”

Men Play Church Five Four Harmony Lifetime Boxes Organs Jingles

Author:Austin O'Malley