Let's start with the history of instrumental music in the Catholic Church. The Methodists, Independents, and Baptists rarely had them, and by the Presbyterians they were stoutly opposed." John Spencer Curwen, member of the Royal Academy of Music and President of a college in London, wrote in 1880, "Men still living can remember the time when organs were very seldom found out of the Church of England. As recently as the 1800s, most protestant churches sang congregationally, and preached against "praising God with machinery." The Catholic Church debated it for five hundred years. Most would be genuinely surprised to find that "their" church once had no instrument, and amazed that its founders and most famous preachers strongly taught against its use. In the average person's mind, gospel singing and organ music go together like "rock" and "roll" or "blues" and "rhythm" or "hip" and "hop." It is assumed, expected, even celebrated. " I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also" (I Corinthians 14:15). The Amazing History of Instrumental Music in Christian Worship
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