Chapter Seven Church Music /\ Isabel Yeo Monkley substi¬ tuted as organist at St James Meth ¬ odist for her sister Gretna Yeo . Gretna was the roain organist for many years. Her picture is found in Chapter Four with her father, Trustee John Yeo and Mrs. Yeo . Isabel was a m«nberofthe United Church Choir. Spiritual song has been used over the centuries to offer up praise to God . The Psalter was the hymn book of the Jewish faith and became the first hymn book of the Christian Church.1 Each church tradition has placed its own level of value and reverence on song worship. The Methodists The Methodists used fervent songs to express their beliefs. The theme of Christ dying for all people per¬ meates many of their hymns. In England , the group drew freely on the works of Isaac Watts (1674-1748), a Congrega¬ tional pastor in London, who enlarged the common Psalm singing of the time.2 Watts published two hymn collections, one of which was the Psalms of David.3 However, the Wesley brothers were the major contributors to the number of uplifting Methodist hymns. John Wesley wrote and trans¬ lated many hymns, while his brother Charles (1707-88) wrote six thousand hymns, "heavily imbued with evangeli¬ cal pietism and emotional fervor."4 Praise through song held an important place in the wor¬ ship services of St . James Church in Central Lot 16 . There are no records to indicate when an organ was acquired for St . James, but once installed, the main organist was Miss Gretha Yeo . Her sister, Isabel Yeo Monkley, substituted on occasion. The Presbyterians J form Calvin, the father of Presbyterianism, wrote hymns I and also encouraged others to do so. The famous Genevan Salter composed mainly by Calvin's colleague, Louis Bourgeois , became the basis for "much Protestant hymnody."5 Singing of the Psalms was the only form of hymns used by 183 Church Music