Excerpt from History of the Handel and Haydn Society, of Boston, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 The handel and haydn society has ever since its foundation been the object of sincere attachment on the part of its members, whose unfailing devotion to its interests has given it cohesion and con tinned vitality. To those who, having joined it as young men, have grown old in its service, few things in this world seem so important and so worthy of respect, and the personal interest which they take in its affairs ceases only with life. Like all genuine feeling, their enthusiasm is contagious. It permeates the chorus, and, by stimulating all to exertion in a common cause, gives strength and unity of effect to its performances. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.