plant of the Elmira concern were acquired by the
Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. in April, 1910, and Mr. Hope-Jones entered its
employ, with headquarters at its mammoth factory at North Tonawanda, N.
Y., continuing to carry on the business under his own name.

Robert Hope-Jones is a member of the British Institute of Electrical
Engineers; of the Royal College of Organists, London, England; of the
American Guild of Organists; and of other bodies.

In 1893 he married Cecil Laurence, a musical member of one of the
leading families of Maid stone, England. This lady mastered the
intricacies of her husband's inventions, and to her help and
encouragement in times of difficulty he attributes his success.

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We suppose that the reason "history repeats itself" is to be found in
the fact that human nature does not vary, but is much the same from
generation to generation. From the Bible we learn that one Demetrius,
a silversmith of Ephesus, became alarmed at the falling off in demand
for silver shrines to Diana, caused by the preaching of the Apostle
Paul, and called his fellow craftsmen together with the cry of "Our
craft is in danger," and set the whole city in an uproar. (Acts
xix-24.)

In the year 1682 a new organ was wanted for the Temple Church in
London, England, and "Father" Smith and Renatus Harris, the
organ-builders of that day, each brought such powerful influence to
bear upon the Benchers that they authorized _both_ builders to erect
organs in the church, one at each end. They were alternately played
upon certain days, Smith's organ by Purcell and Dr. Blow, and Harris'
organ by Baptist Draghi, organist to Queen Catherine. An attempt by
the Benchers of the Middle Temple to decide in favor of Smith stirred
up violent opposition on the part of the Benchers of the Inner Temple,
who favored Harris, and the controversy raged bitterly for nearly five
years, when Smith's organ was paid for and Harris' taken away. This is
known in history as "The Battle of the Organs." In the thick of the
fight one of Harris' partisans, who had more zeal than discretion, made
his way inside Smith's organ and cut the bellows to pieces.

In 1875-76 the organ in Chester Cathedral, England, was being rebuilt
by the local firm of J. & C. H. Whiteley. The London silversmiths took
alarm at the Cathedral job going to a little country builder and got
together, with the result that, one by one,