House of Hope Church

House of Hope Presbyterian Church

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The House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota dedicated a carillon on November 4, 1923 that had 28 bells from the Michiels Bell Foundry in Tournai, Belgium. The carillon was given by Mrs.Charles Phelps Noyes in honor of her husband. The dedication was played by Edouard M. Michiels, town carillonneur of Tournai, Belgium.

The carillon has been extensively renovated and now contains 49 bells from four different bell foundries: Michiels, Petit and Fritsen, Les Fils de Georges Paccard and Arthur Lynds Bigelow. The carillon inventories above provide more details on these renovations.

References
1923 "Carillon of 28 Bells Given St. Paul Church," Star Tribune, November 4, 1923, Page 10.
A carillon of 28 bells given to the House of Hope church, St. Paul, by Mrs. Charles Phelps Noyes in memory of her husband, will be dedicated at the church at 4 p.m. today. The bells Were cast in Belgium and are said to be the only carillon in this country. A carillon has 11 notes to the octave. The carllloneur at the dedication will be Edouard M. Michiels, town carilloneaur of Tournai, Belgium.

1952 "The Renovation of the Noyes Memorial Carillon," by Theophil Rusterholz, Bellmaster, Bulletin of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America 6(1):18-19 (January 1952)

1990 "Robert Buchanan Morton: his Early Carillon Training," by Theophil Rusterholz, Bulletin of the Guild of Carilloners of North America 39:60-63 (1990)
The carillon was cast in Belgium and the man who Installed it played the opening recital. It was a great disappointment for the man played very badly and the bells were not in tune. I picked up a little of the elements of carillon playing and started to play hymn tunes on it and did the best I could.

2000 A journey of hope : the House of Hope Presbyterian Church, 1849-1999 : 150 years, by David Wesley Johnson