From "A History of the Organs at Emmanuel UCC" by Shawn Gingrich, 1994:
It was completed according to contract on December 24, 1912. "Exclusive of the case and display pipes it cost: the old organ and $7,150 in cash (Record-Herald, XXXV.17)." The new instrument's estimated value was $10,000.

In the contract from Bates and Culley in the section entitled "Special Specifications," the display pipes are discussed as follows: "Present organ removed except case and display pipes. Present speaking pipes on case to be used in second Open Diapason on Great Organ . Display pipes to be cleaned down to the metal and decorated from designs approved by the committee." From this we learn that the old Principal pipes from the Johnson and Son organ were used as the 8' Open
Diapason stop on the new instrument. The facade included 62 pipes, one of which was a nonspeaking "dummy." This one pipe was not stripped down to the metal as were the others and it still shows the original ornate stenciling of the Johnson facade on its posterior side. The anterior side of these facade pipes were painted solid gold in 1912. They remain today as a non-speaking facade.

Some of the tallest pipes were severely shortened to fit into the wooden frame which was added in 1930 when the organ case and choir loft were enlarged.

In reading this specification, one can calculate that, at the time of installation, the organ contained 27 ranks of pipes (25 manual ranks with 61 pipes each and 2 pedal ranks, one with 30 pipes and one with 42 pipes), which cost $6,950.00 with the preparation for 4 additional ranks and chimes in the future at the added preparatory cost of $200.00. The preparation for these stops was complete with all wiring, all other proper connections, stop keys engraved and placed in the console; everything complete except the actual placing of the pipes. A letter dated July 8, 1912 served as memorandum to be filed with the contract. It includes the costs of the four prepared stops and the chimes, stating that the total additional cost for these is $1,080.00. Here follows the breakdown of the costs.
1 - 8' Great Organ Grosse Floete 61 pipes $215.00
2 - 8' Swell Organ Rohr Floete 61 pipes $165.00
3 - 8' Choir Organ Salicional 61 pipes $165.00
4 - 8' Choir Organ Quintadena 61 pipes $165.00
$710.00

If all four stops are ordered at one time a reduction of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) will be made, making the price Six Hundred Eighty Dollars ($680.00). The price of the chimes will be Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) to be placed at any time but preferably when all blanks are filled. This will make the total additional cost Ten Hundred Eighty Dollars ($1,080.00) if all five stops are ordered before organ is completed or later. I have found that these additional ranks and the chimes were added some time during or after the installation because in a proposal from Charles F. Chadwick to rebuild and enlarge the instrument in 1929, the Great Grosse Floete, the Swell Clarabella, the Choir Salicional and Chimes are listed to be retained as they were. The Choir specification lists Quintadena as one of its prepared stops but this apparently was changed to a Vox Humana because there exists a type-written scheme of the organ which lists Vox Humana and Chadwick lists a Vox Humana in his proposal.

This Bates and Culley instrument served Emmanuel for only 17 years after which it was sold, exclusive of the case and facade pipes, to St. Paul Reformed Church in Manheim, Pennsylvania. In 1963 it was rebuilt and refurbished by Sebastian Gundling of Lancaster. It is still in use in Manheim today.

The March 1913 issue of THE DIAPASON announced the organ and presented the stoplist, which included prepared-for Solo and Echo divisions and additional stops for the Pedal; it also said that the opening recital was given on January 16, 1913, by Francis J. O'Brien, who was organist at the Church of the Gesu in Philadelphia.

According to a report in The Evening Sun (Hanover) on Friday, June 30, 1916: "The music lovers of Hanover were afforded a rare treat last evening when Prof. J. Frank Frysinger. head of the organ school of Lincoln University, Lincoln, Nebraska, gave a recital on the Bates & Culley organ in Emmanuel Reformed church, Broadway." The article continues with a review and listing of the program played.

"The opening number, Wolstenhome's 'Sonata in the Style of Handel' as well as the closing numbers previously mentioned, showed the power of the Bates & Culley organ at the hands of a master composer and organist, and end a program which was thoroughly enjoyed."

Some sources claim that the organ was dedicated by John M.E. Ward on October 15, 1908, but this is not possible. Conflicting dates exist in reports of when Bates & Culley moved the prior Johnson organ to Zion Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church. One source gives that date as 1912. The Gazette of York, Pennsylvania, Oct 13, 1915, reports that Oliver Culley was in town to add "two stops to the organ at Emmanuel Reformed church." It is possible that the organ was moved later than previously thought, or Bates & Culley had provided a new organ in 1912 which they were now enlarging.