, 1873-12-13
LITERATURE.
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THE GLORY: 4 coshrorios or NEW Mta1o Fon
HlNalSe a. 1ssEs MTnS 1snor veIvna @ %Sn
Culreh l. ca. nhicago: Rons 1@wts, No. 312
Htnte areet, md aeoree T. N"ot u aoi'R, Nh. lo"
Htae street.
Thia is Tho lant Of Homo thirty or forty vol
u,uos Of musical workB from tho same author.
Since its publication 1t hns aroatly attained
wlt1o popularity, a1i 1t viii donbtiosB lncrenao
lilo woll-cstabiishod reputation Of A1r. Root.
Ills music, not to Hay Ills books. aro
scattered nil over the Continont. They
nrn found ii, tho choira OF tho
finest and tho largest congregations,
East al,d West wo hayo found them among
tho mountains OF Colorado, everywhere in Chill
fosnia and Oregon, as,d III tho cabins Of Utah
md Washington Territories. Not only hns hlH
n,uslu blossol aud olleerod evory nook mud cor
nur IL, America, hut It has crUsBed tho ocean,
and wo nro crot1ibly informed that It III sung III
churches and conference meetings In England
moro tl,au tint Of my other living author. And
wherever ot,r missionaries havo gone, "Tho
Shining Shore md othor goms OF A1r. Roots
m,sio aro tung by tho native Chrls
tlana, and you may l1car 1t IN almost all
tho written languages Of tho world.
Borrowing md modifying somewhat Wobstor's
grand thought in relation to tho martial muHio
Of England, It may ho truly hala that, beginning
wllcroyer you will on sabhath morning, Homo
humble son may hc found singing "Tllo shin-
ing Shore !" an,l nnotl,or catching up the re-
trni hour by hour With tho hlli in his course.
aogs Of ..o snoE s1reh la the whoo an,
OF ono Of our most val11cd mud worthy citlzot,b.
AIr. Root hnH nut confined hi1nHelf to church,
music. Ills ;. lIazol Deli and nosalo," aud
tnany other aongs, havo wlAe pmopnlafity' ~ Bnt,
patriotic music became OF nationsl value
and Importance. 1he country owcs htm
= dobt Of gratitude for "Ilio
Iattlo-Cry Of Troedoni, Tramp Tramp" Tie
other stirring pieces. which it never eau repay.
They thrilled tho souls Of our people iii 1nasA-
meetings and iu country schoo-lonscH; they
matlo cheerful the lololy, tedious march, mud
they fired tho hearts Of our Boldinrs to plant Tho
Stara aud Ntripcs in triumph aboyo the clouds ol,
| Lockout Mountain. We ioayc to tho historian
uf tho future to Hulye tho question. whether any
| man really did MOI to put down tho 1set'ellion
that George r. Koot.
George L. Root IL n groat musician. Nobody
pretellls to rnuk llim among tho grand old COM
| poHcrs of tho past. lie claims no auch place.
lie is too modest and too wiao for that. 1Iis aim
is to teach tho pooplo,-tlle whole people. He
thenl,-n,nsie that will make them happier and
:! hotter. It IL not always what iB scientifically
md mechanically tho hest music TINT Gun have
tho wildcat popularity, or that dooB the most
Goou operas VIII a"uo', su a,s' ."t a tno
tnko with tho pcopio. md aiwaya VIII, much
better than tslo Gnen1 sts'o u G'"ss'n ,dsle
Elotow'h "Martha VIII nG s.., aGlcn AaaoFSa ~
times 70 Heetnovena rldeno 9ncg, ,,,eso 9u
VII Anoors utaSoiS aio ,nrdar nnio
| auunod's "FauHt;" whilo Wagner's music
ana r., l1e itnnuot - 'toseio.ei :,. , A"'.o y
d IAeodoro Thomas 10 !elasr them 70 70
audiences OF superior muslcai cuature. nv .o 10
make them ~ a.! 10 tnG nasssn ~ y, .aE
people. The MosslaA aha eno s's:aa Ctea:.on
VIII Always oo suil gu gteat s'cat .t oSe"naonn
! while 1t eau scarcciy ne dountaa tnAt ueosEe =;
Roots nualc WI als2 pc sung u tlie cnorcn ano
the pFaver-meeIiilg tll ino ena u 11tns.
readers would probably liIo to a knoT T. some.
thinS aeoas sae nan is'soa ~ e.m aa,, ~ '"ot
noia Mass', nttle 1oIe 3ntu ial's Sda.h ~ ~
ho has literally worked us WAY up ~ .'iv en'h H.
want p,s to Nav YorS as ~ o anesnpstor rhe
oto munacai hoaas neto svsn9s 7ptsioG .s,,ia ~
tho temoritY ot the iaahoe 'l. ~ sss1pmng. ,.
coming more wi.hout eno't aeaHo " agtuun.
Tor ao"I years o toa u sfn a asa s Rra
I.otla y, petieeelns tnaiioo.. ;s "s Mn ea 'oi,, ~
George + ~ soprano; his sister. no% ii hrs; snin
lcy, VI olalee ~, ~, 10 ato tua t:'.e ~ =.
Io"ref new one o. nuf s!s'"ena, y,
tonor by tNs sane saoy aa LII ahselsu pGt4u,s s
so1o o. tIn lloss u!''Gu,' ~ sa.9 ,!,,;o a"n si
., H., - tia a,o,Inm7-oo Far dnfrcd hiu Inn,
t3ivn;fv ~ ~ nccnnt m invitation tn A nriyat
! aMnn.sni r. ;a ,tooi1nau r. aid thnt ha wa
teAeas7a ~ ~ itoso,so0 M ~ ~ 49, $3.50 :;.1 ~ H." !.
snrpf!seit ana uolEhtea: lnes wato lf.;oa ., -
ss peioES tne ,ot ,noesy, ~ 1 s.nnat Nv n,ori6tt
ihn5'" XXI an bnnored paco among tle loadiu,
muslciana Of Nov York. We could name gentle
man WHO heard that same auartetto sing some .
those very psocos low "oehs '.so, aiia IL
assures ub that no was tne'i the heafas1 '1ease'
ho e'or expects 70 pe ~ thls Worla. IT,,
sco loo' NY. ho3s lsas aoo n!a nule IL IL ~ ~
city, has!ns attohdeu musical ~! ~ ~
West besGlal years previous. he1ota tue hso u
Aad earhea comIottao!o comp9'oncei T pi1 W. y,
n'poI - ~ r. r' - - s"1s harJ n,d o,,nnr
| f1I., ~ a,.os III; Fnn,;i,. NLrotl,oru onI uiutor
ians ~ ~. AAn - i"1s III ~ ..,,a;.;o,,a an,,
:ls " lAiGe ot1o. "l4o "'l NY 441tne4"no tetou'!
at s onm eoa' rn ~ ~ H. au a an. omoto,
airnady riye Dlo,niso of yory hirb muaical al
tain,uents. Al one whoBo laboiB inyo scat
tered fur and wide, all over 'ho laud
blessings 10 Sufied, 80 r'ch and 10 enanFlng, o'l