Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-07

Aassa 80 bora shea AL otlsr arts
ssra aid AL . he l4zs great legacy
wnirh k3aaa lsft tie world Ab.oaf
t1s tine tat lt4haa painting
seachesi tas zsEiEh q 10 splsncor. nins
y-ass Alter ths death = Raphael N 1874
Paiestuaz. - 9hsea - oss mosisra
aaelofiY. anG khosa hzrnaeniss enchsnt-d
sEsn 5lozart All nanlielssohn Ess born.
AL Ia ID Ysars fn0m that date the de-
hzhEs q aaeiody snd the resources u
h4ralony had been exrl0Eed. The Po~-
ere n ths human soses. The capabilities
q sutaged Instruments. the mo1sfD o..
gan sol planoferts. bad beea diseov-
ed. Sincs sio4art's death no iSnpoft-
ait iastruHest has bsea inventsd. nor
has any nss fofua u music4i eoEposi-
tion made rs appearance-
improsemenks have beea introduced
snd lie fosuss ~ symphoay. eantaia and
epea< beqas4tned - 40 - the
masters q ths sighteenth century
haze been elaborated by besth0sea.
Nsndeissohn and Schumann and
have undsrxo1s startling modification
IN the ate days b. Wagner and his dls-
siPies
muslc giFes IL has the Indirect elect %
dssslosins the language u the emotions
-and ths eject Of The cultivation u
music ca the MAD 10 % develop onr
perception Of the meaning q infections
and soiulstions Of soand and giving az
Increased power q ussag them. and IN
liz beariog % human happine.s this
ensotional language which musical eal-
turs develops and rennes - only second
IN impcftaaee % the language VI the Ia
tsiieot-
Music National Art
la Germany. the l4nd Of thought.
music has besn adopted a. the national
al. a. painglng vas once IN Italy AMI
sculpture Ia Sreeee. and The time - not
tar distant When music will certainly
slaad revealed a. the ons art peculiarly
a4asted 10 cur modern CIVILIZATION.
4bs strange capacity Ehleh ws have
fof Icing 50 effected BY ue,ody and bar
moay 4ay ~ t4krn % Imply that IL Is
Nilnaa tbs possibilities q our natures 70
rr4isz- those iltsnss delights they dimly
sosgsst. and on the sappositior music
mcst take r4nk as the highest u the
tas aEtz
Music Is Gner than speech. and appeals
O. sOmething - IA Is. underlying our
uld=rsl sating and begins where speech
ieages o. We are told that
~tAe aarmonies 81 Orpheas moved stocks
ant stones 10 danes to their melody"
and there are magy unfortunates low
down IN tbs scale Il intellectual dsVel-
ofncnf the victims 81 Inheritance or
accident. while more than stocks and
stoues. get uuslc has the power % IN
rueacing and animating them IL
cones 70 them as the Light that never
Szs, on sea or land, the conservation.
am the poets dream"
The moment a nation becomes de-
voted 20 any ideal they seek To give IL
expression b erectirg temples
a. CHRISTIANITY is al pervading IN It's
Influence aud effects aud the highest
civilization has followed IN its path, ne
srs every here Us expression IN the
highest order II architecture as devoted
o. The erection OF our churches and IN
other forms % religions II their temples.
Public Libraries and art galleries. en-
doWed BY the wealth Of our nations
eisixens. are expressions OF higher de-
seiopeu8ot always. and ~ music shall
become mors part u our civilization
and lie. many usre temples will Be
erected 20 her honor. and for her uscs
- her dev0teeS
This a Woman's Century.
This nineteenth century Is pre-
emiGentiy . Woman's era She is reach
ing her higher development. and one Of
the distinguishing differences betweeu
the pagan religions of the world a. con-
Tsred With the religion u Jesus Christ.
whose followers We are. IA the place
given 81 woman "a the companion and
hefpmoot % mar. not his PLAY thing. ser
Yart or slave. Her work has received
rational recognition IA ali it, depart
meats ia the century. and - now 20 be
crossed ~ the erection u a temple
commemorative - woman's work. ia our
rsizhboTinZ c.ty-tas scene % her
tfiumphs
When our western civilization Was in
Is lrfaacy indeed three decades ago IL
cur inir city. these men gho SURROUND
~ eos were developing the resources %
Car pane forests aad enduring many OF
tae psisatious n pioneer life. The re
salts q ihls honorable toll anl % their
generosity llakr it possible Tor their
iaidren - erIoy tbs higher culture
sad development that Was denied 10
tleri-
The history q she ST. Cecilia society
- Too racert and wsI known O. az be
Zee ne - ma6@auy extended meutiou
q. t leccsrary now Il has been fully
at adel iu ffs pages gritten by one *
9 arEInators 8n4 hsst president q the
rtf. saa she various steps which
he been necessary % - growth
al dnVsioPmeat from the email
tsEnn.ng - ten years sgo can
o. 1ennrnct ia a very feW words. AZ.
= meth tsouzbi snd many saggssti0os
eacse Coz oer eEn The name ~ the
81 esi saint fsr Eve thousand ycafs the
ii lfrat.ou q literature. tue arts aad
sssiaay gle patron ssiat q MUSIC.
spesks % Inspiration
tief etanes - patfon a musie
has feeu criticised but chrissiaa
prprie understood that music AL
ove al religious music might
Vel fe protested - this giri "A bose
srsi Ea- IKE a i5TP sod Eho. virEin and
lrsrtyr. afeHa "a 10 = song sung 90 render
aacb bar srrit Gna ~ the lmportpnt
rreths ia ~ hisfarT Wa tn~ determine.
Sen at pEesent sftst -scitss Ca none
tu- nfa.tscs- - tae society After fvs
gsrs hes tasset - aad The fruits ~
fs neU departure haze been mani
Tested ia Fsrxed and rapid ineraAs.
ir So meinhership ~ the society All
the consequent enyiehing - our treasury.
ff this ne sitter H.ofh solicitation 4
by az vas added aimlffing -lentseuseu
% So privileges q sssa.lafs mam Der.
snp'
TIE ssmissiou * estuder, members
uarkeii tcoflsr EPOCH sati in tae eta
cstleosi uork Eaieh The promotes ~
tais seeistF asisrnsfued - q thsT are