The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-28
MUSIC TN OUR CHURCHES.
Much of 1t Martial, As An
Accompaniment to
Brigades and
Bands.
GREENyILLE'S CHORAL UNION.
"The Holy City" at DR.. Brett's-
Superintendent Bishops An
niversary-Notes.

The music of the churches Is not all
OF course this has nothing to do with
discordan5 music in the air" that, is
destroying the harmony of James M. 4.
and the Greenville Reformed just now,
but with the various church societies Tor
the study of vocal music or the practice
of instrumental harmony. The Christian
Endeavor Society, which pays SO much
attention to singing. in It's exercises, un-
doubtedly encourages this desire for
music study among young people in the
church. and the love of military move
ments and lots of noise is no doubt the
first canse of so many brass bands and fife
and drum corps among the boys OF the
co congregations.
THE BIG BASS DRUM.
The Boys Brigade, as is generally
known, is a semi-miiitary organization OF
young men of the churches. in itself IN
UNCONVENTIONAL. 1t introduces the usual
features of drill that captivate the youth
full MUD, and give the small boy, or the
boy of larger growth, an opportunity OF
putting on a uniform and Keeping step
with the rest. Martial music is a feature
of every well organized company, and the
Boys Brigade is bound TO be that, so life
and drum corps are springing up every
where. The last heard from Is at the
Bergen Reformed Church on Bergen
avenue, where there is u Girls Brigade
as well, both in the best of running order.
When they first talked of organizing a
drum corps at the First Presbyt rian
Church, the pill hat lurked beneath its
sugar-coating was that all members
must attend the meetings iu the Church,
but this did not seem to diminish the 1n-
tereSt.
The Tabernacle Band is a lane mark ia
it's way, since it was organized before the
Boys Brigade had ever been thought OF.
and was a uniformed, well-equipped CON-
pany years ago. The JOIN Knox Pres
byterian Church is falling into line, aid a
flute and drum corps is being organized.
Pastor Houston and the Rev. DR..
Mitchell are both Interested in its sue
cess.
GR%EENvILLE's CHORAL UNION.
Away up in Greenville there is achurce
society which is worthy of more atten-
ton than it has hitherto received. 1t Is
called che Lutheran Choral Union, and
its new Officers, Installed last Wednesday,,
are Charles herig, President; j. H..
.Borgstede, Vice President; August
Gebhen, Secretary: Eta Iamckeu,
rreasurer; Freda B~urkhardt, OrgaDist;
aud Anna Lamcken. Director. The men-
bers are all young, the director being n
slender little bioude, with q remarkable
falenJ for her CHOSEN art, while Miss
Bufkhardt, the talented organist, grad1-
ated from school but a short time since.
The society holds regular meetings for
the study of choral compositions, aud cele-
DRAFTED It's anniversary early i'll the pres
ELI month.
There is a church society for the study
Of vocal music, in connection with tue
Lafayette NJ. E. Church. Prtcentor Low
/, in charge, aud Miss Sara l.. Culver Is
the ~organist. It was organized to assist
ghe Il and Inexperienced members
of The CHOIR III reading music at sight,
and nuder Mr.. LOWS instruction, this
valuable department of vocal study has
been made u special feature. The scheme
is worthy OF imitation.
son SERVICE AT DR.. BTaETT'S.
Apropos of Church music, the Bergen
Reformed Church will present. Que of thu
finest music programmes that it has ytJ
given, at it's next praise services. Gaul's
cantata, 1.-The Holy City" will be given
entire. The work is of an almost me-
taphysical turn. seeking to express the
sentiments OF the tex. by the musical set
ting, whether for organ or voice. Mr..
Louis Raphael Dressler Will conduct, AS
usual, Miss kompff being the SO Z
Mrs. +. H. Motion, contralto, Mr.. Fred
Parker, tenor, and Mr.. WIN. +. Brown,
bass. Mr.. D,essler will also preside q
the organ, an important aud i~ndlspensa-
bic feature in the working out OF GauIs
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