The Washington times., 1894-11-04
Oh, for a greater, oh, for a deeper,
Oh, for a perfect trus, in the LOrdi

Oh, for a greater, oh, for deeper,
Oh, for a perfect trust in the LOrdi
which thrilled me with the longing Of its eresA
cendo, reaching and holding the high note en-
the word perfect.
For months / heard no others, but those
two were constantly in my mind Then OBJ
tanned the first three volumes of The MusiGA
cal Salyationist.' At first they were dtsap1&
poiatment. for 50 many songs we're set Il
secular tunes and seemed so ''jiggy. as =
friend expressed il. But 1 showed her thatf
about the jiggiest Of all was one borrowed
from our own sOng-bOOks, and sung by heI
probably many times Witn deep religious fer
vor. And as 1 went on studying the lated
volumes found the original pieces deepen-
ing in interest. and have come to the COM
clnsion that they are the-best / know for true
reviya, songs. especially for children
The SaIvationist idea is that all the peopleA
shall sing 10 the Lord. so that the army SEX
dom has any songs in which the eongrega-H
ton cannot Join OF course il is Eou gem
orally possible TO provide al with books, bUs
a chorus can easily be learned and the sol0l
sung by the leader. For the same reason
popular tunes are at once provided WitAl
army words so tnat those VINO whistle thef
airs along the streets have only the pure andA
clean gospel words to learn. and will quickly
associate the two. It has often been said
that the army makes its more unfSvorable
lively airs TO many outsiders so ODiectieH-
able. are chiefly used at the open-air meet
ings to attract those TO whom the sounds ara
familiar, and 70 draw them TO, the halls
where. during the after meetings, the songs
are generally of the most serious and tender
character.
The original Army music of which there
exists a much greater quantity than moss
people suppose-may be roughly divided into
the martial and devotional the latter being
divided into songs Of the new birth and songs
Of holiness: and 1 think a proof Of the al
roundness-' Of the salvatiouist character is
fouEd IN the fact that the writer's who excel
in one line excel in the other also.
To take familiar examples. we have ''F9s
cross Is not greater than His grace and step
bv step beneath the flag we tread, - by Com
mandar BaIingSen Booth: God IA near thea
and An army We are" by Stan Capt Slater,
and pre-emInently-as shown by the title,
songs OF Peace and War the compositions
OF Commandant and Mrs. Herbert Booth, now
Of Canada.
The latter volume contains many gems,
among them 1.-The Penitent5 Plea, which
has gained hearing ,or the army IN many
paror where the army would otherwise be
laughed ar or ignored, and, once heard, II IS
asked for again and again. One little song OF
COmmandant Herbert Booths has always
seemed TO me to carry so much meaning N the
adaptation OF music TO words that Il might be
called Wagnerian. It is the recital of the ex-
perience Of one Of the Lords workers:
Much Of all this world can boast
have lived 20 count but drcss,
And the sigEt that charms me most
Is q sinner at the cross
The sinners mind reverts to the promises
of God. and the music Is ike a German
chorale TO the solemn, wonderful words
They that turn many 10 Righteousness shall
shine forth rs the stars forever. and the glad
heart breaks out into a liveler strain with
happy REPETITION Of those words, shining as
the stars forever. and then the longing de-
sire for the heavenly rest:
Away 70 be with Jesus,
Shining as the stags
Asarule there is an absence Of the '.rub-a-
dub" chorus, as il bas been called; that is, q
chorus written like that of the sweet by-and-
bv." The bass and tenor are seldom mOnotO-
nous. but have variety in their parts. As the
solos sometimes have chOruses unfamiliar 20
those who do not attend the army meetings
continuously, enc which is better known is
often added or ubstituted-sOmetlmes with
wonderful effect
Again. a number of choruses are sung in
succession without accompaniment, some
bright and joyful. some martial, some tender
and pleading. Although the aim is lot to
produce fine music, yet there IL much OF it
which is carefully GarmOnized, especially that
staff Capt. Slater, 1 have read. was lee
turer before joining the Army, speaking on
musical subjects and illustrating them on the
piano. 1 wish 1 could 60 that mere, for it is
very hard to explain in words what could be
shown at once with the musical instrumen.
The music of the Salvation Army STAYS by
one. 1t is of the kind that one cannot set cut
OF the memory. 1 feel that ! am not InLU-
eneed in this by any associations There are
many Gospel hymns endeared to me by re-
membranes of glad and JOYFUL hours OF
awakening and refreshing AMI converting
power. but there is nothing original IA them,
and it is difficult to recall them without the
notes: whereas many OF those IL The NJ uslcal
Salvationist' at once hold the attention. I
have frequently experimental with the
monthly numbers. playing the songs over
several times one after the other. and watch
ing to see which will be taken Up by my
family and made their own. The songs ars
often without rhymes, yet so harmOnlously
Joined to the air that this does not seem a
defect
After all. the one great reason for the charm
Of SalvatiOnist music is that it Is written
from the heart by men and women moved
and inspited by the Holy Spirit. giving their
own spiritual experience. and it is brought
home TO the listeners heart by Him who
giveth US ''all things that pertain 10 lie and
godliness. s.''-The ConqueroI.
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One Great Bargain
1t is. or ought 10 be- pleasure to us to see
ether men happy. and therefore we feel GER
tain thar rather unusual scene described ID