Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-10
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PfOi Stephens on The Now Dsbaldsd
Juvenile Choir


The following statement Of the or.
ganIz ,ti,n, the work performed by anu
tho ditbAnding OF the Juvenile choir,
M given by Prof. Evan Stephens will
be Of Interest 70 na y toaier1
"The choir" s1ys The professor "was
organized CUT Of my juvenile classes by
mys5lf, at no request from any source,
nut by general encouragement from
Church authorities and o,hers. The
object In oIgiuizing 90 was that my
laUors among the children might hayu
nearer relation TO ihe Tabernacle
choir proper, which had been placed in
my chnrst; in not chat 20 might uc
tho stepping stone 20 thcif ulufc
asetuluuss iu tuis orEnni1luUu;
next, that through the advantages
% bu gained 10y the c0utsr, namely the
Church aid 900 place % meeting, Per.
mission 10 usu the Tabe,nuclu iOr the
necessary public Appearance and other
concession. when they could constant.
ly rive such au orgnniznHau,tI at they
could NOS confidently llvu luvaio Glars.
e. the musical training Ui tIc chiidfuu
G uld become general aud financially
uuu otherwise within toe reach ui all
latcats having children musically
talented aud duiroua % tU1lming use.
iul nj tiuutrs or musicians.
"ln assuming the duties leader Of
the Tabernacle choir / gave up sli my
Training classes from which I prcvl.
yualy earned a livelihood Boo oriUf that
all My lsbOT iu that direction might
come within that organization, with
tho uudcratandtn y, however tuRt such
training ulgsnee Do OfgauizUI witGiu it,
sud d. supported by funds fAfel by Il
at entertainments, etc, thus naturally
bringing Rll the torviCeauIu material
in,O II ai once where ihuy Nigh. Ur.
como the gr1Wius utfuu th 10. Tue choir
aud be- tswstlo 10y tuCh traiulas 10
could give Without g 81 DO tutm.
"fhis has To.ctgugr,o COur @ 90 NOM
bgIs " the Church only, W. my labors
with tue Cu.fal society aud tho I'm.
veisity wotu continued, having no
l,aging Whatever upuu .lg cua.r 50
4 Thought that a hiuliar ur.sn cation
I1f The children would ur uf gfC.l usnu.
/ Il To- the community " br u lht b. this
condition, aud without lOis Co myself
~ teacher (saouugU', 90 my MINI,
Of either myself Or tho public Ia this
naltuil.
WMlo Tor the past ten years have
cletifully taught sCoIcs, not TO cay
huudteds, VI little folks when parents
/ nave not paid thu regular tuiti0n Zee,
I I have never thought 10 necessary -
/ tcuCh fUt charity iu this community.
bat / have Nway9 rual.2ud that the
[ Ices buTdUutumo became such fees the
more little Outs received the benefits
OF a musical training, No / have always
/ placed my price low ihat many might
come.
ESQ three years ago we organized
I with two hundred members. such as
r0ulu No s1 pail nu initiation ice OF
] 80 cent?, the rest simply being en-
[ rolled. The Choir linus irCrtasuu until
over "a thousand was enrolled, At bret
| / had tho valued nil u Mfs. Bessie
| Dcau-A llitOu, MIR. Frank Merrill nj the
, ryan, and MIR. Horace Ensign no eeo.o.
tufy, nud between us tns little folks
made good progress, chiefly ia uinging
[ ct ufch music anu also Ia me fudimunla
/ OF music.
Entertainments gro unsephTable
from such youthful organizations ne
without them they seem ike eternal
sowing anu no rtuping g. the little
| workers. Anu expensive HB they are
/ they must be riskud. Our ffst were
during cold weather anu realized rs
hut little save 90. loTy" aud pleasing
/ the cold iolHs," whom We had invited
/ 60 hear u. Hut the initiation tees
| tisud US financially through. Think.
ing hat band iu connection with the
choir would he EeTvlCesble Ia many
ways, G. "A. Darrell was given charge
anu the 'Juvtuiiv bAul" brcsm quite
l fucCessiul, Onr -thirI OF the prsiit VI
our entertainments Tor some time was
/ devoted 10 ila interest. After Mn.
| Allisou's departure, Mfs. Julia samson
/ rendered enthusiastic ana valuable ser.
/ vice, not Nv much IN a musical way as
In aiding 10 maintain good order
/ and preparing Tor pntuftai umentH,
etc. Our "natioual song concerts "
/ were quite a tuCcttF, aud might have
l enriched u Tor some tlmu 10 come had
I not me proceeds OF four performance :
I been devoted 10 hu.ic Mt the Worlds
/ Fair, something over ono thousand
/ collars having been raised (chiely
I from conference visitors anl tue 5aiI-
AR Outingsl Tor that purpose.
"Oi our artistic OF mutieai progress
| u does not become mo TO boast
/ But from authorities such rs the
| late GilmOrt, Campauinl and scores
/ Of musical strangers VINO have Gu.
/ Unused over them wu nave teen led
10 believe they compare at least iayora-
| bly, with the best IA America. This
1 seaton my grgaltst assistance has come
| nom Mt. Ens.gn who, raised Ia my
/ clasics, anu more lhau ordinarily
talented with a nnU v.IC anu musical
. Intelligence, has often filled my place
/ with Itbuits quite ~ good ~ 4 could
expect nom my own iAbors. IL | ex.
/ cell, IL Ia Simply la eXlutience, aud
/ that the little Ouus aro more nccus.
toned 20 look up 10 me, But much VI
] the good work accomplished thus win.
| tot-nnd they have mover done better,
| us last sunday nlgbps work testitibd-
/ IL Justly due 10 him rs my assistant.
: "ln insiiluting the mueicAl contest
I we have also enlisted the aid OF AT
least u lew able suuuay School choir
I leaders whose unity Of purpose with as
has been mutually beneficial 10 all.
So much for our growth aud work anu
now or our Outstanding,
The causea which lei up TO this are
the following:
There has always been an apparent
APATHY on the part OF the pHrente-
not all, but the great mHiurlty-in this
As In many other things. ruty
have SEEMED 10 conclude u 10
be an aiiair almost entirely
tetUpgu thp phIIIrpu anil thn teapu.,r-