The Newtown bee., 1894-06-15

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 the applause and the shower of bouquets
 and flowers which she received botf
 from the students and from the audience
 Following is the essay in full:
 "Music exaits each joy, alays eact
 grief eXpels disease, softens every pain
 and hence the wise of ancient days
 adored the power of physic, melody ant
 song" Music is the,universal language
 Wherever we are throughout the world
 we know 1t as soon as we hear it. It is
 purely the language Of feeling, which fl | properly understood and correctly ex-
 pressed, gives utterance to those loftier |. and swceter emotions of the heart which nL' other language can convey. Prose, expresses prose thoughts; poetry ad- vances step farther and expresses our feelings of passions; but music, ad- vances still another step, and carries Us away, into those dream-like imaginings, far beyond the toll and tumult of this busy world. Though music be the language of heaven, it's grammar is taught upon earth.'' There is no doubt but that it's influence over man is won derful. It cultivates and retines the character as nothing else can. "The old saying of COnfucius tells us, thar if we wish to know whether a people be well governed, if it's manners be good or bad, we must examine the music it practices. :" It finds it's way into every heart, al though each one may define it's meaning differently. An uucUltered person would listen to music in very different way from what person would who has been educated to it. So perhaps light air would have more influence over that un- cultured person, than some grand selec- tion. Thus it is, that simple melodies Oftentimes have more effect over a multi tude than classical pieces. Where there is no music how much more cruel and harsh must be the characters. Music hu- maniZes. 1t makes us greater in thought and words. How often do some famil- far airs remind us of the past and let us live over again those pleasant times. The following is an instance where the pow CT of such music is shown. Not long ago quite a number of ladies and gentle men came together at private residence [, special occasion. Most of chem 30 ,,eo, before, were possessed of wealth and I, tluence. They were then the a or;s+oorst, of their country. But in the war they lost almost everything. Their lands were sol1, their houses burned,
 heir sons were killed and their spirits
 .re broken. A mus ician chanced to be
 sent. and Of course was asked to play. ;- playing was not artistic, and no at-
 was made at display. but the ef- 1s "Auld Lang Syne' and Annie % was wonderful indeed. These ived over again the fairer days, Il CT days, and many were the we're shed that evening.
 art which more directly ""S'o art, and through this af- GU" 0' .. There is no better way JUS c' athy can be expressed. 1t calms and soothes ''H ", l where words can be 'io' s, nva, dsworth says, "There ho aF -.,s,;s, do often lie too deep 'hougi ,r,, which cannot be ex-
 'e"tS' .,., no etry or prose, are 'sseo eltb ,soo and beautiful to ehCihes a. .tra in. Muslc has Dy some s" n;,h n, r lives. A dis '@s ueai to ao .con vrn. CT once said, suisheu Ameri man aor- in the mat poh the whole, tban an. Vthing else. VI iiiisic Detter the chu rches and Il an assembly ot ,ords to- Iile they could not "a. tbev ther on which they sra r,o nm ,,, lld all unite in singing x.s.,, ,a,t ac- lsic is the most delig '. 4s, ssns It is ma pauiaaa .ha
 social development. ast, ao ltorio, opera and concer ,ao,t, npanies us on all social .,.t~. ,h as excursions, picnies, rades, etc. How inspiring tt e.. i, our country, are our patriotic s;a
 &rant ? ? Geh, IA hough they recognized it's power. =, said that Gen Grant could not t,
 e tune from another excepting "Yan
 e Doodle" 'sThe Star Spangled Ban- r'' and "America.' The soldiers of | ipoleon while attempting difficult
 ss among the Alps, became thorough tb disheartened. So Napoleon ordered ,y, c band to play it's most inspiring piece, eit r he knew it would have the desired q, ect. And indeed it did. The weary th lders became brave warriors, and the no ss was made., Music has existed from .s e beginning of all things, when at first =, was only in the form of song. What ;a attraction it is iu our church services th d what would they be without its It sh ats in praising, and inspires our hearts an be more closely linked, with Him who fo we to us this divine gift. An author
 8 said, s.Music is Gods best gift to n III. The only art of heaven given to ., rth, the only art of earth tli4t we take
 heaven. .sl to the Musselnan story of no 6 creation of man, the soul showed SC oh repugnance to enter tho body that tn