Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04

Prof stephens has 90 vnrInua times
IN The pact taken up nlmuat oveiy
branch OF the above mentioned system
uf GLASSES. unl proven that th.y can De
made "a magnificent success, both artlH-
tlcally ana financially. with proper
handling md backing The dlfnculty
huH been that tnfHugh The lock ~ HYr-
tomato Dhlrt uu the part % the come
murlty wc have rot awaited ourselves
NJ H 1.-THE " fhH possible benefit quite
within our reach M either hiH talent
and ABILITY uH teacher ana director
or of the Training received by hla class
mnmhDrr. And hr hla been forced
Into tho ridiculous proposition VI
urElng food uplA q hungry community.
True 10 may have Hceuol 10 ua that his
enormous success, hlr large and pros
p.fuuH organization. 90 fnr exceeding
anything generally known or looked
f0r were nll sufficient Tor ua and him.
hut be would tel us differently. and
We when we glance go tho musical
needs or Possibilities ~ thlH community.
realize that nil hio labor in the past b.
but am Indication M the possibilities III
the present and future. that where we
have had loose material from hln hands
whorUwlth 10 build up ohoirn. we might
have complete chUlrs in every ward.
ready Tor the wideawnke local conduc-
tor, Five thousand young people be-
tween the ares of ten ana thirty should
De put Into Systematic organization this
winter ln this city alone. Expouar 2
10 need not amount Tor the entire aan-
son OF profit pleasure. and refining adj
vnnccmcnt 10 the young people ~ this
city. 10 one-half that paid out during
the past three months Tor pleasure that
has neither been beneficial, refining.
educational, nor scarcely credltahle In
itH character. Parents should realize
this; youth muft entertain itself and
TO turn this entertainment into chan
ncls Of moral, physical and spiritual
growths la the ficrod duty entrusted
10 parents. teachers ana leaders ln
take easily 10 music, and 90 neglect this
opportunity Tor ahaping their minds 90
that which IL refining ana
noble " TO neglect one Of
our most precious opportunities
We have been in the past 10 romc eX-
tent az least. making "a serious mistake,
We have considered stephens musical
classes as stephens classes" II Il In
vain that he has fought 10 make NJ
realize that they were our own; be slim
ply being in charge ~ them. We have
stood aside and admired. lie has had
90 great extent 10 nght hla own bat
Ties and those ~ his claracH, the people
rnllylng 90 hls support az fancy OF
passing interest prompted. or re-
muinlng away. leaving the man 10 alnk
or swim In hls cndoav0ra na he best
could and what should be- Of more
| concern 90 ue tho general musical work
and progress Of the community rose OF
sank with him. Great as has been The
| benefit of his iabors. they might have
/ been tenfold greater 10 ~. had We par-
mlttsd and with even less effort and
struggle on hla part.
Lot az take up tho work anew, and
do 10 right this time. And let there be
/ a Systematic chain NJ training. from the
| primary associations NJ through tho
! Sabbath schools and Mutual Improve
/ mcnt associations. 10 the ward cholfa,
| and thence 10 the Tabernacle choir all
| watched over and sustained by the
| entire community through lhe proper
| channels. MuaiCus.