The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-09-09

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would come in with overwhelming re-
sponse. For His mercy endureth for
ever" until in the latter part OF the
song. the music floating backward and
forward. harmony graphing with har-
m0ny. every trumpet sounding, every
bosom heaying, n part Of this great
white robed choir would lift the an
them: oh, give thanks unto the God
Of Heaven" and the other part OF the
Leviie choir would come In with the re-
spouse: For His mercy encureih for
ever"
ButIAm glad to know that all through
the ages there has been great attention
paid 10 sacred music. Ambrosius.
Augustine. Gregory the Great. Charlie
magne. gave il their mighty inhueree,
aud in our DAY the best musical genins
is throwing itself on the affairs orGod.
handel and Mozart and Bach and Du-
r4nte and Wolf and scores of other
men and women have given the best
part Of their genius TO church music.
A truth in words is not half SO mighty
as = truth 10 song. Luther's sermons
have been forgotten. but the Judgment
Hymn" he composed is resounding yet
all through ChriStendom.
l congratulate the world and the
/ church on the advancement made IN this
Art-the Edinburgh societies for the
improvement Of music, the Swiss sing
ing societies, the Exeter hall concerts,
the triennial musical convocation at
Dusseldorf, Germany, ami Birmingham,
England, the controversies of music at
Munich and Leipsic, the Handle. and
Haydn and Harmonic and Mozart So
eieties Of this country. the academies Of
music in New York. Brooklyn, Boston.
Charleston, New Orleans, Chicago and
every city which has any enterprise.
Now. friends, how are we to decide
what is appropriate. especially for
church music? There may be a great
many differences Of opinion. In some
Of the churches they prefer a trained
choir; in others they prefer the melo-
deon. the harp. the cornet, the organ;
in other places they think these things
are the invention of the devil. Some
would have a musical instrument
played so loud you cannot stand it, and
Others would have il played so soft you
cannot hear 1t. Some think a musical
instrument ought to be PLAYED only in
the interstiees Of worship, and then
with indescribable softness, while
others are not satisfied unless there be
startling contrasts and staccato pas
sages that make the audience iump.
with great ewes and hair nm end as
from a vision of the witch NJ Fndor
But. while there NAV he orea, varia-
ties OF opinion in regard IN mrsic I,
seems TO me that the general suirI, ~
the word of God indicates vbnt opght
TO he III. Urea, charact.ris,;cs ~ cbupcb
music
And I remark In The ars, nl,cs
prominent cb~arae,eris,ic ought N he
adaptiyepess 10 deyo,iop. Npsic ,hn,
NAV be appropria,e for a concar, hall
or The oners ho,ss ar N. dra,,inr
room. NAV he ipsnnronria,. IN church
Glees madrigsIs hsliads ma, he =.
innocent as psalms In their nlaces pu,
church music has only one design, and
mat Is DEVOTION and that which comes
win the toss, the swing and the display
OF an opera house Is a hindrance TO the
worship From such performances we
go away saying; what splendid execu-
uoh! Did 0 ever hear such a soprano?
MHch oil nose solos did you like the
pe''er "hen' IL we had been rightly
upon :" womb have gone
re-" Hs ou' NO" my Soul was
- a presence Vi uou "hiie
Ansi"s mat hIs' h!mh' !
-. '1e"s VI
~ u SAVIOUR as "heh they
~ uoAoios!'
al eeiias"hg us
- as an ART ana
snhmn np lhougn
80. nIaHn.n Poseu H. tnougn MO
80 Husn 'on.ag sang H.
- uo no' MAKE .he
nt "e''er anu hohor Christ why
Huiu we TOD 'he programmes OF
"ofioi! gaye'y "hen we nave SO many
appropriate songs and tunes
in our own day, as well as that mag
nifcent inheritance of church psalm
ody which has come dowu fragrant
with the deyotiops of other eenera-
tions-tunes no more worn out than
thew were when our g~reat-grapdfa-
theirs climbed up TO them from the
church new TO glory? Dear old souls
how tbsy used TO sinel When thew
were cheerful. our 9rsndfathers and
grandmothers used 10 sing "Colcbes.
Ter" When they were very medita.