Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-02
Musical

Ny text this morning is TO be found in the
third chapter OF Colossians and the four
teenth verse. 1t reads as follows: And
above all things put on charity"
After 1 have written a few more sermons.
whose texts. by the way, have been sug-
gested to me by friends. I will apply for
membership in the Ministerial union. 1 am
very orthodox And as / have been asso-
ciated in one way or other with church
music since as far back as 1 can remember.
1 can hardly refrain from expressing myself
in ecclesiastical parlance. One clergyman
in Omaha has doubtless approved the sound
ness Of my religious education, inAsmuch
as he was kind enough TO read from hfs
pulpit a recent article in this column. Dean
Fair has also said things about me from
the ehaneel OF Trinity. I don't Just now
remember whether they were Endorsements
OF not, but / feel quite sure they were.
And now having presented the preamble.
which is too short to measure up with that
OF the standard sermon. / viii proceed to
the subject itself. which 1 know is a hetero-
dox thing to do. and may bar me from the
union. hut I cannOr help it.
There is a certain garment or cloak which
has for some reason or other become largely
obsolete. and yet in its way it is a mighty
good garment for general wear. II is gen.
erous In it's folds. ample In its breadth, OF
full length. and il is fastened with a clasp
Of sincerity. The name Of the carmen Ia
Charity. The garment is suitable for wear
at all hours. At all places and under all cir
cumstanees. One remarkable feature OF this
piece Of apparel is that IL one gets in the
habit Of wearing II. II would seem TO i'm
prove with wear. become lighter in weight
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Il Is a most becoming garment. because
men and M old and young. look well
in IL, and each person who owns one is not
only willing 20 share It wfth his ~neighbor,
but is also anxious that his neighbor secure
one for himself and friends
Fashions change. and now 1t would al
most seem as though the O~ld-fsshioned
mantle OF cloak called Charity were consid-
J cred quite out of date. Once in a while you
will meet a man OF woman with IL on. but
most people have IL locked up IN the dark
recesses Of a eobEebbed closet. and they
haven't even taken the precaution TO place
with a few camphOr balls to keep away the
eating mOths-of jealousy.
/ met a musician a little while ago. he
was a local musician. too. and he said TO
me, Have you ever noticed how uneharita-
BILE SONS musicians seem in listening to a
brother artist or a sister artist az a concert
or musicale. especially II By sheer accident.
a temporary lapse OF memory or a slight
nervous excitement interferes with the per
fOrmance OF the artist"
In discussing the matter. Il occurred TO
me that musicians very often leave their
charity cloaks at home, as / have many
times noticed that very eloquent raising OF
the eyebrows or that Multiplying smile
which says nothing. but suggests a lot
We are speaking. OF course. Of purely acct
dental phases Of professional work and
we're not aIlading TO that spirit Of pre-
sumption which tries TO pan on unpTe-
paredness for srt. or faulty execution for
Interpretation
Accidents viii happen When an artist
OF landing among the musicians happens
to make a mistake which one knows is
surely the result OF an accident. and moth
ing but an accident. and when we know tina
that sam man or woman would present
the EoCk ~niaeL-nine tines cut q = h0n-