The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-10

OF their best loved hymn, "Oh. NV Fa-
tlef' Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy
pressing, which closed so many Of the
meetings, is used in all denominations.
Clher familiar melodies and words uni
Veisaily adopted are Nearer, Ny God.
70 Ihee' Guide Us. Oh Thou Great
1ehotan, God Moves IN a Mysterious
way by CoWper; How Firm a Fouu-
uation, Ye Saints of the Lord and
arse Ny Soul, Arise. Shake OF Thy
GuIty fears' To this last, Professor
George Careless. mas CONFUSED a Tine
t1aI IS now used generally among the
/ mormon people. These hymns would in
the same way be heard in any religious
convention throughout the country, and
1ney constitute a universal language Of
auoIatlon ana of spiritual cxaltation.
NotIceaol9 among the people assem-
oied Tor religious worship last week
! was their remarkable familiarity with
the words Of their songs. Children. men
ana women and the old people had
the words ON their lips and sang with
an abandon Of feeling that dependence
upon hymn book would not afford
The hymns in this way become a part
OF their intimate religious knowledge.
and the enjoyment of taking part In
devotional exercises is greatly in
creased.
rms brings To mind the oft-repeated
criticism on the American public that
we do not know the words of orr ma
uonal songs. Since there has been Az
tatiO1 OF this subject. the school chill
dren are taught the words and i'm
pubic gathering they can lead i'm the
singing. But the older people are often
hopelessly at loss. and after the FIRST
me or two can only hum the tune. A
n a. %
America would make them perfpptIv
familiar, and half hour devoted 10
The Star-Spangled Banner" would
save anyone from further embarrsss-
ment.
Not only are they at a loss for the
words, nut 1t appears that a large num-
Der or people i'm any audience do noe
know whether to rise or not when the
Star-SDangled Banner is pIsved
Ihey stand when IL is sung. but or
chestral music does not seem to convey
the same duty, ana only a scattered few
get 10 their feet. IF the practice means
anything, II should be uuiverssIlV
adopted, and on every occasion when
our national hymn is played or sung
II should be marked by this respectful
attitude.
4
For the two services today a the First
sASLHOQlsl church excellent musical uro-
gains have been arranged under the IL
! fectlon of Mrs. William A. WetzeH They
are as follows.
MORNING.
I organ prelude, PastOraIe.. Parker
Anthem, Sweet is Thy Mercy .. Barnbv
Miss Gail Mills and Choir.
OIertOfgt tantllene. ............. VyOOdman
VStluu9 Piutti
EVENING.
organ prelude Evening Song Whiting
Anthem Lift Your Glad Voices. Lerman
MISS Leola Schrack and Choir
ALlur HAPPY Days ire LEI Irf
Flolins-Miss Romania Hyde and Miss
Helen Hartley. CeIlo-Miss Marion
/ Mathews.
! OffertOry. Melody ................ Chadwick
I Violin duet For All Eternity. .Mascheronf
Miss Helen Hartley and Miss Romania
/ Hyde
| C0ntrslto solo Father of Light. .Adoms
Miss Elizabeth Robinson.
/ Trio, HumOTesk e........-.-..........D vorsk
Violins and cello-BIiss Helen Hsrtiey,
Miss Romanis Hyde and Miss Marion
! Mathews.
PostiuCe in + Flat.............-.....sn Smart
At st. PauPs Episcopal church this
morning the choir VIII sing "Oh. Taste
| and See" by Sir John GOss, and Organ
| Spring Song as the OffertOry In the
/ evening the usual service will be given By
the choir.
At Il O'Clock mass at st. Mays cathe-
draI this morning. Miss Erma Stewart
Continued on Page Eighth