The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-21
REV. A. N. EELLS
LECTURES ON THE
MUSIC MISSION
Gives Talk at Special Song
Service at the First Pres
byterian Church.
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN
Pastor Declares Powers Sc
cret is to Find Purpose of
Great Ideas.
FINE PROGRAM GIVEN

The mission Of music is to ex'
press the nobility Of the soul" said
Rev A. NJ. Eells, pastor of the Pres
byterian church, in his address last
night at the church on the occasion
of music recital rendered by the
choir
The recital was attended by a
large, and very appreciatiye aud
fence. The music rendered was Of
high order and reflected much
credit upon Miss Lansden, who is
director of the choir. Miss Lans-
den presided at the organ. Solos
were given by Mrs. J. B. Wenger and
Mrs. Claude Winter
A very appropriate address was
delivered by Rev Eells, of which
The Mission of Music" was the sub
iect. He said in part;
The secret OF power is to find the
purpose of great ideas. Over a
hundred years ago every citizen
nourished in his soul the sense of
liberty. For years this country
bowed in meekness under the yoke
of England. But one day Patrick
Henry stood forth and gathered the
opinions Of men into Inspired edo
quence. In that hour he hurled a
thundarbolt that made the mission
of liberty the independence of
America
Short is the time since Spain
gloried in her power She threw
one arm across the Atlantic and
crushed the West Indies. She
threw the other arm across the Pa
cinc and clutehed the Philippines.
Then with arrogance she cried to
the world Commerce is King!"
But the means of oppression were
waited to our shores. Then through
out the Northland and Southland
there echoed the reply, Right is
King!" And amid the marching OF
armies, America made the mission of
conscience, the freedom of Cuba.
But tonight we study the sweet
est of ideas. We bend the ear to
nature to catch the message of her
rhapsodies. We go to genius for
the testimony Of talent. We picture
the blood-washed soul listening to
the new song rolling through the |
corridors of eternity. And we enter
the inmost chamber Of experience as
We define the mission of music
THE mission of music is to give
an universal language Many are
the dialects, but none are every +
where utilized. Before the elo-
quonce Of an Indian the Chinaman is /
Indifferent. While at the speech of
a Webster the African is uncon-
cerned Go out in the realm Of
nature The wh0p-poor- does not
the call of the wolf, the
is unmoved by the hooting
of the owl, ami the deer cares little
for the chatter of the squirrels. But g.
sweetly, softly, let there arise the
descent of the moon-iit woods and
soon every bird will be a part of
great chorus, of which every beast
will be the audience
Outside of the bible, Gods great
have been universal, be-
cause they We're Intended for all.
He spoke in the language of
music. When this globe rolled
from creation the morning stars sang
together. When the angels an
nounced the birth of our Lord. they
warble1 the melodies of "peace."
And when the soul returns to it's
Maker it is welcomed with the
of celestial harps.
"Ubiquity is characteristic of this S..
bower. Go into the circle of COM
nerce and you will hear the English
anguage; in the circle of diplo-
macy you will hear the French Ian
suage: in the circle of philosophy +,
'ou will hear the Greek language:
n the circle of science you will hear :
he Latin language. But alone, and .
in the circle of emotions :
'ou viii hear the language of :
music.
The mission of music is to inspire
ne soul with nobility. Fletcher :,
aid, Let me write riation's songs