South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-23

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quence as speaker and his scolar-
ship.
He made an appeal to the minis
ters to create an interest in good
literature and especially in the new
poetry of the day In the past"
he said I'VE Americans have been
head over heels in business, en-
crossed only in achievement of one
kind or another. forgetting the timer.
subtler things of life. negleccing the
God-given privileges OF finding rest
and recreation in forms which are
in the long run more pleasing than
the hurry-up fashion with which
we have been wont to travel.
Worth Of Poetry.
The poetry that is going to come
after this war is going to be worth
10 million books on militaris-ic
maneuvers." he continued. For the
new poetry is going to reach the
persons. who. heretofore, have never
given thought nor time TO the value
of improving the mind and saving
the soul Through the war there
is coming a new standard OF mystery
in our faith, a new conception of
destiny and a new serenity i'm life.
1t sounds paradoxical to say that
the war is bringing a serenity but it
is because peace and serenity never
come to the soul until there has
been sorrow and suffering.
I'VE Americans are getting an in
IL l. 1f
than the French or the British or
even what the Germans think they
are going TO get. For ours has al
ways been an existence on the sur
face. pragmatic and much inclined
10 be bumptious but now we are
getting TO look into ourselves and
getting acquainted with ourselves
The war has given US common sense,
and has developed from what
seemed to be a hard-headedness, a
dignity and a sureness that the Ger
man may we'll fear"
Rev Morrison was preceded by
Frank y. Bachelor. secretary of the
Laymen's Missionary movement.
who spoke on The Minister as an
Educational Force" Mr.. Bachelor
urged the furtherance of the mis-
slonary work in the church depart
ments i'm n bigger, more unified
way. stating that at least one mis-
sionary sermon and one missionary
prayer meeting ought 10 be held
every month. His address. too, out
lined a program for the minister to
follow for a years work and he gave
many valuable suggestions TO the
ministers present as to ways and
means Of working out missionary
methods in their respective COM
munities.
Speaks on Church Music.
Ernest W. Naftzger. who is the
soloist and song leader of the coun-
Gil, led an informal discussion as
10 what is the matter with church
music u firmly believe" said Mr.
Naftzger. that the chief trouble
with church music is that people
come TO church in a critical. finicky
frame OF mind md not in a rever-
entail mood. Tine after time have
gone 10 church and during the
time that the prelude was being
PLAYED have persons in the congre-
CATION talked and laughed and gos-
siped instead of sitting silently. or
at least attentively 70 the efforts Of
the orsanist or the soloist as the
case might be and trying TO get some
inspiration from the music. I think.
too" said Mr. Naftzger. that there
is fault with the music that is in
some OF our hymnals 7 think that
in many chure hes there Is too puch
evangelizing OF music and in certain
groups that is the worst thing in
the world for IL tends 10 cheaper
and detract from the reverence that