The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-05


the pleasure OF the writer to begin
the Sunday program by attending the
meeting Of the Carter County Sing
ing Convention ut Pleasant Hin
school house southeast of Ardmore.
where an excellent program was rem
dered and an abundance of good
things We're spread on the table at
luncheon time. The convention was
well attended the number present
being estimated at least $50 from all
over the county including many from
Ardmore.
After eftecting temporary organi-
zation by the election of j. \. Car
roll of Glenn as chairman, the pro-
gram was carried out The choir
sang selection of inspiring music;
and the prayer was led by Rev.
j. f. Russell, pastor of the Lone
Grove charge. After more music, the
address OF welcome to the visitors was
delivered by the above named preach
er and the response was made by
Brother Cooley. Some paragraphs
from the address of welcome fol-
low
Music had its beginning with the
dawn Of creation. Ii was vital
part Of the program when the worlds
were spun from the finger-tips Of
God and went circling in one great
cosmic dance, all things moving with
rythm and harmony. As a c0nclud-
ing anthem to this august event,
when the foundations Of the earth
were laid, ,the morning stars sang
together and all the sons Of God
shouted for joy Job 3S:7.
soon after mans advent on the
earth, two brothers working to-
gether. invented the idea of instru-
mental music. The names of these
ancestral musicians weIe Tubal Cain
and Jubal Cain. Tubal was the first
artificer in brass and iron; and as
he wrought with hammer and tongs
at the anvil, his brother Jubal. list
ening to rythm Of the blows. con-
ceived the idea OF instrumental music
and became the father of all such as
handle the harp and organ. Genesis
4:21.
Music is everywhere prevalent in
nature from the stately tread of the
planets in their course through the
heavens. and the ebb and flow Of the
oceans tides which add the deep
basso 10 earth's anthem of praise to
her Creator, to the wellnigh inau-
dible cheep OF the tiniest insect
you may ask How about the call
of the cat, the howl Of the coyote
or the bray Of the burro?' I'll ad-
nit that it does require great
reach Of Imagination to hear music
IN the wall OF the tomcat who. in the
wee sma hours OF the night rouses
rate sleepers from their rest with
its bloodcurdling horror. when.
d" He squalls and squalls and dod-
ges bricks
The outraged neighbors throw:
And we sometimes think:
Z" His knowledge of music is pos
lively nil
And his voice is cracked in two
1T is then that We think the only
way to get music out of cat is to
pun a fiddle bow across his aut in
sides.
And the howl Of the coyote
anything resembling music come out
Of tnis varmnt? Is the noise he
makes either solo, quartette or
chorus? Verify we can never know
whether it II one OF a dozen which
make the sound
And the burro whose voice par
takes of the nature Of the prickly-
pear on which he feeds--he seems to
utterly disregard the fine points Of
melody and harmony, having but one
song for all occasions, his beginning
being terrible, his climax outrageous
and his finale disgusting
Yet even these crude disciples Of
/ the baton can not neglect the rudi-
ments of music with impunity.
In It's effects ON human activity,
music becomes a positive. vital force
for good. In controlling men in
] companies and congregations. IL is
part OF every program and vital
element In the days work. when
the battleships are coaling, the band
plays, thus getting thirty per cent
more work done 10y the rockies
When the steel gangs are building
railroads, the negroes keep time with
voice and spike hammer. and ina:
get more done In day when Tn,
human mimi needs tuning up. tins
great brLefit may be obtained u
many ctses by roans OF c&td.l
kinds cf mlsic. =, was David. H.,
sweet singer of Israel who soothc,
the touilod mind ~ ning saul wheI
the evil spirit came pfon him. In