The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-13
CHURCH MUSIC
INDEPENDENT PRESBYTERIAN

-lem," Parker; Father, Take My Hand," Scott; mixed quartet. !. q Savior When Night Involves the Sky" Bauman; mixed trio.
 Rest in The Lord," Briggs.
 J. F. Maguire, musical director of this church, announces an elaborate program for Easter Sunday services. At the morning services the mixed quar- tet will render Shelley's Cantata, Death and Life," while at the eve ming services at the Lyric, miscellane- ous program will be rendered consist ing of four male quartets, four mixed quartets, duet for soprano and con- tralto, and baritone solo by Leon Cole. This program promises to be attractive, the numbers selected, be ing almost entirely not heretofore used in Birmingham, and have been selected because of their being decidedly out of the ordinary.
 ELEVENTH AVENUE METHODIST
 Mrs. l.. H. Dent, organist and direc- tor, announces special Palm Sunday music at both hours and special Easter song service on the following Sunday.
 ii O'clock Service
 Prelude, Palm Branches" organ and violin.
 Anthem, Jerusalem
 Offertory, Open the Gates of the Temple" tenor solo, Thad Terrell, with violin obligato by Mrs. B. c. Filing ton.
 Organ postlude, Coronation March" 7:sO O'clock Service
 Organ prelude, 'The Guardian An gel" ~
 Anthem, "No Shadows Yonder," from The Holy City.
 0ffertory, "Hosanna to the Son of David"
 ! Organ postlude, Onward christiap Soldiers" ST. ANDREWS EPISCOPAL
 II O'clock Service .s
 Organ prelude.
 Processional, Ride on, Ride on in Majesty"
 Venite.
 Benedicite.
 ohildren's hymn, Sweet Moments, Rich in Blessing"
 Hymn, "Oh Holy Jesus"
 Offertory Anthem, Ride on, Ride On."
 RecessiOnal, ."All Glory, Eaud and Honor"
 Organ postlude.
 it be- said that we have few great men, can we not find the reason in the mod ern woman? Let it not be said that we have no great women in our nation. When this shall be truthfully said, we shall have no nation. However, is it not legitimate to raise the question whether or not majority of our wonfen in this distinct age of their high priyi- leges have not been somewhat dissi- Rpated by the scores of open doors for their activities? Has not the old fashioned standard of honor which for merly rested in the largest number of well-reared and distinguished sons and daughters been shifted or put on wheels and moved here and there by the vary ing whims and fads instigated by the modern female leaders, displaying either convenience and selfishness or exploit ing some recent social or political the ory. Have not in some quarters even silly fads given to dogs, cats and Inon- keys childhood's honored place and made woman the joke of the funny page and the humorous periodical Last week the press exploited woman who had given an extravagant recep- tion in honor of her 'tpet monkey" l never believed that we descended from monkeys see signs of a back track.
 Second, her value may further be discovered in the fact that in the nature of things she is the home builder. The heart of the home is mothers love; the order of the home is mothers discip- line, the power of the home is mother character and example; the conduct of the home is mothers teaching-the home is mother. "What is home with out a mother?" repeat-the home life is the unit of national life. As the home is, so the nation is. As the mother is, so the home is. If the nation has any value, its standard of value is woman. "Her price is far above ru- bies !" ..-
 Third, her next source of value rests in the fact that she is the sentiment maker. She holds, so to speak, the tuning fork and pitches the tune. The world sings with woman. The senti- ment of the home, whehter it be re- ligious or worldly; the sentiment of the social circle, whether it be right or wrong; the sentiment governing the various, activities of life, whether set in the key of righteousness, sacrifice and service, < or, self-indulgence, self qualification %and idle amusements; in fact, the sentiment which determines the righteous or unrighteous atmos- phere of the world depends on womans Study the modern woman-study the dress, the indulgences, the conduct, the relations of various kinds with men of various kind Study her on the stage, on the street, in places Of public sports and amusements. Stop and sense the sentiment being created by the majority of women, Thousands of our good women are creating a sentiment pure and wholesome; they are the ''salt'' that saves, but fear arises when we con slider the fact that disease spreads faster than health, lie outruns the truth, one rotten potato in basketful of sound ones will endanger them all. Public sentiment must be changed on some vital questions or ouh nation will disintegrate. We. are in the hands of our women-the world is not better and no worse than women.
 Fourth, God has put all the moral standards in her hands. Man cannot live without woman. When he really finds the woman of his choice and love, she dominates him. He would die for her. This gives her the power to make