Milford chronicle., 1932-03-11
GLENDALE
Old Time Tunes

OFT those things which used to be sc
attractive in the old times, and
bring the church and its services III
to the modern idea of doing things.
The old time tunes which the mod
ernists will try to change have been
a source of comfort to old timers
now living. 1t seems a pity to take
them from the hymnal and substi-
tute a class of music which will find
no response from the hearts of those
living today.
The fathers and mothers of old
used to sing those old time pieces,
when engaged in prayer or class
meeting and they seem to enthuse
and starengthen those when SO do
ing. The mother at her daily house
hold duties, or the father as he fol-
lowed the plow, often broke forth i'll
the old time songs. They used to say
that it made their work seem light
er. Nothing could be sweeter than to
hear an old timer in the present day
meeting burst forth in an oil time
hymn. 1t seems to put new life into
things, and soon there will be mani
tested different feeling.
John Wesley when he established
the Methodist Church never intended
that the day would come when the
church he loved so well would dis
card prayer and class meetings,
which he said were the very foun-
datiOn ON which the church rested.
The revival services by which the
old church kept up its membership,
seems to have lost it power in bring
ing lost ones to the mercy seat, and
in some churches has been discard
ed altogether.
What would Bishops Coke and As
bury say could they come back and
see the havoc which the mOdeTnistS
seem to make of the church which
they labored so long to establish in
the new world?
But you say the old timers are dy-
ing. Very true, but they are leaving
a record behind which it would do
well for some of modernists to fol-
low.
No wonder the Methodist EpiscO-
pal Church is constantly losing
large numbers of it's members and it
will continue to do so, unless those
who are in charge today get back TO
the old time custom when prayer
and class meetings were held and
revival services were open for all at
all times.
Turn back those of modern way
of thinking. 1t won't do when trying
to build up and keep running a
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Douglas Mallock has in his poem
entitled "The Old Time Tunes" the
words, which perhaps make it more
plain to those who love the old time |
melodies than the writer can possi- |
bly, do. The poem follows:
The old time tunes seem sweeter to
old hearts,
They speak the language of an
other day,
When love and music both were gem
tie arts,
And hearts were happier. because
less gay.
Love did not shrek, if you call 1t
such, ~-..4..
Nor music scream, if music is its
name,
Now all we do we all must do too
much
Ashamed of nothing but sense
of shame.
The old time tunes made life seem
so sweet,
Softened our lives when case was
little known;
The old time love was laid before
the feet
Of womanhood that sat upon a
throne.
Yes, love and music then were sister
saints,
None heard them, felt them, but
was lifted up,
But now they know no quiet, no re-
straints,
Adolescence shouts and drains
the cup.
The old time tunes, l hear them now
and then, i,
Borne on the magiv ether to our
ears,
Have seen them soften women, even
men,
Seen eyes uplifted and seen sin
shed tears,
How beautiful! That must be some-
thing new
And then / smile and sigh, remem-
beriDg
rhe walk from church, the moon
light and the dew,
And old time tunes someone used :
to sing.
Storm {
Sunday and Sunday night was one
ong to be remembered, as Ellendale J
experienced one of the fercest !
storms in many years.
It commenced Sunday morning {
With a northeast gale, which abated {
bout noon and the weather became '
ioft and balmy, and more SPRING
ike. The frogs seemed to enjoy the
occasion as we could hear their mel !
JdiOus voices as they came from the '
meadows and bitches, and the birds '
seemed to vie with each other in
which could sing the loudest. Every I
me said spring is here, but wait, in |
he afternoon the wind shifted to the {
northwest and commenced to blow
trongly, accompanied by rain until /
lear night, when the wind increased c
O gale force and from rain it COM a
nenced ia snow, and snow it did,
nd to add to other troubles, at $3.50 @
. m. the electric lights went out