Music in the Churches MARKET NQ. IRKSBYTERIA\ Morning Prelude, "Melody," Ouilmant; Anthem. "The Sorrows of Death," Coombs; Offertory, "Mod eruto," Herzog; Postlude, "Marche Ponti Icale," F. dc la Tombelle. lCvining Prelude, "('anzona,'' Oullmant; "Offertory," Salome; Of fertory, "Romania," Ashford; An them, "Nearer My God, To Thee," Diebe-Sehilling; Postlude, "Allegro; Jtisoluto," Defebrun-Wely. IIPI'H DENTEN RECITAI; The fifth Denten organ recital in! St. Stephen's Church will be played next Saturday at 5 o'clock, by Frank A. .McCarrell, assisted by George! Sutton, baritone. 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Din. |l STUDIO TALKS ON SINGING Some years ago on a wintry, | snowy day there arrived in New I York City, a tall, line looking young | woman, not overly well dressed, nor I possessing a very abundant supply lot American dollars. Her folks, back \ home in Minnesota, had discouraged the idea of a musical education: they, like many other parents, thought music a waste of time—a frivolous pastime—and therefore re fused to lend financial support. The young woman, however, had back bone plus confidence in her own abil ity. She made up her mind to go to New York for studp and all the ad vantages a big city could offer. She had no money for a course of study. She had no influential friends. She had no letters o fintroduction. But she had backbone. She arrived in New York in very discouraging weather. The day itself was for bidding and dishearteiyng. She had learned the name of a capable voice teacher, who was also a good soul. She went straight to him and told him that she wanted voice lessons, and also that he must assume the financial responsibility, of lodging for her. because she had no money. He reached for the smelling salts, and when he recovered, she went on to say that she would pay him back as she earned the money. Young lady, your idea is preposterous," he said, "and it is impossible for me to do as you ask." She argued the matter, but all to no avail, until finally in an inspired moment, she said "But you haven't heard me sing, please hear me." In order to dispose of the last forced hope, she had, he consented. By this time she was on her mettle. She had nothing now to depend on but her voice and talent—and —a good supply of back bone. She sang something she had 'earned in her own way. with a little help from her musical friends at home. As she sang, the voice teach er got interested, then enthused, and inspired. "Young woman. I will ac cept you on your own terms," he ! said. The young woman is now one of the foremost (if not the foremost) Wagnerian soprano in the world. She is now a member of the Met ropolian Opera Company—is a song recitalist of high ranlc. and has ful filled all lhe expectations of her teacher and herself. Now, she had many, many discouragements after her studies began, and had many trying ordeals to pass through. She stood every test and became a genu ! ine success. Backbone, plus musical j sense, won the victory. A very small percentage of the thousands i of voice students ever attain proin i iwence. And an even smaller per ° centage ever gain distinction. These J thousands of students. broadly j i speaking, have splendid voices, but • | are failures nevertheless. So we i ! find, voice does not make a singer, j : A bigger percentage of these stu i dents could win success If they had j more musical backbone. This is the i quality that carries forward, that j overcomes obstacles. discourage ! merits, criticisms and a few other impediments strewn along # \he stu ; dent's Rath. Criticism is a severe I test of the singer's courage and backbone. Adverse criticism is effective and deadly, and kills off more singing i careers than any other one thing, j The only element that can combat | it successfully, is musical backbone ! —staying power if you please— the I quality that turns criticism to good j account, that takes advantages of It •by indulging in self analysis, and | bringing about a greater mental I power and more intelligent study. ' Musical backbone does not recog nize criticism as an enemy, but as a friend that inspires the fighting spirit, and provides stepping stones that have to be fought for and won. Out of the struggle comes experi j ence. sympathy, poise, wisdom, ' ability, vision and strength. Criti | cism, therefore, should make sing ers. not unmake them. Then the student has the matter No. 6—BACKBONE By JOHN W. PHILLIPS , of flattery to deal with. This is the singer's most subtle and dangerous foe. Unthinking friends,, unknowing ■ friends, brainless friends, throw flattery around with an abandon and recklesness that causes the average student's head to expand to such an ! extent that it can never get back to ! normal. Many students live on ilat ! tery, but they do not live long. Flat | >.vry is not the foundation to build on, because it is a false friend. It lis a myth—a will o-the wisp. it [ takes considerable musical backbone j to fight flattery, because it conies in | a pleasant, friendly, persuasive way. i But student, it is not your friend, lit is your enemy. Let your friends | praise you, if they must, but do not j swallow this sweet medicine. Tast : ing it will not hurt you, but do not • let it get into your system. In the writing of musical criti j cisrn, it is always wisdom to with- praise, if the perform ers be students or amateurs, or any one susceptible to flattery. Many "make a career" because the local paper was too lavish in its praise. heart breaking experiences are the result of flattery. The stu dent with musical backbone recog nizes that, because a friend says you are a wonder, or the local newspa per says you are a genius, that it does not make you so. Encourage ment is a splendid thing at times, but flattery never. Musical backbone in the student, is the kind of thing that does not pay much attention to the latest style in clothes or shoes or hats. Clothing the inside with musical ideas, musical imagination, and practical knowledge is vastly more important than the latest in clothes. The real student spends little on clothes and much on gaining knowl edge and musical power. Then we have the student who j wishes they could sing like Mine. — j This class of student studies a little, is flattered much, and •wishes for a great deal. This is wishbone, not backbone. There is a plentiful sup ply of wishbone in the world—it is everywhere. It abounds in schools, colleges and universities, in chux-ch es, in music schools, in government, in the army and navy, in business, and at the end. we wish to go to Heaven. Backbone will be needed to get us there, too. Wiifhbone is plentiful. That is why it has no ! value. Wishbone would like to cap- j ture the Kaiser, but Wackbone, plus > strategy is more likely to succeed. j Wishbone will not bring prohibition, but backbone will. So students, get j the fighting spirit in music. It will carry you further and higher. Music in the Churches REFORMED SALEM Morning—"Caprice;" Bizet: Glor-j ia Patri," "The Beatitudes," (St. j Matt.: V: 3-12) Alacfarlane; "March j in F. Minor," Volkman. Evening—"ln Moonlight," Kinder: "How Lovely are the Messengers," (Rom. V.: 15-16). Mendelssohn: "Festival Postlude," Seifert. PRESBYTERIAN Morning—Prelude,. "Aubade in D flat," Bernard Johnston.—Anthem, "The Earth is the Lord's," Hosmer; I Offertory, "Andantino in D flat," Le-j mare: Anthem, "Fear Thou Not," Woodman; Postlude, "Marche Ponti-j ficate," F. -de la Tombelle. Evening—Organ Selections at 7.20: "Gloria in Excelsis," Julius Harrison: "Pastorale in G," Salome; j Anthem, "Is It Nothing to You?" A. , Madely Richardson; Offertory, "In ] termezzo," Delibes Shelley; Duet. ! Early Will I Seek Thee." Ashford, Mrs. Cox and Mr. Sutton; Postlude, | "Postludium in D Major," Merkel. BRIDGE AVENUE Morning—Prelude. "Fantasia on! Duke Street," Ralph Kinder; An them, "A Springtime Gloria,' Far mer-Lorenz; Offertory, "Melody," Cuthbert Harris; Postlude, "Dedica tion March," W. D. Armstrong. Evening—Prelude, "Impromptu in D," E. L. Ashford; Anthem, "Eve ning Hymn," Welslr Folk Song ar ranged by Ashford; Offertory, "Pastorale," E. Silas; Postlude, "Postlude," Salome. , . . MESSIAH LUTHERAN Morning—Prelude, "Prayer in E fiat," Steckler; Offertory, "Romance," Mooran; Anthem, "Saviour Like a Shepherd Lead Us," Neidlinger; ; Postlude, "March in A," Homer. Evening—Prelude, "Impromptu in 1 A flat," Schubert, Soprano and Bass; Duet, "My Faith Looks Up to Thee,'" Bassford, (MrS. Lee Izer and Mr. A. Wv Hartman); Offertory, "Trau meri," Schuman; Anthem, "What are These?" Stulz; Postlude, "Post lude," Yeager. BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN Morning—Prelude, "Vision," Blbl; Trio, "Praise Ye the Father," Verdi; Soprano Solo, "O Divine Redeemer," Gounod, Mrs. W. K. Bumbaugh; Of fertory, ."Adagio," Lizt; Postlude, "Sortie in D Minor," Rogers. Evening—Prelude (a) "Cantilene," Rogers; (b) "Song of Sorrow," Nev in; Duet, "O Lord, Most Holy." Abt, Mrs. Bumbaugh and Mr. Mat thias; Tenor Solo, Mr. J. P. Gibson; Offertory, "Ave Maris Stella," Grieg; Postlude, "Postlude In B Flat," West. DERRY STREET U. B. Morning—Prelude, "Andante Re ligioso," Edw. Lemalgre; Anthem, "My Shepherd is the Living God," Eugene Thayer; Offertory, "Gondo lied." Gustav Merkel; Postlude, "Grand Chorus," Dubois. Evening Prelude, "Prayer," 1 (Gothlque Suite) Boelmann; An them, Selected; Offertory, "Melody in C," Edw. Lemaigre; Postlude, "Fu gata." ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL Morning Venite, Woodward; Benedicite, Clemson; Benedictus, Langdon: Anthem, "Ascribe Unto the Blair. , Evening—Musical service. Mag "nlflcat, Barnby; Nunc Dimlttis, Maunder; Contralto Solo, (from Mes siah) "He Was Despised," Handel; Miss Jennie Shartzar; Organ, "Pri ere," Borowskl; Anthem, "Spirit of Mercy, Truth and Love," Chambers; Alfred C. Kuschwn, organist aftd choirmaster. With Player Henry Stewart, baritone, of the Fourth Street Church of Hod choir, has Joined thrt choir of Second lie formed Church, and will begin ser vice with the Broad street organi zation on Sunday. Scarcely a Sunday passes but that a M.endelssohn number is nqt sung by a city choir. "How Lovely Are tliQ Messengers," from the Master's oratorio, "St. Paul," will be sung by Salem Reformed choir to-morrow. . Work on the new organ being in stalled in Messiah Lutheran Church is at 'a standstill, the Moller Com pany workmen going as far ahead as they could. Until the pulpit fur niture is in position the pipes can not be placed. After that work is finished the builclers want two weeks with the organ before they turn over the completed instru ment to the church trustees. It seems an error was made in ship-, ping the furniture, delaying the completion of the church and prob ably making it out of the question to hold the dedicatory services on Ea3ter. It was the purpose of the choir director, Abner W. Hartman, Staccato Notes in Rome, Italy, the musical sea son ha been very active. German music has been rigorously excluded, and now Russian music is also ex cluded. "What is the name of that selec tion your daughter sang?" "That wasn't a selection," replied Mr. Cumrox. "It was forced on us." Lieut. John Philip Sousa, U. S. N. R. F., bandmaster and composer, whose martfal airs have trilled America for years, has written a new march, "The Volunteers," dedicated to Edward N. Hurley and the ship- I builders of the country. Jones—"That young man who ! plays the cornet is ill." j Green —"Do you think he will re- I cover?" Jones —"I am afraid not. The doc j tor who is attending: him lives next I door.". Be sure and greet Sara Lemer at the Orpheum theater on Monday night. Reinald Werrerrath will he ! there too. } Music Teacher—"Your daughter is I improving, but when she gets to the j scales I have to watch her pretty closely." i Mother—"That's just like her j father. He made his money in the | coal business!" Community singing will surely get! here, even if it does arrive on a late! train. Lecturer—"The idea of eternity. 1 i my friends, is something too vast for) i the human mind to conceive." Voice frojm Audience—"Did you I ever pay for a seven-hundred-dollar | | piano on the instalment plan?" f The law that compels people to ! stand while they sing "The Star I Spangled Banner," we trust, does not I make them stand until they think | of the other two verses. in a Southern mission Sunday j school, where the little darkies were | allowed to choose their own hymns, i the favorite hymn had a chorus end j ing with the lines: I And we'll all swell the harmony In Heaven, our home. | They sang it so often and with so much gusto that the teacher's inter est was aroused and she decided to listen instead of helping them. Then she understood their partiality—with rapt faces they were voicing their belief: And we'll all smell the hominy In Heaven, our home. Has Sousa written a march for Hindenburg's April first visit to Paris? We sincerely hope Hinden burg will arrive fn Paris by April first or sooner—in an iron cage. A singer who recently passed an evening at the house of a lady stay ed late. As he rose to go the hostess said: "Pray, don't go yet, Mr. Basso: I want you to sing something for me." "Oh, you must excuse me to-night; it is very late and I should disturb I the neighbors." "Never mind the neighbors," an swered the woman. c;uickly; "they poisoned our dog yesterday." First Lieutenancy For John S. Garland ' 'W" WB&m LIEUT. JOHN S. GARLAND , Samuel H. Garland has received news from his son, John S. Garland, , stationed at Spartanburg, N. C., that he has been promoted to be ; first lieutenant in the Quartermas ter's Department. Lieutenant Gar- i land Is well known in Harrisburg, i where he was born and raised, lie ( has hud a longr military career, g;ct- , ting his early training In Captain i to give an unusual musical pro gram, which likely will be deferred. One of the most attratlve num< bers on the proprani to be given by Christ Lutheran choir to-morrow is the duet for soprano and tenoV, "Love Divine, All Love Excelling," from Sir John Stciinor'H, "Daughter of Jairus." The choir director, Mrs. Phoebe Turner and Ralph Shader, will sing the duet, which i& gener f'ly ung throughout the world at this time in the church calendar. It. Huntingdon Woodman, the English composer, has written "many beautiful settings of Scripture texts, but it is doubtful if there is one that is more reassuring than his ar ranKement of "Fear Thou Not, For I Ani W'ith Thee," to be sung by p ' n ? Street Presbyterian Church choir at the morning service. In the evening notice will be taken of the approaching Passion days, the special number being an arrange ment by A. Madeley Richardson, of the words of Christ, "It It Nothing That Pass By," text that stirs the emotions of the an them and oratorio writers IN APPRECIATION OF SARA LEMER Patron of Good Music Writes of Girl City Has Watched i Grow Into Real Artiste I Tc the Editor of the Telegmfl* [ Dear Sir:— | On Monday evening we are to have a testimonial concert to Missi Sara Lemer, violiniste. and we hope! that on this occasion the Orpheum' Theater will be packed, for cer-| tainly if there is a person in Hat - -! risburg; who should be appreciated ■ and supported, it is this young wo man. In the years Miss Lemer has been, before the local public, she has! given us of her time and talent most unsparingly. Her music hasj meant. self-sacrifice in many ways, | yet she has had the pluck to go on, and is constantly improving her work under the very able instruc tion of that excellent teacher of vio lin. Mr. Theodore Spiering, of New York city, one of the best in his iitjej in this country. Miss Lemer ha; recently appeared with splendid sue- j cess on various programs with some of the leading musicians of America.! In this city we have enjoyed the! | music of this young: woman in many ! places. Our parties been morel | enjoyable because *of her playing,! j the dance has been more delightful! i because of her music, the church services have been more beautiful because of her, and certainly no local Concert program was quite complete, without the art of Sara Lemer. Harrisburgers. let us show this gifted young musician that we do| appreciate her ynselfiish service fori us, by a packed house on Monday evening. Miss Lemer will be ac companied by Newell Albright, a'.so one of our own townspeople, whose ' talent is well known. On the same program, we are to have the pleasure of heaving an ar tist of the first magnitude, Reinald Werrenrath, who is second to no baritone before the American pub lic to-day. He is the possessor of a voice of wondrous beauty, and is an artist in every phase of the word. His diction is without fault. His phrasing beautiful, his tone color perfect, intonation and extreme re finement in all that he docs, combine to make his appearance one not soon to be forgotten. When one can unite such art to a wonderful personality, what more is there to be desired? Certainly all lovers of musical art, all musicians, and especially all voice and violin students will avail themselves of the opportunity of attending this concert. Harrisburgers, let this event be a practical demonstration, that we do value our own. Success to the testimonial to Miss Sara .Lemer. PATRON OF GOOD MUSIC. Harrisburg, March 9, 1918. Pottsville Wreck's Fifth Victim Dies at Hospital Pottsville, Pa., March 9.—lra M. Moyer. of Sunbury, fireman of the Pennsylvania railroad runaway train which collided with another on the early morning of February 1, at St. Clair, died at the local hospital yesterday. He suffered with bruises and burns and died of blood poison ing. The others who were killed out right or died of injuries subsequent ly were George W. H. Edwards, D. S. Stauffer and Harry Woland of this city, and M. C. Baumgarten, of Sunbury. 30,000 Soldiers' Letters Went Down With Andania Washington March 9.—Thirty thousand letters to relatives and friends at home written by Ameri can soldiers in France, were lost when the steamship Andania was sunk off the coast of Ireland, the latter part of January, it was an nounced by the post office depart ment. The letters were written by the soldiers between January IB and -20. A small quantity of parcel post also was lost. Swartz's Zouaves in this city, after ward serving in the National Guard' and with the State Police, in which service he was seriously wounded in an effort to arrest a party of desperadoes at Hughesville. Reaving the force he was Identified with his father in the roofing; business and for a time served as foreman for the Camp Curtin Fire Company. • He took a course at the officers training school lust spring, won his commis sion as a second lieutenant u.nd Is tow made first lieutenant- COLUMBIA Gratfonpia andGolumida Records* "That's the o Lntil you have seen and heard the Columbia Grafo -nola you are not likely to have a complete convic tion that you are buying the right instrument for your home. From the lowest-priced Grafonola at $lB to. the handsomest cabinet instrument at $250, Columbia instruments invite and welcome com . parison. Join Our 1918 Club on Pianos and Player-Pianos It gives you the opportunity to make the family a gift of never-ending pleasure by paying a small initial pay ment and the balance in convenient instalments. 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