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MUSIC NOTES.
Church Hymn Tunes.
The subject I had chosen for
this column this week was in strik
ing contrast to the one named
above. A subject that perhaps
would have attracted your eye
and incited your interest far more
quickly than this one; but this
one is more important, that one
can wait; this one can not. And
the reason? Well—there may be
some of us who never think about
the hymns we sing—and hymn
singing, if done perfunctorily,
means nothing to us. In fact, it
is a positive injury to us as it
trains us to habits of inattention
and weakens our power of con
centration and sincere expression.
On Ihe other hand, a hymn sung
with an attentive and sympathetic
interest in its value as a part of
the worship becomes at once an
experience, intellectual and emo
tional, and therefore a positive
benefit to us.
I have used the sentence "its
value as a part of the worship";
do we ever think just what is the
function and value of music in
worship? Briefly, 1 should say
that its function is to stimulate
and create a mood of worship.
(So-called "special" music, such
as organ numbers, solos and an
thems will not be considered here.
Our attention is directed solely to
congregational singing, and the
use of hvmn tunes.
If we are agreed that the func
tion of music in worship is to cre
ate a "mood of worship" let us
analyze a kind of hymn frequently
sung and discover whether or not
it really contributes to this end.
It is the kind of hymn chosen
in order that everybody may sing
and enjoy singing. Two very de
sirable features. The character
of the words is of small moment,
so long as a single catchy phrase
is repeated again and again. Let
this be said of hymns: Xo hymn
which will not bear careful read
ing as religious poetry and the
closest scrutiny as worthy litera
ture is deserving of use in sacred
worship.
In this kind of hymn, not only
are the words unworthy, but the
music is still more so. The melo
dies are unnecessarily simple.
They are easily learned, to lie sure,
but they have no substance. Con
trast a hymn of this description
with a hymn such as Come Thou
Almighty King or .1 Might// For
tress is Our Clod and you will feel
which has "class" and endurance.
Another characteristic of these
tunes is their excessively marked
rhythm. Rhythm is a necessary
element but let it predominate
and purely physical emotion is
the result. It will surely contra
dict and destroy every spiritual
impulse and feeling which may be
aroused by the words. The so
called "spirit.'' in congregational
singing obtained by the use of
THE GUILFORDIAN
strongly marked rhytlnn is trivial,
not to say flippant, and lias no
place in dignified Christian wor
ship. Surely no one who appre
ciates true worship will mistake
such "spirit" for sincere spiritual
elation.
But the severest condemnation
of such hymns lies in this: A
hymn used by a young person
when the first consciousness of a
personal religious- life is coining
into being is forever after a part
of that experience. To build
therefore, into the foundation of
a developing Christian experience
a hymn which will not endure the
test of mature judgment or of re
fined literary taste, is simply a re
ligious crime.
To summarize: The most impor
tant element of a hymn is the
text. This should be a worthy
poetical statement of a sincere re
ligious feeling. It should be re
inforced and interpreted by music
which people enjoy singing, and
which, because of musical worth
will retain its attractiveness after
innumerable repetitions have
made it. perfectly familiar. The
problem perhaps, is not the mat
ter of agreeing as to the sort of
tune to be used, but in persuading
non-musical and unmusical people
to use that sort. J. L. R.
V. M. C. A. CONFERENCE AT
WINSTON.
(Continued from First Page.)
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given at the Zinzendorf hotel Sat
urday night. Col. J. L. Ludlow,
President of the Winston-Salem
Hoard of Trade, gracefully presid
ed as toast master. He made an
interesting opening talk, telling
of some of the essential features
of the Association work. The
prominent speakers of the evening
were: Mr. A. M. Trawick, Mr.
Lewis \\ . Dunn, Mr. Arthur Hugh
and Mr. Fred H. Smith.
The Thursday evening meet
ing at our local V. M. ('. A. was
conducted by Khesa Xewlin. He
took for his subject "Loyalty" and
based his remarks on Matthew
- ( By citing a few examples
of loyalty he showed that in or
der to accomplish anything worth
while we must stand loyally for
principles. One of the fundamen
tal teachings of Christ was loyal
ty and examples of this trait were
given. He emphasized the fact
that we must stand for true prin
ciples in order to be men.
Since the absence of Mr. Phil
lips, Mr. Lionel Strayhorn has
kindly consented to become or
ganist and we can rest assured
that the musical part of the
Thursday evening programs will
not be deficient.
Messrs. Roy Millikan and Earl
Weatlierly s]>ent Sunday after
noon at the college.
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