^m^^>m MUSIC NUMBER. PENNSYLVANIA STATE SABBATH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. ■-Tf/f/W5.- 35 C"^''S A yeA^^■ •■ InQubs oerttiy 10 Qnn Each PtnYCAH-i ^Q> xZZ:^^ " •/-<'*^>^s* *a''''^^>vn ° */;•'*~■"<5J^~^!5' ®r<'"'^^^>-£cf */Y'''^^^i>a*' *rf''"^^^^ <» ** oij i-EBANON, PA., Tenth St. and P. & R. Ry. PHILADELPHIA, PA., 913 Crozer Building. Why Sing "Rag-Time" Jingles ? You demand tbe latest and best books of in- struction for your children in secular schools. You would resent any effort to supply your children with geographies, arithmetics or his- tories made by men who had only a superficial knowledge of such subjects, who tossed together hastily a mass of crude lessons, and presented them In books of flimsy manufacture. Why not demand the same standard in a book to be used by your children in their relig- ious instruction? Why take some liasiy collec- tion of trashy songs, composed by persons with only the slightest musical knowledge. " In Bxcelsis for School and Chapel " represents competent musical and literary knowledge, finding e.xpression in the best typo- graphical art. It trains the children in the music of the Church. The price of the book ($35 a hundred copies) makes it scarcely more expensive than the poorest and silliest of these so-called "cheap" and "easy" collections while "for value re- ceived" it is cheaper than any of them. We send a sample copy for twenty-five cents. THE CENTURY CO. Union Square New York City Purity Books The -way to purity is through knowledge. -^The Self & 1 Sex Series has the unqualified endorsement of Dr. Joseph Cook, Rev. Chas. M. Sheldon Eev, F. B. Meyer, Dr. Theo. L. Onyler, Dr. Francis E, Clark. Bishop Vincent, Anthony Comstook, " Pansy," France^ E. Willard, Lady H. Somerset, Eminent Physicians and Eondreds of Others. SVLVANUS STALL, D.D. 4 BOOKS TO MEN". By Sylvanus Stall, D.D. What a Young Boy Ought to Know. What a Young Man Ought to Know. 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Opinions differ upon this important sub- ject, probably because there is a lack of clear conception as to the purpose that music should subserve in the school. We may ar- rive at a better understanding by consider- ing first vrhat that purpose is not. It should be evident that it is not to culti- vate a taste for good music, for music in the school is a means and not an end. The school does not exist for the music, but the music for the school. Hence, the professional mu- sician is one of the poorest persons in the world to prepare a book for the Sabbath- school, for he thinks all the time of advanc- ing his art, and not of the general work of the school, whose needs as a rule he does not understand. Especially those musicians who have been bit by the German and English for- eign musical microbe, and whose aim is to produce great choral and orchestral effects, are unsuited to the task of solving this prob- lem. We are troubled today by a form of musi- cal Pharisaism that would lade the school with burdens grievous to be borne in the shape of songs that are too theoretically for- mal to be uplifting, and the result is, that some of the publicans of song are going into Ihe kingdom before them. Music is a means of soul expression, found as truly in the milk- maid 's song as in the chorus of the morning stars, and persons of every degree of ability and culture must have music adapted to their powers, or they will lack one natural and necessary means of worship. A school can- not progress with a stilted hymnology. The essential characteristics of the Sabbath- school idea must extend even to its music, or imperfection will be seen in the results. It is not possible to sing wrong and work right. A cap sheaf of theory will not pro- tect the grain of ripened fact. But we must deprecate with equal severity an opposite tendency in some quarters, that uould flood our schools with songs that are grammatically, rhetorically, rhythmically, and harmonically bad. If space permitted, 1 could quote some I'ublished examples, the climax of absurdity being reached, I think, in the rhyme wherein the writer affirms, "And then with a hop, a skip, and a jump, I'll land in the beautiful stream! " That is good Sabbath- school music which helps on the result for which the Sabbath- school itself strives. The same kind of music will not help all schools alike, nor will the same music help any one school equally at all times. Would the superintendent give the session an evangelistic character, he must have evangelistic songs; would he emphasize work, he must have songs of service. He needs fast songs, to wake up a drowsy school; and solemn ones, to tone it down to reverence and deep spiritual feeling. Some of the songs should possess high musical merit, not because they develop musical taste, but be- cause they assist devotion. We do not sing them for th_e art, but for the science. The songs should vary from the simple to the sub- lime; but the staple should be songs that combine simplicity of structure with har- monic finish. Even pei-sons of little musical culture enjoy singing good hymns, if they are really tuneful and their progressions are not involved in unnatural difficulties, especially if these hymns are wedded to words that are adapted to mental and spiritual needs. We must not forget that officers and teachers, as well as scholars, should be considered in planning music for the school, for the benefit that they derive from the service as a whole will have much to do with their interest and efficiency. Next to the character of the songs, the question of rendition demands consideration. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. Some songs are killed by being sung too fast, others by being sung too slow, and others by being rendered in a wholly expressionless manner. The familiar hymn, ' ' Antioch, ' ' is a jingle, consisting mostly of scales, but as usually sung in our congregations it is a grand choral anthem. We may conjecture what its fate might have been, had it ap- peared first in a Sabbath-school music book, Bung to such words as we frequently see em- ployed, and led by a precentor who wanted the school to ' ' sing up lively. ' ' Good songs are those which are in line with the purpose »f the school, and good singing is that which is in line with the purpose of the songs. Salem, Ohio. « « « "DIFFICULTIES IN SECURING GOOD MUSIC." SYMPOSIUM BY PROMINENT PENNSYLVANIA ^ PASTORS. I am delighted with your decision to make the May number of the Herald a special on Sunday-school music. Mothing could be more appropriate and needful, as a preparation for the "Children's Day" services in June. You ask me to point out ' ' the greatest difficulties in the way of securing good Sun- day-School music." 1 suppose 1 am near the mark, when I say, a lack of cultivated musical talent, on the part of our musical composers and our musical directors, in the past, was the greatest hindrance in the way of securing good Sunday-school music. Recently, however, there has been a de- cided improvement in nearly all of our Sun- day-school music. The music is more diffi- cult, but also much more appropriate, and handled by our more intelligent musical di- rectors and choir leaders, the singing in very many of our Sunday-schools is now of a high order. Another discovery has aided in securing better music, and that is, the fact that quite small children are able to sing what was once thought to be very difficult music. Not only to sing, but sing skillfully under any efficient leader. This fact will aid greatly in still further improving our Sunday-school music. Then there was that erroneous opinion the little children could only be induced to sing silly, simple, baby words set to equally simple, silly, tripping, skipping music. That opinion has been exploded, and there are coming into our Sunday-schools hymns of praise and devotion, words containing the true meaning of God, Jesus, Savior and Sal- vation, set to music that lifts the soul and mind into a real spirit of worship. This or- der of music has not reached its completion ; but the wisest and best musical composers have discovered that music and hymns that do not contain evidences of this improved order find little or no sale in the market; and thus the indications are that a very de- cided improvement may be expected in the near future. This is as it should be. Very largely, our young people receive their moral, spiritual and Bible training in our Sunday- schools. Here, therefore, they should also receive their training in sacred music. Here they will learn and be impressed as nowhere else, and here the very purest and best sacred hymns and songs should be taught them. No one can fail to see and appreciate the improvement in the music in the "Chil- dren's Day," "Christmas," and "Easter" services, issued by our various Sunday- school Boards. The effort to put a Sunday-school Hymnal into the hands of each scholar may be a good thing to do, for the time being, but our Sunday-schools will never be satisfied rvith a fixed hymnal for all occasions; and much as our Boards urge the adoption of the h;vTnnals, they are not willing to stop issuing "special services" for all special oc- casions. In whatever form our music may be issued, let us urge and encourage the still further improvement of the hymns and mu- sic to be used in our Sunday-schools. Rev. J. B. Shontz. Chamhersburg, Fa. Replying to yours of 24th, would say: First, sentiment. Too much of our Sunday- school sentiment is unscriptural, consequently does not impart itself to the heart through the influence of the Holy Spirit. Second, music too intricate for children. The mel- ody should be of a class that will keep the heart singing upon the street (we need a church music that will not confine itself to the hour of worship), in the home and busi- ness place. It should counteract the vulgar song of the theatre and saloon. Loclc Haven, Pa. R^v. A. R. Miller. One of the greatest difficulties I see, is the music is too difficult for the average scholar. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. Another feature is the compilers of hymn books accunuilate a lot of dead wood, or hymns which last but for a year or two. Other features might be expressed, as for in- stance, too much jingle. Life without some jingle is next to impossible, but it seems possible to get more life with less jingle. Some of the old tunes played .a little faster than the average person plays them, would give spice and life to Sabbath-school sing- ing. We need music that will sink into the heart of a child and stay there. Some of our modern hjTnns will not sink into any heart. Eev. Hugh Miller. Lansford, Fa. One of the greatest difficulties in getting good music in the Sunday-school, according to my observation, is the desire for frequent changes in hymn books. Before the school is really familiar enough with the hymns so that there is general participation in the singing, there arises a demand for a change — a new book. This is owing, I think, partly to the character of the music, but more fre- quently to the lack of leaders in singing who have skill to make the best use of the music, so as to give freshness to the singing of the familiar hymns. Bally, Pa. Eev. Anthony S. Shelly. 1. Not enough variety in sentiment to meet the various occasions and subjects of study. 2. Need of a greater variety of ' ' tempo ' ' and melody in compositions for present-day Sunday-school musical ability. 3. Compositions for children 's voices written within a more limited compass. 4. A religious dignity and devotional tone to both words and music. Eev. E. Clark Hibshman. Stroudsburg, Pa. One of the greatest difficulties in the way of securing good Sunday-school music has been, I think, that so much of what we have had has been of a hip-and-thigh kind, whose distinguishing features have been jingle and jang; lively but not edifying. Now, I don't mean that Sunday-school music should be sleepy and soporific in its effects, but the staccato, tit-for-tat style has had the floor too long. Another difficulty, it seems to me, has been the poor poetry of some would-be versifiers who will persist in thinking that they can write edifyingly. Eight here I would like to see the Church 's best hymns set to music that boys and girls would take to. I fear that even some Sunday-school music books may have been compiled for dollars. Stuff has been put into some Sunday-school hymns that some versifiers can reel off by the yard. Some points in connection vpith Sunday- school music that if discussed might be help- ful, are: 1. Christian facts in the hymns; not mere sentiment. 2. Eeverent singing; iiotliivg else during the singing. 3. A quarter of an hour before the regu- lar session of the school in which to practice the hymns. 4. The hymns to fit the lesson of the day, as much as possible. Shippensburg, Pa. Eev. Geo. C. Henry. The music of the General Lutheran Coun- cil Sunday-school is of a higher grade than that which is used by the majority of Sun- day-schools. We import music from Ger- many, Sweden, Denmark, etc. Our Sunday- school is preparatory to church service, hence music, hymns, opening and closing services are a part of the church's service. Go to 1522 Arch street, and examine our Sunday- school music. The aim of writers and music committees thus far seems to have been for "popular music." From my standpoint there are no difficulties in the way of securing better music. Eev. W. M. Eehrig. Mauch Chunk, Pa. Three great difficulties : 1. The lack of musical development. 2. The lack of musical taste. 3. The lack of musical ideals. Points for careful consideration : 1. The Sunday-school and Church music practice. (Not choir, but a general gather- ing.) 2. Music for special occasions— Easter, Children's Day, Christmas, etc.,— to cultivate taste. 3. Is "artistic" (not to mention "oper- atic") music and singing the ideal, or are the Church Hymns of proper thought and harmony? (Cp. N. Y. Independent, March 20, 1902, p. 688, "Pulpit Handicaps in America.") Eev. Wm. L. Leisher. Broolcville, Pa. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. THE ORCHESTRA: A HELP OR A HINDRANCE. BY HENRY A. BOMBERGER. Temple College. Having served a full term in tlie orches- tra, I feel that I can speak of it without hes- itation and intelligently. Theoreticallj' the orchestra certainly has a place in the work and worship of the Sun- lay-school. There is undoubted Scriptural warrant for it, for the singers as well as the "players on musical instruments" should be there. In general terms these play an im- portant part in the music of the sanctuary, in the praises of the Sunday-school. But in practice! — jiardon me if 1 protest a little. In practice, wilh the kind of combi- nation the Sunday-school orchestra usually is, and the kind of music the Sunday-school has been recently singing — well, if you will pardon me again, it simply beats the band. It passes far beyond my powers of descrip- tion—I mean tho orchestra I used to play in. Here's your chance to come back at me, sure enough, but I don't mind. In practice, I said; no, it never was in practice, but in- variably out of practice, and out of tune— as it ought to have been out of the building. First we had to tune up, of course; that Was a large and important feature of the afternoon's exercises. Have you ever heard a Sunday-school orchestra tune up? Then you don't know what you have missed. Have you ever been in the forest wilds when the night birds began to try their voices and all the creatures of the darkness set up an op- position chorus, and the woods re-echoed and rasped with an unspeakable confusion of jar- ring noises? No? "Well, you have read about it at any rate. It puts one into such a devo- tional frame of mind— that is if you are a votary of the impressionist school of art; it is so soothing, quieting, calls home the thoughts "that rove abroad," and prepares one for worshipful, reverential service ! This is the Sunday-school orchestra as it is, just Jis the opening gong strikes up its tuneful lay and the school comes to order— di.s-order. Then came the ' ' processional, ' ' probably from Stradella, or more likely from Faust just where Mephisto enters. And— we were "off on the jundy, " as Ian Maclaren would say. It was wonderful, thrilling, tickled your feet — never touched your heart. Especially about Easter time, or Christmas, or Chil- dren's Day! Of course, as we all know, our modern festival music is of the rarest va- riety. Why, when the new ' ' service ' ' comes to our house and we go to the piano to try it, Sunday afternoon, just after school, I have to send one of my children into our neigh- bor's to assure him that we are not running over the score of ' ' The New Yorkers, ' ' much less having a dance. The orchestra, how- ever, lights on it with avidity. Sometimes the people sing, but rarely. They simply couldn't do it, that is with any degree of decorum and satisfaction. And the more un- fittingly and shockingly the melody runs away with the harmony and skips over the prostrate soul of true service, the more rosin and wind the orchestra (I used to play in) brings to bear on the occasion. It saws the soul asunder and blows religion out of the back door. The women waltz to the tomb- while the wise men return to their places by way of a two-step, "some other way" that is. It is a fact. And the best thing the or- chestra is doing, probably, is in showing up the utterly irreligious and harmful character of the whole thing. But then the orchestra gives a number of young men, who are hard to hold, something to do, it interests them. True enough, and this very same specious argument is kidnap- ping us these days and transforming the ehurch into a comedy, worship into a mati- nee, and the house of God into a banqueting hall. We are not here to give people some thing to do, to get them to work; but to give them the right thing to do, to get them to work religiously and for the Kingdom of God. And yet I argue no more against the or- chestra in the Sunday-school than I do against music in the Sunday-school. Both are good; it may be they are essential, in theory why should we not have an orches- tra'? In practice why should it not be a great aid to worship? If properly attuned, if suf- ficiently subdued, if common sense tune the instruments where the tuning will not jar the religious feeling, or in a way that is less noisy and conspicuous, if it "observe de- gree, priority and place" and play "in the Spirit, " if it choose selections in keeping with a religious service, and go home by a rear street, well and good, let us have the or- chestra. As it is it is less of a help and more of a hindrance; as it might be it is more of help and little or none of a hindrance. Philadelphia, Pa. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. SELECTING A SUNDAY=SCHOOL HYMNAL. BY CHAS. M. FILLMORE. An old gentleman was heard recently to say, "I have always felt that I have been most unfortunate in the time during which it has been my lot to live upon the eartti. When I was a child, old age was revered and little regard was given to children; now that I am old, everything is done for the chil- dren, and old people are slighted. ' ' This is the children's age, and in nothing is it more plainly shown than in the Sunday- school work; and in the Sunday-school work there is no more marked characteristic than the children 's music. To William B. Bradbury belongs the credit for having begun the work of writing special songs for the children in the Sunday-schools. Bince his day, there have been hundreds to take up the work, among them musicians of marked ability. "While some of the material issued in the flame of Sunday-school music has been very poor, even vile, on the whole the standard of excellence has been elevated gradually, until today there are really meritorious books pub- lished for the children. In selecting a song book for the Sunday- 6chool the following rules should be followed : 1. Study the words of the hymns. See that they contain Bible teaching, adapted to the minds and hearts of the children, express- ed in good, poetic language. 2. Observe whether the tunes are adapt- ed to the sentiment of the words, are sing- able, and religious in character. 3. While the words and music are to be Adapted to the children, they should not be puerile or childish. Sunday-schools contain others beside the infant class. The best mu- sic and sentiments are none too good for the little ones. It is just as easy to teach a good song as a poor one. In the music of the Sunday-school, as in the other parts of the work, the children are to be trained for the church. Some of the standard hymns from the church hymnal should be in the collection of the Sunday- school, and be sung regularly by the chil- dren. In taking up a new song bj' the school, see that the children understand the sentiment of the words before they try a note of the song. Do not be afraid of repeating the songs fre- quently, but be sure to learn two or three new ones every month. An orchestra may help to make the music stronger, but care must be taken that it does not distract attention instead of help the singing. A choir of children may be used for the same purpose, but has the same dan- gerous tendency. The music of the Sunday-school will no more run itself successfully than will any other part of the work. Pray over it, plan for it, push it, persevere in it, and it will pay prodigiously. Cincinnati, 0. HOW TO SELECT MUSIC FOR SPE= CIAL OCCASIONS. BY J. LINCOLN HALL. By special occasions I take it for granted is meant Christmas, Easter, Children's Day, Conventions, etc. The music selected should usually be bright and easily learned, as it is far better to sing an unpretentious piece well than an am- bitious one indifferently. Occasionally a more quiet piece, in contrast, is effective. Each piece should have a strongly marked rhythm or natural flow. The difficult pieces for a school to learn are not the ones that are hard to play, or long, or even ambitious, but the ones that lack continuity of rhythm; to use a homely word, beware of the piece that "stutters." The tendency of modern Sunday-school music is toward the simple in melody and the more elaborate in accompaniment. Very good effects can be made with this style of music, as the hard work is done by the in- struments, and the work of the school is com- paratively easy. It is well for the school to sing only the melody, as there are usually so few that can sing parts in a school that the effect of part singing is lost. An occasional two-part piece sung by the school is very effective. For this a simple two-part piece especially ivritten for the school should be selected, and the girls taught one part and the boys the other. The effect produced is well worth the effort. Avoid the commonplace or trite in Sunday- school music. Hunt for the inspirations. It (s accepted among musicians that it is almost impossible to write anything new at this late PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. day; that the time for creation in music is past. However, we are continually finding Buch pleasing and effective pieces that we say they are inspirations; the same might be said of all art. So, in the selections for the special occa- Bion, find those gems that are the outflow of an artistic and musical nature. There is good and bad even in Sunday- school music, and the difference to my mind is between the forced and the inspired. The inspiration, if only a Sunday-school piece, is better than the merely conventional, no mat- ter how elaborate or pretentious the latter may be. Another rule in selection that is profitable to follow is this: to select no piece that is harder to learn than the effect produced jus- tifies. A school or chorister does not mind a little work provided they get something for it. I have taught the Sunday-school the Gloria from Mozart 's Twelfth Mass, and they seem- ed to enjoy learning it, and all felt that the time taken in learning it was well spent, be- cause of the wonderful results obtained. The Sunday-school is very sensitive about its mu- sic, and feels very quickly whether a piece is a good selection or not. It is not hard to teach the scholars a selection that pleases them, but very difficult to teach something that does not interest them. A word might be said about the poetry of the selections. Be careful to choose sensible, scriptural and interesting poems. "With music that appeals to them, and words that interest them, with an enthusiastic leader and a good instrumentalist, it is sur- prising what the Sunday-school can accom- plish in the music for special occasions. Philadelphia, Pa. « * « BOOK REVIEWS. The market is flooded with books, some bad, a great many indifferent, and a few good. But it is seldom a book comes to hand that possesses as great intrinsic merit, or as much practical value, as ' ' The Bible in Story," just issued by the Standard Pub- lishing Co., of Cincinnati, O. The book is written by the Eev. W. F. Mc- C'auley, Lit.D., who was, for more than five years, the able and beloved President of the Ohio C. E. Union, and he has brought to this work the qualities gained in a very ac- tive and widely varied life of Christian ac- tivity. It is the story of how a circle of friends met from time to time, for the purpose of Bible study, rather than any attempt at re- casting the Scripture narratives. It gives, however, in a simplified form, the outline of the entire Plan of Salvation, from the Crea- tion to the end of Eevelation, as it is out- lined in the Bible. Events are carefully arranged in their chronological order, and step by step, along fhe way, the doubts and objections most com- monly met, are recognized and dealt vnth. Parents, with growing sons and daughters who have just arrived at the ' ' skeptical age, ' ' will find in this book a most effective weapon with which to overcome these foes to Iheir children's faith. It combines thorough scholarship with simplicity of statement, and is at the same time so interesting as to hold the attention to the end. Sunday-school teachers wiU find it a most valuable aid for their own study, as a careful following of the outline given there will yield a grasp of Bible facts possessed by but few teachers, and superior to that found in most Normal Courses. It will help them by increasing their knowledge of Bible facts, and by suggesting to them lines of argument with which to answer cavilers, as well as honest questioners. Our only wish is that all Sunday-school teachers and Christian people in Pennsyl- vania could be come thoroughly acquainted with this valuable book. The Vir Publishing Co. has just issued the closing book of its ' ' series for women, ' ' en- titled, "What a Woman of Forty-five Ought to Know. ' ' In many ways it appears to us as the best of the series. It is filled with val- uable information about woman's physical nature, wise suggestions for her guidance, and abundant encouragement to cheer her through times of trial and despondency. Every woman would be elevated mentally, and helped physically, by the perusal of this book. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. TENTH INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION Denver, Colorado, June, 26-30, 1902. THE KEYSTONE SUNDAY-SCHOOL SPECIAL Is the Official Train for the Pennsylvania Delegation and those of Other Eastern States. Route, via the Pennsylvania Eailroad to Chicago; thence, without change, via the C'HiCAfio, Rock Island and Pacific Rail- way to Denver. Grandest Scenic Trip on the American SCHEDULE. CONTINENT. Leave Broad Street Station, Philadelphia, on Monday, June 23, at 12.31 P. M., by the Pennsylvania Railroad, thus accommodat- ing friends from Neve Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, etc. Leave Lancaster, 2.25 P. M. ; Harrisburg, 3.25 P. M.; Altooua, 7.30 P. M.; Pittsburg, 10.00 P. M., Central time; reaching Chicago on Tuesday at 12.45 P. M. An afternoon and evening for sight-seeing in Chicago and participation in an evening meeting arrang- ed for the delegations; at 10.30 P. 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Reservations of sleeping car berths can be made only by payment in full in advance. Applications will receive attention in the or- der of their receipt, lower berths being as- signed first. Tickets should be purchased for Denver VIA Pueblo, which will be of advantage in visiting Colorado Springs, Pike's Peak, etc., after the Convention, without added cost. Worthy of Special Notice. — Everything planned to secure the maxi- mum of comfort at the minimum of cost. —An afternoon and evening in Chicago, en route, for sight-seeing and a grand even- ing meeting. * * * —A choice party of congenial people, with provision for a good time, good music, good fellowship. * * * — Close connections, no delays, meals at moderate prices. Everything of the best, as regards price, time, equipment, and service. * * * — Side trips of surpassing interest at re- duced rates, after the great Convention closes. * * * Be sure to book only and early for The Keystone Sunday-school Special. Detailed circular containing full informa- tion is now ready. If you want to go as a delegate, or as an alternate, or otherwise, there is not a moment to lose. It will be the opportunity of your life. * * * , For further information, reservation of berths, certificates of appointment, etc., ad- dress, enclosing stamp for reply, C. R. Blackall, Chairman Pennsylvania Delegation, 1420 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. Pcnnei^Ivania THeral^. OFFICES AT Tenth St. and P. & R. Ry., Lebanon. 913 Crazer BnlUine, Philadelphia. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Single copy, per annum 25 cents In clubs of ten oi- more copies, to separate addresses, each per annum, . . 15 cents. In clubs of 100 copies to one address, eacb 8 cents In clubs of ton or more copies, all address- ed to one person, each per annum, 10 cents. Miss Elinor Seney Lutes, Managing Editor. 913 Crozer Building. Pbiladelphia. MRS. J. WOODBRIDGE BARNES, HUGH CORK, REV. C. A. OLIVER. REV. E. F. F.VLES, Department Editors. Publishing Committee. C. R. BLACKALL. D.D. REV. ALEX. HENRY. Send articles, efc, for publication, to the man- aging editor, Miss Elinor Seney Lutes, 913 Crozer Building, Pbiladelphia. Address business communications to the Penn- eylvania Herald, 913 Crozer Building, Philadel- phia. Make checks, drafts and postal or express money orders payable to the Pennsylvania State Sabbath- school Association. DISCONTINUANCES. In deference to the wish of the vast majority of our subscribers, the paper is sent until an order to discontinue it is received. A postal-card request, giving name and address, is sufficient. If you wish your paper stopped at the end of the year, state rhat fact when ymi s.' n in your subscription, and your request will be carried out. CIRCULATION, 10,000 COPIES. [Entered at Lebanon P. O. as second-class matter.] May I, 1902. NORMAL DEPARTMENT NOTES. REV. CHAS. A. OLIVER, SUPERINTENDENT. Many letters tell of the helpfulness of our Normal course, A teacher writes: "1 feel so grateful for this opportunity of study, and the knowledge that someone is interested in me and ready to assist, is inspiring." Another says: "i believe our Normal Class has done much good, not only for those who have been studying, but to the neighborhood in gen- eral.' ' Here is the program followed in one Nor- mal Class : ' ' We meet Fridays from 4 until 5 p. m. We open the hour with prayer; then roll call, responded to by memorial Bible verses, telling where found ; book, chapter and verse. Then the Normal lesson is thor- oughly gone over, with some very good black- board work by one of the teachers. What remains of the hour we devote to review." The State Superintendent desires to have information regarding every Normal Class in the State. If there is a class connected with your church, the information will be appreciated. We are endeavoring to make the roll of Normal Classes and students as complete as possible. The following new classes have been form- ed: In St. John 's Lutheran church, Mauch Chunk, a class of 11, taught by Eev. Dr. Eehrig. A union class of 14, in the Y. M. C. A. rooms. West Chester, taught by Prof. Kreamer. A class of 22, in the ' ' Swamp Mennonite Charge, ' ' Quakertown, Bucks county. Prof. S. M. Eosenberger, teacher. In the M. E. church, Corry, Erie county, a class of 14. In the South Avenue M. E. church, Wil- kinsburg, Allegheny county, a class of 5. In Zion 's Lutheran church, Waynesboro, Franklin county, Eev. C. H. Eockey teaches a class of 14. A class of 14 at Pottstown, Schuylkill county, taught by Eev. W. F. Eentz. Nine additional members of Prof. Schrope's class, at Mahanoy City, Schuylkill county. Diplomas have been conferred on a class of nine persons at Smyra, Lancaster county, taught by Miss S. J. Udderzook. Diplomas have been conferred also upon a class of five taught by Mr. B. E. H. Satter- field, Altoona. * * * That famous Evangelistic Gospel song, entitled, "Tell Mother I'll Be There," is printed in the new book, "Gospel Songs, No. 2, ' ' along with twenty other new solos for Gospel meetings. ' ' Gospel Songs No. 2 " is a book of new songs, 256 pages, bound in cloth. A copy will be mailed for 30 cents by the publishers. The Fillmore Brothers Co., Cincinnati, O., or 40 Bible House, New York. "h •i' "h — In every child's heart there is a door— within it are treasures, and we must seek, knock, ask. Not understanding the child, we seek, and knock, and ask in vain — but he who first studies the child, understands the child, and in accordance with this knowl- edge seeks, knocks and asks aright will find that heart thrown open and its best treas- ures poured out. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. 9 DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATION, HUGH CORK, Superintendent. Heart Lake Program. The outline program of the Heart Lake Summer School, ■which is to be held June 23-27, was not ready for publication last mouth. We now give it as follows: EVERY DAY ABOUT LIKE THIS : 9.45 — Primary work (four different phases), Mrs. Drinkwater. 10.20— Studies in the Bible (Books of Num- bers, Esther, Matthew and Philemon), Eev. Chas. A. Oliver. 11.00— Studies in Sunday-school Music, Prof. J. A. Sophia. 11.40 — Devotional Service, led by different ministers. 12.00— Intermission. After7}Oon. 2.00— Junior Work (four different phases), Mrs. Drinkwater. 2.40 — Practical Problems (four), Rev. L. W. Hainer. 3.15 — Conferences (on four vital subjects). 4.00 — Adjournment. Evening. 7.45 — Sunday-school Chorus Behearsal, with Concerts on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, conducted by Prof. Sophia. 8.30-9.15 — Stereopticon Lectures on Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday nights, by Eev. L. W. Hainer, on "In the Footjjrints of Our Saviour." Programs for this school, as well as for the schools at Pittsburg, Eagles Mere, and Sanatoga Park, will be ready for distribu- tion about May loth. Send to your County Secretary or the State Office for them. Association News. Three Simvltaneou.s City Tours were entered upon March 13th, and ended March 25th. The following persons were engaged in the work: Mr. Cork, Mrs. Barnes, Rev Oliver, Miss Harlow, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs Drinkwater, and Miss Hamlin. The follow ing places were visited : West Chester, Allen town, Waverly, Seranton, Moosic, Dunmore Tunkhannock, Troy, Wellsboro, Jersey Shore, Howard, Tyrone, Doylestown, Royersford Bloomsburg, Danville, Middleburg, Roches ter. New Castle, Clark 's Mills, Meadville, Oil City, Erie, Tionesta, Warren, Johnsonburg, Ridgway, Brookville, and Kittanning. The purpose of these meetings w-as to stir up local interest in Sunday-school work in gen- eral and our Association work in particular in the 25 counties visited. The aggregate attendance at these 29 places was nearly 3,000, and these mostly officers and teachers. We are sure better work will follow these visits, and we know our work is better un- derstood. Northampton County convention was held at Easton, April 1st (All Fools' Day), but it was a most sane and informing insti- tute to those who were wise enough to be present. The only people fooled were those who absented themselves. Mr. Cork and Mrs. Barnes were brim full of workable sugges- tions, and we know of one school where some movable screens are sheltering a Senior De- partment as a result of the convention. With a set of working officers elected at the convention we hope for better organization in the county, and consequently a larger con.- vention next spring. Rev. H. B. Rankin, ex-President. Chester County convention was held at Kennett Square on Friday, April 4th. To an outsider the attendance did not seem large, but to those who have been in attendance other years it was very encouraging, being; larger than for some years. The program was a very strong one, but was gotten up hurriedly, so that proper advertising could not be given it. Strong addresses were made by Dr. Robt. Watson, Rev. PettingiU, PhiUp E. Howard of the S. S. Times, Mrs. Kennedy, and Dr. Hanna, the retiring President. Much credit is due to Mrs. Abby A. Fergus, the County Secretary, for the great advance reported at the convention. In the new Pres- ident, Mr. Harry T. Dyott, of West Chest er,^ the Association has a very efficient officer. Hugh Cork, State Worier, Centre County Sabbath-school Associa- tion held its annual convention at Centre Hall on the 8th of April. The day was the most inclement of the season. Notwilhstand-^ ing this, the convention was a most helpful one. The few that attended expressed them- 10 PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. selves as greatly benefitted. The entire pro- gram was an excellent one, but that which seems to have impressed itself more than any other feature, was the discussion on "Meth- ods of Teaching," and Mr. Hugh Cork's ad- drese on ' ' Working for Definite Results. ' ' There were many expressions of apprecia- tion of this most practical address. Much good seed has been sown, which will grow to fruitfulness by and by. Rev. J. M. Re.\rick, President. Lycoming County held its eighth annual Bible-school convention at Montgomery,April 8th and 9. h. Notwithstanding bad weather,the attendance was excellent, and a very helpful program earned out. Valuable assistance was rendered by Mrs. Barnes and Mr. Hugh Cork, of the State workers. Too much credit cannot be given our Field Secretary, Mr. E. B. Walts, who has thoroughly organized our county and held almost a hundred conven- tions in the thirty districts during the last year. We desire the county to be wide- awake to all new features of Sunday-school work. Rev. C. a. Brady, President. Montgomery County convention was a most enjoyable and inspiring meeting, and was held in the First Presbyterian church, Norristown, on the 9th and 10th of April. The Thursday evening address was given by Dr. Blackall, and was full of valuable in- •struction. It was a treat to all who heard it. The Friday sessions, both morning and •evening, were largely attended, more largely than ever before. One noticeable feature was that nearly every local district was rep- resented by one or more delegates, so that the good things that were given there will no doubt be carried into every corner of the «ounty. Mr. Hugh Cork and Mrs. Barnes were with us, and shared their almost limit- less knowledge of ways and means for Sun- day-school work. Taking it altogether, it ■was the best meeting of the Association held for many years. Rev. L. W. Hainer, President. •i- •!• •!• —All orders for supplies should be sent to our Eastern OfiSee, 913 Crozer Building, Phila., and checks, drafts and postal or ex- press money orders should be made payable to Pennsylvania State Sabbath-school Asso- ciation. Subscribe for the. Pennsylvania Endeavorer "■'■'•**& »i»\.wiuiij3 111 I cii ij^y I vdii la, iL» eircuji reachiug a splendid field of buyers. The rates are very low. Circulation, s.ooo. Write for par- ticulars. With no exception, the Pennsylvania Endeavorer has the largest circulation in PtnnsylvaDia of any Endeavor journal published in the >tate, and is a good, interesting piper for young ;.Dd old The subscription price is 40 cents per year; 10 or more copies to one address, 25 cents (each), per year. Single copy, 5 cents. For further information address The Endeavorer Co., 18-22 South 3d St., Harrisburg, Pa. THE NEW Primary S. S. Hymnal. 35c. per copv, pd.iiijuiil. :>no. jii yuantities. not prepaid. Orders ot" Service. Prayers, and Supple- mental Graded Lessons. More than 2.50 HymnB Square I'Jrao.. cloth binding This "Primary Sunday-school Hymnal" is being adopted by the Primary Unions all over the country. A sample copy invariably brings an order. Send 35 cents for a sample copy, along with expert testimo- nials on the book. THE HEIDELBERG PRESS 1308 Arch St., Phila., Pa. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. 11 PRIMARY AND JUNIOR DEPARTMENT. Edited by MRS. J. W. BARNES. SELECTING THE SONGS AND HYMNS FOR THE PRIMARY DEPART= MENT. If "Song is the natural language of spir- ituality," and if it be true that "it is an his'.orical fact that the civilizing literature of all countries begins in religious hymns, Addressed largely to the powers above, ' ' then the songs of the Primary Class are not even second in importance to the lesson itself. The songs should not be used primarily for instruction, but rather for the cultivation of the whole nature. We must depend upon them to cultivate religious feeling and to awaken aspirations, using them also as & means for expression on the part of the child, of the truths already taught, which when expressed in song will become more surely his very own. To know how to choose a good song has Co be learned by all, and the following sug- gestions may not be amiss at this time: 1. ' ' Look at the words. ' ' Nine teachers out of ten are attracted by the tune, and use it without first considering the words or sen- timent. Of course this is wrong. The child's vocabulary is limited, and yet more limited are his experiences, so that simplicity of sen- timent and simplicity of words for expres- sion are absolutely essential. Avoid words which are symbolic. To be sure, we cannot expect every child to understand every word of many of the songs which we accept as our very best, yet there must be a heart appre- ciation and a general comprehension of a song, if it is to have value. Even if the ivords are explained and seemingly under- stood, the child is compelled to sing the com- plicated word and after a while, forgetting the explanation, forms his own conception of the word used, sometimes with unfortunate results. 2. "Look at the truth expressed by the words. ' ' This might seem to come first, rather than simplicity of words, except that many songs which might express a truth which would be desirable might have to be ■discarded because lacking simplicity of ex- pression. Not many of us have the gift to change the more difficult word into a simple form of expression and still retain the poetic feeling. Now the truth to be a good one for the child needs to be not only a real truth, but one which comes within the child's expe- rience. ' ' Onward, Christian Soldiers, " is a good song in every respect, but very decid- edly not a good one for primary children both from the point of "experimental knowing" and from the whole picture sug- gested. ' ' I want to be an angel ' ' is used as an example of what not to use under this head, for while there is simplicity of words, it contains a false truth ; while ' ' Father, we thank Thee for the night ' ' has sim- plicity of words, is within the child's expe- riences, and contains teaching which is true and good. Other songs might be mentioned which are good, but our purpose is simply to call attention to the rule itself. .3. ' ' The music must tell the same story as the words. ' ' After we have passed on the truth and accepted the expression of it as desirable, then, and then only, are we ready to turn to the music itself. Unfortunately all who write songs for sale do not seem to have grasped this thought, and we all suifer because of it. Music is a language, and if the melody does not speak the same one which the words suggest, confusion not only results in the understanding of the child, but the impression desired is not made and the expression is not forthcoming. In many books used for the prayer services of the church very curious combinations are found. Words and sentiments which present a pic- ture of our Lord's sufferings joined to mu- sic which, if played alone to one who had never heard the words, would suggest only gaiety and frivolity. It is sacrilegious in the extreme. Were it not that many Pri- mary Classes meet in the same room as the rest of the school where no regular Sunday- school song book is used, such a caution might not be necessary, for in the so-called primary song books this extreme thing may not be found. Many misfits are discovered, however. A notable one is ' ' While shepherds watched their flocks by night" found in one primary book, attached to a martial air. 12 PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. The music is inspiring, and the children catch it quickly, and therefore it is used or has been used frequently, though the words and picture presented is quiet, peaceful, yet joy- ous. In contrast to this is the same picture, but with different words, ' ' Watching in the Meadows," found in "The Children's Mes- siah, ' ' where the music and sentiment ex- actly accord. This nde, if applied to the music now in use in many classes, may ne- cessitate the removal of some songs which the children apparently love, for the rhythm often appeals strongly to them, when we fancy it is the words and general under- standing of the song itself. If applied to all new songs which shall be taught in the future, it will not be long before a better style of music ^fill be sung by the children, and, of course, better results will be se- cured. When these three rules are observed, we will find that we need fewer songs, though in reality the children can learn more if the songs selected are truly ' ' song-stories, ' ' while if the songs can be selected according to topics, this, too, will be found to be an aid. Have songs which are reverent in their tone, with thanksgiving prominent as a sen- timent, abundant in the collection. ■€-'•«!* HYMNS AS GRADE WORK IN THE JUNIOR DEPARTMENT. The junior pupils, because they read well and can handle a song book easily, are in danger of losing much that might come to them if they were obliged to continue the memorization of the songs as they, of neces- sity, did in the previous grade. In addi- tion to this, their readiness to sing anything leads some superintendents to be deceived as to their interests, and so they are allowed to sing everything. In this department the same rules hold good for the selection of songs as applied in the lower grade, except that it might be changed to include more diflScult words and can allow of more advanced experiences as a basis for the sentiment of the song proposed. The rule ' ' keep on the child 's plane of expe- rience" applies to song work as well as to lesson teaching, and in the case of the ju- niors permits of a greater range in selection. But in addition to the care in the selec- tion of all the songs which are sung in this grade, remembering here that the cultivation of the spiritual life is the idea here also, the memorization of hymns is also an important part of their training at this time. While these pupils are at this memory age this is important, and if begun here will be apt to be continued in the grades following. One hymn a quarter is not too much for them, but if one a year were committed it would be more than is done in a great many schools. What hymns should be memorized is a na- tural question at this point, but as different schools seem to include different ones for this purpose (which is natural if the hymn to be memorized is chosen because it correlates nith the lesson thought), it will be seen at once that different years would bring differ- ent ones in the same grade. So the point is not so much ichich ones shall be chosen as that they shall be selected with care and be really good ones. There is a distinction made between hymns and songs which will be an aid, perhaps, and it will certainly lead us to use more of the hymns than we have, as more training seems to be needed along the line indicated in the definition. "A hymn is a song of praise or adoration, and is addressed to a person, ' ' while ' ' A song is a poem set to music and is about a person " ; " Amen is used at the end nhen it is a prayer." A careful study of the accepted hymns of the Church might at first lead one to suppose that this definition was not correct until one discovers that some of the songs classed as ' ' hymns, ' ' and which in the light of this statement should be called ' ' songs, ' ' are really parts of other hymns which have been separated one from the other, when if the two were together as orig- inally written they come under the classifica- tion of "hymns." But be this as it may, it will be a help to any teacher to bear these statements in mind in the selection. Another aid is to remember the five essen- tial points which have been given to us as elements of a good hymn,— as given to us by Earl Nelson: (1) It must be full of Scrip- ture. (2) Full of individual life and reality. (3) It must have the acceptance of the use of the Church. (4) It must be pure in its Eng- lish, in its rhyme and its rhythm. And then he adds: "A hymn coming from a deep com- munion with God, and from the special expe- rience of the human heart, at once fulfills, and only can fulfill, the tests laid down." We might add to this that the music and i PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. 13 words must liere, too, tell the same story. With these six rules how many of the so- called "spiritual hymns and songs" now on the market would not bear the test, and yet how finely the well-known and accepted hymns of the Church measure up to the standard. With these points it is not difiicult to find in our Church Hymnals hymns that are uni- versal in their use, their age testifying to their popularity. Plow shall they be taught is another perti- nent question. Always \\-ith an explanation of the truth contained therein, and where possible with the story of the writing, or some incident connected with the hymn. These can be gotten from any good book on ■'■ Hymnology" or from the "Story of the Hymns," while a little book, called "The Best Hymns, ' ' published by The Westmin- sjter Press, Philadelphia, and which sells for fifteen cen's, will give the needed informa- tion. The Sorij^ture references which underly the hymn should also be looked up by the pupils themselves, and many interesting ways will suggest themselves to the teacher, so that this work will be done with enthusiasm, pleasure, and profit. The hymn which follows with its Scripture references might be used with the older pupils of this department : I. Jesus, lover of my soul, — John 13: 1. Let me to Ihy bosom fly, — John 13: 23. While the nearer waters roll,— Ps. 69: 2. While the tempest still is high ! — Ps. .5.5 : 8. Hide me, O my Saviour, hide— Ps. 27: 5. Till the storm of life is past, — Isa. 26: 4. Safe into the haven guide, — Ps. 107: 30. O, receive my soul at last. — Acts 7: 59. II. Other refuge have I none, — Ps. 46: 1. Hangs my helpless soul on Thee, — Prov. 10:3. Leave, O leave me not alone, — Heb. 13 : 5. Still support and comfort me; — Isa. 66: .1" All my trust on Thee is stayed, — Isa. 26: 3. All my help from Tlree I bring, — Isa. 41: 10. Cover my defenseless head, — Ps. 140: 7. With the shadow of Thy wing.— Ps. 57: 1. III. Thou, O Christ, art all I want:— Col. 3: 11. More than all in Thee, T find,— Col. 2: 9. Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, — Ps. 145: 14; Isa. 40: 29. Heal the sick and lead the blind, — Ex.15: 26; Isa. 42: 16. Just and Holy is Thy name. — Acts 3: 14. I am all unrightheousness; — Rom. 1: 29. False and full of sin I am,- — 1 John 1: 8. Thou art full of truth and grace.— John 1:14. IV. Plenteous grace with Thee is found, — 2 Cor. 12: 9. Grace to cover all my sins;— Rom. 5: 20. Let the healing stream abound; — Isa. 46: 4; Ezek. 47: 9. Make and keep me pure within, — Ps. 51 : 10. Thou of life the fountain art, — John 1: 4. Freely let me take of Thee;— Rev. 22: 17. Spring Thou up within my heart, — John 4: 14. Rise to all eternity. — John 4: 14. « -S * • BIBLE SONGS. ' ' Music is a universal language, ' ' and in all times has been the method of expression of the emotions. Probably extreme fear and grief are the only feelings that do not find relief in music. Certain it is that ' ' when speech fails then music begins. ' ' An interesting study can be made of the hymns of the Bible, and use can be made of them either historically in connection with the history work of the Bible, or as a part of the supplemental lessons on the topic of 14 PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. ' ' Bible Songs, " or as a supplement to the lesson when it is found that they fit into the lesson of the day. An interesting feature of the Bible songs is that they are almost wholly songs of praise and thanksgiving. They are full of joy and thanksgiving, or if they begin with supplica- tion they end with thanksgiving. In fact, the Jews have given us only such songs as were an expression of joyous feeling, for when they were stricken with grief they could not sing; it has been left for the mod- ern congregation to be able to sing anything and not feel it. There are many songs in the Bible, but here are a few by way of suggestion: Song of Moses and Miriam.— Ex. 15. Song of Mary. — Luke 1. Psalm 90— thi prayer which Moses prayed after the people had sinned in the wilder- ness. (See also ' ' Our God, Our Help in Ages Past," in Church Hymnal.) Psalm 8— Written by the Shepherd of Bethlehem, after he had proved himself vic- torious over the melancholy of Saul at home, and over the champions of the Philistines in the field. Psalm 45 connects itself with the splen- dors of Jehosaphat. Psalms 24 and 25 celebrate the removal of the Ark after the conquest of Jerusalem. Psalm 30— Written for the dedication of the House of David. Psalm 107 — The great Hebrew Choral, sung at the Feast of Tabernacles. While it is customary to teach that the Psalms are the ' ' Hymn Book of the Bible, ' ' it is not the only place in which hymns are found, as the above reference indicates, and added interest would be given even to the hymns within the Psalms if (he singing of them or the writing of them could be at- tached to some event. ' ' Music is God 's best gift to man, the only art of heajVen given to earth, the only art of earth that we take to heaven. ' ' ' ' Music, like all our gifts, is given to us in the germ. It is for us to unfold and de- velop it by instruction and cultivation." "Among the arts, music alone can be purely religious. ' ' "See deep enough, and you see musically; the heart of nature being everywhere music, if you can only reach it." "Emotion, not thought, is the sphere of music; and emotion quite as often precedes as follows thought. ' ' ' ' Music is a sacred, a divine, a God-like thing." ' ' A song, heard in the street, so touched a good woman 's heart that she made a home for the boy-singer in her house, and saved to the world Luther, whose life 's work was so great that it has been said that 'no person lives in Christendom whose life is not dif- ferent because Luther lived and worked four hundred years ago. ' ' ' 4 « * NOTES. The Primary and Junior Unions are adopt- ing the constitution and the annual meeting for the election of officers being fixed for the first meeting in April, will soon enable us to gather our Primary Union information at one common time. Where there has been a change in the coun- cil members it is understood that the old council is the one which will first convene. That council will finish up the business of the year (at the State Convention next October) for which they are responsible, then the old council will be adjourned sine die, and the new council will be convened and take up the business for the new year. The council members are expected to re- port to the State Superintendent every quar- ter and thus we will be able to keep in touch with each other. The council in planning that the annual meeting should be held at the first of a quar- ter meant that the old officers should plan the spring quarler's program and push it through until summer or the new quarter. This would give the new officers time to plan for advance work ; when, if elected at the end of a quarter, the new programs must of necessity be delayed. Next year we trust we will get all such matters adjusted so that all may be working on similar lines. The next thing we must push for is a time for the Annual Institute of the Union. If all the Unions could hold a special meeting or Institute in the fall, the full inspiration of it would be felt the entire year, while new members brought to the Union through this special effort would be more apt to be re- tained. The annual report blanks have gone to the Unions. PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. 15 »MMM^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^V ^ »^'W^^^^ Wilson's Rollins! Partitions For dividing- church and school buildings. Sound-proof, air-tight. Made also with blackboard surface. A marvelous con- venience, easily operated, very durable. Outside Venelians combining^ blind and awning:. Applied to any -window. Liijht and elegant, yet so strongs that storms cannot harm them. Bronze Metal Tapes. Last for years. Also Inside Venetians and Rollinef Steel Shutters. Mention tti is paper for free pamphlet. j^g_ GODFRKT W'II,SO-V, Patentee and MTr. 5 IV. 3»lh St., .Vow Vork ■ The County Primary Superintendents are now in possession of the blanks for yearly reports, and while the County Secretaries are gathering the yearly statistics we trust they will be getting the district workers appoint- ed. Where the districts are already organ- ized it will be possible to have them ap- pointed through the district officers, but these helpers will have to be appointed when the district is not already organized. The dis- trict helpers can render great service in get- ting the list of primary teachers' names cor- rected. Summer School notes are being put into the county papers, and programs will be tnailed upon application to Mr. Hugh Cork or Mrs. J. W. Barnes. ^1 #■ * LITTLE THINGS. Only a little shriveled seed— It might be a flower or grass or weed ; Only a box of earth on the edge Of a narrow, dusty window ledge ; Only a few scant summer showers; Only a few clear, shining hours; That was all. Yet God could make Out of these, for a sick child's sake A blossom-wonder as fair and sweet As ever broke at an angel 's feet. Only a life of barren pain, Wet with sorrowful tears for rain; Warmed sometimes by a wondering gleam Of joy that seemed but a happy dream. A life as common and brown and bare As the box of earth in the window there; Yet it bore at least the precious bloom Of a perfect soul in a narrow room — Pure as the snowy leaves that fold Over the flower's heart of gold. — Henry Van Dyke. POINTS FOR TEACHERS. If teachers would observe the following simple rules their classes would be greatly benefited: 1. Never disappoint your class; always be there or have some one else. 2. Never scold. You cannot right things that are wrong in that way. 3. Don 't waste time. It is too precious. Fill up every moment. 4. Do not say things to show how much you know. 5. Be patient. 6. Be cheerful in your work. 7. Have an opinion of your own, but re- spect the judgment of others. 8. Be prompt, punctual, persistent, and regular in your work. 9. Pray over your lessons, with your fel- low-teachers, and for your class. 10. Never go to your class without hav- ing made special preparation for teaching tne particular lesson of the day. — Unknown. UPLIFTED VOICES A new kind of a a SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN BOOK A 2uth Century .S. .S, book, edited by Adam Geibel and K Franic Lehman ; assisted by .Superintendents, Uhoristers am; Otliciala from every State 224 pages. With l.iO new hymn.', familiar hymns that Ood has blessed, several sroups of hymns for Lhristmas, Easter. Children's Day, Rally Day, etc. Officially adopted by many Slate Con > entions. Unequalled en- dorsements ; phenomenal sales. 30 cts. for examination copy ; money r< funded if bool< is returned in one week, $15.00 per hundred. Specimen pages free. Published by Geibel & Lebman, 1022 Arch St. Philadelphia, Pa. 16 PENNSYLVANIA HERALD. SUPERINTENDENT'S AND TEACHER'S DEPARTMENT EDITED BY REV. W. F. S. NELSON, SUPT OF OXFORD PRESBYTERIAN S. S.. PHILADELPHIA THE SUPERINTENDENT AND BATH=SCHOOL MUSIC. SAB= BY 1!EV. WM. F. S. KELSON. "What part has music in your Sabbath- school? Is it simply a part of a program with which you open and close the school, or is it a vital part of your Sabath-sehool wor- ship? Upon your answer will depend, in part at least, your success as a superintendent, and consequently tie success of your school. Many sufjerintendents prepare the lesson thoroughly, are good generals, but put sing- ing in such a subordinate position that it leceives no attention from them or the school. Take a few hints from a superintendent Tvho has learned from a costly experience, :and avoid hia mistakes. If you show no interest in the music, select your hymns only as they happen to be called for on the program, and while the school waits, do not be surprised if the school shows just as little interest and sings with no spirit and from the lips only. If you say, for instance, ' ' Let us rest by rsinging hymn — hymn — number — two — two — twenty," do not be surprised if the school take you literally and rest in fact, while a few go through the form of singing. Do not mistake volume for feeling, the two ■often go together, but just as often do not. Aim at« worship, not noise. Talk of your singing as j'ou would of prayer or Scrip- iture reading, and make the school under- stand that hjTnns are just as important as either of the above. If, for instance, you announce "Abide With Me," call attention to the fact that this hymn is a prayer, and wo are about to beseech God for His presence and help. "My Faith looks up to Thee" gives you an opportunity to ask if, indeed, they can sing this hymn from the heart. Do not lower the dignity of worship by having the school sing commonplace jingles instead of real music; much of the so-called ' ' taking music ' ' is taking only as a disease is,— it is contagious, easy, but meaningless. Do not neglect the good old standard hymns of the Church. Luther 's " A Mighty For- tress, " " Onward, Christian Soldiers, ' ' "Nearer, My God, to Thee," "My Faith Looks Tip to Thee," "Abide With Me," "Oh, Livtle Town in Bethlehem," "Christ, the Lord, is Kisen Today, "' " How Firm a Foundationj" etc., etc., should be used often, at least as often as the topics permit ; and in but few of the new hvmns will the school join so heartily or devotionally as in such as these. Confer often with your chorister, if you have one. Get him to study the subject of the lesson, in order to assist you in selecting the hymns. Get a list of the hymns before Sabbath, and arrange them to suit the dif- ferent parts of the service, having always for a closing hymn one that drives home the lesson and sends the scholars homeward with the lesson liymn ringing in their ears. Quite often allow the school to suggest a 7Stli Thousand Edition Sample Copy 35c., postpaid. $30 per 100. 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Never allow the ' ' f)raetice ' ' to supplant the lesson; in fact, it is best to have as little practice as possible, simply use the new hymns in place of the usual hymns in opening and closing worship. Watch the words of your hymns; better sacrifice a "catchy" tune than to use the poor, trashy, unscriptural and often mis- leading rhymes that frequently pass for hymns. Have antiphonal singing as often as pos- sible, in hymns adapted to this method. Let the female voices take a line or stanza, and the male voices the next. Let the school sing by sections. When there is a suitable hymn, let a few classes or a single class sing a part and the school join in the chorus. Some- times let the school sing a prayer-hymn with bowed heads or kneeling. Use all methods that are dignified and inspire the worshipful spirit in singing. Singing in the Sabbalh-school is capable of great improvement, if you can get your school to sing with the understanding and sing with joy in their hearts. If you insist on as much devotion in song as in other parts of the service, you will, indeed, have led your school a long distance toward ' ' The Model Sunday-school. ' ' WANTED.— The exact date of the marriage of Emma Hale to Joseph Smith, the Prophet of Mormonism. Appropriate reward to first twenty answers. Address: Box lo, Qranlteville, S. C. THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE has one of the best Engineering Buildings, if not the very best, in the United States, with ample modern equipment for Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Mining Engin- eering. For Catalogue and other particu- lars, address THE REGISTKAR, State College, Pa. The Philadelphia. Sabbath- School cAssociation Selected all the Songs for the Oreat Convention held January 30, 1902 from ttiat finest of aJl Sunday-School Song Books, the "SERVICE OF PRAISE" CuPERiNTENDENTS, Teachers, Work- "-^ ers, Delegates, Pastors and all others in attendance at the convention, pro- nounced the singing the great feature. Prof. J. 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