Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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1. Junction of Vermilion and Wabash Rivers. 2. House on the old Harrison battlefield. 3. You name it. 4. Where human blood colored the Vermilion river (hence its name). :so

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JUustr in Hutatjip MUSIC is a gift of God and should be used always to glorify Him. As Brainard says, God is its author, and not man. He laid the keynote of all harmonies. He planned all perfect combinations, and He made us so that we could hear and understand. The power of its influence on human nature and the pleasure it gives are immense. Thousands upon thousands of individuals devote their lives to it, and we might be astounded to know of the millions of dollars which are spent yearly, by Americans alone, for the satisfaction of their musical natures. There are numberless kinds of music, but the sacred type is purer and more elevating than all others. Naturally the sentiment of it is, and should be, the preeminent part, but the sentiment itself is expressed largely by the harmony, the fitness of which determines to a great extent the value of the entire compo- sition. Music is wonderfully adapted to the expression of man ' s deepest and most universal emotion — religious feeling. It relieves tension by giving means of utterance, for words are often unable to give vent to heart emotions as melody does. Part of the value of music to public worship lies in its power to make it possible for all the congregation to take part in divine service. It helps 32