Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1901 — Hymns Up to Date. [ARTICLE]

Hymns Up to Date.

An old gentleman of 82, whose occasionally cynical speeches are always tinged with good humor, was asked his opinion of modem church music. “It’s all very flue," he said dryly, “and I like to hear it; but there's one thing I’ve noticed. It may be just chance, but I’ve noticed it a good.many times“When I wne a boy people went to two services a day and sometimes three, nnd they sat on hard seats with straight backs, nnd sang with all their hearts, ‘My God, the spring of all my joys.’ "Now the congregation lean comfortably back in softly cushioned pews and listen to the choir singing, ‘Art thou weary, art thou languid?’ I may be mistaken, but it comes home to me every now and then that hymnology is changing to suit the times." If a man is treated well at home, he would rather oat at home, and sleep at home, and loaf at home, than anywhere •***• /