Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1912 — Methodist Church. [ARTICLE]

Methodist Church.

Baptisms and reception of members at the morning services, and at night the American Volunteers of the Salvation Army will have charge of the servioes. You are welcome to these services.

Song Recital. Sonne one expressed his opinion of Thursday ' night's song recital in these words: "Any one number out of the many on the program was worth the price of admission.” And we believe "that is the sentiment of every one who was present and enjoyed the splendid entertainment of an hour and a half. Probably owing to the fact that it was band concert night and that in consequence the stores in town were kept open, which naturally and unavoidably kept many away, the attendance was not as large as would have been expected under different circumstances.

The program was opened by the organ selection by Prof. Havorka. It was a splendid rendition of a very difficult selection, both in technique and modulation. Prof. Havorka also showed himself a past master in the art of accompanying, following the mood of the singer with great feeling and delicacy. Miss Schnee's appearance will be voted a great success by all who " ere present. Her delivery and stage presence are charming. With purity, richness and sweetness of time she combines extraordinary strength of voice and round ness and fullness of tone. Besides this- she sings in perfect harmony with the sentiment of the text. This' was especially noticeable in the “Erlking.” We noticed that after the test dramatic sentence there was a hushed silence over the audience bet ore they broke it to applause.

Mr. Nowak's singing is extremely dramatic, which becomes all the •r.ore effective on account of the depth and strength and versatility of his voice. In his song “The Sea” with its great lyric and dramatic passages, he appeared at his best. In , fact, even if we were ever so critically inclined, we could not find a flaw in his rendition of that song. Ir his other numbers also Mr. Nowak showed his great power and skill and the well-trained qualities of his voice. “From Oberon in Fairy Land” with its sportive melody was very well received.

Master McGahey, the boy-violin-ist, was a surprise to me audience. He plays the violin with perfect abandon, and his appearance on the stage shows an utter lack of seir-consciousnese. His technique is perfect and the accuracy with \«hich he plays is extraordinary for a player of his years. We may say, without fear of contradiction, that every number given at this recital was given with a real artist’s soul and power and understanding, and we a.-3 all glad that we have had the opportunity and pleasure of hearing these artists.