Music, especially singing, has a fascination and power over
children that is truly wonderful. It soothes and subdues their
passions and awakens every noble emotion. The school day is
always brighter and better if it is begun with a stirring
song. If the children are tired and nervous or ill-tempered, a
song will quiet them as oil upon a troubled sea. “Music,” says
Luther, “is the art of the prophets, the only art which can
calm the agitation of the soul.” Its moral and religious power
has long been recognized by the Church, but the school is just
beginning to realize its value.--JOHN W. CARR, “Journal
of the Religious Education Association,” 1903.
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=Music and History=--See HISTORY AND MUSIC CORRELATED.