H. B. Hannum

Hymns and hymn tunes, gospel songs, and other types of music used in the work of the church are often criticized. Various people will place altogether different evaluations upon…

To worship and glorify God should always be the objective of the musical parts of the church service. This can usually be met without difficulty in the vocal music because of the aid of the sacred text or words, but it…

What are the canons, or laws, of sacred music which should govern our choice of sacred music ? These principles are just as certain and definite as any laws, but their appli­cation presents new modifications in different ages and in various…

Too often in our busy life we neglect the quiet period of meditation, a time when we unhurriedly think upon spiritual and beautiful things. "Be still and know that I am God." "Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary…

Both vocal and instrumental music have had an important part in the history of the church. During its long history the church has made use of various musical instruments to assist in the worship service. In the Bible we read of timbrels,…

A wedding is a happy time for the bridal couple. When this climax to the period of courtship is reached and the solemn vows of marriage are to be taken, the ceremony, if per­formed in a church, should be in harmony with the church atmosphere.

A…

Truth, beauty, goodness—these three words have been the subject of much thought and controversy among philosophers throughout the ages. They still hold consider­able challenge to our thinking in these days of confused values and gross materialism.

THERE is nothing to them. They are simple, easy to play. I never give them a second thought."  How often the play­ing of hymns is dismissed by an otherwise capable musician with just such carelessness. The playing of hymns on either the organ…

THE Seventh-day Adventist church is an evangelical church, believing that its prime objective is the proclaiming of the gospel in the world and the winning of souls to the kingdom of God. This is and should be the pur­pose of the church,…

HIGHER than the highest human thought can reach is God's ideal for His children. Godliness—godlikeness—is the goal to be reached. Before the student there is opened a path of continual progress."—Education, p. 18.

Perfection,…

We sometimes feel that our problems today have never before .been met. With this in mind, it is interesting to read the preface of a publication edited by Thomas Hastings and Lowell Mason, published in 1833. The title is Spiritual Songs,…

Music and the Message

Who can compute the mystic power of music? Who can measure the influence it exerts for weal or woe? It is woven into the very warp and woof of this sinful world. Indeed, most of the demoralizing things of the…

There are several kinds of secular music, just as there are several kinds of secular literature. The cheap popular type, we are all agreed, should be shunned as unworthy of a Christian's attention; but there is a wealth…

Let us now consider some of the govern­ing principles of aesthetics, so important in the evaluating of hymn tunes, and the basic laws of beauty as seen in operation in various tunes. It must be remembered that each hymn…

The subjects usually considered of first importance to the ministerial student in our schools are the various lines of English, Bible, a knowledge of Greek and Hebrew, public speaking, methods in pastoral work, and kin­dred studies. It is…

The language of music has come to reveal either secular or sacred impressions to the hearer, depending on the experience of the listener. The highly trained musician perceives very quickly the barrenness of most popular…