Show nr I 1 iMp IRS sio 4 I 1 arrans cements in ants toi hate at te the dithie dl rt or ili S sabbath 3 if selmah shakespeare would not trust the man who has no music in his soul and who ia is not moved with will the concord of sweet sounds in fact he lie considered such a one fit for treason stra stratagem taZem and spoils the mormon people are lovers of good music it was bom in many of them they cultivate it at all timea times when the they 1 have bave luni ties todo so it fonua a prom ant feature fe 1 are in their religious ext hiams in iu their public assemblies and their sabbath schools but in in many places the latter institutions have lacked competent instructors instruct ore in thia this divine di vitic art arti who have suf focient time at their dis disposal to devote much of it to the instruction of the children olour of our sabbath schools still they have done much and are willing to do more at opportunities 0 ff r their labors in this direction are fully appreciated and nad they t hey have gad the gratitude odthe of the community for the service i they have thus rendered we arc are plea pleased to learn that this desideratum de in our sunday schools is about to be supplied cupl L II 11 suj ballantyne Ballau tyne informs us that the t e services of a competent vocal musical instructor have been rie secured cured oue who can devote the tile nee necessary essar time t line to educate the children of those institutions systematically systematic all in in this th is important branch of r instruction st the gentl gentleman erdan been engaged ged for thia servi ceis mr evan stephens of salt lake city who hh haa several large classes 0 of f juveniles under hia his tuition and to whom lie haa has been very successful in imparting a knowledge of vocal music he ile commences with his pupils at the foundation of their At studies udies teaches them to read the music and not to sing by imitation or simply listening to the voice odthe instructor hi we understand that in ogden there are arc now nor ready to be enrolled sufficient children to form avro two classes of at least kast ofie one hundred bundred and fifty in each class the price of tuition will be one dollar for three mouths after which time it is thought the instructor can get up concerts concer Ls the proceeds of which will bea amp amply 1 ly sufficient to pay him for his services after the first quarter on saturday after afternoon and eap even ingar stephens gave t two wo concerts in the salt lake theater which wb ich was crowded from pit to dome in speaking int of the performance the salt la lake e herald says the sight presented was a delightful defill ono one indeed two hundred children ranged thel center of the stage back each row raised two feet above the other all dressed neatly and looking clean and smiling made inace a most charming picture it is needless to enter into details the tile chorus may be spoken of generally as remarkably well rendered the selections selecta showing AIr stephens stephene characteristic taste our contemporary says says the entertainment tain ment demost demonstrated rated tho the wonder ful faculty of mr stephens as an instructor of children land filio serves i to show ins ills balent is as a comi poser the lime time and place of the initial instruction will bo be given shortly D adar |