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Show Church Music in Need of More 'Pep'; ! Phonographs Used ATLANTIC CITY N. J. Feb 25 More "pep" In church music supplatit-T Ing If necessary, wheezy choirs with phonographs, was advocated by the Rev. James E. Norcross of New York. field secr.etn.ry for the general board of promotion of the Northern BupUst convention, in on address Friday. He i consoled music lovers generally by as- suring them that pianos would be -I found In heaven. ".mumc is the "war department' of tho church," he said, " when a prayer meetlnK dies before it starts, it l be-cause be-cause the music killed it. It is bard to get a good organist and j;ood choir. ' 1 know a church that bad bn spend-; lug $l'.0 annually tor an organist and I the same amount Cor a choir It bought a good phonograph and now spends $2.1 a year for fine records Incident- ally the attendance has increased. I oo- |