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THIS CHURCH MUSIC
DRAWS BIG CROWDS
.> BRASS BAND DISPLACES YHE REGU
LATION CHOIR.
'Why the First Methodist Church of Chien-
CO Finds Band Music Useful—The Pastor
Aims to Make the House of God aa At
tractive as the Theater.
[Special Correspondence.!
Chicago, Dec. 24 —The First Metho.
Aist cHurch of this city, the Nestor of
Methodist organizations in Cook coun
ty. has flung aside the mantle of ortho
doxy and substituted for its regulation
■choir a gorgeously uniformed brass
band, and a military band at that.
The purpose of this singular action,
-as it is termed by members of other con
gregations, is stated by the Rev. James
P. Brushingham, the church’s pastor,
to be merely an indication that the
Methodist church is keeping firm step
in the march of progress and realizes,
so says Mr. Brushingham, that in order
to hold its place it must make the
.church services as attractive as the
■worldly amusements. Here over his
own signature Mr. Brusbingham states
the whys and wherefores:
Our band that we have in church is only one
feature of the campaign which we propose
making in the down town district of Chicago
to make our Sunday services popular in the
sense that they shall be a counter influence to
the vaudeville shows and variety theater*
that surround us in the same block.
Since the band and other musical features
-were made part of our church programme our
■audiences have increased fourfold. For this
reason we expect to continue along the same
lines in making ofc services attractive to the
-public.
While our present band is accomplishing the
purpose for which we engaged it my real idea
of a band is to have one which consists of a
mixed orchestra and a few brass pieces, secur
ing the very best talent possible, and making
-the complete organization a permanent feature
in our Sunday services, particularly the even
ing services. The auditorium of our church
will seat about 1,200 persons, and when well
filled the loud music these instruments of
brass create seems in no way inappropriate to
the surroundings, especially when it becomes
an accompaniment to what we call gospel
Bongs.
As I have said, the band is but one of the
features we propose to introduce. We have
Just decided upon a brilliant serres of Electric
lights to be placed upon the outside of the
building in the same fashion in which the
places of amusement seek to attract patrons.
J. P. Bhushingha.m, D. D.,
Pastor First M. E. Church.
The brass band which Dr. Brushing
ham has utilized is composed of the old
er pupils of the Graham school, located
at 445 Emerald avenue, Chicago. The
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leader of tta musicians is Mr. W. E.
Watt, the Graham school’s principal
Their labors are not considered as a
contribution to the church’s welfare,
bbt are given on a purely business basis.
The church pays the band so much per
service, just as each member of the or
chestra of a theater is paid for every
night that he plays.
The members of the band are clothed
in a very handsome uniform of dark
blue, plentifully adorned with gilt
braid, while gorgeous “frogs” in front
serve to make their appearance even
more spectacular. The caps the boys
are similar to those which adorn
the heads of the members of Sousa’s
band, except in the case of the snare
drummer, who wears a cap like one of
Uncle Sam’s soldiers.
fc During service in the church the band
Rs stationed on the rostrum formerly oc
’cupied bv t.l;e chrir, whvh is situated
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directly*behind' the pulpit". From this
point the music sounds in a volume
which fills the old edifice to overflow
ing. It has not been considered neces
sary to confine the selections played by
the musicians to the old orthodox hymn
tunes, and while they have not yet
played “There’ll be a hot time in the
old town tonight” they have very near
ly approached it. In fact, so lively have
the selections played become that at a
recent service, when an air in waltz
lime was given, the audience applaud
ed and cheered heartily.
Neither was this demonstration
frowned on by Dr. Brushingham, for
his eyes sparkled with good humor as
he stood up by the pulpit and said: “I
don’t wonder you feel like cheering.
That is the kind of music the people all
want, and that is what we must have. ”
At that same service, when about half
way through his. sermon, Dr. Brushing
ham turned to the young men in the
bright uniforms behind him and re
marked, “I must hasten toward the
close of this sermon, for when I finish
these boys are going to give us some
more music, and I am anxious to hear
them play again. ”
To thoroughly appreciate what a re
markable innovation this introduction
of a brass band into the church referred
to is, it must be understood that the
First Methodist church is one of the pi
oneer institutions of Chicago. It is lo
cated in a business block, situated at the
corner of Randolph and Clark streets,
but among its sommunicants are many
of those whose names are prominent in
the list of those who have made Chica
go’s history.
-It has always been considered a con
servative of the conservatives, never
leaning toward the exuberance of Meth
odism sometimes apparent at the so
called “revivals” of that church. In its
Itaid old quarters the congregation has
met ever since the fire which leveled
Chicago in 1871. Before that for many
years the church was in existence,' and
it was noted for retaining the customs
of its forefathers, as it were, almost in
their entirety.
One of the customs of the Methodist
church, as everybody knows, is that the
stay of a minister with one congregation
is limited, and so it has happened that
with the occupancy of the pulpit by the
younger generations of Methodist min
isters, the strong tendency toward or
thodoxy hitherto apparent has gradually
lessened, until with the advent of Dr.
Brushingham the new school, that
w'Jch .believes in fighting fire with fire
and 'making'th<s’church as attractive as
the theater, wrought a great change in
the customs of the First church.
It is Dr. Brushingham’s intention, so
he says, to continue'the introduction of
novelties which will attract the flotsam
and jetsam of humanity which vacil
lates between the church and the thea
ter, just as the independent vote swings
from political party to party.
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