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4o THE J'UB22..EE_
FISK' _UNIVERSITY.
Although we are .not directly engaged
for. Fisk University, • still that. institution
have built out of song is as, `dear to us
were'laboring for its establishment, and
pleasure in commeneltnn its interests to;
and Christian people throughout the
following, extract from an article which
the St. Louis Mezgazine some -time since,';
to give our friends some idea of the
work Fisk University is"accomphsing:" h
"Fisk University is the leading institution
great Soulh-West for• the coloredpeople."
of establishing it was begun in Uctobcr,!
the school, was given' its name in honor
Clinton B. Fisk; of St' Louis, who was
mand of Nashville, as commissioner
man's Bureau. It was first located in
the Chattanooga• depot, where it occupied
hospital' buildings which were donated
pose by the Government.' There -were
added a chapel and-a'fi-ame. dormitory,',
temporary -frame buildings the University
home for eleven years:. It was then
its present ;location, 'which is one and
''
in singing.
which we"
as when we
we take great.
the charitable
land. The
appeared in
will serve
grand, noble
of the'
The work
i865,' and
of Gen.
then in cum-
of the Freed-
the city, near
large
for this put-
afterward
and in. these
had its
&ransferred'_to
a quarter
Unrvc`rs t has
Y
Y
a ridge run-
an
and west-
Valle of the
Vanderbilt
.and ,
• -part- of
was given its.
the kindness
people, stands
erected
.with funds
•sitigers-we-re--pearance_oL1?iskUniversity
studies in 'the
was its first
years 'its
money
University'
of its
which had
the
only in' the
. • .
the
Scot-
Holland,
their songs
forth the
among
•.The', net
in money,
Library,; Ap-
Livingstone
as Jubilee
SquareI
of the deep
by' tha_people
bove Hall
as an ap-
missionary
it syinbolizes
its rela-
of the
University
the.,West
out annual
• _Y
teach Burin g
vacation, and it has furnished a large number of per--."P;EN
manent teachers to Tennessee and-adjoining'States.
Its bussness1department is adjusted to the condition'
of t•'e peopl;e m whose interest it has been founded.
•Tuition is from $9 to $11 a year; Board and tuition,
including-fuel, washing and lights, are furnished at a.
charge of $i12 per month. The work of raisingan
Endowment Fund, has •been begun ; but for the Pres-
ent, the support of professors and' instructors is pro-
sided• for by voluntary •contributions through, the
American Missionary Association..
INT GEMS.
I never so enjoy d Music. C. H Spurgeon.
Seldom have T b en so moved by music.—Fresiderzt -
Arthur-
Oh ! if I could h ve yon near'me" when T come Co
Y
die, to sing.='/-hill' Phillips:
' Pathos,' intensity , nd:beauty marked all the singing'.
of the band:—.Dail Review, Edznbuzoh:
It comes from the heart • and goes straight to the -
heatt.L-South Lone', z Press, Eng.
. Do not think it w,akness intik that T weep as.I
listen to your •songs, for they. touch my very soul.—
Vidaria, Crazuu Prirccss-of Germany..
That song is'linos much for m' ;•it takes by
stprru, and catches h too of our feelings.-1 it es ck
G ill., a Crcatc es hr h of Gou it eel `
Out •of•the love of th tormented soul of the people -
these songs; they are th passion-flowers of the blood
of martyrs.--R. Elcko z'z `•Volks Zerlrn g, ' Berlin.-
They excel in truenes. of intonation, exactness of
blending and expressive; ndering.--Sagena Courr.'er,
slMiclz:
Success 'is -too•colorles "a word to aderlitately de--
scribe the advent of the J ibilee-Singers 'in-Banbury.
v Guardian, F_rz .
Cult' -1 musicians ' d, uncultured hearers are
alike delighted with theirs sect sit-ins.-Ayr Adz{cr-
user, 'Scotland.
There was never-sin gin note intense- dramatic
"Singing Y
than thio; -for there was•nev •r siliging , More sincere.
It was not'an exhibition of a t • it was the expression
of real emotion,—New Yoz 1 I'i'iIiene:
From the Queen of the rel in. clownwa'rd, all who
have heard them, spell in .the same unqualified strain
i.rh
Of 'the choice' quality of the entertainment.---frith
Tizties, Dzibfin '
Their voices were §0. rich in 'one, theirenunciation
•
soidistinct ..their ek.lii-essiion • so perfects that they
reachedat•once the, hearts of thepeople;-andfook.
the audience by storm.—Dundee Advertiser.
At times the notes roll out with the cadence and
deep-toned.melody of accordant :bells; again, they fall
into the low-voiced sweetness: of soughing-v Inds.-
Bay City (Mich.) Daily Tribune: ,
. • The power..which the sweet voices of this troupe
exerts over an' audience is marvellous. Their previous
visit to Stratford left an impression never' tobe'effaced,
and their second visit on Monday only deepened it.
=Stratforiz' 'Weekly Herald, . •, :
One thing which gives a ,charm to the performance
of :these darksingers, of the South is the' zest and
earnestness which they throw into their'singing ;:they:
seert5 to enjoy 10 quite as much, as do the audience.— -
Belleville Daily Intelligencer.
The performances of the Jubilee Singer's is some-
thing` to'be'compared. only with themselves-they
are simply' unique. . There cais:, be .no.criticism of
anything so.•genuine in expression and inimitable ex-
ecution Bu(alo Express. "
was'deeply charmed; and I-hope ennobled by the
indescribable pathos of the wild: plantation melodies
'of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, on their appearance in-
the OId South; onYthe.:pplatform;.ofihe-l3oston?Vfonday_
Lectureship, . We were all made debtors to
you.-Joseph Cook. •
:The Hall was completely Tacked;Tacked;
being unableto gain admittance. Their singing was
simply grand. . -. . . The . choruses were full of
melody, harmony,' sweetness' and correct genuine
enjoyment, and are of a •kind that. fascinate without
one very well `understanding wherein the ,spell.c•on-
srsts —In ersoll ,Ox brit fz ilmne.'
g' f
-EXTRACTS FROM- THE PRESS,
HURON•EXPOSITOR.
:
We never remember of seeing-s9 large an audience
at any entertainment : in Seaforth. The. hall was
literally packed. The several Members of the com
pany are, undoubtedly thoroughly trained arid accent:
plished.musicians, and the sweetness as well as power
and scope of voice displayed' was little short of
marvellous, while their selections were good, and the
style of music possessed a charm and fascination
which cannot fail to attract and: please an audience.
SEAFORTHH, Nov. 8, 1882•.,, "
-
ROCHESTER-•MORNING HERALD.
Miles north of rile SteTTouse, The
sightsaboutne about Nashville: the m9st ncIt commandingof the
tw"eilty.fiveraer'espossessed
which cover the crown. of the hill . and
ning.south, so that. all its buildings willconmtand
ward.•of�the extended.. and beautiful
ward rnipted view of' the city:eaif lva
Cumberland laver. The State Roue,
and Fisk 'Universitiescrown , three eminences,
form a triangle within which-hes a'large
Nashville. On Victoria Square, which
) name in grateful acicnon lctlgment of
shown the Jubilee Singers by the British
Jubilee hall: ' This beautiful building•was
and furnished at a cost of over;$r2o,000
- --raised-by-the Jubilee-Singors: •-•These
• trained, while pursuing.. their regular
University, by Mr. Geo.. L. White, who
teacher in vocal music, and was for several
treasurer: • He conceived the idea of raising
for the permanent establishment; of Fisk;
`by taking into the North- a little company
students to sing the songs of their race,
conie• into being:-no one knew, how—during
days of their slave"ry, ,and then existed
memories and hearts'of the.people.
In addition- to their ,'repeated tours throughout,
Northern States, they twice visited England,
land and Ireland, and made tours through
Germanyyand;Sw•tzerland. Everywhere
touched the heart of the people, and called
deepest sympathy for-the-cause• of education
the people`foo-whom they' were. 'laboring.
results of their work was about'$15o,00o
together with'valuable' additions' to• the
paratus, and several valuable paintings.
'Missionary l'Iall will be nearly, as large'
Hall, and will soon be erected on Netherihnd•
—which received its, 'name ,in. honor
.interest shown in the'. ubtlee• $irig
of Holland.[In Se tember ers
p Y$82; the
was occupied.] The building' is- designed
propriate monument to the great African
r. "many
explorer, DDavid• Livingstone, and
the purpose and hope of Fisk Untversity'in
tions -to- the.. civilization and evangelization
`clack continent,'.- Five-students of the
are already; laboring as missionaries jon
Coast ofrrca It sends.
over one hundred' of its students to
There is an irresistible charm about their. sim le
1
soulful melooclies which is notpbymusic -of
far, greater pretensions; Their wonderful effect is.
due to the fact •that they are the expression of nature
untrammelled b art The voices of the singers are
Y < g
round.and ''full, and of remarkable richness' and,
Purity. Their changes fron3 'wild, powerful and soul-
stirring strains' to 'soft, gentle;:: and easy flowing ea-
dedces produce an effect which is at 'once . unique
andrefieshing.. /
Miach 8; ,'5882:
TORONTO GLOBE.
The Pavilion was again crowded at the second ap-
JubSlee Singers;lsat-jtiglit,..
and theentei�tainmentprovided for those present was .as
thoroughly 'appreciated and enthusiastically encored
as, on the preceding evening.,..: Such singing will al=
ways,strilce •
a responsive chord 'in -the human heart,
asits earnestness, •spontanieity, -and its perfection of
art m its thorough artlessness, will.elways appeal to
sympathies which "find their legitimate exponents'in
such:excellenf warbling.
Oct. i8,• i88i.
THE LONDON, ADVERTISER.
This truly talented `troupe ' gave another of. their
inimitable concerts lastevening at, Victoria Hall .•and
the ingenuity of the' obliging Y. -M. C. A. Sec. was
considerably taxed to provide 'seats for the crowd that
.gathered long before the entertainmenthegan. It, is
utterly;'impossible to coin expressions^of praise for
this'. excellent company that ;have not already been
justly -uttered ; certainly the ;lov`ers - of 'melody who
failed to hear them have missed• a rare treat. .
"Oct. 27, 1882,
'CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL.,
Their vvelk•;is of a:very.high order_ of_ musicalvaliie,;,
the.votces being` of originally resonant quality; and
being 'refined by culture into all the musical effects
called for. in the songs which, they deliver. Their
balance of the four parts is as' perfect as any ever
heard ; the unanimity of the accent and movement is
nearly perfect'; the use of the. shadingis as smooth,'
even ,and tasteful` as can be wished ; while the spirit
'of unction with which the quaint,; grotesque tones are
uttere amo p •.. _
May 1q int nearly to inspiration.;.'
880.
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Admission 50 c, Plan at . Dickson's. No extra charge for reserving seats.