It Is Foolish To Be Convinced Without

The Supreme Crime Of The Church To-day Is That Everywhere And In All Its Operations And Influences It Is On The Side Of Sloth Of Mind; That It Banishes Brains, It Sanctifies Stupidity, It Canonizes Incompetence.

It Is The Music Which Makes It What It Is; It Is The Music Which Changes The Place From The Rear Room Of A Saloon In Back Of The Yards To A Fairy Place, A Wonderland, A Little Comer Of The High Mansions Of The Sky.

Can You Blame Me If I Am Pursued By The Thought Of How Much We Could Do To Remedy Social Evils, If Only We Had An Honest And Disinterested Press?

They Use Everything About The Hog Except The Squeal.

All Truly Great Art Is Optimistic. The Individual Artist Is Happy In His Creative Work. The Fact That Practically All Great Art Is Tragic Does Not In Any Way Change The Above Thesis.