The curtain rose the second time, and the scene changed. The National High School Orchestra appeared for the first time in history before the National Education Association. Two hundred and sixty-six boys and girls from thirty-nine states sat there “with their handsome instruments.” They were selected from six hundred who were competent and anxious to attend. It was a thrilling sight to watch these young people who sat together regardless of the states from which they came, and whose faces had “the features of every nation under heaven.” The program was arranged to recreate the moods of life—of play, heroism, questioning, hope, despair, fantasy, and religious fervor. The musical selections were from the masters, and they were rendered with perfect harmony. For two hours these young people stirred the depths of their vast audience. It was like a glimpse of the great scene described in the Bible, “of the company out of every nation and kindred and tribe before the throne of God, whose anthem of praise is like the sound of the sea.” The closing number was most impressive. Led by the youthful orchestra, the audience sang the evening hymn of Sabine Baring Gould: “Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh, Shadows of the evening Steal across the sky.” So the music swept on until the closing stanza was reached: “When the morning wakens, Then may I arise Pure, and fresh, and sinless In Thy holy eyes.” This incident is fully described in _Yankee Notions_, by Henry T. Bailey.[27] He concludes his account with an impressive sentence: “I heard the great heart of my country singing as never before, and the harmony was as rich and deep as human brotherhood itself.” Here is a testimony to faith and hope suggested by Hymns Used at the Dedication of a College Chapel Hendricks Memorial Chapel of Syracuse University was dedicated on June 8, 1930. It is the third in size of all college chapels in the United States and is to be the center for the religious guidance of the students. The hymns used on this occasion were full of significance. The first had a national application and was written by a physician, Dr. Alfred A. Woodhull. Six thousand voices blended in singing: “Great God of nations, now to Thee Our hymn of gratitude we raise; With humble heart and bending knee We offer Thee our song of praise.” This was followed by “Faith of Our Fathers.” The closing hymn was written by Dr. M. W. Stryker, one of the distinguished presidents of Hamilton College: “Almighty Lord, with one accord, We offer Thee our youth.” At the afternoon service of dedication the first hymn was “Glorious things of Thee are spoken Zion, City of our God.” The next was Professor Caleb T. Winchester’s striking hymn: “The Lord our God alone is strong, His hands build not for one brief day; His wondrous works, through ages long, His wisdom and His power display.” Deeply prayerful was the last stanza: