The banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1844-1847, 1846-05-06
MUSIC IN HEAVEN.

where, with an car that will never grow
dull, medium that will present no him
drance, voice that will never break, Il
body that will bear all pressure of emo
ton, subjects of infinite variety, extent
and grandeur, drawn from Gods crca-
tive acts: scene where we may praise
him with all the powers Of heart and
tongue, where we may 60 on praising
him with more and moro OF skill, and
enthusiasm, and Joy.
Therefore, believe that the scenes of
the Apocalypse are not arranged as they
arc, merely in accommodation to our
earthly condition, but are intended to
shadow forth to us some points of real
analogy between the music we essay to
perform here, and the music of the Hca-
venly world, that we may in the future
world in fact hear the very choruscs,
and bear some humble part in them,
which John, rapt in the trance Of Pat
mos, heard. The chorus of unnum-
bered millions, the millions of redeemed
sinners, will be sung and heo,d; and it
will be responded to by the chorus of
unnumbered millions of angels, and
they both will be like "the voice of ma
ny waters" and of mighty thunderings;
no want, as in Handel's puny orchestra
OF thousand performers, of bass deep
toned enough to balance other parts.
There, genius, which in this world so
quickly finds its limit through want of
appropriate facilities may soar at will;
and with faculties unlike those in this
world, which grow weary and give out,
will never need rcfreshmcnt or repair.
There, one shall not grow deaf with
Beethoven, nor another die at thirty-six
with Mozart, through sheer exhaustion
of the body, nor third expire with
Haydn at the sound of cannon lombard
ing Vienna; but above WEAKNESS, con-
fusion, and wreck shall sing on and sing
on, in sweeter and yet sweeter, in louder
and yet louder strains.
There no tongue shall silent be;
an shall join sweet harmony,
That through Heaven oil spacious round
Praise to God may ever sound"
And here, there is solemn thought.
Can there be music hereafter in the soul
that does net love Code Nay, music
and hostility to God are incongruous
ideas. The oratorios Of Heaven will
give no pleasure to those in whose hearts
the love of God does not exist. II we
enter the future state unreconciled to
him, then farewell peace, farewell Joy
farewell hosannas, halleluiahs, praises
farewell the company Of the redeemed,
the glorious church of the first-born,
whose names are written in Heaven,
and farewell the chorus Of angelic be-
ings; farewell all that can purify and
enoble the soul. That we had enjoyed
something of music here, and felt long
ings of soul for something far beyond
what the present state permitted to at
tain, but which we did hope to reach in
that better and more glorious world
this will but aggravate our bitter disap.
pointment Nay, the capacities of mu-
sic, the remembrance of earthly enter
prise and enjoyment in the harmony of
sweet sounds, will be turned into thorns
and daggers Of remorse. o, the powers
OF the immortal mind its capacities of
joy; its capacities of wo solemn
thought! The heart says, would there
were no wo! But reason-consciehce
God-says there is. One of the grand
choruses of the Apocalypse is, the pnans
OF rejoicing of the victory for the Lamb
over the enemies of his Church. Some
OF these enemies are the apostate of this
world. "And the smoke of their tor
ment ascendeth for ever and ever.
For The LADIEs.-A new way to
make merinoes wash well-Infuse three
gills of salt to four quarts of boiling wa
ter, and put the calicoes in while hot.
and leave 1t till cold. In this way the
coiors arc rendered permanent, and will
not fade by subsequent washing So
says lady who has frequently made
the experiment herself.
Gapes in chickens may be cusily
cured by giving them small crumbs of
dough impregnated. with a little soft