Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-01
Masonic Hall Monday Night : The

MW9OHNC MOkuAJ VIZ u AZ
atfEf Great Apocalypse. k i
We would again remind onr readers that
the Visions of St. John will be present to
their view at Masonic Hall on Monday
night, December I'd. We are sure from
the opinions expressed by the press Of
other cities, and from the exalted charac-
ter of the entertainment itself, that it sur
passes anything in the nature of a public
entertainment ever before in Nashville.
Illustrating, exactly as described in the
Book of Revelations, all the visions be.
held by the Holy Seer, st. Joh1, the Dir
vine, Patmos' lonely isle 1900 years ago,
we can readily conceive the wonder and
aud ave with which they are said TO i'm
press the beholder Our exchanges al
Jude at great length to the soiemnity and
grandeur of these singular and mysterious
scenes. The representation of
THE VISION OF HEAVEN OPENED
As described in the fourth chapter OF Reve.
lations is said 20 be a most impressive
scene. 1t will be remembered that St.
John looked and "behoId door seas opened
an heaven" and the voice of the angel said,
"Come up hither and l will show the
things which mnst be hereafter And
Immediately he was in the spirit, and
"behold a throne was set in heaven, and
one sat on the throne"-a grand and ma
iestic parsonage, even the "Son of Man."
And round about the throne were seated
four and twenty elders, clothed in white
raiment, and having on their heads crowns
of gold And out Of the throne proceeded
thunderings and lightnings and voices, and
there were seven lamps Of fire burning be-
fore the throne, being the seven spirits of
God. These, together with the sea of
glass" the four beasts, "frllI of eyes, be-
fore and behind,D with various other ac-
cessories, all faithfully delineated, com
bine to make mp q representation Of sur
passing beauty and power.
THE BOOK WITH SEVEN SEALS,
Described in chapter 5th, is really a con-
tinuation of the scenes portrayed in chapter
4th, for it says: "And | saw in the right
hand of him that sat on the throne, book
written within and on the back side, and
sealed with seven seals" "And a strong
angel proclaimed with a lond voice, who
is worthy to open the book, and TO loose
the seals thereof" And no man, neither
in Heaven or on earth, was able to open
the book, neither to look thereon. And
st. John wept because none were found
worthy to open or to read the book. And
one of the elders said to him Weep not,
behold the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the
root of David, hath prevailed TO open the
book" etc. And the Lamb, who stood in
the midst of the throne came and took the
book preparatory to opening the seals.
And the four-and-twenty elders fell
down and worshipped, having golden walls
filled with odors, which are the prayers of
the saints" and they singing new song,
etc.
This picture has an air of quiet, solemn
beauty, consoling to the eye and mind of
the beholder. Many celebrated pretentious
paintings of the "masters," esteemed of
almost priceless value, fall far behind this,
in real, conscious effect, upon the minds of
those who make il study.
THE SEVEN SEALS OPENED,
AS recorded in the sixth chapter, constitute
a series of seven scenes of unrivalled
beauty and grandeur, both of conception
cAeGuilOu. anu JOnH saw u WEllle
horse, and he that sat on him had bow,
and crown was given unto him, and he
went forth conquering and to conquer"
Then comes the opening of the seven seals,
one by one, (which is completed in the
eighth chapter and in which are pre-
figured some of the great events, in modern
history, which John saw with prophetic
eye, and recorded in the Apocalypse as
signs, symbol to the Christian world, that
the lend of all things" would be near.
There is much of admonitary warning in
this series of illustrations, and no sincere
Christian can, with st. Johns text in hand,
pass them in reviews, without revival or
freshening of his faith, and a quakening of
his conscience, calculated to exercise a
salutary influence upon Christian life and
character.
Remember this exhibition opens Monday
evening at Masonic Hall We expect TO
see it filled to OVERLOOKING surely there
is no reason why Nashville should not ac-
cord TO this magnificent entertainment the
merited patronage it receives elsewhere.
Seats may be secured Monday and every
day at Dorman's Music Store, under the
Masonic Hall, where diagram of the
Hall can be seen.