Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1872-06-07
tion drew FIRE and developed a warm
srIeY DEBATE

! Rev. VIM. Robson asked if such
publication would imply an endorse
ment. Rev. 4. N. Price thought il
would al least be tantamount to a
second class endorsement. Mr.
Robson said there were sentiments
contained in Prof. Gales Essay
which he would never endorse. He
! would sternly and stubbornly contro-
vert therl. EH#
ID Rev. H. c. Neal came to his re.
i lief and asked the opinion of the
chair. The President, Mr.. Atkins
answered affirmatively. 1t would be
endorsement. 3a3
Mr.. Neal seemed wholly opposed
to the use of instrumental music.
AEr. Price was opposed to publica-
ton, on the ground that instrument
al music was very unpopular in many
communities. This was controver-
ted point, and We had better go slow
on controverted ground; he waslike the
Justice who would not isue warrant,
because "there was something COM
bustibIe in the case"
Mr.. Robson respected Prof Gale,
but would not endorse his doctrine
touching instrumental music. 1t was
unscriptuFai and untenable. We
might as well go on and get praying
machines and preaching machines,
and do away with the good old service
of God. -
Mr.. S,etins said, i'll he could find a
machine that could preach wei, he
would set it to work If he could. He
believed in praising God upon the
loud timbreI, and asked Mr.. r. to
give nor his reason for his opposing
it; now was the time and this the
place. 1t was wholly pertinent to the
occasion,
RcU. @. Tdylor. said Bro, Prices as
sertiOn, that it was unpopular, was
insufficient. The true teste should be
sis it right" He would publish the
essay.
M. Neal was in favor of silence.
The question should not come up here
Some one in Wise Co., might regard
its publication, as its endorsement by
the body, and feel offended.
NJ. RoJcsOn. Why go 20 Wise Co.,
when there are dozen counties near
er. He was not ready for the fight
He had prepared no brief, but he
would i'm the future prepare for it,
Lets US have praying and preaching
! machine, mount it on wheels and
take it TO Camp Meetings. (SuIlins,
/ Yes if God Commands it, He would
/ discuss it i'm the papers. Bro. Price
Z would publish sensible articles pro and
con. (AIr. p. Yes If they are sensi-
ble) The human voice divine, at
tuned to the praise of Jehovah, was
! the sublimest music that ever reached
these ears. Then all can praise.
JIr. Suuils, recognized the march
!
decide this question. Iflt be wrong,
show it. If right let it be asserted.
! We should be pig or puppy. laugh
! teri Before God he believed in in
strumental music. If he could set to
the music of His praise, the howls of a
/ thousand storms, he'd send them out
and wake the world to the tune of old
hundred. praise God from whom
all blessings flow J" Jehovah speak
/ ing in the sublime music of all nature,
| to every David on the earth, said praise
Him to the sound of the trumpet,
praise Him upon the harp &c. IL
that thing, pointing to the Organ) can
soothe and mellow down this devilish
tiger that is within me, why in Gods
name let me have it l---
Prot. Gale. Said he had never in
! his rebellion against God, forgotten
/ the sublime strains of the old Church
! Organ he had known in his childhood.
He had hated God in his wandeTings
over the face OF the earth. He had
seen Bro. Cunningham in China, and
hated him. Had cursed everything
! holy, and had rebelled in sin, but
when he again heard in a strange
! land, the mellow notes of the Organ,
the scenes of his childhood had come
up before his eyes, and its memories
filed his heart until he wept
and repented, and became a
child Of Jesus.
Mr.. sSlllfRs. Are we not the same
sort of men as those who worshiped
/ God in the days of David? Are we
better and bolier than the shepherd
boy, the son of jesse, who piped the
music Of Gods praise upon the hills o
Judea2
| He appealed to Rev. r. to drop hi.
prejudices. Said they were born anC
reared near the same nest and be de
sired to see him discard his early no
lions against these things.
Mr.. Ro6eson. Denied having any
prejudices against the thing. He chal
lenged Rev. Sullins and Gale and 9th
ers to show any commandment o
God 20 make Instruments and use then
to praise Him. He would here aftel
produce books and chapter and vers,
showing that God condemned it.
II Mr. Sssllins. Are the Psalms inspir
ed? ~ 1no
l. Mr.. Robson. Hold on If you car
praise God on instruments, you car
pray on them .e5.gb.s.. -
az Mr.. Sullins read at length from thu
Psalms, principally from the last bu
=, one, and the effect was almost electric
He spoke, at length, and with grea
eloquence and fervor, making one o
the most brilliant and powerful orato
rical displays we have ever witnessed
aud evidently had the house witt
him. t'3H Il NsN ava
Mr.. Price, with his usual pleasant
ness droliy remarked that he Eel
wonderfully comforted by this gladia
tOrical tilt between bros Sullins anC
R0beson-it had improved his healtl
/ amazingly. He proposed that onto
morrow morning two hours be ailowes
to the discussion Of the question, .
il wrong to use instrumental music il
the Sabbath School?''
Adopted.
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