Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-03-05
SONGS m THE NIGIlL

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REV. !. De Wit TALMAGs's SER
f. MON Ar THO TAseRNActe.,
Jubilant Exercises at the Morning serv-
ice-rhe Right Hand or erowshIp
Extended TO Many New Members.
Thousands to Hear the Great Divine.
BRooKLYN March 4.-ExrrciSes at the
Tabernacle this morning were iubllant. One
hundred ami twenty new members were
given the right hFnd of fellowship, making
the COMMUNICATE membership four thousand
one hundred and fifty. Thousands Of stran-
gers were present. The tea great silver
tankards and the long line of chaIices made
the sarramental table very impressive.
Betore the sermon the congregation, led by
cornet and organ, sang:
when earth shall pass away,
IN the greet judgment day.
.j.slIs Is mine
The Eev. +. Ds Witt Tain ge, d. D., took
as tho subject of his discourse: "A Song
Concerning Ny Beloved" His text was
Isaiah v, Now will sing to my well be
Lowell so. = OF my beloved" Dr.. Talmsge
said: --
The most fascinating theme for heart
properly attuned is tns Saviour. There is
something in the morning light to suggest
him, und something in tho evening" shadow
to speak his praise. The flower breathes
him, the star shines him, tho cascade
proclaiiuS him, ali tbs voices Of na-
turo chant him. Whatever is grand,
bright and BEAUTIFUL. ii you only listen
70 it. will speak his praise. When l
come in the summer TINA and pluck flower,
| think OF him who il the RU~e of Sharon
;.l.d the Lily OF the Valley" Wen | SEE in
the fields a lamb, say, ''Be.ioii the Lamb
Of God that tsketh away the sin of the
wortl" When, in very hot us'atber, l come
under projecting chff, say:
Rock Of Ages, ciaft for n,s,
Let me- hide myself in thesi
Over the old fashioned pulpits there was a
sounding board Ths voice of toe minister
rose 10 the sounding hos,i and then was
stru-.!l back again upol tine ears of the people.
.ini 81 the ten thousand voices Of earth ri4-
ing ZIP find th. heavens sounding board,
which strikes back - tha-ear of all the No.
tions the praises OF Christ. The hcavens tell
Ms .ttHF Ait! the IL ~iltiNr us h
The Bibls thrills with one great story OF re
dernptioa. Cpoa blasted and fa.i,sl para
disc it poured the light Of n glorious rsStora-
ton 1t looked upon Abraham from the
ram caught in she thici7'>;. It SPOKE in ths
blcatinS OF the herds driven down to Jer,rsa-
lem for sacrifice. I: put infinite pathos into
the speech of upcon:h fishermen. II lifted
Paul into the seventh hea.cn. and il broke
upon the ear of St John with the brszen
trumpets and the chrxnkr,y nf the elders aud
ths rushing wings OF the ~'raPhip'-
InSteai of waiting until yOu get sick and
worn out before you speak the praise Of
Christ, while your heart Is happiest, and your
step is iiShtest and your fortunes smile, and
Your pathway blossoms, and the overarchins
he2rens drop upon you their bepediction,
s,-etk the praises Of Jesus.
The old Gr>ssk orators, when they saw their
audiences inatcentiTe and sfunbering, Ind
one word with which they would rpusn them
IN e. the greatest enthusiasm. In the midst
of their OTationS they would stop and cry out,
Marathon" and the peoples enthusiasm
would I've unbounded. NJ hearers, though
You NAV have been borne down with sin, and
though trouble, and trials, and temptation
NAV have come upon yDu. and you tes'i hardly
like looking up nethnkS therrs is one grand.
royal imperial wor,i thrt ought 10 rr,tise your
soul 70 iuilnits rejoicing. and that word is
''JsSuSI-
Taking .ha sugG.s.ion Of the text, I shall
speak 10 you Of Christ, our soug. remark,
in the first place, that Christ ought 10 b- the
craile song. What oar mothers sang To us
when they nut Us 10 sl.,eP is singing yet. We
may have forgotten the words; but they
went into the fibe- of our soul, and will foy-
ever lie a part Of il. It is not - much what
you formally teach your chIIirsn Ms what
You TinS 70 them. 4 hymn has wings and
can fly everywhitber. One hundred and
fifty years after you are dead, and ''OI
Mortality has worn outs his chSsei in re
cutting your name on the tombstone, your
great grandchildren viii be singing the song
which this afternoon You sing 10 your httle
ones gathered about your kuee There is O
plaG-. in Switzerland WHERE. il you distinctly
utter your voica, there come back ten or fif-
teen distinct echoes and every Christian
song sung by mother in the ear et her child
shall hav>, ten Thousand echoes coming back
from ali the gates of heaven. OH. if mothers
only knew the power Of this sacrei spell, how
much oftenor The iittlo ones would be
with the songs of jesus
Wa want sOme cOunt-Tactin2 influence
upna our chiliren- The very moment your
child STEPS into the street, he steps into tho
,,ath Of temptation. There are foul mouthed
children who would like 20 bssoil your little
orjcs. Il III not do to keep your boys and
girls in the house and make them house
plants: they must have fresh air and Iecrea-
tion. God save yO,r children FROM the
scathinS, blasting. damninS influence Of the
streets. know of no crunteractins infG-
enca but the power Of Christian culture and
example Hold before Tour httis ones the
pur, life of Jesus: lct thai rame be the word
that shall exnr,ss evil from their hearts
Givu 10 y0ur instruction al the fascipatnon
of music. morning. po"n and night: bet it bs
Jesus the cradle song. This is important il
your children grow up, but perhaps they
may not, Their pathway may bs short.
Jesus may be wanting that child. Then
tbcr. will De n spundieSs step in tho dwelling,
Gud the youthful l.ulse will begin
to futter, and little hands will Ire
lifted Tor help You can not help.
And great agony will pinch at
vour heart AMI the cradle viii ~ empty and
the nurscry vii! he empty, and the world
will bo empty. ami your S>ul will be empty.
No little feet standing on ths stairs. No toys
scattered ou the csrpe:. No quick following
from room 10 room No strange and wonder
ing questions, No upturu.d face, with laugh
Ing blue eyes. come for a Kiss; hnt only
grave, and n wreath of white blossoms on the
top Of it; and bitter deSolation, and signing
at HGhtfali With ~ one 20 put to bed, and a
wet pillow, and grave, and wreath Of white
blossoms oa tina tpp OF it The heavenly
Shepherd viii take thl; lamb safely anyhow,
whether YOU have been faithful or unfaith-
ful: hut would it not have besn pIeaSanter il
You could hsve heard from thcrss lips the