Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09
4 UNIVERSAL song.
One that is Appropriate Both in
Happy Childhood and in De-
crepit Old Age.
Jesus Is q Theme that Is Never Tire.
SONS and is Acceptable on
All Occasions.
What T Dewitt ralmsge ssys of the Mem
bers of the Heavenly Choir and of
Their Grand Melody.


BROOKLYN, N. Y, March 4.-Exercises
at the Tabernacle this morning were
iubilRnt. One hundred and twenty new
members were given the right hand Of
fellowship, making the commitment
membership 4150. Thousands of strangers
were present. The ten crest silver
tankards and the long line of chslices
made the sacramental table very impress
siEe.
Before sermon the congregsEi IN, led by
c0rnet and organ, sang:
When esrth snail pass away,
In the great Judgment Day,
Jesus In mine!
The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage, D. D
took as the subiecEo of his discourse: ga
Song Concerning My Beloved" bis text
WAS Isaish 81: snow will sing to MY
well beloved q song OF my beloved" Dr.,
Talmage said:
The most fascinating theme for heart
properly attuned is the Saviour. There
Is something in the morning light to sug-
gest him, and something in the evening
shadow to speak his praise. The flower
breathes him, the star shines him, the
cascade prociaims hisl, all the voices OF
nature chant him. Whatever is grand,
bright and beautiful, If you
only listen to it, will speak his praise
When l come in the summer time and
pluck flower, think Of him who is the
"Rose of Sharon and the Lily of the Val
say: "Behold the Lamb of God that
81 Iho 81, 80 ba
in very hot weather come under pro-
iecting cliff say:
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself IN tneei
Over the old-fashioned pulpits there
was sounding board. The voice of the
minister rose to the sounding board, and
then was struck back again upon the ears
of the people. And so the ten thousand
voices of earth rising up fud
the heavens sounding board
which strikes back to the ear O
all the nations the praises Of Christ. The
heavens tell his glory, and the esrtn
shows his handiwork. The Bible thrills
with one grest story of redemption. Upon
blasted and faded paradise 1t poured
the light of 8 glorious restoration. Ii
looked upon Abraham from the ram
caught in the thicket. II spoke in the
blesting of the herds driven down to
Jerusalem for sacrifice It put
INFINITE PATHOs
into the speech of uncouth fishermen. l.
lifted Pau into the seventh heaven; and
il broke upon the ear Of St. John with
the brszen trumpets and the doxo ogy Of
the elders, and the rushing wings Of the
seraphim.
Instead of waiting until you get sick
and WORKOUT before you speak the praise
of Christ, while your heart is happiest,
and your step is llghtest, and your
fortunes smile, and your pathway bios.
SONS, and the overarching heavens drop
upon you their benediction, speak the
praises Of Jesus.
The old Greek orators, when They saw
their audiences inattentive and slumber-
ing, had one word with which they would
rouse them up to the greatest enthusiasm
In the midst of their orations they would
stop and cry out Marathon" and the
peoples enthusiasm would be IN
bounded. My hearers, though
Sou may have been borne down with sin
and though trouble, and trials, and temp
tation may have come upon you, and you
feel hardly like looking up, methinks
there is one grand, royal, imperial word
that ought to rouse your soul to infinite
rejoicing, and that word is "Jesus!"
Taking the suggestion Of the text,
shall speak to you of Christ, our song.
remark, in the first place, tina Chris
ought 20 be the cradle-song. What Oul
mothers sang to Us when they put US tc
sleep Is singing yet. We may have for
gotten the words, but they went into the
fibre of our soul, and will forever be 6
part Of it. 1t is not so much what you
formally teach your children as what you
sing TO them. A hymn has wings and car
fly everyWhither. One hundred and fifty
years after you are dead and "Old Nor.
tSlitY" has worn out his chisel in recruiting
your name on the tombstone, your great
grandchildren will be singing the song
which this afternoon you sing to youl
little ones
GATHERED ABOUT YOUR KNEE.
There is place in Switzerland where, il
you distinc 'ly utter your voice, there
come back ten or fifteen distinct echoes
and every Christian song sung by 6
mother in the ear Ct her child shall have
ten thousand echoes coming back from
all the gates Of heaven. Oh, if mothers
only knew the power Of this sacred spell
how much oftener the little ones would
be gathered and all our homes would
chime with the songs OF Jesus.
We want soma counteracting influence
upon our children. The very moment
YOUR child steps into the street, he steps
into the path of temptation. There are
foul moutned children who would like tC
besoil your little ones. It will not do to
keep your boys and girls in the house and
make them house plants; they must have
fresh air and recreation. God save your
children from the scsthing, Blasting,
damning influence Of the streets! know
of 10 countersctiDg influence but the
power OF Christian culture and example
Hold before your little ones the pure life
OF Jesus; let that name be the word that
shall exercise evil from their hesrts
Give to your instruction all the fascina-
ton of music, morning, noon and night
let 1t be Jesus, the cradle-song. This il
important If your children grow up, but
perhaps they may lot. Their pathway
may be short. Jesus may be wanting
thst child. Then there will be sound
less step in the dwell ing, and the youth
full pulse will begin to 6utter, snd little
hands will be lifted for help. You car
not help. And 8 great sgony will pinch
| st your heart, and the cradle will be
empty, and the nursery will be empty
and the world will be empty, and YOU
soul will be empty. No little feet stand.
ing on the stairs. No toys scattered OF
the carpet. No quick following from
room to room. No strange and wonder
ing questions. No upturned face, will
laughing blue eyes, come for kiss; bu'