Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-13


| live. Things now utterly inscrutable vii
J be illumined rs plainly as though thu
! answer We're written on the jasper wall, o
; sounded in the temple anthem. Bartimen:
will thank God that he was blind; ant
Lazarus, that he was covered with sores
and Joseph, that he was cast into the pit
and Laniel, that he denned with the lions
and Paul, that he was humpbacked; anG
David that lie was driven from Jerusalem
and that invalid, that for twenty years he
could not lift his head from the pillow;
and th,t widow, that she had such hard
work to earn bread for her children. The
song Will be all the grander for earth
weeping eyes, an I'd aching heads, and ex-
martyred agoniea But we can get no idea
of the anthem here. We appreciate the
power OF secular music, but do We appre-
ciate the power of sacred song?
There is nothing more inspiriting to me
than whole congregation lifted on
the wave of holy melody. When we sing
some of those deat old psalms and tunes
they rouse all the memories of the past.
Why, some of them were cradle songs in
our fathers house. hey are all sparkling
with the morning dew bf a thousand Chris
tian Sabbaths. They we're sung by
brothers and sisters gtne now-by voices
that were aged and brokln in the music
voices rome the less SWEET because they
did tremble and break. When hear these
old songs sung it seems al if all the old
chorus, and city church and sailors bethel
and Western cabins, until tn whole CONT
nent lifts the doxology and the scepters of
eternity beat time to the music AWAY,
then, with your starveling tunes that chill
tide devotions of the sanctuaiy and make
the people sit silent when Jesus is march
ing on to victory. When generals come
back from victorious wars. don't we cheer
them and shout, "Huzza! huzza!" and
when Jesus passes along in the conquest
of the earth, shall We not have for Him
one loud, ringing cheer?
All hail the power of Jesus name
Let angels PROSTATE fall.
Bring forth the oval diudenl,
And crown Him Lord of ALL
But, my friends, if music on earth is so
sweet, what will it be in Heaven?
They all know the tune there. All the
best singers of all ages will Join it-choirs
archs, choirs of apostles. Morning stars
clapping their syr,bals. Harpers with
their harrs. Greatanthems of God, roll
on! roll on!--othe1 empires joining the
harmony till the thrones are all full and
the nations all saved. Anthem shall touch
anthem, chorus Jon chorus, and all the
sweet sounds of earth and Heaven be
poured into the cal of Christ. David of
the harp will be here. Gabriel of the
trumpet will be there. Germany, re-
deemed. will pour is deep bass voice into
the song, and Afric, will add to the music
with her matchless voice.
wish we could anticipate that song. l
wish in your closing hymn to- day we might
catch an echo that slips from the gates.
Who knows but tlat. when the heavenly
ti opens to-day to let some soul through,
there may come forth the stream of the
iuhiant voices until we catch it? Oh, that
as the song drops down from Heaven, it
might meet half way song coming up
from earth.
They rise for the doxology, all the multi
tude of the blest! let us rise with them;
and so at this hour the joys of the church
on earth and the Joys of the church in
Heaven will mingle their chalices, and the
dark apparel of our morning will seem to
whiten into the spotless raiment of the
skies. God grant through the rich mercy
Of our Lord Jesus Christ we may all get
there.
An Illsnlted Negro.
Jim Webster-Whar has yer been.
AIistah Johnsing?
Sam Johnsing-I has been ter Hous-
Ion, sab.
did yer muse yerself while yer was
lar?"
Didn't muse myself at all ! was
NTistah .Johnsing"
EYER means insulted, Mistah Web
,ter."
Maybe ] does, but l knows dat L
'ebber had my feelings trod on so
'ence de wah.
How did it happen?"
"Hit happened jess dis way: I went
inter- one OBJ desc heightened RESTRAINTS
er git cup of coffee. Oar was a
white generman at table wild a glass
If beer before him. / says: Good
lay, sab; l suppose you has no obiec-
hun to a respectable culled man sittin'
It dis table,?
"What did he say?"
He said dat oh course he didn't hab
10 objecshuns. because it was house
# public resort and eberybcdy could
it whar he pleases. F"
"What did you say?"
i said dat / was mighty obleeged
or him; dat ! had no race objecshuns
FEEDER; dat knowed he was a gener-
nan as soon as sot eyes on him, and
sot down at de same table and called
or coffee"
"What did the white generman say
Ihen yer sot at de same tablet"
II nebber was so s'prised in my life.
lie said dat dis being place oh public
esort eberybody had Alright to sit whar
le pleased. so lie would take advantage
ID dat circumstance and sit at de oder
end oh de dining room, before he
would sit at de same table wild kinky-
leaded, splay-footed coon like me; and
'ickin' up his glass he sot hisself at
noder table. Dem Houston folks am
e mos imperlite people eber 1 seed"
To the present day the superstition
3 rife that blood stain cannot be washed
ut. During the French Revolution
lightly priests were massacred in the
Iarmelite Chapel at Paris, and
he stains (called) of their blood |
re pointed out to-day. Sir
Walter Scott, in his "Tales of a
Grandfather" declares that the
'lood stains of David Rizzio, the Italian
'rivate Secretary Of Mary Queen of
scots, who was stabbed at Holyrood
alace by certain Protestant leaders Of