Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-10-25

and was dangerously wounded, after
recovery spent large amount of
money in trying to MAKE the road passa-
ble Down and dow.l till we saw the
white tents pitched for Us by our mule
tcers amid the rains of ancient Jericho,
which fell ut the sound of poor music
played ON Il ''rai,l's horn, that arrient
instrument which, taken from the head
of the leader of the flock of sheep, is
perforated and prepared to be fingered
by the musical performer. and blown
upon when pressed to the lips. AS in
another sermon have fully described
that scene, will only say that every
day for seven days the ministers Of re-
ligon went round the city of Jericho
blowing upon those rams horns and
OH the seventh day. without the roll of
a war chariot. or the stroke of cata-
pult. or the swing of ballista, crash!
crash crash! went the walls of that
magnificent capital.
On tile evening of Dec. G we walked
amid the brick and mortar of that
shattered city. and | sud to, myself:
All this done BIZ poor music blest
of God; for it WIS not harp or a
flute or Il clipping cy!rbaI or all organ
played. 1T the sound of which the city
surrendered to destruction. but rude
instrument making ride music blest of
God. to the demolition OF that wicked
place which had for centuries deiied
the Almighty And sail, if ell this
was by lie blessing of Cod on poor
music. what nightier things could be
done by tllr blessing of Colo good
music. siillfu music, Gospel music.
II ali The goo t!la:s has already been
done by lna3ia wcr: suo1- .ct1,! fioia
the wor!l. believe three foirtls OF
its religion would be gone, The lula
bys CT notllcrs which keep sounding
en-. though the lips that sang tiIe:n
for!r years AGO hes*l;iie ashes; tho old
hymns IL log cabin churches ;t!nl coun-
try liceing houses, AM psalms in
I.ouSes version in Scotch i.;r.;s; the
anthem il; Englisil catlcdrts: the roll
Of organs tllat will ncver let Handel or
Haydn or Beethoven die; the th-uin Of
llarps. the sweep Of the bow across
bass viois, the song OF S1obst schools
stormins tie hearcas. the doxology Of
great ;ssa:noages--w!y. Il thousand
.Jeric..os cf sin have by them al! been
brought dow:!.
TIE POWER OF MUSIC.
Seated by the warmth of orr camp
fires that evening of Dec 6. amid the
bricks anI debris Of Jericho, an,l think
ing what poor music has done. and
what lniyi!t:er things could be accom-
plished by the blessings of God on good
music. said to myself: Ministers have
been doing grand work, and sermons
haze been blessed. but woill4 it not be
well for us to put moro emphasis on
music Oh. for a campaign OF odd
Hrrldred.' Oh. fora brigade of Mount
Piseailsl Oh. for y cavalry cil;lrgn of
"Corunations Oh. foran army of An
tiochs and ST. llartins and Ariols Oh,
for enough orchestral batons lifted to
marshal all li;ltions. As Jericho was
surrounded by poor music for seven
days. alld-Was conquered. $50 let orr
earth be surrounded seven days by
good gospel music, and the round
planet will NIL be taken for God Not
wall of opposition. not throne OF
tyranny, not a palace of sin. not a'l ell
tcrprise of unrigilseousncss could stand
the mighty t!lrob Of sucl atmospheric
pnlsltion fInsic, 1t sounded at the
having Of creations corner stone when
the morning stars sang together. iIu
sic! 1t will be the last revcrberation
wien the nrc.langel's trumpet shall
wake tie dead. Music. Let its full
power be now tested to comfort and
bless and arouse and s;lve.
While our evening rle:l is bs:l.s pre-
pared in the tents we walk out for q
molncnt to the "Fount;ti:, of Elisha, y"
the one into which the prophet threw
the suit because the Eaters were poi
scnous and bitter. and 10! they he
came sweet and healthy, and ever
since. with gurgle and laughter. they
have rushed down the hill and leaped
from the rocks; the only cheerful OBJ
ioct in all that region being these va
tiers.
Now OH This plain of Jericho the 'sun
is setting. making the mountains look
like balustraelcs and battle.neHts of
amber and maroon and gold: and the
maon. just above the crcsts, seems to
be a window of heaven through which
numerals might be looking down upon
the scene. Three Arabs as watcllmen
sit beside the camp fire at the door OF
NV tent. their low conversation in e
strange language I'LL night long sooth-
ing rather than an interruption. | had
~ dream that night never to be forgot
ten. tlrut dream amid the complete
ru;ns OF Jericho. Its past grandeur re-
turned, and saw the city as it was
when Mark Antony gave it to Cleo
patra and Herod bong lit it from her.
And heard the hoofs OF its swift
steeds. and the rurnbling of it's clElriots
and the shouts Of excited spectators in
its aniphitheittre.
LOVELY REGIo,i.
And there was white marble amid
green groves of palm and balsain; cold
stone warmed with sculptured foliage;
hard pillars cut into soft lace; iIiads
and OIysseys in granite; b;lsalt jet as
the night, mounted By carbrnsie Ham
ing us The morning; upholstery dyed rs
though dipped iii the blood OF battle
fields: robe; incr;lsred s;itll diamonds;
,r,,:oc ,,.I,;+o &c ca. Fo,r, flashed ON