The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24
Power Of Sacred Song
SERMON AT THE DEDICA-
TION OF THE ORGAN AT
THE TABERNACLE.
The Glorious Inheritance OF
Church Psalmody..-"Let the
People Praise Thee, y
God; Let All the Peo-
pie Praise Thee"
EFFEcTING INSTANCE OF CONVEX
SION BY SONG.

III
SION BY SONG.
BROOKLYN, Sept 10 The magnif-
cent organ OF the new brooklyn Taber |
nacle was dedicated today. The services
were verituble musical festivals While |
the regular musical programme at the |
Tabernacle Is always attractive, that OF
today was exceptionally beautiful. the
congregational singing. offertodes and
interludes bolng rendered with marvel
GUS volume and expression DR.. Tai
mage's sefiaon. which was appropriate
to the occasion, was on the text, Gene
sis iv, 81, His brothers name was
Jubal; he was the father OF all such a
handle the harp and organ"
Iamech had two boys the one q
herdsrnan and the other a musician.
Jubal. the younger son, was the 6rst
organ builder. He started the first
sound that rolled from the wondrous
instrument which has had so much to
| do with the worship of the ages. Bot
what improvement has been made un
der the hands of organ builders such as
Bernhard. Sebastian Bach and George
Hogarth and Joseph Booth and
Thomas Robjohn, clear on down to
George and Edward Jardine OF our
own day. do not wonder that when
the first full organ. that We read Of a
given in 757 by an emperor of the cost
to a king of France. sounded forth It's
full grandeur q woman fell into deliri'
um from which her reason was never
restored.
The majesty Of a great organ skill
fully played Is almost too much To-
human endurance, but how much th'
instrument has done In tho re-enforce
ment of divine service 1t will take al
{ time and all eternity to celebrate. Las
: April when we dedicated this church t.
3 the service of Almighty God our orgal
g was not more than half done. 1t ha
;. new come 80 near completion that thi
= morning l preach sermon dedicator
of this mighty throne of sacred sound
1t greets the eye as well as the ear. B'
, hold this mountain of anthems! Th
forest of hosannahs! It's history Is p'
culiar.
;. The late Mr.. George Jardine recent
9 made tour OF the organs of Europ
$ He gathered up in his portfolio an a
e count Of all the excellences of the r
l. nowned instruments of music on Il
| - o1
)t new improvements. and brought bat
C that portfolio TO America, declarlI
i that Brooklyn Tabernacle should ha'
re the full advantage of all he had o
e, taiued, and although he did not live
I'd carry out his idea, his son. Mr.. Edwa
m Jardine, has introduced into this gre
le organ all those improvements al
" prandeurs and while you hear this {
u gan you hear all that Is notable In {
40 40 organs Of Lucerne and Fnbourg q
~ HARLEM and st. Paul and Westminst
u. abbey, and other great organs tn
:, have enraptured the world
nf In it are banked up moro harmon
bo than can describe, and all for g
no. and the lighting of the soul towo
to him. Its four banks Of keys, It's 9
nd hundred and ten stops and applianc
e it's four thousand ave hundred and
ed pipes, its chime OF thirty-seven be
,rs it's cathedral diapsou and pedal dou
diapson, its song trumpet and MI
horn and vox humana, all, all, We d
r. icats to God and the soul. It vii
n believe, under tho divine blessing \
uncounted thousands into the ki
dom. It's wedding marches, its than
giving anthems, It's requiesns Will sos
io1 after all the voices that follow II
" 81 day shall have sung their last song
aus God the Father, God the Son
God the Holy Ghost we dedicate It
,1r wHKN THR MORNING STARS SANG
I'll aETHEk
tao There has been much discussion
,ch to where music was born. Think
ght at the beginning. when the morr
stars sang together, and all the sun
;o;. God shouted for Joy. that the q
,ul. heard the echo. The cloud on wi
5 in the angels stood to celebrate the c
luse ton was the birthplace Of song Il
7 50 innate nature il full OF Gods strir
.te. and wind Instruments Silence ]
,ed- perfect silence-is only q Inul
the rest in Gods great anthem OF wor1
900 Wind among the leaves, insects I
les, ming in the summer air, the ru.
ung billow upon beach. tho ocean tar
una sounding its everlasting psalm. the
me olink OIL the edge OF the forest
quail visiting up from the grass
music.
lays On BIackwelrs island heard
3D. ing from window OF the In
asylum very sweet song. It was
i uYl by one who had lost her reason.
!, have come to believe that even "a
=. ranged and disordered elements Q
and tura r,ouId make music to our 9
es, we only had acuter;ess enough =
the te. I suppose that even the x
Lud- in nature that are discordant au
the pulsive make harmony In Gods
You know that you may come 80
!. to an orchestra that the sound
,o,rn painful instead OF p.easurable-
think we stcnd 50 near devas
olef- storm and frightfni- whiriwind "
aich not hear that which makes To-.
ear and the ear of the spirits abb
awh;. NV music as complete as it is teeme1
: in The day Of Judgment. which =
,rns aday Of uprodY and tninult. ! q
viii bring no dissonance 20 the
sNS those who can calmly listen: alt
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