Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-09-24
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JOB WORE
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NV cHrlSIlun lEieHuS, nuNt we u Tlkut
TO delegate TO others the discharge OF
this duty which God demands of us"
suppose that four -thrushes
should propose TO do all the singing
some bright day when the woods nro
ringing with bird voices, 1t is decided
that four wood. thrushes shall do all
the singing of the forest Letall other
voices keep silent How beautifully
the four warble, II is really fine
music. But how long will You keep
the forest still? Why, Christ would
come INTO that forest and look up as he
looked through the olives, and he
wound wave his hand and say; Let
everything that hath breath praise the
Lord and, keeping time with the
stroke of innumerable wings, there
would be five thousand bird voices
leaping into tho harmony. suppose
this delegation of musical performers
were tried in heaven; suppose that four
choice spirits should try to do the sing
ing of the upper temple, Hush now.
thrones and dominions and principal
ties, David, be still, though you
were "the sweet singer OF israel
PAUL. keep quiet, though you have
come to that crown OF rejoicing. Rich
ard Baxter! keep still, though this IL
the saints everlasting Rest" -Four
spirits now do all the singing, Rut
how long would heaven be quiet? How
long? "ilalleluiah,n would cry some
gloritied Methodist from under tho
altar. "'rnis, the Lora' would
sing the martyrs from among
the thrones. Thanks be unto God
who givcth MS tho victory
gread multitude OF redeemed spirits
would cry. Myriads " voices
coming into the harmony, aud the ono
hundred and forty and four thousand
breaking forth into one acclamatlon'
Stop that loud singing, stop oh no,
they cannot hear mo, You might ns
wen try 10 drown the thunder of the
sky, or beat back tho roar of the sea,
for every soul in heaven has resolved
10 do It's own singing Alas that we
should have tried on earth that which
they cannot do in heaven, and, instead
OF Joining all our voices in the praise
of tho Most High God, dolcgnting per
hapS to uuconsecrated men and women
this most solemn and most delightful
service.
Now, in this church, we have re.
solved upon tho plan Of conducting the
music by organ aud cornct, We do II
for two reasons: Ono Is that by throw
ing the whole responsibility upon the
mass OF the people, making tho great
multitude tho choir, we might rouse
more hanrtiness Tho congregation
coming on the Sabbath day feel
that they cannot delegate this part OF
the great service TO any one else, and
so they themselves assume IT, We have
had glorious congregational singing
here. People have come many milei
to hear II, They are not sure about
the preaching, but they can always de.
pend on the singing. We have heard
the sound coming up like the voice OF
many watcrs,' but II will be done ut
better rate after awhile when we shat
realize the height, and the depth, ana
the immensely of this privilege
| forgot to state the other reason
why we adopt this plan, That IL, W.
do not want any choir quarrols' You
know v,ry well that in scores 81
churches, there has been perpetual
contention In that direction. The only
church fighting Tint ever occurred I'M
der my ministry was ovor melodeon,
in my first settlement. Have You never
been in church on the Sabbath day, and
heard the choir sing, and you said
THAT IL splendid music" The next
Sabbath, You were Mt that church, aud
their was no choir ut all Why? The
leader WAS mad, or his assistant wers
mad, or they were all mad together,
Some OF the choirs ARE made mp ct
our best Christian people. some OF
the warmest friends ! have ever had
have stood up In them, sabbath
after sabbath, conscientiously and sue
81 To- it,., In A
want to rouse you to unanimitt
In Christian song that has never yet
been exhibited Come, now clear
your throats and get ready for this
duty, or YOU will never hear the end
Of this. | never shall forget hearing a
Frenchman sing the "Marsoillnise" on
the Champs Elysees, Paris, just before
the battle OF Sedan, In 1870. never
saw such enthusiasm before or
since. AS he sang that national
air, oh! how the Frenchmen shouted!
Have you ever in an English assemb!-
age heard band play God Save the
Queen" II you have, You know some
thing about tho enthusiasm OF . Ma
tonal air Now, tell you that these
songs we sing Sabbath ny Sabbath are
the national airs of Jesus Christ and
OF the kingdom OF heaven, and IL you
do not learn to sing them here, how do
you ever expect to sing the song OF
Moses and the Lamb? ! should not
be surprised at all IL some of the best
anthems OF heaven were made up OF
some OF the best songs OF earth. May
God increase our reverence for Chris
tian psalmody, and keep rs from dis.
gracing 10 by our indifference and
frivolity. When Cromwells army
went into battle, he stood at the head
OF them one day, and gave out tho
long .metre doxology 10 the tune Of tho
"Old Hundredth," and that great host
company by company, regiment by
regiment, battalion by battalion,
joined In the doxology:
Praise God from whom all blessings fov,
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son, aud Holy Ghost
And while they sang, they marched.
and while they marched, they fought,
and while they fought they got tho
victory men and women OF Jesus
Christ, let us go into all our conflicts
singing the praises of God, and then,
instead OF falling back, as we often do.
from defeat to defeat, we will be
marching on from victory 10 victory,
Glory TO the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Ghost, as 1T was in the
beginning, is now and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
One Man killed and Three Injured.
The proceedings Mt a campmeeting
in GAINESVILLE, Md, were diversified
by conduct unusual Mt religious
gathering. louis Brown, one of the
attendants, threw stone AT com
panion, In an instant razors and re-
volvers sprang into view like magic,
and in the melee which followed
Brown was killed and three of his
comrades seriously won nded,
Boa Constructors Mt Large.
While unloading circus train at
Burlington, Iowa, cage containing
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