Telegram-herald., 1891-01-02

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- "a the relative rashu ef SICK rerssn4
Net long aec ~ nsaseai s.lheiiag =
New kaglAnd . dscssr reaa paper
abusing the newspapers for printne
| dstazisd socounts of the havoc wrought
by cyclones and great storms, deeiaf-
ing thai the reading of these accounts
had most harmful effect upon many
persons Of = nervous temperament,
frightening then AID putting them IN
terror OF some awful disaster upon the
approach Of any stmospher.c disturb
anre.
Ard now comes along Philadelphia
doctor. says the Record Of that esty.
who says that the ringing Of church
bells often has = tsrrible effect upon
sick persons, causing them the most
acute suffering. The ;insliRg little
hslls of the street car horses have al
ready been hanished on sundays, and
,his physician would, apparently have
| the church bells husbed also, sc that on
the sabbath q deep religious silence
wouid brood over the city Like cloud.
THEY BHEAE TIM seNoToSy.
This is view of church bells that
Will be novel TO most persons. From =
musical standpoint il may be admitted
that all church bells are not everything
that might be desired, but most of them
are mnslcal enough. The church bells
OF Philadelphss do much towards
breaking the dreadful monotony of its
Sunday, and their sonorous changing
10 a pleasant indication of some lie
stirring.
To the poetic mind church bells tell
stories both sad and gay. and one poet
mas even read their creeds IN their dlf-
ferent tones. Doctors and sick people
should look upon church bells as
George w. Bungay does IN his "Creeds
OF the Bells" IN which he says:
How sweet the chime OF the Sabbath bells.
Each one of its creed In music tells
Ia tones that nosf upon the air.
As soft AS song. rs pure as prayer;
And l Will put ia simple rhyme
The language OF the golden chime.
My happy heart IN rapture swe!is
Responsive 10 the bells. sweet bells
THE EPIscoPALIAS RING.
Imagine that doctor standing on
Main-st. on a clear Sabbath morning
listening to the sweettoned bells OF -.
Paul's. He would certainly imagine
them saying to him:
In deeds ef lore eacrIi exccii
This is the church not butt on sands
Emb,em of one not built with hands
It's forms and sacred rites revere.
Come worship here come worship herei
In rituals and faith excel
A BAPTIST wARSISG.
The bell of the Washington street
Baptist would make an appeal TO his
sympathetic mind saying:
Ye purifying waters. swell,
Though faith alone In Christ can save.
Men must be plunged beneath the wave
To show the word IN ntalter. ng falth
In what the Sacred Scriptures saith.
o. swell. ye rising waters, swell
THE PREsByJERfAN's FAREWELL.
The Old pell OF the First Ghurcn was
familiar 70 almost every class OF our
citizens, II rang out AT the md day
marriage ceremony sno tolled a solemn
knell when one of the isborers went To
his or her reward. But on Sunday IL
said in sternest. tones:
Farewell farewell base world. farewell.
Life is boon 70 morta!s given
To 1T the soul for bliss In Heaven.
Do not invoke the ayenging rod.
Come here ana learn the way Of God;
Say 10 the world, Farewell fareweii'
THE METHoDIsT's joyful. BELL.
The bell of Grace Church is loud and
vigorous, there is JOY in its clsng and
demand in the echo, that claims at.en-
uon and commands respect. IL says:
To all. the truth we tell , we tell,
Come. all We weary wanderers. seei
Our Lord has made salvation freel
Repent. believe have faith aad then
lie saved. anu praise The Lord. Hmens
salvafon's free. We tell we tell.
TIE CATHOLIC BILL.
The bells OF st. Joseph's Cathedral
ring out a sweet welcome 10 all. and
call in sweet and tender tones 10 those
of it's own flock. This Is their message
TO the faithful:
'Ali hail. ye saints IN Heaven that dwell
Close by the cross" exclaimed bell;
Lean Ger the bsfilements OF bliss.
And deign To bless a world like this.
let morfals kneei before this Shrine
Adore the water and the wine
All hail. We saints the chorus swellf
Cbimed ia The Roman Catholic beli.
THE USIvTRssLIsr rElJ.
There are not as many Of these as OF
the other denominations. In fact the |
writer 10 not sure that there are sny.
II there are they are sure TO sing thus
creed:
In after life there IL no he'll,
Look un ~ Heaven this holy dav
Where angels wait 10 lead the wsy:
There are no nres no hsnds 70 blight
The future lie be lest and right
No bell 10 bell no bell no belt
Were that doctor 10 hear the music |
of these Buffalo bells. aud interpret /
their meaning rightly, he would iind |
that they have as good an effect upon /
the SICK IN many instsf'ces as do some /
of the pills and medicines prescribed.