The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-09-24


md earthquake and confiaSrssion. may
break down the world upon which the
music b exec1ted. Not only h inana
mate nature full of music, but God has
organized the human voic~ |
70 that In the plainest throat and iuns,
there are fourteen direct musciss which
can make over sixteen thousand differ
ent sounds, and there are thirty indirect
muscles which can make, II has been
estimated, more than one hundred and
seventy three millions OF socndsi
Now. say, when God has 70 con-
structed the human voice. and when
he has filled the whole earth with has
mouy. and when be recognixed u Ia the |
ancient temple. I have right 20 come
10 tho couciussen that God loved
music
I propose this ncrning. In setting
apart this organ for sacred use. 10
speak about sacred music; f=St show
Ing you its importance and thea stat
ing some OF the obstacles to It's ad
vaDcement
"sfx6 III TO GOD
draw the first argument for the I'm
portance Of sacrsd music from the fact
that God commanded H. Through
Paul he tells us 10 admonish one an
other In psalms and hymns and spirit
ual soaes and through David he cries
out, Sing 20 to God. all ye kingdoms
of the earth" And there are hundreds
OF other passages I might name prov
| ing that II In az much a mans duty to
sing as II IL his duty 10 pray. Indeed.
think there are more commands In
the Bible to sing than there are to pray.
God not only asks for the human
voice but for instruments OF music.
He asks for the cymbai. and the harp,
and the trumpet, as well as the organ.
And suppose that, In tae last days OF
the church, the harp. the lutte, the
trumpet and all the instruments o
music, whether they have been In thu
service Of righteousness or sin viii b
brought by their masters and laid dowr
at the feet Of Christ, and then soundes
In the church's triumph. on her wa.
from suffering into glory. Praise y
the Lordr Praise him with you
: voices. Praise him with stringed In
struments and with organa
draw another argument for the in
portance Of this exercise from the In
pressiveness of this exercise. Yo
, know something of what secular mus
: has achieved. You know It has mnd
] It's impression on governmental, upo
{ laws, upon literature, upon whole ge'
o erations. One inspiriting national a
n Is worth thirty thousand men as
. standing army. There comes a tin
10 In the battle when one bugle Is wori
a thousand muskets I have to Il
L YOU that no nation or church can
ford to severely economic in music.
IL Many Of you are illustrations OF VIII
. sacred song can do. Through it u
were brought into the kingdom
y Jesus Christ. You stood out again
Q. the argument and the warning OF t
@ pulpit, but when, In the sweet words
q Isaac Watts or Charles Wesley or Jol
,e Newton or Toplady, the love OF Jes
10 was sung to your soul then you 81
* rendered, as armed castle that cou
,g not be taken by host lifts its windt
ve to listen to harp's trill. There wa
b Scotch soldier dying In New Orlea'
to and Scotch minister came In to g
I'd him the consultations OF the Gosp
at The man turned over on his pillow a
nd said, Don't talk TO me about religio'
,r Then the Scotch minister began to d
he familiar hymn OF Scotland that
nd composed by David Dickenson. beg
ter ming with the words:
'at Oh, mother, dear Jerusalem.
When shall come to theef
iss He sang It to the tune OF 'Dunde
od and everybody In Scotland knows th
srd and as he began to sing the dying
me dier turned over on his pillow, and
20, to the minister. Where did you lie
Ten thatr Why" replied the minis
lla "my mother taught me that" 80
Die mine" aaid the dying Scotch sold
ght and the very foundation Of his b
ed was upturned, and then and there
1 l Welded himself TO Christ. Oh, 1t
ead an Irresistible power. Lnthers
ng mons have been forgotten. but
'ks "Judgnent Hymn" sings on thro
and the ages, and will keep on singing
70 the blast of the archangefs trun
TO shall bring about that very day "
and the HYMN celebrates. would to
that those who hear me today W
TO take these songs Of salvation as
saees from heaven; for just as certt
AZ as the birds brought food to Eiital
mar the brook Cherith, so these VII
line hannonies. God sent. are flying to
8 OF soul with the bread Of life. Open
aEth mouths and take it. o hungry Eli.
n,cn rHRrix1So LraRs or THR OLD HT
In addition to the inspiring inus
- our own day we have a glorious inl
ance oi church psalmody which
's.ai come down fragrant with the devo
IN. OF other generatioEs-funes no
,.,rp worn ont than they were when our
~. -. erandfathes climbed nj, on them
~ the church pew TO gloryf pec1
-, ~ souk. how they used to sinsl
thew we're cheerful, Cur grandfs
- aad grandmotheB used to sing
chester" When they were very
-. ta4ive, then the board meeting
.sts. rang with South Street and y
u- uond's.- We're they struck tn
- with great tenderness they sang y
- stock" Were they wrapped In
: Of the glory Of the church. the,
. ..Zion.r Were they oyerborne vi
! Il. love and glory Of Chriff, they
- "Ariel.r And in those days tier
: -, - certain tunes married to certain p
. : ..- and they have livedin peace-a
-. while, these two old people. u
!. -. have no right to divorce them.
~ God hath joined together Yet 2
...s.i put asunder." But how hard q
we npst be II al the sacred ~
- -. erA al ffaA xaGred m