Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-10-10
his art has been the erroneous notion that

A-tSi Win QJ Tue pt Sac1iUE, the CUOiE VIII CI
tie singing AMI We Will have nothing TO do"
Ard you know a. Well as | that there are a
great multitude Of churches all through this
land, where the people are net espertet 70
sing the whole WORK is done b delegation OF
four or SIX or ten prisons and the audience
are silent.
II such a church In Syracuse an old Il Her
persl>tei- in singing. AMI 50 the choir ap:
pointed a committee to 60 and ask the squire
II he would not stop You know that IL Il
great multitude OF churches the choir ara tx
pected 10 do all the singing. and the great
rpass u the people are expected t. be silent,
anirf you utter Your voice YOU are inte-fer-
ing There they stand tina four. with opera
siass datg Ing at rhsI side. singing.
"EorA Of Ages, Cleft for Ne. With he ssu,s
spirit that the night before. on the stage.
they took their part III the Grand Duchess
or Dor Giovanni"
Ny Christian friends. have We a right -
delegate TO others tne discharge OF this duty
which God demands of us; Suppose that
four wood thrushes shouli prop sc t. 10 all
the singing SOME bright day when the WOODS
are ringing with bird voices. 1t j. decided
that four wood thrushes snail DO ell ths
singing IF the forest 1T all the other
tolces keep client. How b.4utifelIy the
four MARBLE, 1t is reall. fine music. BIZ
how long will You keep the forest still
Why, Christ would come into that forest AM
look up as He looked through the olives. AMI
He would wave HIS hand AMI say, Let
A eNeFNEulnS lndC DaCu breath UT3lNe tlt
Lort, and, keeping tune with the acroi.oi
lnuumerable wings. there would be five thou
sand bird voices leaping into the harmony
suppose this delegation, Of nsusieat pei
formers We're tried III hea Ell: suppose tnat
tour choice spirits shouli try t. DO the sing
ing of the upper temple. Hush, now, throne>
and doanlnlon> and princlpalites. Divit
Il stll, though You were the sweet s!nSe.
of Israel. Paul keep quiet. though yoi
have come TO that crown OF reJolcins Rlch
ard Baxter keep still. though this Is the
Saints Everlasting Rest" Four spirits now
do all tie singing. But how iong would
heaven be Quiet How long "HailelhHh'
would cry some glpritiei Methodist fTdul IN
der the altar. .'Praise the Lord" wouli
sing the martyr>$rom among the thrones
Thanks be unto Go1 who glveth us the We
tory a great multitude OF redeemed spirit
would cry
MyriadS Of voices coming into tie haf
mOny, and the one hundred anJ forty and
tour thousand breaking forth into one uccla-
inatlon. stop that loud singing! stop GA,
no, they cannot hear me IoI might as "eit
try to drown the Thunder OF III sky. 9: baat
bacE til roar Of the sea, for every soul III
heaven has resolved 10 do its Own singing.
Alas tha; W. SHOULD have tried 81 earth
that which they cannot do III heaven, anf
Instead OF joining ali our voices IN tle yrllse
Or the most nigh God, dela eating perhaps
this most solemn and most delightful ST
vice.
Now. III this church, We have resolved
upon the plan of con1uc.iuy the music by or
gan ami cornet. We do it for tNt rot>ons-
one is that by throwing the wnole respol>i
IllltF upon the mass or tn. peo oIe. maxim :
the great multitude the cloir, We might
rouse more heartiness. Inc con CATION
coming on the Sabbath day feel that they
cannot delegate this part OF the great sly
ice to any one else, AMI So they thamseive,
assume 1t. We have hal a glorious cOngre
pptIDnHi SInU1nU here. PfDD!A Da Sa 60 II
many miles to hear it. They are not sure
a!:gut the preaching. but they can always
depend on the sin clng. We have heard the
sound coming Mp like the voice Of many
waters but it will be done at a bette: rats
after awhile, when we shall realiz. the height
and the depth, and the inlnen~ity OF tni.
privilege.
/ forgot to state the other reason way W.
adopted this plan. That is, we do not want
amy choir Iuarrels. You know very wei
that i'll scores of churches there has bee:
perpetual contention in that direction. Tn
only church fight that ever occurred I'M e.
my ministry was over q meioieOn, III ms
first settlement. Have you never been IL
church on the Sabbath day and heard tn.
choir sing, and You said, That is splendit
mrsic.' The next SABBATH, You were III
that church, ami there was no choir
at all. Why: The ) leader was mad
or his assistants were mad, or the
were all mai together. SOM of III
AAS1A Dci $4,000 II "N,e >AH
! people. Some of the warneSt friends hay
ever had stool up III them, Sabbath afte
Sabbath, consclentlous.y ana Successful,
leading the praises Of God. But the 1najorit
Of The choirs throughout toe lana are no
made up of Christian people, and threa
tourth~ Of the church fights originate in tn
organ loft. | take that back and say nine
tenths. A great many OF our chnrches ar
diving of cholrs.
We want 10 rouse all our families to til
f, duty Of sacred song. We want. each fanil,
/ of our congregation to be a singing school
i, Childish patuianca. OD1uracy and lntracta
= hility wouit be Soothed il we had more slug
: ing III the household, aui then oar little one
would be prepared for the grea. congrega
ton on the Sabbath day, their voices unitln.
with our voices In the praises OF the Lord.
= After Il shove there are scores of streA1
that come down the mountain E~D wit
voices ripping and sllvery, pouring III OF
river and then rolling IN united strength
the sea. SO | would have ali the families
our church send forth the voice Of PRAYER al
/. praise, pouring It INTO the great tide OF publ
worship that rolls on and on to empty III
the great, wide heart of God. Never can y
! have olr church sing as II ought until o.
!, families sing as they, ouguT.
mere viii be a great revolution on tt
auD5ec1 in all our churches. Go1 viii c)l
> down by His spirit and rouse up the q
hymns and tunes that have not been m9I
than half awake since the time of our gram
fathers. The silent pewS in the church Wi
freak forth INTO music, anu when the con
ductof takes his place on the Sabbath la
there viii he d great host Of voices ruehlu
INTO tie harmony. Nv Chri~tjan friend~,
ue have no taste for this service on rars
what viii We DO IN heaven, where they g
sing. and SIN forever
want - rouse rOu 10 q unanlnlrN
Christian song that ha~ nev-' set ben s
hlbite-l. Come. now cleat fnlr fnrJa