Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1891-09-26

POWER OF SACRED SONG.
sseRMoNA1 THE DEDICATION OF THE
ORGAN All The TABERNACLE.

IzSeRMoN.A1 THE DEDICATION OF THE
ORGAN AT THE TABERNACLE.
f.rhe Glorious Inheritance of Church
af'snimody--"L the People Praise Thee,
q God; Lot A II the People Praise Thee"
"A treetlne Instance of Conversion by Song.
s. BROOKLYN. Sept 81 The nagnih.
cent urg,u, ufstlie new brooklyn Taber.
Eiiacle ,r>,l,rllyltr,itmly The services
sEwerr vprltnhlt. musical festivals. Willie
Istlle regular Iulislr'l programme at the
Tabrr,luclt Is always attractive. that ol
to-day WIS exceptionally beautiful. the
congregational singing. oiIcrtorit~ and
1sinterludes being rendered witt, marvel
sous volume and expression DR.. Tai
images sprllpnl. which wi,> appropriate
ITO tile OCCASION WAS un tile text. Gene
Isis ". 81. Ills brothers nani. was
iS-Ius;ll lie VIII tie father oi all sucli as
handle the l.arI, aud organ
+ Iailrrli had two boys. tllr one II
herislnun ulid tile orlier Il musician
isJiiial, tile younger soIi. was tlieasllrst
s,e,f.,I builder liz started tile first
sound thai rolled from tile wnlldrous
Instrument Which has Ind so much to
do ylrlI the w0rShipoI tile ages But
What Improvement has beer, rlatle I'm
der the llalllS of organ tilill.lprs s,lt.ll rs
Bernhard. Sebastian Zach and George
tluy;lrtil and Joseph lsoutll and
Tlnnirls Rubjoln. rlear on down to
tieor.r aud Edward .Iardine oil our
own day do not wonder that when
the first fill organ. that we ri.td OF as
given III 7757 hy al emperor of the e;lst
to king NJ. France. sounded forth .s
full grandeur II wolliln tell iutoa deliri
uln froiu which her reason was never
restored.
The majesty of great organ skill
fully played is almost too much for
human endurance. but low imlcli the
Instrument las done in the rp-enforce-
iut4nt vi divine service ii will take all
time and aIl eternity to celebrate. Lust
April when we dedicated this church to
the service of Almighty God our organ
was not more than half done. 1t has
now come 80 near completion that this
morning ] preach Il sermon dedlcatory
OF this mighty throne OF sacred sound
1t greetS tile eye AZ we'll as the ear. BE
hold this mountain of antlielusl This
forest OF llosarnallsl Its history is pc.
cuiar
Tile late Mr. George Jardine recently
made tonr Of the organs of Europe
HI gathered up in his portfolio an nc
count OF all tile excellences Of the re-
nowned Instruments OF music on the
otller side of the Atlantic and all the
new improvements aud brought back
TINT portfolio to America, declaring
that Brooklyn Tabernacle should have
the full advantage OF all he had OBJ
talled. and although lie did not live to
carry out llls idea, his son. Mr.. Edward
Jardne, has introduced into this great
org;ln all those improvements and
grandeurs. and while you hear this or
gan yon hear all that is notable III tile
-orsans,of Lucerne and Eribourg and
Hiareln and ST. Paul and Westminster
abbey aud othrr-ttrt.:t organs shat
lave enraptnrGd tile world d,
In it are banked up more hnrInonies
than can describe, and all for God
and the lighting Of the soul toward
him. Its -four banks of keys. its one
hundred and ten stops and appliances.
its four thousand five hundred and ten
pipes, it's chime OF thirty-seven bells,
its cathedral diapson and pedal double
diapson, its song trumpet and night
horn and vox hulnana. all. all, we ded
icate to God and the soul 1t will, /
believe. under the divine blessing lead
amounted thousands into the king
dom. It's wedding marches. its thanks
giving anthems. its requems will sound
after all the voices that follow it to.
day shall have sung their last song To
God tie Father. God the Son and
God tile Holy Ghost we dedicate it'll
WHEN THE MORNING STARS SANG TO
GE1HEK
There has been much discussion as
to where music was born. Think that
at the beginning, when the morning
stars sang>together. ;lnd all the suns of
God shouted for Joy that the eartl
heard the ECHO The cloud on which
the angels stood to celebrate the crea
ton was the birthplace of song. Imam.
innate nature is full OF Gods stringed
and wind Instruments Silence itself
perfect silence-s only musical
rest in Gods great anthem of worship.
Wind among the leaves, insects hum
ming in the summer air, the rush OF
billow upon beach. the ocean far out
sounding it's everlasting psalm. the bob
olink on the edge OF the forest. the
quail visiting up from the grass. are
music.
On Blackwell's island heard conf
ing from Il window Of the lunatic
asylum very sweet song. III was sung
.by one who had lost her reason, and !
have come to believe that even the de
ranged and disordered elements of ma
ture would make music to our ear. il
we only had acuteness enough to lis
ten. suppose that even the sounds
in nature that are discordant and re-
pulsive make harmony i'll Gods ear
You know that You may come so near
to an orchestra that the sounds are
painful instead of p!easurable, and |
think We stand so near devastating
storm and frightful wllirlwipd we can
not hear flat which makes TO Gods
ear and the ear OF the spirits above us
a music as complete us tits tremendous