Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-20
THE RICHMOND Observation-Disclosures. DECEMBER 20. 1882

different methods for reaching different
people would have beer wideDed. Inon
had be waited TO our Bible class and there
heard the Word OF God expounded ne
would not have made the statement re-
ferred 10.
ORGANS IN THE CHURCHES.
Sbould the writer Of the article referred
10 90 TO the people of this city ana re-
quest them not TO have organs IN their
churches, his request would be az fooilsh
IA TO ask the association not TO have IN
sfruu,ental music. because an organ is
brass band in a case. 1t has In It's con-
.tructiou. as taken from the Encyclopedia.
a great number of different pipes-some
of which represent flute, cornet, piccolo:
oboe. violin. trombone, trumpet, DC. --anu
where IS the person who objects 10 tue
sweet tones of the organf True. my
grandfather. along with MANY other
Scotchmsn of Christian character, OBJ
iected to an organ, or. as some Scotchmen
called il, "a box of whistles" IN the
church Yet in these days OF advanced ideas
we have TO take men ON their own ground.
Hence the tact that we have churcneS
among us where the music attracts, ana
the preacher ia thus given an opportunity
of setting forth the plan of salvation TO
men who would not enter the church were
the preaching OF the Word the only at
traction. In the work of the greatest OF
modayn evangeIists we find that Mr.. Moody
believes in good music. In DR.. Ialmage,s
church the great organ or brass Dand peas
forth in accord with the leading notes OF
cornet. In the churches IN our city where
the best music is heard, there we ma the
young men. 49,.
The Salvation Army is perhaps the most
aggressive order of Christians IN this age.
aud this army is perhaps doing more 70
lift the fallen and bring Gods truth to
mems knowledge than any other religious
body known. What we need IS practical
consecrated common-sense, and L trust
that God may set aside the conservatism
under which some Christian people exist.
Il was said of Paul that he turned the
world upside down. 1t shall be go SAID OF
any Christian man who IS aggressive.
AS FISHERS OF MEN.
When the Master said. " will make you
fishers of men, it meant that the same
consideration shown bv them in the selec-
ton of bait. hooks. and proper time to
catch fish should be exercised by them IN
selecting the proper language, time. and
place, when and where and by what means
they might save men from SIN.
| ask the question. why is it that of
the 5000 young men in our city only about
1000 attend church," And may | ask
where the young men are on Sunday alter
nOols?
This association has an attendance ut
the young mems meetings averaging from
two to five hundred young men every Sun
day afternoon, a few hundred of the rest
are at church. and of the wide-awake,
practical businessman | ask the question,
Nv here are the rest 2"
When the association was erected II
ought 10 have had a pipe organ built III
the hall: but seeing that we do not have
one. we meet the difficulty IN the drec-
ton named. In the most aggressive asso-
Citations in this country to-day appropria-
lions are made by the directors or from
$500 to 81 900 per annum to be used for
supplying orchestra music IN the young
mems meetings. In the generous city OF
Richmond the young Christian gentlemen
of musical ability proffer their service
gratis, and the association appreciates the
kindness rendered.
In our hall on Sunday afternoon We
ought TO have 600 young men gathered,
and with this object in view we are work
ing through music. gymnastics. education,
sociability, and the preached Word, If
like Paul. by any means we may save some.
Nv idea is substantiated in Romans K.
II, where it says: How will they believe
II they do not hear? A. CASDrIsH.
General Secretary Young Mems Christian
Association
Richmond, Va, December 1G, 1892