The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-20

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psalm sung, takes it as if it concerned
himself, and either convicted by his
own conscience will be pricked at
heart and repent, or else, hearing of
that hope which is to GOdwards, and
the succOr which is vOuchsafed to
them that believe, leaps for joy, as
though such peace were specially
made over to him, and begins to utter
his thanksgivings to GOd.n
To clothe these divinely-inspired
poems with music, TO kindle the
emotions of the heart and to engrave
them upon it, has been the work and
labor of love of glorious men of
all ages, but of none more glori-
Gus than those of the last few
centuries. In our own time perhaps
the greatest efforts have been made
both by individuals and by societies
to make beautiful and adorn the SER
vice of the Temple of God by carrying
into it music fit to be the vehicle of
the words of praise given unto the
| Church, and to enforce obedience to
| the apostolic injunction "Let every
! thing be done decently and in order"
| The Church Choir Guild, founded in
! England by DR.. Lewis, an eminent
| living musician, and which has a
! fiOurishing branch in the United
! States of America, has done much to
promote the proper organization of
! church chOirs, and to instil into them
the esprit de corps necessary for good
and substantial progress and useful
ness. Members of this Guild must not
only be expert musicians but devout
wOrshippers of God. They have in
this Association all the inducements
and helps which will enable them to
become true and skilful leaders of the
congregation in their united praise to
God. They are strengthened against
the temptations which so easily beset
persons placed in the conspicuous posi-
ton where their talents are most OBJ
serVable. And again in one of the
most trying cases of all there is great
barrier thrown up against the danger
which familiarity with sacred express
siOns produces. Attention to the rules
of the Guild would quench the first
impulse at levity, both during re-
hearsals and at the services. There
would be no music but that which
would kindIe every emotion of love
and gratitude to the Author and Oliver
of such great blessings to mankind as
sweet sounds, or which would soothe
the depressed and afflicted heart and
lift it to the Source of all comfort and
consolation. Every talent and gift
for music devoted first to the service
of God and the song of praise IN His
Temple, would thus be from the
best members that we have. re
bring men to Il sense of what
is beautiful in the service o
God in the forms prescribed by the
Anglican Church, than which none
are more ancient, and none more
scriptural, the works of the Creates
composers are used. They are fitteC
to the inspired words so that they
may be blended with our lives anC
inseparable from our thoughts. Any
other motive would be unworthy o
the Church which owns no Head bu
Christ, and no teaching but tina
which came from the mouth of Coz
aud which processes to be that Bride
for which the Son of God became mar
and died to save.
The grand and solemn strains
which you, dear friends, have listene,
to tonight, We're intended to bring t.
your remembrance one particula
saying of Our Blessed Lord " Whose
ever shall give to drink unto one o
these little ones cup of cold waite
only In the name or n disciple, verify
| say unto you he shall in no wise los
his reward" Anything given to tn,
poor to lesson the fearful scourge o
poverty, and that given with a Christ
;. like motive, finds it's return in man,
ways known to the cheerful and un
grudging giver. No one can lay t.
the charge of the Hawaiian Island
that they suffer the righteous to b.
fOrsaken, or his seed to beg thei
bread. Only, dear friends, we all hav
at this time to make a special effOr
to put our permanent charitable insti
buttons on firmer basis, therefore
would eXhOrt you to give freely Will
it is in your possession, for the wealth
lest among us know not how 500
they will need n helping hand. Re
member the eXhortation "Be merci
full after thy power. If thou has
much give plenteously; if thou has
little, do thy diligence gladly to Civ
of that little, for so gatherest tho
thyself u good reward in the day {
necessity" And one more word fror
the Sweet Singer of Israel "Blesse
is the man that provideth for the sic
and needy, the Lord shall deliver hin
in the time of trouble.n