Milford chronicle., 1892-05-20

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ION, FOR A THOUSAND TONGUES.
That hymn. oh, for a Thousand Tongue
to Sing" was suggested to Charles IVES
ley by Peter Boiler, who, after his CONVEX
sion, said, II had better keep silent abou
it, NO" said Wesley, III you had tel
thousand tongues you had better us,
them for Christ" And then that angel o.
hymnology penned the words;
Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing
My dear Redeemer's praise,
Tho glories OF my God and king
The triumphs of his grace.
Jesus, the name that Gains our fears.
That bids our sorrows cease;
IT'S music in the sinners ears.
IT'S life and health and peace.
While much Of the modern music IS a
religious doggerel, a consecrated nonsense.
/ a sacred tomfoolery. | would like to see
I some great musician of our time lift the
baton and marshal Luthers Judgment
( Hymn, Yarmouth, Dundee, Ariel. Brattle
Street, Uxbridge, Pleyel's Hymn, Harweli.
Antioch, Mount Pisgah and Coronation
with few regiments Of mighty tunes made
in our own time, and storm Asia, Africa
and America for the kingdom of God.
But the first thing to do is to drive out
the dumb devil Of the text from all our
churches.
Do not, however, let us lose ourselves in
generalities. Not one of US but has had
our lives sometimes touched by the evil
spirit Of the text-this awful dumb devil
We had just one opportunity Of saying
Christian word that might have led a man
or woman into n Christian life The op
portunity was fairly put before us. ghe
word Of invitation or consolation or warn
fnfr "a ma ~ ta iF,rf1a rsnf.sssN
but there ie halted. Some hindcring power
locked the jaws together so that they did
not open. The tongue lay fat and still in
the bottom of the mouth as though struck
with paralysis. We were mute
Though God had given as the physiolozi-
cal apparatus for speech, and our lungs
were filed with air which, by the com
mand Of our viii, could have made the
laTyngeal muscles move and the vocal or
gans vibrate, we were wickedly and fatally
silent. For all time and eternity we missed
our chance. Or it was prayer meeting.
and the service was thrown open forprayer
and remarks, and there was a dead halt
everything silent as a graveyard at mid
night. Indeed IL was a graveyard and
midnight. An embarrassing pause took
place that put a wet blanket on all the /
meeting. Men, bold enough on business |
exchange or in worldly circles, shut their |
eyes as though they were praying in ST /
lence, but they were not praying at all. |
They were busy hoping somebody else
would do his duty.
The women flushed under the awful /
pau and made their fans more rapidly 1
hutter. Some brother with no cold /
couglled, by that sound trying to fill up
the time, and the meeting was slain. But
1.nk 4. I. mn.
the way ! account for the fact that the
places on earth are some prayer
] do not see how a man keeps
any grace if lac regularly attends thcrs
They are spiritual refrigeratOrs RELIGION
kept on ice. How many Of us have lost oc-
easions Of usefulnessl
In a sculptor's studio stood a figure CT
.he god Opportunity. The sculptor had
made the hair fall down over the face Of
5he statue so as to completely cover it, and
here were wings to the feet. When asked
why he so represented Opportunity, thr
sculptor answered, 1.-The face of the status
s thus covered up because we do not rec
lgnize Opportunity when it comes, and the
wings to the feet show that Opportunity is
witty gone"
THE DUMB DEVIL IN POLITICS.
But do not let the world deride the I
hurch because Of all this, for the dumb
levil is just as conspicuous in the world. {
The two great political parties will soon {
ssemble to build platforms for the presi I
ential candidates to stand on. A commit
&c of each party will be appointed to make S
he platform. After proper deliberatiou t
he committees will come in with n ring {
lg report, Whereas" and Whereas ana
Whereas" PronunciamentOes all shaped v
nth the one idea Of getting the most votes d
All expression in regard to the great
loral evils Of the country ignored. No OK b
ression about the LIQUOR traffic, for thai $
'Ould lose the rum VOTE, No expression p
regard TO the universal attempt Mt the I,
emoiition Of the Lords day. No recogni- o
on of God in the history Of this nation. S
u thatwould lose the vote of the atheists. Il
ut Whereas and Whereas and t,
Whereas" Nine cheers will be given for o.
le platform The dumb devil OF the text d
i'll put one wing over the Republican
atform and the other wing over the
emocratie platform There is nothing
volved in the next election except offices il
be great conventions will be opened with "
aver by their chaplains. G,
If they avoid platitudes and tell the b.
NEST truth in their prayers, they VIII d
y: 20 Lord, we want to be postmasters 81
ID cOnsuls and foreign ministers anG ci
nited States district attorneys For tia; b,
E are here, and for that we will strive tiil rs
e election next November. Give us or az
e, or we die, forever and ever. Amen ds
le world, to say the least, is no bette az
an the church on this subject Of silence
the wrong time. In other words is Il H
t time for Christianity to become pro II
unced and aggressive as never before? la
Ike sides for God and sobriety and right ha
usness ''If the Lord be God, follow sh
N; if Baal, then follow him Have ri
u opportunity Of rebuking a sin2 Re te
Ike it. Have you chance to cheer Ct,
iheartened soul7 Cheer it. Have you m
aful word to speak? Speak it,
Be out and out, up ard down for right ho
lsness. II your ship is aaoat on the alb
ciic ocean of Gods mercy, hang out gi'
lr colors from masthead. Show your fai
sport if you have one. Do not smuggle to,
1r soul into the harbor of heaven Speak wi
{ for God This morning close mp tn on
apter Of lost opportunities, and pitch L. tw
o the East river, and open a new chap he
/. Before you get to the door on your
y out this morning shake hands with an
ne one and ask him to join you on the bes
ID to heaven. Do not drive up 60 heaven e
a two wheeled ''sulky,N with room only llte
one and that yourself, but get the big fsii
It Gospel wagon you can find, and pile it iic'
I Of friends and neighbors, and shout Ja
they hear you all up and down the
es, "Come with us, and we win do you
ID, for tile Lord hath promised good Z
icerning Israel" wa
'he opportunity fer good which you may WE
isider insif2s ficssnt may be tremendous rec
resnlts lghen on the sea Captain Ian
ldane swors at the ships crew with an dis
h that wished them an IN perdition, and owe
scotch sailor touched his cap and said pas
sptain. God hears prayer and we would sen
badly of if your wish were answered. wit
plain Holdane was convicted BY the owe
or's remark and converted, and became Fir
means Of the salvation Of his brother clu
bert, who had leen an inidel, and then fori
bert became a minister Of the Gospel, don
under his ministry the goddess Felix "
became the world renowned mission