Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-15


the esnteiei ~ The secend the stioen
ttut 40. Az Tho ffst verse a ''Nesfef,
NJ ti6a. ~ Thee the ildaof dealers
laughed, NJ lhs second verso shey looliet
solemn, N the tlstd tefse they besat, 70
tfy, ard N the fourth vetss they fot
down cn their knees You sey they
sfebed fl,eff ssicons s9sin. Yes. sotne
n then, did. mt n IA . great firing 10
hsvs heii shat 10 n oniy for . week.
Give fbii swihe 60 good gospel hfmn,
snd ~ world tsks the whoie wttld for
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THs ksssffdots rAftfr
bat When m my teSt see Sapi declin-
Ing this medicine a fbythn and osdence
ard actually hurting a laveiin ss the
heart n David. The hafpst, bctldnk
myself of the fact tnet sin would like 10
hin sacred music. We fenot told whst
tune David was playing ON The harp that
day, but from the character Of the man
we know 10 Was not a crazy fnadfigal, or
n senseiess ditty, of q sweep OF strings
suggestive Of the me1odfama, but ele-
vsted music, God given music, inspired
music, religious nosioy a whole heaven
Of 10 enoamped under q befpstfing. No
wonder that wicked Saul hated 10 and
could not abide the sound and with oil
his might hurled an instrument OF death
ut IL.
know there are styles Of music that
sin adfnires. and ron hear IL as you pass
the casino or the dance hall, and the
devil has stolen most Of the fddses.
though I am glad the Ole Bulls have
snatched up the charmed strings from
their dissertation, but IL is q fact that
sit, has iavelin for sacred sounds. In
many churches the jave1in Of criticism
has killed the Music, javelif flung from
organ loft on from adjoining pew OF the
supersensitiye. Satl's javelin aimed at
Dsvid's harp. Thousands Of people 20
afraid they may not sing scientifically.
they will not sing at all, or sing. with
such low tone that no one hears them.
In many q church the javelin of criti-
cism has crippled the harp Of worship.
II satan could silence all the Sunday
school songs and the hymns of Christian
worship, he would gain his greatest
achievement. When the millennial song
shall rise--and 1t Is being made ready
there win be such o roll Of voices, such
concentrated power of stringed and
wind instruments, such majesty, such
unanimity, such continental and hemi-
spheric and planetary acclamation, that
IL will be impossible to know where earth
stops and heaven begins Roll on, rol
in. roll up, thou millennisl harmony!
THE MEANNEss OF REVENGE.
Sec also In my subject rejected op-
portunity Of revenge. Why did not
David pick up Saul's jsvelin and hurl 1t
back again2 David had skillful arm.
He demonstrated on another occasion he
could WELD sling, and he could have
easily picked up that javelin, aimed II
st Saul, the would be assassin, and left
! tho foaming and demented monster az
lifeless under the javelin as he had left
Goliath under sling. Oh. David, now
Ia your chance. No, no. Men and women
! with power Of tongue or pen or hand tt
reply to an imbittered antagonist, bet
ter initiate David and let the javelin IL
at your feet and keep the harp in YOU
hand. Do not strike back. Do not play
the game Of tit for tat.
Gibbon, In his history. tells of Bajazet
. the great Moslem general who wa
brought q captive to the tent of Timur
, He had attempted the massacre of Timul
! and his men. Timur said to him: "Hat
you vanquished us am not ignorant o
. the fate which you reserved for mysel
, and my troops, but disdain to retaliate
. You life and honor are secure, and shall
| express my gratitude to God by my elem
, ency TO man." Beautiful.
Revenge ON Christians tongue or PEI
: or hand 10 inapt and more damage Il
, the one who employs 1t than the ON
against whom IL Is employed. WhatI
, 1avelin hurled at you and fallen at you
, feet, and you not hurl 1t back again
, Yes. have tried the plan. learnet
+, II from my father and have practiced !
! all my life. and 1t works well, and b.
. tho help OF God and javelins not picket
8 up have conquered all my foes ant
!, most Of them.
/ The best thing you can do with o jave
! lin hurled Mt you Is to let 1t lie where !
dropped or hang II up in your Museum
I o. curiosity. The deepest wound mad
I BY q javelin Is not by the sharp edge, bu
a at the dull end Of the handle TO him VIII
D Yields IL. leave 1t TO you TO say whicl
4 got the best Of that fight In the palace
4 Saul or David.
r See also In my subject that the fac
that a man sometimes lodges is no
/. against his courage. My text says tina
!. when Saul assailed him. David avoide
!. out OF his presence twice"--that is, whel
d the javelin was flung, no stepped out 0
it's direction or bent this wayor that
4 other words. no lodged. But all thos
Il who have read the life Of David kno'
c that no was not lacking in proves
n David had faults. but cowardice was nc
d one Of them.
n When David, who was, guess, abou
Il II feet high. went out to meet the giant
Il who was. guess, about 10 feet high,
IA was big undertaking. and the inequal
It ties of the struggle were 20 great that
70 struck the giants idea of the ludicrou'
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