Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-15

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know there ere Styles u music THAI
sin sdmires. and you hear IL ss you p~ss
tho casino os the dance hall, and The
devil hes stolen most 1t thS na1lss.
though an siAd the O.s Bulls have
suaachei up tho charmed strings from
taelr Dissertation. but u u = fact that
sin be- . jas-iln for sacred sounds. In
many ehuFcass the jAvslin u criticism
has killed the music. jsvelin fiuns from
organ loft OF nun sdJotninsp~w Ut the
sarerselsitis.. Saurs Javelin aimed as
David's harp. Thousands of people 20
afraid they may not sang scientifically,
they Will not siIg at al. " slng with
such low tone that TO one hears them
Ia many = church tbs Jaw elm u criti-
eism has crippled the harp VI worshiI.
~ D0tou ttGA4 wkSt<Ao tAtC
scnoo! songs AMI the hymns II Christian
worship. DO would gain his greatest
achievement. When the miliennial song
shall rise-and 1t Is being n.aase ready
there VIII he such roll ~ voices. such
u concentrated power of str1nsesi and
wind instruments. snch majesty. such
ananiinity. such continental and heini-
Sphere and planetary acclamation. that
II will be- imrossible to know where earth
stops ana heaven begins Roll on. roi
IN. roll up. thou iniiIennia! harmony!
TIE AEAsNIss or KivESoE.
Size also ia my subject a rejected OPP
portuni;y III revenge. Why did not
David pack up ssaul's Javehn and hurl it
back AGAIN. David hail skillful arm.
He demonstrated Oh another occasion lac
could wieid sling. and no could have
easily picked up that javelin. aimed 1t
ut Saul. the would be assassin. and left
the fu&ninx and demented monster as
hfel-ss under the javelin y. he had Left
Goliath under u sling. Oh. David. now
Is your chance. No. no. Men and women
with power Of tongue or zen or hand 10
reply to an imb!ttcred antagonist, bet
ter initiate David and let the javclin l'e
at your feet aud keep tie harp ia you.
hand. Do not strike back Do not play
the game of tit for tat
Gibbon. IN his history. tells Of Bajazet.
the great Noslcm general who was
brought = captive To the tent Of Timur
tie had attempted the massacre Of Timur
and his men. Timur said to him: Had
you vanquished rs ! AIN not ignorant of
the fate which you reserved for myself
and my troops. but disdain to retaliatc.
express my gratitude TO God by my Glenn
ency TO man" Beautiful.
Revenge on Christians tongue or pen
or hand Is inapt and more damage to
tho ono who employs it than the one
against whom il II employed What! A
javelin hurled ut you aud fallen ut your
feet. and you not hurl It back AGAIN.
Yes. have tired the plan. learned
it from my father and have practiced it
all my life. and it works well. and by
the help OF God aud javelins not picked
up l have onqusred all my foes and
preached funeral sermons In honor Of
most Of them.
The best thing you can do with Jave-
lin hurled at you Is To let IL lie where it
dropped or hang II up III your Museum
rs curiosity The deepest wound made
by javelin is not by the sharp edge. but
1T the dull end Of the handle To hum who
wields it. leave 1t To you 10 say which
got the best Of that fight in the palace
Saul Or David.
SEE also IN my subject that tho fact
that man sometimes lodges Ii not
against his courage. My text says that
when Saul assailed him. David avoided
ont of his pr~>cncc twice"-that is, when
the javclin WAS huns. be stepped out of
i'll direction or bent this way or that-in
other words. he lodged. But ell those
who have read the life Of DAVID know
that he was not lacking in prowess
Dav i'll had faults. but cowardice was not
one uf them.
When David. who was. l guess. about
~ feet high. went ont 10 meet the giant,
who was. guess. about 10 feet nigh, it
WAS big undertaking. and the inequah
ties Of the struggle were 30 great that it
struck the giants idea Of the ludicrouS,
aud be suggested To- the little fellow that
lac would MAKE tine dinner for buzz
zard or n Jarkal--"Couie to me, and l
Will give thy flesh unto the fowls Vt tho
air and To the beasts II tine field"
CorRscg oF rItR nGHTrous.
When David went out 10 meet that
giant and Conquered min. he demon
ttra;.,l As he did on other OCCASIONS. his
courage. But am So glad that when saul
flung that javsiin David lodged IT. or
the chief work of his life would never
have been .ionc. What lessen this IL
10 those who 20 into useless danger and
sxpr>c their lives or their regulations or
their n-efulless unnecessarily When
dnty demands. go ahead. though all earth
and he'll oppose. Dodge not one inch
from tine nyht position. But when moth
INK IL involved step back or step aside.
Why stand IN the way II Jeri,s that
You can avoid. Go not into Quixotic
battles IN fight windnills. You will IL,
81 more us- N the world and the church
a. an active thristian man than as u tar
get for jsvelins. There are Christians
always IN fight. II thev g into
churches. they fight there. IL they "
into yresby ter,ea or conferences Or cons0-
CATIONS. they fight there. My advice To-
you Is. II anything - - le gained for
God or IN. truth. ~ and out IL the way
~ the jsveiins samuel xviii. II. "Da-
WI avoided out 81 his presence twice"