Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-09-30

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the assuagement of human pain, and
when Christian lawyers declare what
Christ has done for the establishment Of
good laws, and Christian conquerors
should tell what Christ had done in the
conquest Of nations, and Christian rulers
of the earth would tell what Christ had
done in the government Of earthly do
minionsl
Thirty days Of such celebration would
do more to tell the world who Christ Is
than any 80 years. Not land on earth
but would hear of 1t and discuss it. Not
an eye so dimmed by the superstition Of
ages but would see the illumination.
The difference Of Christ's religion from
all others is that It's one way Of dissent
nation is by O simple telling" not ar
gument, not sdllful exegetists, polemics
or the science of theological fsticuffs,
but telling" "Tell We the daughter Of
Zion, Behold, thy King cometh." $50
quickly and tell his disciples that he has
risen from tho dead" go home to thy
friends and tell them how great things
the Lord hath done for thee" "When
he is come, he will tell us all things" A
religion Of "telling."
And In what way could all nations so
we'll be told that Christ had come as by
such an international emphasizing of his
nativity? AL India would cry out about
such an affair, for you know they have
their railroads and telegraphs. "What
is going on in American" All China
would cry out, "What is that great ex-
element in American" All the islands
of the sea would come down to the gang
planks Of the arriving ships and ask,
''What Is that they are celebrating in
American" It would be the mightiest
missionary movement the world has ever
seen. It would be the turning point in
the worlds destiny. It would waken
the slumbering nations with one touch.
Question the Second-How would you
have such an international jubilee con-
ducted2 Answer-All arts should be
marshaled, and art in Its most attract
i've and impressive shape. First, archi-
lecture. While all academies Of music,
and oil churches, and all great halls
would be needed, there should be one
great auditorium erected to hold such
nm audience as has never been seen on
any sacred occasion in America.
If Scribonius Curio. at the cost Of a
kingdom, could build the first two vast
amphitheaters. placing them back to
back, holding great audiences for dra-
matte representation, and then by Won
derful machinery could turn them
round with all their audiences in them,
making the two auditoriums one amphi-
theater, to witness q gladitorial contest,
and Vespasian could construct the Col
iseum with its so columns, and It's .tri-
umphs in three orders of Greek archi-
lecture, and o capacity to hold $1,000
people seated and $4,000 standing, and
all for purposes Of cruelty and sin, can
not our glorious Christianity rear in
honor of our glorious Christ structure
large enough to hold $4,000 Of Its wor-
shippers?
Il we go cropping now among tts
ruined .amphitheaters Of Verona and
Pompen and Capua and Puzzuoi and
Tarraco, and then stand .TansGxed with
amazement ast hsr 81 sweep II
held from $4,000 to 100000 Spectators
gathered for carousal and moral degra-
dation, could not Christianity afford
one architectural achievement that
would hold and enthrall Its 10000
Christian disciples? Do you say no
human voice could be heard throughout
such building? Ali then you wore
not present when at the Boston peace
jubilee Parepa easily with her voice en-
chanted 90, 900 auditors.
And the time is near at hand when in
theological seminaries, where our young
men are being trained for the ministry,
the voice will be developed, and instead
of the mumbling ministers, who speak
with so low tone you cannot hear unless
YOU lean forward and hold your hand
behind your ear, and then are able to
guess the general drift of the subjectand
decide quite well whether 1t is about
Moses OF Paul or some one else-instead
of that you will have coming from the
theological seminaries all over the land
Young ministers with voice enough to
command the attention of an audience
of &c, 900 people. That is the reason that
the Lord gives US two lungs instead Of
one. It is the Divine way Of saying
physiologically, "Be heard!"
That is the reason that the New Tes-
lament in beginning the account of
Christ's sermon on the mount describes
our Lords plain articulation and re-
sound of utterance by saying, "He open
ed his mouth" In that mighty concert
hall and preaching place which I sug-
eest for this nineteen hundredth ami
versary let music crown our Lord.
Bring all the orchestras, oil the orato-
rios, all the Philharmonic and Handel
md Haydn societies.
Then give us Haydn's oratorio of the
"Creation,n for our Lord took part in
universe building and without him"
saws John, '.was not anything made that
was made" and Handels Messiah" and
Beethoven's Symphonies" and Mendels-
sohn's "Elijah." the prophet that typi-
fed our Christ and the grandest compo-
sitions of German and English and
American masters, living or dead. All
instruments that can hum or roll or
whisper or harp or flute or clap or
trumpet or thunder the praises of the
Lord joined to all voices that can chant
Or MARBLE or precentor multitudinous
worshipers. What an arousing when
so 900 join in antioch" or Coronation"
or "Ariel, rising into halleluiah or sub
siding into an almost supernatural amenl
Yea, let sculpture stand on pedestals
all around that building-the forms Of
apostles and martyrs, men and women,
who spoke or wrought or suffered by
headsman's az or fire. Where Is my To-
Yorite of all arts, this art Of sculpture,
that 1t is not buster for Christ or that
Its work is not better appreciated7 Let
1t come forth at that worlds jubilee OF