Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-16
: THE TABERNACLE.
I, -.lnAss DlsoouRses UPON
~ y ssLpFJL CHURCHES

u ..,.,. ar Religious orEanizA-
T,d'' D =. s,.ep.isi. Of eusoe'sfnl wor-
es''-' s,,s, Kind Of 'iusie. Preach
: =, j r~r'-D poor to Heaven.
III. ts.-Tbe character ofthe
\ Bspczllis'. MI ~ Rev. DR.. Tal'Aage in
iijnas gl,,s,a i. iTsbrrnacls this forenoon
4 IL Broos,l!n ,.r.nsl power Of congrega-
Sd1 nns' ,1ssnssnds OF worshipers made
sa.sis Of W INA with music. The SUB set
~ ~. .e',,'s,, chutchcs," the text beng
~, 'h''y'se send thee help from the
Iarsua'3 ,,a,issk 20 men what the church
y s,aH give you 20 different an
y lAey ny 49,, nan would say, ut is d con-
.7sh ~ ,1ssvnoorites.n Another, ut is an
70 ai1 y y y rsople who feel themselves a
IA dsai better than others, Alnenea,
~ s' rl,o. for gossip, where wolverine
w ,,,i.s dsyonr each other" Another.
II 10 Tor the cultivation OF super
4 I s..r.ic.ntr Another. at is an arsenal
y Y. ,l,ologlaus go to getpikes and mus
VI. y. "a ,hoir Another, 1t Is an ART
~ ~ ~ vbere men go to admire grand
~ "a e.onisite fresco, and musical
r ~ "A The Dantesque in gloomy i'm
l Another man would say; ut 10
Nv blace on earth except my own
n forget thee, o Jerusaleml let
IN hand forget her cunning"
a - nv friends, whatever the church IL,
s iells you what it ought to be, a
3 y "a n tactical, honely, omnipotent help.
& -la,, help from the sanctuary" The
..rsl,to yield rcstfulness to the body.
4 F.,sor d, tho upholstery ought to yield
'.,e 10 the eye. The entire service
r =, 10 Weld strength for the moil and
- q everyday life. The Sabbath
q 80 be harnesed to all the six days Of
,,r,eA, drawing them in the right direc-
4 T,ehurch ought to be q magnet, visibly
Erirlgh.ily affecting all the homes of the
4 .ssiren. Every man gets roughly jos
M ITS abused, gets cut, gets insulted,
A d sighted, gets exaspcrated. BY the
8I-,i he Sabbath comes he has an accumu-
IL q six days Of annoyance, and that is
4 sirtllng church service which has not
s;nurh enough 10 take that accumulated
3,aganoe aud hurl it into perdition.
ne business man sits down In church
ssdsshey from tho weeks engagements.
tsis,ps be wishes he had tarrled at home
4. tie loungy with the newspapers and the
.lrpsn That man wants to be cooled of
(. irzciously diverted The first wave OF
i, nIgioas service ought to dash clear
va ihs hurricane decks and leave him
st,glg with holy and glad and heavenly
snaica Send thee help from the sane
'ur'
CHURCH MUSIC.
. hths first place sanctuary help ought to
H. trom the music. A woman dying in
isld persisted in singing to the last mo-
bel The attendants tried to persuade
u % stop, saying 1t would exhaust her
- make her disease worse. She an-
Crwsa; u must sing. am only practic-
p iof the heavenly choir" Music on
'1as 3 rehearsal for music in heaven. II
.rtnd are going to take part in that
rii orchestra, it IL high time that we
Enslslngng and drumming our harps.
llg tell US that Thalberg and Gott-
l;sAlk never would 20 into u concert until
'lFAh frtin private rehearsed, although
tsTwtr such masters OF the instrument.
|And can II be that we expect to take part
aA,F sat oratorio OF heaven If we do not
.iAns here' But am not speaking OF
4 Z ari world. Sabbath song ought to
'Alllhe week to music. We want not
~ harmony not more artistic EXPIRES
tihHl more volume 10 our church music.
~ Au no Worshiper OF noise, but /
|N.t that II our American churches
|iAdNlth full heaftiness Of soul and full
a9tlss OF voice sing the songs OF Zion
|,ea lat OF sacred worship would have ten
z nor power than It has now. Why not
,.'lA part OF the sacred service and lift
" Hltr II ought TO bei All the annoy
~ q LIE might be drowned out OF that
~ org Do you tell me that 1t is not
n-l'naele 70 sing very loudlyY Then, /
way with the fashion. We dam back
4 gsat Mississippi OF congregational
'..las and let few drops OF melody
" through the dam. say, take away
.sa'n aud let the pillows roar on their
.ee oceanic heart OF God. Whether
.lnlloaable to sing loudly or not, let
with all possible emphasis.
n'hear great deal Of the art OF sina.
MUSIC asan entertainment, Of music
s'@sta'ion. It is high time we heard
wang OF music as a help, a practical
NJ y order to do this we must only
~ TN e" hymns New tunes aud new
,s'ery sunday make poor congrc-
u singing. Fifty hymns are enough
d ran The Episcopal church prays
n, ~ prayers every Sabbath and year
/, 'saf and century after century.
~ reason they have the hearty re.
|r5i.,> Ley US take hint from that fact
M, w. hhg the same songs Sabbath
nv s4uuth. Only In that way can we
|!r,,,v, 'ae lull force of this exercise.
n. Ivy Noessnd years will not wear ont
Ii-lsoi William Cowper and Charlie.
~ and Isaac Watts.
sslpSss now each person in this audience
"a s.,slsIt all the annoyances of the last
~ ~ Fill this room to the ceiling with
M, =. nv, and you would drown out ali
sosll sOs an.es Of the 3Gj days, and you
~ s,. Siown them out for ever. Orgar
D. n. my are only to marshal the voice
No. y ~. soiee TALL into line, and in com.
Co., u brlgades by storm take m,
III M, , ana sin Of the world. Ifyou can
|iulss. l'r Yourself, sing for others n,
tss1snu give others good cheer, Won vii
W. Cheer to your own heart
he.,d N Londonderry, Ireland, was he
M n, nay Years ozo, the people insid,
N Nh we've ,smishing, and a vessel cam,
,Gs I'm NJ Pploy,lAions, buVthe vessel ran on
"a. a., s.n ,,'. and stuck fast. The enem,
mi n ? with laughter and derlsion +,
hsss,,saas vessel, when the vessel eero y
L. IN NE against the enemy. and n,
|raN vas turned back into the stream
b a. y, e. We'll, Oh, ye who nre hicb nm,
saSi5-a zoe locks Of melancholy Give -, ,
~ n. I T. and by holy rebound Won hi