The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-05-18
over a thousand o, the worried, perple.ed

and ag ,nized.
While there are hymns and tunes ready for
the jubtlant, there Is rich hymnoiogy for
the suffering --''Naomi'' and "Eyentides and
Autumn Leaves" and Come ye disconso-
late. and whole portfolios and llbrettos OF
tears set to music. All the wonderful
triumphs OF surgery and all the new modes
OF successful treatment o. physical and men
tai disorders are discussed In medical con-
ventlons and spread abroad In medical books.
OF souls that have been medicated by music,
vocal and instrumental. let the world know
what power there is in sweet sound. whether
rolling from lip or leaping from frightened
chord or ascending from ivory key.
Music Is universal language. At the
loot OF the Tower OF Babel language was
split into fragments never to be again put
together, but one thing was not hurt, and
that s music, and II Is the same ail the world
over. Last summer In Russia at n watering
place we were greeted as we entered great
auditorium, which was filed with thousands
OF Russians, whose language could not
understand any more than they could under
stand mine.
But after the grand band had, out OF com
pliment TO us, played our two great Ameri-
can airs. stepped on the platform and said
TO the bandmaster "Russian air Russian
air /" and then he tapped with his baton on
tho music rack. and with q splendor and
'hHI'Sty VI power lfht biiIust Inilt uS QUAIL
the ful band poured forth their National
anthem. They understood our American
music. and we understood their Russian
music. II IL "A universal language, and SO
good for universal cure.
should not wonder IL In the day Of juig-
ment II should be found out that moro souls
have been saved by music than by preaching
should not wonder II out OF the one hun
drcd and forty and four thousand ransomed
souls that John foresaw before the throne OF
God at least 900 hal been savedspy sweet
song. Why does not the church On earth
tako the hint2 Heaven IL tho great musical
center OF the universe, the place Of doxolo-
giles and trumpets and harps. and In prepara-
ton for that place we ought to make more Of
music on earth.
The band of music at Waterloo PLAYED the
retreat of the Forty y-second Hlghlanders back
to their places, and sacred music has re-
turned many n ialterlng host OF God into tho
Christian conflict with as much determine
and dash ~ rennyson's "Six Hundred. "
Who can tell what has been accomplished by
Charles Wesleys 1000 hymns. or 10y the con
gregational singing OF his time, which could
be heard two miles of2 When my dear
friend Dio Lewis Ozone To rest all too soon)
conducted campaign against drunkenness
at the West, and marshaled thousands Of the
noblest women OF the land In that magniii-
cent campaign, and whole neighborhoods and
villages and cities shut up their grog shops.
do you know the chief weapon usedl II was
the song.
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
They sang II at tho door OF hundreds OF
liquor saloons which had been open for
years, and either at the first charge Of the
campaign or che second the saloon shut up.
At the first verse OF Nearer, NY God, %
Thee" the liquo- dealers laughed at the
second verse tncy looked solemn. at the third
verse they began 70 cry, and at the fourth
verse they got down on their knees. You
say they opened their saloons again Yes.
some OF them did. But 1t Is great thing 10
have hell shut up II only for week. Give
full swing 10 "a good gospel hymn, and Il
would take the whole world for God
But whey In my text l see Saul declining
this medf,ine OF rhythm and cadence and ac-
tudlly hurting javelin at the heart OF David.
the mar .nist hsth!nk myself OF the fact thar
sin would like 70 kill sacred music. We are
not told what tune David was playing on the
harp that day. but from the character OF the
man We know II was not crazy madrigal, or
"a senseless ditty, or sweef OF strings sug-
Iestive OF the melodra:-l, -. elevated ri;.sic,
God given music. inspired =-u1ic. religious
music, whole heaven Of Il escair ped under
n harpstrlng. No wonder tAet wicked Saul
hated II and could not abide .he sound and
with all his might hurled an irJ.rument OF
death at It.
know there are styles ol rad=.c that sin
admires, and you hear 1t as -ca pass the
casino or the dance hall, an tro devil has
stolen most OF the flddles, though am glad
the Ole Bulls have snatched 10 the Charmed
strings from their dissertation, BAT II Is IA fact
that sin has a javelin for sacred socLdI. In
many churches the jayelin OF criticism has
killed the music, javelin nung from organ loft
or from adjoining pew OF the supersens.tivC.
sauls javelin aimed ut David's harp. Thou
sands OF people so afraid they may not sing
they Will not sing at all, or sing
with such iow tone that no one hears them.
In many church the jayelin OF criticism
has crippled the harp OF worship. II satan
could silence all tine Sunday-school songs
and the hymns OF Christian worship, lie
would gain MS greatest achievement when
the millennial song shall rise--and II Is be-
ing made ready-therc will be such roll OF
yoices,such concentrated power Of stringod
and wind instruments, such majesty. such
such continental and hemisphere
and planetary acclamation, that IL VIII Dc i'm
possible TO know where earth stops and
neaven begins. Roll on, roll In. roll up. thou
harmony
See also In my subject rejected oppor-
tunity OF revenge. Why did not Ddvid PICK
up sauls jayelin and hurl 1t back aSaiat
David had skillful arm. He demonstrated
on another OCCASION he could WELD sling
and he could have easily picked up that
iayelin, aimed 1t ut saul the wOud-be
assassin. and left the foLming and denentcd
monster Us lifeless under the jayelin rs he
had left Goliath under sling. oh, David,
now Is your chunce. No. no. Men ana
women with power ottongue or pen or hand
10 reply 10 an imbittercd antagonist. better
Initiate David and let the javelin lie ~ your
feet and keep the harp in your hand. Do
not strike back. Do not play the game OF
iit for tat.
Gibbon. in his history, tells OF Bajazct. the
great Moslem General who was brought
captive to the tent OF Tmur. He had at
tempted the massacre OF Timur and his men,
Tlmur said 10 him Had you yanquished US
am not ignorant OF the tate when YOU re-
served for myself and my troops. but dts
inin TO retalate. Your life and honor arc |
secure, and shall express my gratitude 60 |
God by my clomency 10 man" Beautiful.
Revenge on Christians tongue or pen or
hand Is inapt and more damage to the one
who employs II than the one against whom /
Il Is employed. What A jayelin hurled at
You and fallen at your feet, and you not hurl /
y back again Yes. | have tried the plan. |
learned 1t from my father and have prao
tlcod Il all my life. end II works well, and by |