Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-07-07
REV. DR.. TAtMAGE.
THE BROOkLNN DIVINE's sun.
DAY SERMON.
SUBJECT, The SoNG OF BIRDS"

lc't 10 Wil'n most people nave given no
thought and concerning which this Is the
nrst pulpit iscusSion-namely, 1.-The Song OF
Birds" II all that has been written concern
Ing music by human voice or about music
sounded on instrument by finger or breath
were put together. volume hy the side OF
volume, 1t would I'LL hundred alcOvcs the
aational libraries.
First, l remark that which will surprise
many, that the song OF birds is n regulated
and systematic song, capable Of being written
out in note and stan and bar and clef as
much as anything that Wagner or Schumanu
1r Handel ever put on paper. As We pass tho
grove where tn" ilocks are holding matin or
vesper service we are apt u think that tho
sounds are cNtcmpOrlXed, tho rising or falling
aotc is II mere accident, II is flung up and
down 10y haphuzarl. the bird did not know
what il was doing, II did not care whether II
TaS II long meter psalm or u madrigal. What
lmistako!
The musician never put on the music rack
before him Mrndclssohu's "Elljah" or Bee
ihoycn's "Conrtrto' iii Il or Spohr's b fat
symphony with more definite idea ~ TO
what he was doing than every bird that can
sing at all confines himself To- accurate and
predetermined rendering. The oratorios, the
chants, the carols. tho ovcrturr4, the inter-
ludes, the ballads, the canticlrs that this morn
ny were heard or will this evening he
leafd III the forest nave rolled down through
me hE's without "a variation. Even the
;hiphluhk song was ordained clear bhck In
;hc ctcrnlties. At the gates OF paradise it
sang in sounds like tho syllahlcs "Kukw
"kuk ~ "kuk - Just as this morning in
Long Island orchard 1t sang "kuk i'"kuk ~
"kuk F" the thrush Mt III" creation uttered
sounds likeths word "Tcacher ~ Teacher !"
Teacher as now u utt"rs sounds IKE
!eaGher eaener leacher
In the summer or tho year l the yellow
hammer trlllcd thHt Whlchs"uhded IKE II
II III Us III TINS summer II trlIls III J.
III III mo Maryland yoIloWthroat In
lerits ana belu'aths the tuho sounding Ire
ne words "ilty me, pity me-, pity me- lhs
Nhlte sparrow 'lserp tsN"P WOKE our
great Erahdlathers rs II VIII AWhk'h our great
SrnndrniIIrrh. lil' l'e.Aa-t'c-Hh-tee-Aa
't the hlrds III IN" l.rst century was tho same
IL the 'Icl~ka-tec-Aa-tHe-hA OF tho hlhe-
ieenth century
Inc GoidHh'h mas Ior bOuU years been
hhHlng "pe-ree'dee-''~rer, But these
/ sounds, whleu we Put IN haroh woTts,
/ shey put IN 'aiehcrs, rhythmic, soulful
And enrapturnS. Now II there Is this
order and decentralization and rhythm
all through God creation does II not
/ imply that We should Lave tho same
!hArhctrrLstIts IN the music we make or
| Ty 10 mAkcr IL II not Wlckeuhees thht
70 many parents ?Ne 10 opportunity ior tho
/ culture O. th"lt rIhlltch III the ART ot sweet
'ouhd| IL Goa s'o"l,s TO elu'Ht" every hIue-
! 1lrd, orI"le ana Eruhb'ak III song, now can
parents bc r" !hdH,f'ht hnout inc inu9i'al
lcltlpp'A'At olthe lnnortA'' IN thclr house.
! 4V,i'
We MH"' 4" ~ NJ ii' - ~ AZ iH5h Va HUn''h-
aus. From hearing blind heeHar sing Mar
IN Luther went homo al iory years OF ago
20 write ms hrsI hylih' IN tne autumn
! uope 70 nave hErtsW,ohal Si'EihS s'HooI
/ Aere duriht Ihe week "hlSh shall prepare
! me Pe"Ilo ioF 'h' 5onH5 CI 'no ho,y 'A'-
/ oAth. II tho 'huFch ul uoi uhlEeFSAi IS So-
lS 70 thke tn'S WoEIi IoF F!snt,ousA"77'
mere must De "ud'a IuhIreiio,u Oh moro
harmon! IA WEI. rs HGA"EIG!oId Vi moro
'Olu!he 10 sacred hiusl,'
Further, l Hoil'o IN the song OF pirds
that Is "a dIN'heIy taught song ING
rArest prlma donna OF all thG 'arth co-'l
not ltHch tho fohlh oAS Ausl'a hol'. y
AihIhaher HylhH over tH' TOOL Oh 't"4-
pIo aquakc Win harAon.'S NVulu ho'
.a'th up on' ",'o"l' 12n ~ '''NI
mat tho hrSt bltd 'ltoA was hsn'oli'u 4
On inc hahh5 ol inc '4h'A ana ~ HllueHei
UNI. @ ~ Nns o' ,'o 1.,,, ,,',,,,tr,,
mtneh ,'.,, ~, - nar,J ~
.lon' tu' nTl,l,i ~ ''C WY ~. 49,
m.t ai,'i''n. inJ -, t.,, - H., 900
/
mem INC ni' III n'o' "a e.'"" y, taV9' ., ~.
SUCKS ana tauFl' 'ltuI now ~ M tnnt 0VIe .i
lh'o 'Ao i!lE!l'' nJnNen' W ii' En',
earh WIN !'S uulcct i ,.,, 80 80
usAioneu, goa lInpu, Gou tauli tti ~ WJo
ulteu i'uslc AHl '4Cto 20 nv VI - NSio 90
tha' inc LoFu oh'y c'Il ln'P"i' " S0u' my
uearr. ~. .,,,h o,.,,, ,.,,,,,,,,.,,., =,
SONGS llh' 'il' "Lisn "u' i.,l,, a,.
me IoiosSIAH7 M"ch HI '''u, IN .ii.,
Ah"'"'i III '9HiLL9 anu >,
songs 9'hElAk, WIN bl"yo III Sput ~
!he LoIu' '"n57 iiNo nO9e' ''.lh "iIh n'IsoE
TaGGHy ol thc ~ ee"' 9o-Ia IiA' Sj,,,rn
ana bar"A S"HS |' 'i.o W
songs llhe l9''Ih l'cHiu 'i'
ne caul' ~ "',' IN Nou' t 80. 20 el. sn
Rllu ol so'I5 MNl't 'ou my 1'uo, T.,
ana ho'p US u SIM II oi, cai' til NM 'iit7 II :.
ueaNGh. II WIS 'Io u'Si'Io. paa,,ir d.
SCUM" "hch uHu'i "a" P''S inh ~ .'Hn
ono Auaitot ,No'"i''I'H . t,nI, i,,br,st +,
uou ana nhot"cl s~H".','i ~ ~uu' ~, ,L,'''',,,. -
',f,,I .''''' -, ,t ,,i,ho,,t ,,,, feol
'irHS tn'A' " - u "'' VII ,, t,il ~,
d what may yIt ton1. WIN S0u ,.4s ,,,,,r .,,
now II Is posSlD4o lor 'u "i'n a't'. ,,n, "b"
row. that chlck"dee' 10 sing 81 '"'''iy "n''
they may any time ne Pouh'ed upon hy
hawk and torn wing from wing Ih"rr ar
cruel beaks In thirket ana III SKY ready I
slay the song birds. Herods on the "n
Modocs OF tne SKY. A9slaNI's Hru,n WIZ
iron claw. Murderers OF song HoltinE u
and down the heavens heavens row can III" hlr
( sing amid such periIsF BeslIEs ,s,, thHt' now
the piru sure " Fe' I"oI. nn,';,,'s W % ,,'r,
nave Deen staInou. ~ ~ ~ ',.' w."
Witnout any Wal vga.IS . ~ ho hntt, =, -, ul.'
or suPPet: mo1iu S y ,ot 10 DoIt. ~ E'''''
i's io3a ioi .hnt tn u1I 20 bmrtr,
DeSiucs sil",, w Ii.,,.i,, "it T va,
panb go snathnr nun al Girn,tion trhn .d,,
s9yIs sua ~ ahnt ,,J aJ1 to ti, ,rl
VIII Mo,a.. VII Md tbnnsamI @ ' n"r I.
rVb nnJ sr,ain,, rr o'
ters nnu 'I G ,,',5
Iet thelo ~. !. eiiS' 80 =. NV h.d,, ~
the plru 'nS1E nv n'S ~ ,., sn .Io .lo -,
sweetest, -. nno h a. 'tU',a ~, trno ,o T y, ~
elhws n.ny noo po1 pui,ti ~ o -"
her mes. rs ~ - oII III t,,'
Uhe Vi .o pSt poy If ohn am,,S o| ali @ ~,
me laIk 1 MS @ rorIor s tbo asJdest % yTu