The Progress., 1894-09-22

the way to the congratulations
eternal
! stopped one nightfaI' years ago,
a, Frey burg, Switzerland to heaf the
organ of world wide celebrity in that
rlace went into the cathedral ut
niyh,fall. An the accessories were
favorable. There was on V one light
!, nil the cathedral and that n faint
taper on the altar. ! looted up INTO
,he venerable arches and saw tho !
shadows Of centuries aud when tho |
organ awolic. the cathedral awoke,
and all the arches seemed TO hit and
u,iver rs the music came under them.
That instrument did not seem to be
made ont of wood and metal but out
of human hearts, so wonderfully ava
if rulsate with every motion: now
laug hing like child, now sohb'ng
like a tempest. AT one moment the
music would die away until you
| couId hear the cricket chirp out
side the wall, and then it would roll
| M until it seemed aa if the surge OF
the sea and he crash Of an avalanche
had struck the organ pipes at the
same moment. At one time 'hat h'en'
it seemed as if q squadron OF spirits
weeping up from earth had met
squadron Of descending angels whose
glory beat back the woe. S'aho'hg
there and looking at the DIM taper y"
the altar of the cathedral sa'o'
GLOW much like many CHRISTIAN
life, Shadows hover, and sometimes
his hops is dim, and faint, and Ticker
ing like a taper on the altar But NJ
what time God wills, tho heavens
break forth with music upon his sou''
and the air becomes resonant rs the
angels of God beat it with their sum
! ing sceptres
Oh. the Lord God has many far ana
beautiful daughters; but the fa'res'
5 of them all is she whose ways are
s pleasantncss and whose paths are
p peace! Now, my brothers and sisters
t for | have right to call you also
t know some people lcok oack on their
ancestral line, and they see they are
e descended from the Puritans or hu'
t guenots, and they rejoice in that; ou,
! ! look back on my ancestral line, anu
: | see the rein such mipgling ana NIX
O TIRE of the blood Of all nationalltiea
v that | feel akin to all the world ana
!. bv the blood of the Son Of God, VINO
t died for all people. I address you IN
= the bonds of universal brotherhood.
J. come out as only servant bring
l. ing an invitation to party, and pu
8 it into your hand. saying, Come, fo'
d all things are now!ready," and nrg
e it upon you and continue to urge IT
e and, before get through, ! hope oI
n the blessing of God, to compel you u
come in.
=. / tell you to-day, my friends, Of
%; great salvation. Do you nnderstan
what it is to have Saviour? He too
u your place. He bore your sins. Il
" wept your sorrows. He is here now t
.u,saye your soul. A soldier, worn on
in his country's service, took to tn
~ violin as q mode of earning his living
J.. lie was found in the streets OF Vienna
~ PLAYING his violin, but after o viii
- his hand became feeble and tremulou
,. and he could no more make must
ia One day, while he sat there weepin
Va man passed along and said, IN
~ friend YOU are too old and too feebl
~ give me your VIOLIN" and he took II
~. mans violin, and began to discour
-" most exquisite music, and Il
CT people gathered around in larger al
IN. larger multitudes. and the aged mi
$3.50. held his hat. and the, cow, rourr:d
ne; and poured in until the hat was iu
MI Now" said the man who played t
'io violin, put that coin in your poe
O. cts" The coin was put in the
act mans pockets Then he held his h
AGAIN, and the vioinist played INC
the sweetly than ever, and played un
his some of the people wept ana so
ur' shouted. And again the hat "
ere filed with coin. Then the violin
to dropped the instrument and pass
're, off, and the whisper went, 'Who
hen it? who is it?' and some
lrm lust entering the crowd sa
ind ''Why, that is Butcher, the great
md linist, known all through the rea
YES, that is the great violinist' !
IS fact was, he had just taken that ma
and Mace and assumed his poverty,
S so borne his burden, and played
has music, and earned his livelihood,
/, by made sacrifice for the poor old IN
the So the Lord Jesus Christ comes do'
ever and he finds us in our spiritual penn
and across the strings OF his q
ute. broken heart he strikes strain
:, to infinite music, which wins the att
is a ton of earth and heaven. He ia
ales' our poverty. He plays our music
the wee ps our sorrow. He dies our DEF
they A sacrifice for you. A sacrifice
time me.
sat Oh, will you accept this sacr
row now? L do not single out this
the that man, and this and that won
the But | say all may come The 81
GOV. fee is 50 great, I'LL may be sa
sters Does it not seem to you as II net
were was very near? lean feel Its Dr.
rum. on my cheek. God is near, Chri
Q up near The Holy Spirit is near.
God istering angels are near. Your g
n;nr It, ,:J.ol IN henvan near.