The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-11

among all the palaces of the great
town. Give all nations a taste of this
angels food.
Now, in the emerald palace of heaven.
ct the cup-bearers and servants of the
King remove this course from the ban
quet, and bring on another course of
angels food, which is Celestial Music.
You and have seen at some concert or
0ratorio a whole assembIage to whom
the music was a feast. Never anything
that they took in at the lips of the
mouth was SO delightful to their taste
as that which they took in at the lips
# the ear. I have seen, and you have
seen people actually intoxicated with
tweet sounds Oratorios which are al
ways too protracted for those Of US who
have not had our faculties cultivated
n that direction, were never long
enough for them; as at IL o'clock at
night the leader OF the orchestra gave
he three taps of his baton to again
Z tart the music, they were as fresh and
alert as when three hours before, at
8 o'clock, the curtain first lifted. Music
to them is food for body, food for mind.
md food for soul. From what read in
my Bible. I think celestialized music
Will make up a large part of angels
1000 Why do I say ''celestialized mu-
slcZ Because though music may have
been born in heaven, it had not all its
charms until 1t came to earth and took
a baptism of tears. Since then 1t has
mad pathos and a tenderness that 1t
could not otherwise have possessed 1t
had to pass under the shadows, and
over stormy seas, and weep at sepul-
chres, and to be hummed as lullaby
over the cradle of sick children. before
it could mount to its present attitudes
OF heavenly power. No organ on earth
would be complete without the stop,
Tremolo." and the stop. 'sVox HUI
mana" And no music of heaven would
be complete without the ''Tremolo" OF
earthly sorrow comforted, and the ''Vox
Humane" of earthly sympathies glori-
Ted. Just take up the New Testament
and ind it notebook of celesuallzed
music 1t says Jesus sang hymn be-
fore he went to the Mount OF owes,
and If he could sing on earth with
Bethlehem humiliation close behind
him, and sworn enemies close on both
sides of him, and the torments of Col
gotha just before him. do you not sup
pose he sings in heaven? Paul and
Silas sang in midnight dungeon, and do
you not suppose that now they sing on
the Detachable SUBMITS? What do the
harps, and trumpets, and choirs OF
Revelation suggest, if not music? What
would the millions of good singers and
in earthly worship do in heaven without
music? Why, the mansions ring with it,
The great halls of eternity echo with
IT. The worship of unnumbered hosts
Is enwrapped with it. 1t will be the
only art of earth that will have enough
elasticity and strength to leap the
grave and take possession Of heaven
Sculpture will halt this side the grave,
because it chiefly commentaries the
Of IaaT
constructed, and what would we want
Of the sculptured imitation, when we
stand in the presence Of the resur-
rected original? Painting will halt
this side the grave, because the colors
of earth would be too tame for heaven,
and what use to have pictured on can
vas the scenes which shall be described
to US by those who were the partici-
pants? One of the disciples will tell
US about the Last Supper better than
Titan. with mighty touch, set it up in
art gallery. The plainest saint by
tongue will describe the Last Judgment
better than Michael Angelo. with his
pencil, put it upon the ceiling OF the
Vatican. Architecture will halt this side
the grave, for what use would there be
for architects compass and design In
that city which is already built and
garnished until nothing can be added;
all the TuilIeries. and Windsor Castles,
and ST Clouds of the earth piled up not
eQualing its humblest residences; all
the st. Pauls, and st. Peters, and st.
Izaaks. and st. Sophias of the earth
built into one cathedral not equaling
the Heavenly Temple. But music will
pass right on. right up, and right in.
and millions in heaven will acknowl-
edge that, under God, she was the
chief cause of our salvation Oh.
would like to be present when all the
great Christian singers and the great
Christian players of all the ages shall
congregate in heaven OF course, they
must. like all the rest Of US, be cleansed
and ransomed by the blood OF the slain
lamb Alas! that some of the great ar
lists of sweet sound have been as dis
tinguished for profligacy as for tha
way they warb1ed, or sang, or fingered
the keyboard. or trod the organ pedal.
Some who have been distinguished
bassos. and sopranos. and prima dom
mas on earth, fear will never sing the
song of Moses and the Lamb, or put
the lip of the trumpet with sounds of
victory before the throne. But many of
the masters who charmed US on earth
will more nightly charm US in heaven
Great Music Hall of Eternity! May you
and 1 be there some day to acclaim
when the "Hallelujah Chorus is wax
ened- AS on earth there have been har-
monies made up of other harmonies,
a strain of music from this cantata,
and a strain of music from that over
ture, and a bar from this. and a bar
from that, but one great tune, or theme
into which all the others were poured
as rivers into a sea, so 1t may be given
to the mightiest soul in the heavenly
world to gather something from all the
sacred songs we have sung on earth
or which have been sung in all the
ages, and roll them on in eternal SYM
phony; but the one great theme, and
the one overmastering tone that shall
carry all before it, and upIift all heaven
from central throne to furthest gate OF
pearl, and to highest capstone of anne
thyst, Will be, Unto Him who washed
US from our sins, in His own blood.
and made US kings and priests unto
God, and the Lamb; to him be gloryp'
That will be mama enough for all
heaven to feed on That will be a han
Duet for irnmortals- That will be an