Democratic messenger., 1895-03-16

sounds. Oratorios which are always too
protracted for those Of us who have not
had our faculties cultivated In that di-
rection were never long enough for
them. As at ii o'clock at night the
leader Of the orchestra gave the three
taps Of his baton 10 again start the mu-
sio they were as fresh and alert as
when three hours before and nc 8 o'clock
the curtain first lifted. Music 10 them
is food for body, food for mind and
food for soul. From what read in my
Bible | think celestialized music will
make up large part Of angels food.
Why do ] say 'celestialized music!"
Because though music may have been
born in heaven il had not all its charms
until il came TO earth and took bap-
tisin Of tears. Since then it has had q
pathos and a tenderness that il could
not otherwise have possessed. II had to
pass under the shadows and over stormy
seas and weep at sepulchers and TO be
hummed rs lullaby over the cradle Of
sick children before IL could mount 10
its present attitudes Of heavenly power.
No organ on earth would be complete
without the stop ''tremolo" and the
stop ''vox humana And no music Of
heaven would be complete without the
''trcmolo'' Of earthly sorrow comforted
and the ''vox hunana" of earthly sym.
pathies glorified. Just take up the New
Testament and find it notebook of ce-
lestialized music
IL says Jesus sang "a hymn before he
went tc the Mount Of Olives. and if he
could sing on earth with Bethlehem hu-
initiation close behind him. and sworn
enemies close on both sides of him, and
the torments Of Golgotha just before
him, do you not suppose he sings in
heaven? Paul and Silas sang in mid
night dungeon. and do you not suppose
that now they sing on the delectable
SUBMITS: What do harps aud trumpets
and choirs Of revelation suggest il not
music? What would the millions Of
good singers and players upon instru-
ments who took part i'll earthly worship
do in heaven without music: Why, the
mansions ring with il. Tie great halls
of eternity echo with il. The worship
Of unnumbered hosts is inwrapped with
il. Ii will be the only art of earth that
will have enough elasticity and strength
TO leap the grave and take possession
Of heaven.
The Highest Art.
Sculpture will halt this side the grave
because il chiefly commentaries the
forms of those who in heaven will be
reconstructed, and what would we want
Of the sculptured imitation when we
stand in the presence of the resurrected
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 canvas the
scenes which shall be described 10 us by
those who were the participants? One
Of the disciples will tell rs about the
Last Supper" better than Titan with
mighty touch set up in art gallery.
The plainest saint by tongue will de-
scribe the Last Judgment" better
than Michael Angelo with his pencil
put il 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 garnish-
ed until nothing can be added? All the
Tuileries and Windsor castles and Sc.
Clouds of the earth piled up not equal.
ing 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 acknowledge that, under God, she
was the chief cause of their 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 art
lists of sweet sound have been as distin-
guished for profiigacy as for the way
they warbled or sang or fingered the
keyboard or trod the organ pedal. Some
who have been distinguished bassos and
sopranos and prima donnas ON earth.
feel. will never sing the song of Moses
and the Lamb. or put the lip to 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 hail Of eternity! May You and
be there some day TO acclaim when the
"Halleluiah Chorus" is wakened. As
on earth there have been harmonies
made up of other harmonies. a strain Of
music from this cantata, and strain
of music from that overture and bar
from this and a bar from that, but one
great tune or theme, into which all the
others were poured as rivers into n sea.
so il may be given to the inightiest soul
in the heavenly world to gather some
thing from all the sacred songs we have
sung on earth, OF which have been sung
in all the ages, and roll them on in eter-
nal symphony, but the one great theme
and the one Overmastering tone that
shall carry all before it and uplift all
heaven from central throne to farthest
gate Of pearl and to highest capstone Of
amethyst will be. Unto him who loved
us and washed us from our sins in his
own blood, and made us kings and
priests unto God and the Lamb, 20 him
be glory" That will be mama enough
for all heaven 90 feed ON. That will be
n banquet for immortals. That will be
angels food
Mighty Enterprises.
Now, in the emerald palace of heav.
EN-, let the cupbearcrs and servants Of
the king remove this course from tho
banquet and bring ON another course Of
angels food. which is laying out Of
mighty enterprise. The Bible lets us
know positively that the angels have
our worlds affairs on their heart. They
afford the rapid transit from world to
world, Ministering spirits, escorting
spirits. defending spirits, guardian
spirits-yea. they have all worlds on
their thought We are told they sang
together at the creation, and that i'm
piled not only the creation Of our world,
but of other worlds. Shall they plan
only for our little planet and be uncon-
oerned for planet 300 times largeri
No. They have all the galaxies under
their observation Mighty schemes Of
hclpfulnoss 10 be laid out and executed,
shipwrecked worlds 10 be towed in,
planetary fires 10 be put out. demoniac
hosts riding up 10 DO hurled back and
down. These angels Of light unhorse an
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