The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-03-15

| kingdom. Unlike the breakers o
earth which poison, these glow witt
immortal health, the wine pressed iron
the grapes of the heavenly Eshcol, an,
they all drink to the memory of mango
and cross, shattered sepulcher and Oil
veto ascension. Oh, that rapturous, in
spring, transporting theme of tn
worlds ransoml That makes angels
food The taking of that food give
stronger pulse to their gladness, add
several mornings of radiance to thei
foreheads, gives vaster circle to tn,
sweep of their wings on mission inter
constellation Some of the crumbs O.
that angels food fall all around oul
wilderness camp today, and we feel like
crying with Paul, "Oh, the depth O.
the riches, both of the wisdom ant
knowledge of Godp' or with expiring
Stephen, Lord Jesus, receive my spir
itp' or with many an enraptured soul
"None but Christi None but Christi
Pass around this angels food. Carry il
through all these aisles. Climb with il
through all these galleries. Take il
among all the novels as we'll as among
all the palaces of the great town. Give
all nations taste of this angels food.
Celestial Music.
| Now, in the emerald palace of heav-
en- let the cupbearers and servants OF
the king remove this course from the
banquet and bring on another course of
angels food, which is celestial music
You and have seen at some concert
or oratorio a whole assemblage to whom
the music was 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 of
the ear. I have seen and you have seen
people actually intoxicated with sweet
sounds. Oratorios which are always too
protracted for those of us who have not
had our faculties cultivated in that di
them. AS at IL O'Clock at night the
leader of the orchestra gave the three
taps of his baton to again start the mu-
sic they were as fresh and alert as
when three hours before and at o'clock
the curtain first lifted. Music to them
is food for body, food for mind and
food for SOUL From what read in my
Bible l think celestialized music will
make up large part of angels food.
Why do l say 'celestialized music?"
Because though music may have been
born in heaven it had not all its charms
until it came to earth and took bap-
tism of tears. Since then it has had
pathos and tenderness that it could
not otherwise have possessed 1t had to
pass under the shadows and over stormy
seas and weep at sepulchers 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 ''vox humana. And no music of
heaven would be complete without the
"tremolo" of earthly sorrow comforted
and the 'vox humana" of earthly SYM
pathies glorified Just take up the New
Testament and find it notebook of &C.
music.
1t says Jesus sang hymn before he
went to the Mount of Olives, and if he
could sing on earth with Bethlehem hui
initiation close behind him, and sworn
enemies close on both sides of him, and !
jhe torments of Golgotha just before
lim, do you not suppose he sings in
heaven? Paul and Silas sang in mid
night dungeon, and do you not suppose
hat now they sing on the delectable
SUBMITS? What do harps and trumpets
md choirs of revelation suggest if not
music? What would the millions of
good singers and players upon instru-
nents who took part in earthly worship
10 in heaven without music? Why, the
mansions ring with it. The great halls
If eternity echo with it. The worship
If unnumbered hosts is inwrapped with
t. 1t will be the only art of earth that
will have enough elasticity and strength
o leap the grave and take possession
# heaven.
The Highest Art.
Sculpture will halt this side the grave
because it chiefly commentaries the
orms of those who in heaven will be
and what would we want
f the sculptured imitation when we
tand in the presence of the resurrected
riginal? Painting will halt this side
he grave because the colors of earth
you'd be too tame for heaven, and
THAT use to have pictured ON canvas the
Genes which shall be described to us by
hose who were the participants? One
the disciples will tell us about the
Last Supper better than Titan with
nightly touch set up in art gallery.
he plainest saint by tongue will de-
tribe the Last Judgment" better
nan Michael Angelo with his pencil
ut it upon the ceiling of the Vatican.
architecture will halt this side the
rave, for what use would there be for
rchitect's compass and design in that
ty which is already built and garnish-
until nothing can be added? All the
uileries and Windsor castles and st.
LIQUIDS of the earth piled up not equal
g its humblest residences; all the st. !
auls and st. Peters and st. Izaaks ]
I'd ST. Sophias of the earth built into
le cathedral not equaling the heavenly I
mple '
But music will pass right ON, right 9
, and right in, and millions in heaven I
i'll acknowledge that, under God, she s
as the chief cause of their salvation. 9