The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-03-16

among the novels, as well as among all
the palaces, of the great town. Give
all nations a taste of this angels food.
Now, in the emerald palace of
Heaven, let the cup-bearers and serv-
ants of the King remove this course
from the banquet and bring on an
other course Of angels food, which is
celestial mnsic. You and | have seen
at some concert or %oratorio Il whole as
semblagc tn whom the music was a
feast. Never anything that they took
in at The lips aud mouth was so lie
lightful To their taste as hat which
they took iii at the lips of the ear
From what | read in my Bible, 1
think celestialized music will make up
u large part of angels food. Why do
| say ''celestiali1ed music?' Because,
though music may have been BORN in
Heaven, it had not all its charms I'M
til it came to earth and took a baptism
of tears. Since then it has had n
pathos and a 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
iu'a Va nHth 4 " cah
mount tn its present attitudes of
heavenly power. No organ on earth
would be complete without the stop,
.'tremolo," and the stop. "vox humana-"
And nc music of Heaven would be COM
plete without the ''tremolo" of earthly
sorrow comforted, and the 'vox hu-
mana" of earthly scmpathies glori6ed.
Just take up the New Testament and
find it n note book of celestialized
music. 1t says Jesus sang a hymn be-
fore He went to the Mount Of Olives,
and IL 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 lie sings in Heaven? Paul
and Silas sang in midnight dungeon,
and do you not suppose that now
What do the harps and trumpets and
choirs of Revelation suggest, II not
musicP What would the millions Of
good singers and players upon instru-
ments who took part in early worship
do in Heaven without music? Why,
the mansions ring with it, The wor-
ship of unnumbered hosts is ~enwrapped
with it. 1t will be the only art of earth
that will ave enough elasticity and
strength to leap the grave and take
possession of Heaven. Sculpture will
halt this side of the grave, because it
chiefly commentaries the forms Of
those who in Heaven will be recon-
.structed, and what would we want of
xha oa,,1ntr~aI sustottan xuhap x.,a
stand in the presence OF the re%surrect-
ed original. Painting will halt this
side of the grave, because the colors Of
earth would be too tame for Heaven,
and what use to have pictured Of N.
vass the scenes which shall be de-
scribed to us by those who were the
participants? 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 de.
scribe the last judgment better than
Michael Angelo. with his pencil, put 1t
upon the ceiling of the Vatican. Archi-
lecture will halt this side Of the
grave. for what use would there be for
architects compass and design In that
city which IL already built and gar.
nished until nothing can be added; all
the Tuileries, and Windsor castles aud
st. Clouds of the earth piled up not
equalling its humblest residence; all
the st. Pauls. aud st. Peters. and St
Izaaks, and st. Sophias OF the earth
built into one cathedral not equalling
the Heavenly Temple. But music will
nm 30 WIGHT nm rfDht ~ md psDhf In
and millions in Heaven will acknowl.
edge that, under God, she was the
chief cause Of their salvation. Oh, I
would like to be present when all the
great Christian singers and the great
Christian players of all ages shall con-
gregate 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
artists Of sweet sound have been as dis
tinguished for profiigacy as for the
way they warbled. or sang, or fingered
the keyboard. or trod the organp pedal.
| Some who have been distinguished
bassos, and sopranos, and prima dom
mas on earth, l fear will never sing the
song Of Moses and the Lamb, or put the
lips to the trumpet with sounds of vic
tory 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 / be there some day to acclaim
when the "Halleluiah Chorus is
Weakened.
Now, in the emeral palace OF
Heaven let the cup-bearers and servants
OF tho King remove this course from
the banquet, and bring on another
course of angels food, which is: Laying
out of mighty enterprise. The Bible
let's us know positively that the angels
nave our worlds affairs on their heart.
They afford the rapid transit from world
world. Ministering spirits, escorting
spirits, defending spirits, guarding
spirits. Yea, they will have all the
world on their thoughts. We are told
they sang together at the creation. and
that implied not only the creation OF
our world, but of other worlds. Shall
they plan only for our little planet,
and be u~nconcerned for a planet three
hundred times larger? No. They have
all the galaxies under their observa.
ton. Mighty schemes of h%elpfulness
to be laid out and executed; ship
wrecked worlds to be lowed in; plane,
tary fires to be put out; demoniac hosts
riding up to be hurled back and down.
These angels of light unhorse an
Apollyon with one stroke of battle al
celestial. They talk these matters al
over. They bend toward each other
in sublimest colloquy. They have
cabinet meetings of winged i'm
mortals. They assemble the might
lest of them in holy consulta
ton. They plan out stellar, lunar
solar, consolidated achievement. They
vie with each other as to who shall dc
the grandest thing for the e~ternals
They compose dox ologies for thu
Temple of the Sun. Fhsy preside ove
caronations, II in the great organ Of
the universe N hoy gets out of tune.
they plan for its returning. No under.
taking Is SO difficult; no post OF duty Is
SO distant; no mission Is SO stipend.
GUS, but at Gods command
they are gladly obtained. When