The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-03-22

angel the fourth. And then they d
bend toward each other and talk abos
II, and guess about it. and try
fathom II, and prophesy copcernin
II. But the subject is too big, an
they only nibble at il. They onl
break on piece Of it. They only tast
it. They just dip into it. And the
one angel cries: worthy Is the lam
that was slant" And another says
"Unsearchable!" And another says
Past finding out!" And another says
"Hallelujah" And then theys all I'll
their cups of gold with the new win,
of the kingdom" Unlike the beaker
OF earth, which poison, these glow
with immortal health, the wine pressed
from the grapes Of the heavenly Eshcol
and they all drink to the memory oil
manger and cross, shattered sepulchel
and Olivetic ascension. Oh, that rap
furious, inspiring, transporting theme
of the worlds ransom! That makes
angels food. The taking of that food
gives stronger pulse to their gladness;
adds several mornings of radiance to
their foreheads; gives vaster circle to
the sweep of their wings on mission in
decentralization. Some Of the crumbs
of that angels food fall all around our
wilderness camp to-day, and we feel
like crying with Paul: "Oh, the depth
of the riches, both of the wisdom and
knowledge of God!" or with expiring
Stephen: Lord Jesus, receive my
spirit" or with many an enraptured
soul: None but Christ! None but
Christi Pass around this angels
food. Carry it through all these aisles.
Climb with it through all these gal
leries. Take it among all the novels,
as well as among all the palaces of
the great town. Give all nations
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
celestialized 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. have seen, and you have seen,
people actually intoxicated with sweet
sounds Oratorios which are always
100 protracted for those of us who have
lot had our ia culties cultivated in that
direction, were never long enough for
hem. AS at eleven o'clock at night the
eader of the orchestra gave the three
APPS of his baton to again start the
music, they were as fresh and as alert
s when three hours before, at eight
clock, the curtain first lifted. Music
o them is food for body, food for mind /,
nd food for soul. From what / read
4 my Bible, think celestialized music
I'LL make up a large part Of angels
bod. Why do say ''celestialized |
lusic?" Because, though music may
ave been born in Heaven, it had not /
Il its charms until it came to earth !
nd took a baptism of tears. Since /
len it has had pathos and tender i.
ess that it could not otherwise have d
assessed. 1t had to pass under Q
e shadows, and over stormy i
as, and weep at sepulchers, and i,
be hummed as a lullaby over +
e cradle of sick children, before it
uld mount to it's present attitudes of y
avenly power. No organ on earth O
ould be complete without the stop Il
Fremolo" and the stop ''Vox HUI G
ana" And no music of Heaven would o
complete without the ''Tremolo" Of r,
rthly sorrow comforted and the ''vox n
lmana" of earthly sympathies glori- fl
d. Just take up the New Testament Il
d find it note book of celestialized b
Isle. 1t says Jesus sang hymn be- %
'e He went to the Mount of Olives, b.
d if He could sing on earth with IL
thlehem humiliation close behind fc
n, and sworn enemies close ~
both sides of Him, and
; torments Of Golgotha just "
fore Him, do you not suppose
sings in Heaven? Paul and Silas
,g in midnight dungeon, and do you
suppose that now they sing on the ~
ectable submits? What do the IL
rps, and trumpets, and choirs of n,
citation suggest. If not music? a,
lat would the millions of good sing. 81
and players upon instruments who h,
* part in earthly worship do in 70
aven without music? Why, the y,
nsions ring with it. The great halls On
eternity echo with it. The worship i
unnumbered hosts is enwrapped w
h it. 1t will be only art of earth ar
It will have enough elasticity and of
ength to leap the grave and take pos. IN
sion of Heaven. Sculpture will halt Wi
S side of the grave, because it chief lir
commentaries the forms of those la
o in heaven will be reconstructed, ar
what would we want of the sculp- 20
ed imitation when we stand in the a.,