Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-06
Nv Christian friend. b.v. J,,. /

Ny Christian friends. have we a right
TO delegate TO others the discharge Of
this duty which God demands - us?
Suppose that four wood thrushes pro-
pose TO do all the singing some bright
day, when the woods are ringing with
bird voices. IL is decided that four
wood thrushcs shall do all the singing
of the forest Let all other voices keep
silent. How beautifully the four
MARBLE. 1t is really fine music!
But how long will you keep the
forest still? Why, Christ would
come into that forest and look up,
as he looked through the olives. and he
would wave his hand and say.
"Letc'rrything that hath breath praise
the Lord. md, keeping time with the
stroke Of innu,neTabL wings. there
would be five thousaa2 Ssrd voices leap
ing into harmony. SpYroose this dele
CATION of musical pcrfGs,ncrs were tried
IN heaven; suppose that four choice
spirits should try to do the singing for
the upper Temple. Hush now, thrones
and dominions and principalities. Da-
vid, be still. though you were the
sweet singer of Israel Paul, keep
quiet. though you have come TO that
crown of rejoicing. Richard Baxter.
keep sim, though this is the
saints Evcrlastig Rest" Four spirit,
now do all the singing. But how long
would Heaven be quiet? How LONG,
"llalllujah. would cry some glorificd
Methodist from under the altar
Praise the Lord" would sing the mar
tyrs from among the thrones. Thanks
he unto God who giveth US the victury!r
great multitude of redeemed spirits
would cry -myriads OF voices coming
INTO the harmony and the one hun
drcd and forty and four thousand
breaking forth into one acclamation.
stop that loud singing. Stop. O. no;
they can not hear me. You might as
well try To drown the thunder OF the
sky. or beat back the roar OF the sea.
for every soul in Heaven has resolved
To do its own singing. Alas. that we
should have tried ON earth that which
they can not do in Heaven. and. instead
of joining all our voices i'm the praise
of the Most High God, dclcgating per-
haps TO unconsccratcd men and women
this most solemn and most delightful
service
Music ought to rush from the audi
cncc like the water from rOck-clcar.
bright, sparkling. If all the other part
OF the church service * dull do not
have the music dull. With so many
thrilling things to sing about, away
with all drawings and stupidity! There
Is nothing makes me so nervous as
to sit in pulpit and look off
ON an audience with their eyes three,
fourths closed and their lips almost
shut, mumbling the praises of God.
During my recent absence | preached
to large audience. and all the music
they made together did not equal one
skylark. People do not sleep at a coro-
nation. DO not let us sleep when we
come To "A Saviour's browning In order
to proper discharge of this duty. let
rs stand up. save as age or weakness
or fctiguc excuses us. Seated in an
easy pew we can not do this duty half
SO well as when, upright, we throw our
whole body into it. Let our song DO
like an reclamation of victory. VOC
have right to sing. DO not surrender
We want to rouse all our farnilie.
upon this subject We want each farni- |
" of our congregation to be "A singing |
school Childish pctulcncc. obdtlracv /
ana intractability would be sootllcd il |
We had more singing i'm the house hold /
md then our little ones would h. pre- /
pared for the great congregati On or .
sabbath day, their voices uniting With
'ur voices in the praise of the Lori. At
or a shower there are scores of ST .eamf
hat come down the mountain side with
'oiccs ripping and silvcry. pouring in.
o one river. and then rolling in united |
trength to the sea. So would have
Ill the families in orr church send
orth the voice of prayer and praise,
touring IT into the great tide of public
Worship that rolls on and on to empty
nto the great wide heart of God
Never can we have our church sing III
t ought until our families sing as tbs,
'ught.