Connecticut western news., 1897-09-30

per temple. Hush now, thrones and do- minions and principalities David, be still, though you were the "sweet sing CT of IsraelP' Paul, keep quiet, though you have come to that crown of rejoic- ingl Richard Baxter, keep still, though this is the Saints Everlasting Restl" Four spirits now do all the singing. But how long would heaven be quiet? How long? "Halleluiahl" would cry some glorif1ed Methodist from under the altar. Praise the Lordp' would sing the martyrs from among the thrones. "Thanks be unto God, who giveth us the victoryP' a great multitude of re- deemed spirits would cry-myriads of voices coming into the harmony and the IA, ,000 breaking forth into one accla- nation. Stop that loud singingi Stopi Oh, no. They cannot hear me. You might as well try to drown the thun- der of the sky or beat back the roar of the sea, for every soul in heaven has re- solved to do it's own singing. Alas that we should have tried on earth that which they cannot do in heaven, and, instead of joining all our voices in the praise of the most high God, delegating perhaps to unconsecrated men and wo- men this most solemn and most delight ful servicel
 Sparkling Music.
 Music ought to rush from the audi ence like the water from rook-clear, bright, sparkling. If all the other part of the church service is dull, do not have the music dull With so many thrilling things to sing about, away with all drawling and stupidity. There is nothing makes me so nervous as to sit in pulpit and look off on an audi ence 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 coronation. Do not let us sleep when we come to a Saviour's crowning. In order to proper discharge of this duty let us stand up, save as age or weakness or fatigue excuses us. Seat ed in an easy pew we cannot do this duty half so well as when, upright, we throw our whole body into it. Let our song be like an exclamation of victory. You have right to sing. Do not sur render your prerogative.
 We want to rouse all our families upon this subject. We want each family of our congregation to be singing school Childish petulance, obduracy and intractability would be soothed if we had more singing in the household, and then our little ones would be pre- pared for the great congregation on Sab bath day, their voices uniting with our voices in the praises of the Lord. After 8 shower there are scores of streams that come down the mountain side with voices ripping and silvery, pouring in- to one river and then rolling in. united strength to the sea. So would have all the families in our church send forth the voice of prayer and praise, pouring it into the great tide of public worship that rolls on and on to empty into the great, wide heart of God. Never can we have our church sing as it ought un- til our families sing as they ought.
 There will be great revolution on this subject in all our churches God will come down by his spirit and rouse up the old hymns and tunes that have not been more than half awake since the time of our grandfathers. The silent pews in the church will. break forth in- to music, and when the conductor takes his place on the Sabbath day there will be great host of voices rushing into the harmony. My Christian friends, If we have no taste for this service on earth what will we do in heaven, where they all sing and sing forever? would that our singing today might be like the Sat urday night rehearsal for the Sabbath morning in the skies, and we might be- gin now, by the strength and by the help of God, to discharge duty which nnns of us has fully performed. And now what more appropriate thing can do than to give out the doxology of the heavens, Unto him who hath loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood, to him be glory foreverl"