The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1897-01-15

, ,3-s'SA aaASlSk 3fZi wicked merr1ment
z~l1" A h Ough DaviC
hhN' DIX TALNA6E' had fully reformed
/ and written a psalmody in which al
subsequent ages have sobbed out theil
penitence, his enemies preferred to fetch
up his old career, and put into metric
measures sins long before forgiven
Christ. who committed no sin. was still
more the subject of unholy song. be
cause the better one is the more in
iquity hates him. OF the best being
whose voice ever moved the air or
whose foot ever touched the earth If
might be said:
The byword Of the passing throng.
The rulers SCOT. the drunkard's song.
The earth fitted up for the human
race, in cOngratulation the morning
stars sang a song. The Israelitish army
safe on the bank of the Red sea and
the Egyptians clear under the returned
water, Moses sang a song. One OF the
most important parts of this great old
| book is Solomon's song. At the birth
of our Lord the Virgin Mary and old
/ Simeon and angelic prima donnas in
| lowering clouds sang a song. What
! enrichment has been given to the
worlds literature and enjoyment by
| the ballads. the canticles. the discants.
the ditties, the roundelays. the epics.
the lyrics. the dithyrambS. But my
| text calls attention to a style OF song
that I think has never been discoursed
upon. You sOpetimes hear this style
Of music when passing a saloon. or a
residence in which dissipation is as
cendant. or after you have retired at
night you hear it coming out of the
street from those who. having tarrieG
long at their cups. are on their wav
hOme-the ballad Of the inebriate. the
sereEade OF the alcoholized or what my
text calls the song 81 the druakardS.
For practical and saving and warn
ing and Christian purposes. l viii an
nOunce to you the characteristics OF
that well-knOwn cadence mentioned in
my text. First I remark that the Song
Of Drunkards Is an old song. Much of
the music OF the world and of the
church is old music. First came the
music Of percussion. the ciaDping Gym
bal. which was suggested by a hammer
on an anvil. and then the signing OF
the wind across the reeds suggested
the flute. and then the strained sinews
OF the tortoise across its shell suggest
ed the harp. But lar back of that. and
nearly back as far as the moral col
lapse Of our first Parentage is the
''Song Of Drunkards." That tune was
sung at least 4243 years ago. when. the
duluge past. Noah came ont OF the ark. |
and as if disgUsted with too much prevail |
ence OF water, he took to strong drink !
and staggered forth, for all ages the !
first known drunkard. He sounded the |
first note of the old music of in |
ebriacy.
Benhadad and - allied kings. riot
ing in pavilion, took up the same
bacchanal. Nabai was rendering that
drunkarG's song when his wife. beauti- |
ful Abigail. came back from her expe-
dition TO save her husband. Herod /
was singing that song when the daurh- 4
ter of Herodias wheeled in the dance |
before him. BeIshazzar and 1909
lords renewed that song the night the
handwriting came out on the plaster
ing OF the wall and the tramp OF the
besieCiag host was heard on the pal
ace stairs. Ahasuerus sang that song
when. after seven days OF carousal. he
ordered NaShti TO come into TIE pres
ence Of the roaring guess without her
veil on-a January storm trying to
command q June mOrl;n-. On. YES,
The song OF the G-ual,l-iS Is IN old
song. King Cyrus boosted that h
,ould drunk more wine than his
brother. Drunkenness was 80 -ite
among the LaceGae1ao1-e- taat
-ycurEUs had al Il- v.aes o.
he vineyards ll-cro~eG Paul
.NcoriateS the Corinthians Tor
urning the communion 90 rle Lords
supper 81 q church I1-l a c1rousaI.
Saiah mentions -le G--,-za-,ss OF
1DhraiIn. 80 uuoa = re -'.- .-..ariaas
-iven 70 wasSail t.4ar "a ll.. was passed
living nG1 double p-n5sLzuelc Tor
--Ele while Intoxicated. the E-st pun
shment -9- the e-:-,e and tle other Eo-
ne incozication. Il was staclaco
'2SSaCe IN that song when Alexander
he Great r1se from q BANQUET and
trCch a spear through the heart o.
Itu> while putting up the curtains.
nd. h0r-ifed al what he had done. '
withdrew the sword from the dead Z
,ody and attempted 10 take MS own Z
lie. In the time OF Oliver Cromwell
be evil was 50 great that offenders
-ere compelled 20 wear what was I
allied the drunkard's cloak namely. I
barrel with one end OF II knocked I
ut and hole in the opposite end. the I
be arms thrust through holes at the !
.des Of the barrel. Samuel johnson I
lade merry Of his own ineb-iacy. Oh. o
his old song, All the centuries hare Z
1ined II. Among the first songs ever S
ing was the Song OF the Drunkards. 5
Again, this song OF the drunkards Is q
q expensive song. The Sontags anG q
le Parepa Rosas and Wilson's and Il
ne other renderers of elevated and e