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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02
Aims S,,per;or Ability.

81 guess 1 amt so coarse, " said the
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yourself if you talked for decade, and
can make an ass of myself in five min
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02

work is done by delegation OF four or
six or ten persons, and the audience are
silent. In such church in Syracuse an
old elder persisted in singing, and so
the choir appointed committee to go
and ask the elder if he would not stop.
You know that in many churches the
choir are expected to do all the singing,
and the great mass of the people are ex-
pected to be silent, and if you utter
your voice you are interfering. In that
church they stand, the four, with opera
glasses dangling at their side, singing
Crock of ages, cleft for me, with the
same spirit that, the night before on the
stage, they took their part in the
"Grande Duchesse" or don Clio
vanni. ~
My Christian friends, have we a
right to delegate to others the discharge
of this duty which God demands of us:
Suppose that four wood thrushes propose
to do all the singing some hight day
when the woods are ringing with bird
voices. 1t is decided that four wood
thrushes shall do all the singing of the
forest. Let all other voices keep silent.
How beautifully the four warblel 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 no looked through the Olives and
he would wave his hand and say, Let
everything that hath breath praise the
Lord" and, keeping time with the
stroke of innumerable wings, there
would be 5000 bird voices leaping into
the harmony. Suppose this delegation
of musical performers were tried in
heaven. Suppose that four choice spirits
should Try to do the singing of the up
per temple Hush now, thrones and do
minions and principalitiesl David, be
still, though you were the sweet sing
er of Israeli Paul, keep quiet, though
you have come to that crown of rejoic-
ing Richard Baxter, keep still, though
this is the Saints Everlasting Rest!"
Four spirits now do all the singing.
But how long would heaven be quiet?
How long? HalleluiahP' would cry
some glorificd Methodist from under the
altar. Praise the Lord" would sing
the martyrs from among the thrones.
"Thanlis be unto God, who giveth US
the victoryr' great multitude of re-
deemed spirits would cry-myriads of
voices coming into the harmony and the
IA 600 breaking forth into one accla-
nation. Stop that loud singing Stopl
Oh, no. They cannot hear me. You
might as we'll 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
full service!
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02
THE POWER OF MUSIC
IMPORTANCE OF CONGREGATIONAL
SINGING IN CHURCHES.

Rev. DR.. Talmage Says There Are Four
Schools of Singing, the New One Being
the School of Christ = Helps and OBJ
staclcs.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Dr. Talmage
III this discourse rallies the churches to
more hearty congregational singing and
calls upon instruments of music to join
in the praise of God. The text is Ii
Chronicles V, 10, st came even to pass,
us the trumpctcrs and singers wero as
one, to mako one sound to be heard i'll
praising and thanking the Lord. y
The temple was done. 1t was the
very chorus of all magnificence and
pomp. Splendor crowded against splen-
dor. 1t was the diamond necklace OF
tho earth. From the huge pillars crown
ed with leaves and flowers and rows OF
pomcgranate wrought out i'll FURNISHED
metal down even to the tcngs and
suffers made ont of pure gold every
thing was rs complete as the God direct
cd architect could make it. 1t seemed
as ii vision from heaven had alighted
on the mountains The day for dedica-
ton came. Tradition says that there
were i'll and around about the temple on
that day eco 900 silver trumpcts, 40, 600
ha1ps, 1000 timbrels and 200, 600
singers, so that all modern demonstra-
lions ut Dusseldorf OF Boston seem
nothing compared with that AS this
great sound surgcd up amid the precious
stones OF the temple it must have SEEM
ed like tho river of life dashing against
the amethyst of tho wall OF heaven.
The sound arose, and God, as if to show
that ho Wa; we'll pleased with the mu-
sic which his children make i'll all ages,
dropped; into the midst of the temple q
cloud of glory so overpowering that the
officiating priests were obliged to stop
in the midst of the services
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and a study of the business in a
General way has enabled me to fit
those whose sight was failing be-
cause of advancing age (Presbyopla))
and those who were nearslghted
(Myopic), but where astigmatlsm or
any REGULARITY of the sight existed l
was obliged to refer the customer to
q CITY oculist. Not satisfied to do a
business that could not do properly,
| determined to study Refraction. l
secured the best works on that sub
iect, "Rartridge on Refraction.n by
Gustavus Hartridge, F. r. G. s., a
we'll recognized authority on Optics
and Refraction, and these l studied
we'll. | also attended lectures at the
New York Optical School last TALL,
and bought the best quality testing
case and outfit at 500, and feel JUS
tilted in making the announcement
that, am now ready to prescribe Tor
and correct the vision OF almost any
and all conditions of the eye where
classes are needed. The liberal pa
tronage extended to me during the
sixteen wears l have been in business
here encourages me to enter this new
field in connection with my regular
business, and believe my customers
will be q ad TO know that they can get
PROPERLY FITTED GLASSES
without the trouble and expense of
Going to tue city. No charges at
crescent for examination OF eyes.
Glasses ground to order in New York
when special lenses are needed;
Those coming from distance would
do we'll to notify me by card.
Respectfully,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02
Ayers Cathartic Pills

have, from the time Of the::r
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therefore, that the worldwide
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02
Secular Music.

draw another argument for the i'm
portance Of this exercise from the inl-
pressiveness of the exercise You know
something of what secular music has
achieved. You know it has made its i'm
preston upon governments, upon laws,
upon literature, upon whole genera
tions One inspiring national air is
worth so, 600 men as standing army.
There comes Il time i'll the battle when
one bugle is worth 1000 musllets. In
the earlier part of our civil war the
government proposed to economize i'll
bands of music, and many of them were
sent home. but the generals in the ar
my sent word to Washington: "You
are making very great mistake. We
are falling back and falling back. We
have not enough music. u l have to tell
you that no nation or church can afford
to severely cconomize in music.
Why should we rob the programmes
of worldly gayety when we have so
many appropriate songs and tunes COM
posed in our own day, as well as that
magnificent inheritance. OF church
psalmody which has come down fra
grant with the devotions of other gen.
crations- tunes no more worn out than
when our greatgrandfathers climbed
up on them from the church pew to
glory? Dear old souls, how they used to
singl And i'll those days there were Ger
tain tunes married to certain hymns,
and they have lived in peace a great
while, these two old people, and we
have no right to divorce them. Born as
we have been amid this great wealth OF
church music, augmented by the COM
positions Of artists in our day, we ought
not to be tempted out of the sphere OF
Christian harmony and try to seek IN
consecrated sounds. 1t is absurd for a
millionaire to steal.
Many of you are illustrations IF what
q sacred song can do. Through it YOU
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02
Fear of Criticism.

Another obstacle has been an irordi
nate fear CT criticism The vast majority
of people singing in church never want
anybody else to hear them sing. Every
body is waiting for somebody else to do
his duty. If VIC all sang, then the mac
curacics that are ..ucut when cnly
few sing would be drowned out. God
asks You to do as well us ycu can, and
then if sou get the wrong pitch or keep
wrong time be Will forgive any de-
fcicncy Of the ear and inperfection OF
the voice. Angels will not laugh it you
should lose your place in the musical
scale or come in at the close bar be-
hind There are three schools of sing
ing, am told-the German school, the
Italian school and the French school Of
singing. Now I would like to add a
fourth school, and that is the school OF
Christ The voice Of contrite, broken
heart, although it may not be able to
stand human criticism, makes better
music to Gods ear than the most artis-
tic performance when th, heart is want
ing. God calls on the beasts, on the cat
tie, on the dragons, to praise him, and
we ought not to be behind the cattle
and the dragons
Another obstacle in the advancement
OF this art las been the erroneous no.
ton that this part Of the service could
be conducted by delegation. Churches
have said: "Oh, what an easy time we
shall have! The minister will do the
preaching, and the choir will do the
singing, and we will have nothing to
do" And you know as we'll as I that
there are a great multitude of churches
all through this land where the people
are not expected to sing. The whole
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02
Fifty Years Ago,

MY vi > <H5o'
who could imagine that this should be
The place where, in eighteen ninety-three
That white world-wo, of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, polychFome..
Here at the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayers Pills, by the world preferred.
Chicago-lilsc, they a record show,
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02
Sacred Music.

There has been much discussion as to
where music was born. l think that ut
the beginning, 'whcn thcmorning stars
sang together and all the SONS of God
shouted for Joy" the earth heard the
echo. The cloud on which the angels
stood to celebrate the creation w tho
birthplace Of song. The stars tina gilt
ter ut night are only so many keys of
celestial pearl on which Gods fingers
play tho music of the spheres. Inani-
mate nature is full of Gods stringcd
and wind instruments. Silence itself
perfect silencc--is only musical rest
in Gods great anthem of worship.
Wind among the leaves, insect hum
ming i'll tho summer air, the rush of
billow upon beach, the ocean far out
sounding its everlasting psalm, the
bobolinll on the edge of the forest, the
quail whistling up from the grass, are
music. While visiting Blackwell's
island 1 heard, coming from window
of the lunatic asylum, q very sweet
song. 1t was sung by one who had lost
her reason, and have come to believe
that even the dcranged and disordered
clements OF nature would mako music
to or ear if we only had acuteness
enough to listen. suppose that even
the sounds in nature that are discordant
and repulsive make harmony in God 5
ear You know that you may come so
near to IN orchestra that the sounds are
painful instead of pleasurable and l
think that we stand so near devastating
storm and friehtful whirlwind we can-
not hear that which makes to Gods ear
and tho ear Of the spirits above US q
music rs complete as it is tremendous.
propose to speak about sacred music,
first showing you its Importance and
then stating some of the obstacles to its
advancement.
draw the first argument for the i'm
portance of sacred music from the fact
that God commanded it. Through Paul
he tells us to admonish one another in
psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.
Through David he cries out, "SinS ye
to God, all yc kingdoms of the earth. y
And there are hundreds of other pas
sages 1 might name, proving that it is
as much mans duty to sing as it is
his duty to pray Indeed think there
are more commands in the Bible to sing
than there are to pray. God not only
asks for the human voice, but for the
Instruments of music He asks for the
cymbal and the harp and the trumpet.
And suppose that in the last days OF
the church the harp, the lutte, the trum-
pet and all the instruments of music
that have given their chief aid to the
theater and lacchanal, will be brought
by their masters aud laid down at the
feet of Christ and then sounded in the
church triumph on her way from suf-
fering into glory. Praise yc the Lord"
Praise him with your voices. Praise
him with stringcd instruments and with
organs.
co.1.- ,r,,:,
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-10-02

Rev. DR.. Talmage Says There Are Four
SCHOOLS of Singing, the New One Being
,fo,In.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15
e. PASO ST,

deny that Chief Connor appointed
Hempel to drive the wagon be-
cause he was a Knight of Pythias.
and characterized The statements
made in last nights HERALD
an nncalled for attack. Conner was
wrongfully reflected on, and he was
only doing his duty. While this mat
ter was up the chief of police took oc-
casion to request that when the de-
partment horses were exercised that
they be taken elsewhere than through
tie public streets, and that some loca-
ton be desi grated for this purpose.
Chief ConnOrs of the fire DEPARTMENT
called the councils attention to the
tact that there was no fire plug within
HUI feet OF the Mesa school house. and
there was larger connection needed
near the L. & z. depot, referred to the
ire and water committee with the
mayor associated and with power to
act.
The mayor congratulated the council
on Inc amount OF business transacted
at the session, and resolution was in
troduced by Judge Coldwell relative to
the councils confering with q com nit
tee OF citizens to be appointed by the
mayor on the readmission of the city's
expense account. MIR. Whitmore OBJ
Jected as the council had been elected
to attend to that job. The mayor rath-
er sided with Mr.. Whitmore, and
the ouncil was divided in opinion,
However, Judge Coldwell's idea pre-
vailed and the mayor announced he
would appoint Q. r. Morehead, Adolph
krakauer and ]. p. Dieter, The coun-
Gil ratified the appointments, and then
adjourned.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15
w. +. Stacey Injured.

w. F. Stacey was very painfully in
jured on Mr.. HO mes ranch in LIE
Soledad mountains last Wednesday al
D O'Clock. Tee report was brought
into town last evening at O'Clock anu
Mr.. stacey Was brought in at J O'CLOCK
this mOrLlug.
HERALD reporter called on Mr.
Stacey to0ay ana lie made the follow
Ing statement regarding The accident:
Il was.u1gglng d well Tor Mr.. Holmes
and had Just placed the blasts IN ano
lgn1ted Tile fuse, mad gOJteu into the
swing to be pulled to the top, when one
OF The STANDARDS OF the MINDLESS split
and lev me fall to the bottom. | lm-
mediately grabbed one of the igniteu
fuses aud pulled it out, but as
L tried TO pull The Other
fuse out 1t broke ana at about the same
time an explosion occurred. My left
leg was bauiy laceraLed and pieces Of
rock hit me ali over the body. La this
condition l was pulled to the top ana
my wounds dressed ana d conveyance
brought me to town.
Mr.. Stacey's left leg has a piece OF
hesn The sac Of mans hand torn cut
but fortunately no bones are broken
az While The wounds are painful
they are not dangerous. He will have
10 stay in bed tUr d long time, but his
frlenos Will be glad TO learn thai mis-
Injuries are not fatal as at first re-
port ted,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15
Society Notes.

The Secret Evening club is an orga.
D1zatlon Of twenty members of whose
origin no one Is supposed to be posted
1t Is sufficient to know that it wall be
one OF the local cubs OF the Season.
The club met last MOnday Afternoon
Mrs. w. G.. Walz entertained - -
High Five club Tuesday afternoon at
their first nesting, when all of the
members we're present, with a few
visitors. During The evening, between
games, punch and bon boas were serv.
ca; after The games, salad and coffee
"A lew OF the young people met on
w eonesoay evening at Mrs. r. M
Deans, to welcome Miss Emma Hag.
CARTS return 10 ri Paeo. The evenine
was very pleasantly spent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15

T. v. Perkins, of Albuquerque, is in
town.
Mrs. j. II. Landon went east this af-
ternoon.
E. j. Smiths daughter arrived this
noon from the north.
Mr.. Bailey and daughter from Column
bus arrived this afternoon.
Private Baker of the fort band is in
Louisville, KY, visiting his folks.
Assistant Postmaster Anderson, of
Denver, leaves tomorrow morning for
Colorado.
Miss Effie Eddington has gone to
chihuahua to teach in the Palmor coll
leRe there.
Engineer Love of the S. P. went
down to the valley this afternoon to
make the birds look sick.
Miss Marguerite Aipsa returned
home this afternoon from her visiting
with her sister Mrs. Plato at Houston.
Messrs. Hale, Rider. Adde, CLAW
Wall, Starkey and Connors of the G.
q. have gone down to Chispa on
hunt.
]. A. Eddy returned this noon from
OILS blackboard trip along the line of
the White Oaks road. He is well
pleased with the outlook.
Miss Jessie Burford who has been
teaching in the Spanish Methodist
Mission, left this afternoon to
study in San Antonio Female college.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15

. . = .
Ga Mr.. Whitmore's motion, the
killing of dogs for the winter was dis
continued so as to save that expense,
although Judge Coldwell said there
would be just that many more dogs to
be killed next spring.
The clerk reported an itemized state
ment from the board of health relative
communication gave the honorable
council spasm, and reading was de-
fered until a. more convenient season.
q. w. Emerson petltiOned the
council for release in full, or a quit
claim deed to certain properly on pay
ment of taxss of 1856 aud 1896. Peti-
ton also stated that. city, as shown by
the tax rolls, had erroneous claims
against his property for the years Of
1S94-5-6. Chairman Robinson of the
taxation committee recommended that
a release be granted, he having found
the claims erroneous as stated. The
recommendation was voted down or
Alderman Coldwell calling attention
to the fact thai the city had q contract
with NJ lard Patterson for the COL
lection of all back taxes. It was voted
to refer the matter TO MIR. Patterson.
A. Solomon notified the council that
he could keep stand pipes ADD street
sprinklers in repair for $40 per month.
Mr.. Whitmore reported the stand pipes
in bad condition and the sprinkling wag
on as ABOUT done up. The sense of the
council was that the city should make
the needed repairs, and Mr.. Solomon
need not be paid anything.
A petition of Max Schutz for leave
to put up corrugated iron building
was referred to the building committee.
Judge Buckler, Judge Wilcox and
forty other residents of ward petit
toned for the sprinkling of streets in
that ward, as The dust was q nuisance.
The council, however, did not seem to
think the whole town could be sprink-
led, and the petition was refeared to the
street and grades committee.
On Mr.. Whitmore's motion, the
clerk was authorized to call for bids
for seven tons of coal for use by the
city; and the supply of ice was OF dereo
out off Immediately.
It was claimed that the Texas &
Pacific was under obligations to grade
Sixth street, and the city attorney was
au thOrized to ascertain If this Obliga-
ton had been complied with.
On the motion of MIR. Whitmore, the
chairman of the finance committee wa
to see what could be done
about collecting rent from Washing
ton park.
President Edwards, of the fire depart
nent, notified the council OF the action
,he previous night of the fire direc
ors allowing Hempal, the injured hose
wagon driver, S25 per month while |
disabled. On Judge ColdwelI's motion |
The council ordered Hempel be paid d |
iriver's pay for one month. Judge |
edwards took occasion to emphatically |
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15
DR.. G. III Ward-Scisnofic Optician.

Df. u. IL Understandable Optician.
DIR. Ward Will remain IN this city for
few days only.
Persons with defective vision will do
well to consult him.
Ii you are needing your first pair OF
glasses, great care should ue taken to
nave tnem properly fitted.
DO YOU SUFFER FROM HEADACHE?
in many cases headaches ale caused
by astls mAusm, AID can be corrected
by tie use of proper glasses.
Or. w ara makes speciality of diff
cult cases, anu unuer his system of ex-
amluatlon each eye 10 tilted separately
Cross eyes strengthened wluuout opera
ton.
A complete assortment of best peb
bic lenses in solid gold, filled anu
nlckel frames, perfect lit guaranteed.
Office at Room =, Center block
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-15

W. II. Burgess received a telegram
this morning conveying the intel
Hgence that his grandmother, Mrs. j.
E. Rust. of Seguin, WAS dying, and he
will go down on today G. Fl. & S. A.
train Mrs. Ya.dell has been with
her mother Mrs. Rust, for several
weeks but DR.. Yandell does not feel
that he can leave his post as state
quarantine officer during the prevail
ence of yellow fever.