The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-20


about the temple on that day two hun
dred thousand silver trumpets. forty
thousand harps. forty thousand tim
brols. and two hundred thousand sing
ors' no that all modern demonstrations
az Dusseldorf or Boston seem nothing
compared with that. As this great
sound surged up amid the precious
stones OF the temple Il must have
seemed like the River OF Life daahlng
against the amethyst OF tho wall Of
heaven. The sound arose, aud God, as
Tito show that he was well pleased with
the music which his children make In
OH ages. dropped into the midst OF the
temple a cloud Of glory 10 overpowor-
ing that the officiating priests we're
Obliged 70 stop In the midst Of the SER
vices.
There has been much discussion MS
70 whore music was born. think that
az The beginning. when the morning
stars nnng together and an the sons OF
God shouted for Joy" that the earth
heard the echo. The cloud on which
the angel stood 20 celebrate the crea-
ton was the birthplace Of song. The
stars that glitter nj night are only 30
many keys OF celestial pearl. on which
GODS hngeru play the music OF the
spheres inanimate nature ~ full OF
Nodls strlnged and wind instruments.
silence itself-perfect sllence-ls only
a musical rest In Gods great anthem
OF worship. Wind among the leaves.
Insect hummlng In the summer air. the
rush OF blliow upon beach. the ocean
TAR out sounding its everlasting psalm.
TIE boboiink on the edge Of the forest.
the quail whisillng up from the grass.
are music. While visiting Blackwell's
Island. heard. coming from a window
OF the iunaiic asylum. a very sweet
song Il was sung By one who had
ioai her reason. and have come 10 be-
liere that even the deranged and disor-
dercd elements OF nature would make
music 20 our ear. II we only had acute.
meas enough 10 listen ! suppose that
even the sounds In nature that are dis
cordant and repulslve make harmony
Ia Gods ear. You know that YOU may
come SO near 10 an orchestra that the
sounds are painful instead OF pleasur-
able. and ! think that we stand 40 near
devastating storm and frlghtfnl whlrl.
wind. We cannot hear that which makes
70 Gods ear and the ear OF the spirits
above as a music as complete a. Il IA
tremendous.
propose TO speak about sacred mn.
sic. hrst showing you lis lmportance
and then stating some OF the obstacles
10 rs advancement.
draw the hrst argument for the Inn
portance OF sacred music from the faet
that God commanded n. Through
Paul he tells us TO admonlsh one an.
other 10 psalms aud hymns and splrltu-
al songs. through David he cries ont.
Sing yc 10 God. an ye kingdoms Of tie
earth" And there are hundreds of /
other passages ! might name. proving /
that u h ~ much a mans duty 10 sing .
as u d his duty TO pray. Indeed 1 /
think there are more commands In the
Bible 10 sing than there are To prav /
God not onl5 asks FOR the human voice /
but Tor the instruments OF music. ne
asks for the cymbal and the harm and /
the trumpet. And I suppose that In /
the last days OF the church the harm /
the lutte. the trumpet. and an the In. /
alrumcDis OF music that have given /
helr chief aid TO the thoalcr ana bae. /
chanal. viii be brought by their mas.
tiers and laid down NJ the feet Of Christ
aud then sounded In the church's ri.
umph on her way from suffering into
glory. Praise ye the Lord" Praise
him with your voices. Praise him
with siringed instruments and Win
organs
! draw another argument Tor the Inn.
portance OF this exercise from the i'm.
presslveneaa Of the exerclse No,
know something Of what secular mu.
sic has achieved. You know n has
made Ne Impression upon government
upon laws. upon literature. upon whole
generations. One inspiring natlonal
air Il worth thirty thousand men a.
standing army. There comes a time In
the bRttle when ono bugle Il worth A
thousand muskcts IN the earlier mart
oi our civil war the government pro-
posed 20 economic IN bands OF music
and many % them were sent home but
che generals In the army sent word IN
Washington you are making a very
great mistake We are failing back
and falling back We have not enough
music" ! have to ioll you that no
nation or church can afford 90 severely
economic ln music.
Why should We rob the programme
of worldly ralciy when we have 30
many appropriate songs aud tunes
composed 10 our own day. as well as
that magnificent inheritance OF church
nsalnoiy which has come down frn-
grant with The devoiIons of other gem
tlaiIons tunes no more worn ont than
when our ErClt-rnndiaihcrs climbed
un CA them from the church pew o.
sloryl Dear old souls. how they used
10 siugl And Ia those DAYS there were
,eflain tunes married 10 certain hymns
aud they have lived In peace great
while. these two old people. and We
have no right 10 divorce them. born
rs We have been amid this great wealth
ol church music. augmented BY the
compositions OF artists In our day, We
1ughl not 10 be tempted out Of the
sphere Of Christian harmony. and try I,
10 seek uncunaocrated sounds. Il "a
lhanrd for millionaire 10 steal.
Many Of you are Illustrations Of what I
! sacred song can DO. Through Il you I
Fere brought into the kingdom OF Jesus ]
,hrlst You stood out against the wErn-
ng and the argument Of the pulpit. but