St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-10-30
IALMAGE'S SERMON.
- Appeal for More Hearty Con-
pregational Singing.

rregational Singing.
Mmec Commeaded ~ GoA-The Inpree.
~ enveaess Of Sacred Song-lt Has Power
g soothe Perturbatlon Or to
Arouse Actioa.
nev. T. Dewitt Talmage, in the fol-
1owsne sermon. rallies the churches to
0ore hearty congregational singing.
1e 8 based ON the text:
- came even to pass, as tSe trumpeters and
n1rers were Is one. to make one sound to be
lid In prsising ami thanking the Lord--II
Roaic1es. ". Is
The temple was done. 1t was the
10y chorus OF all magnificence and
y Slomn Splendor crowded against
aG1lendor. It was the diamond neck
slnee Of the earth. From the huge
Sillars crowded with leaves and flowers
I'D rows of pomegranate wrought out
- burnlshed metal, down even to the
q S91nss and snuffers made out of pure
rold, everything was - complete Is
kp od-directed architect could make
10 1t seemed rs If q vision from Heaven
zlhaA alighted ON the mountains. The
10y for dedication came. Tradition
1nys that there were in and around
Sahout the temple on that day ZOO.
SDoo silver trumpets, "a, 600 timbrels and
4 ~, ,0gh singers; SO that all modern
=: Dusseldorf or Bos-
- seem nothing compared with that
20 this great sound surged up amid
90 precious stones of the temple, it
Snst have seemed like the river Of
~ dashiug against the amethyst Of
- wall Of Heaven. The sound arose.
] I'd God, IS il to show that He was
I'll pleased with the music which His
hildren make in all ages, dropped into
&ho midst Of the temple . cloud OF
1ury % overpowering that the of1iciat-
1T priests were obliged to stop in the
Adst Of the services.
1here has been much discussion as
/ = where music was born. Think that
~ the beginning, ''when the morning
S1on sang together and all the sons Of
I'D shouted for joy" that the earth
Eoard the echo. The cloud on which
- angels stood to celebrats the crea-
fon was the birthplace of song. The
Z Enrs that glitter ut night are only SO
z6any keys Of celestial pearl. on which
z41oRs fingers play the spheres Inani-
rature is full of strinGed and
511n6 is-sraneaia. Silence itsclf-per-
ko& a1lence-iS only . musical rest in
81 great anthem OF worship. Wind
q 1oae the leaves. insect humming in
- onmmer air, the rush Of billow
upua the beach, the ocean far out
1uanding its everlasting psalm, the
oholink on the edge of the forest
- quail whistling up from the
1sonA On music. While visiting Black
Dol's island. heard, coming from .
<sgindow Of the lunatic asylum, . very
neet song. It was sung by one who
- lot her reason. ana have come
So bolieve that even the deranged aud
q Doei1ered elements of nature would
IS@SNke music to our ear il we only had
Hteness enough to listen. l suppose
1hnA even the sounds in nature that
- diacordant aud repulsive make har-
nuay II Gods ear. You know tnat
9oa nay come % near to An orchestra
Il 1hat the sounds are painful instead OF
penasnrable, and l think that we stand
= near devastating storm and fright
Ill whirlwind, we can not hear that
which makes to Gods ear and the ear
- the spirits above us music ~ COM
plete - it Is tremendous
! propose to speak about sacred mn.
efc. 6rst showing you its importancs
o1,d then stating some Of the obstacles
= IL advancement
draw the first argument for the i'm
Dog1nMco Of sacred music from the fast
! Gho& God commanded it. Through
Banl He tells rs to admonish one
another In psalms and hymns and
oplEienal songs; Through David He
03os oat: "Sing We to God, all ye
k1nGdoms Of the earth.' And thers
ore hundreds of other passages l might
nA0o, proving that it is Is much z
Uan's duty to sing as it is his duty "a
bay. Indeed. think there arr
sugo commands in the Bible "a
n9 than there are TO pray. God
noe only asks for the human voice, bul
ooe the instruments of music. He asks
~ ~ cymbal aud the harp and the
trunrek And suppose that in the
3aGt dAys of the church the harp, the
lu1o, the trumpet. and all the instru-
uDents Of music that have given then
chiof aid 70 the theater aud bacchxnal
win h brought by their masters and
laid down 1t the feet OF Christ, and
thon ooanded in the church's triumph
q Aer way from suffering into glory
ssRsaise Ye tie Lord!' Praise Hin
With yoar voices Praise Him with
o1T3aRed Instruments and with organs
~ draw another argument for the
inpcrtance Of this exercise from thu
impgeasiveness Of the exercise. Yos
know oomething Of what secular mu
- hna achieved. You know it ha'
ma1e it, impression upon govern
noatA upon laws upon literature
opoa whole generations. One inspir
iuR national cir is worth 50. 600 men .
: stnnding army. There comes . tim
= ~ battle when one bugle is wortl
8. thousand mueketA In the Garlic
poat Of our civil war the governmen
pEoDcoed to economize in bands Of mu
O.. nd nanny Of them were sent home
hot the generals in the army sen
wor4 % Washington: "Iou are makinI
eGruot mistake. We are falling bscl
~ hlling back. We have not enougl
- have to tell you ths.t no M
6o9G church can afford 70 severel,
Unise il music.
W. should we rob the programme
- Neradly gayety when We have .
4 0anE appropriate songs and tune
i 4Moed in our own day, - well .
1nae ngniacent Inheritance Of churcl
1no1y which has come down FRI
a #Son1With the devotions Of other gen
i oeo&na-tunes no more worn ont thal