Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-10-02

orleans. and a scotch minister came in 70
give him the consultations % the gospel.
The man turned over on HIS pillow and
said. Don't talk % me about religion" Z"
Then the minister began 20 sing q familiar
hvmn that was composed BY David Dtckea-
son. beginning with the words.
on. mother dear. Jerusalem,
when shall come 10 thee,
He sang IL the tune OF Dundee" and
everybody I'm scotland knows that. and a.
he began TO sing the dying soldier turned
over on his pillow and said % the minister,
Where did goa learn thatP' Why, r.
piled the minister. my mother tAnsn' ne
that" so did mine" said the lying sol-
dier and the very foundation Of his heart
was upturred. and then and there ne yielded
himself TO Christ. Oh. IL has an irreststi-
bic powcr' Luther's sermons have been
forgotten. but his Judgment Hymn sings .
on through the ages and will keen on sing Il
Ing until the blast Of the archangeis trum- +
pet shall bring about that very day which
! the hymn celebrates would 20 God thae
I YOU would take these songs ot salvation As
/ messages from heaven. tor Just as certainly
/ a. the birds brought food 20 Elijah by the
/ brook Chertth 80 these winged hArnonies,
+ God sent are diving 20 your soul with the
/ bread Of life. Open your mouth and take
it. o hungry Elijah
/ I hav. also noticed the power of sacred
/ song 20 soothe perturbation los may
have come In here with a great many wor.
/ riments and anVieties. yet perhaps IN the
! singing Of the frst hymn you lost them al
ION have read IN tnr 5srir "a >-'..', %..-
,ow he was sad and angry aud how the BOY
David came In and PLAYED the evil spirit
] mt Of him A spanish king vas meian-
/ .eol~ Tha windows were al closed. Ha
at in the darkness. Nothing could ortns
| him forth until Francu came anu olr-
.oursed music for three or four days 20
him on the folrth day he looked Ap ana
49,, ana refoiced and the windows were
/ brown omen and that which all the splen-
aors OF the court could not do the power
~ sons accomplished. II You have ankle
ties and worriments. try THIS ncANcniy
! .harr, uron them. Do not at down on the
| hank OF the hymn. but plunge IN. thas the
/ devil % care may be brought out or YOU
II Also arouses 20 action Do you not
know that a singing church - always a
, s-,o,nph.nt church, II congregation Is
b. .ilent durlng the exercise. OF partially
sIient n fs thu silence OF death III when
= the hvnn Is given out you hear the taint
= hum OF here and there father and moth
er In Israel while the vast majority are
{ silent that minister OF Christ who t. pre-
. siding needs 20 have a very strong constt-
9 tuition A he does not get the chius. lie
= needs not only the grace OF Son. ou'
q oe-ves like whalebone. IL - ane1inS nov
some people with voice enough 90 dis
Z charge ali their duties In the world. wnen
e they come into the house ot God have nc
"a votes 10 discharge this duty reanV oe
10 ! lieva that ~ the church of Christ could
,. rise up and sing ss " ought 20 sing. wher'
L We have 100 souls brought into the king
h. dom Of Christ there would BE- 1000. Hos
~ was X tn olden timer Caletan -ai'
A. Luther conquered us bv his songs
But I must now speak OF sone OK "a
e. obstacles in the way OF the Advancement (
"a this sacred music. and the nrst Is that
q has been Impressed into the service of sataI
am far from believing that music ougf
r. always TO be positively religious. Refine
AZ art has opened places whore music NJ
IL been secuiAriEed and lawfully 50. tt
"a drawing room the concert. by tho gratific
-. e -. nA - nrAtnRT1nn
. harmless amusement and the improvemel
n OF talent have become very forces In q
W. advancSment ot our civilization. Mus
NJ has a. much right 10 laugh IN surr'
nix gardens a. IL has TO pray IN ST PauIs.
70 / the kingdom OF nature we have the gl'
Nv nnng OF the wind as we'll "a the long met
in psalm OF the thunder. But. while all q
m il 50 every observer has noticed that "a
a art which God intended for the imprON
-sh rnent OF the ear and the voice. and {
tha head and the heart. has often been 4
cir pressed into the service or error. Iarti
viii the musical composer. dreamed one niS
wn that satan snatched from his hand
in instrument and played upon Il sOmethi
ng very sweet-a dream that has often be
,ip' fulaued in our day-the voice and
i'm instruments that ought 10 have been
or voted TO Christ captured from the chu
and applied u the purposes OF sin.
ort- Another obstacle has been an inordin
We fear OF criticism. The vast majority
inc people singing In church never want a
You body else 10 near tncm Sihg. ENcfyb
row Is waiting for somebody else 10 DO MS dS
non II We all sang. then the tnaccura
1aaI that are evident when only few
nv would be drowned out. God asks yHt
one do a. well You can. and then IL y 2
rlier the wrong pitch or keep wrong time
pro- will forgive any deficiency OF the ear
and tmperfection of the voice Angels will
cen laugh IL yo2 should lose your place In
ron. musical scale or come IN az the close .
We behind There are three schools OF >
have Ing. l am told-the German school,
that italian school and the French schoo
srelv sinr1Ss Now would like 20 add a fol
scacoi, and that is the school OF Ch
es OF The voice OF a contritc. broken heart
' ap- though II may not be able 70 stand hu
our criticism. makes better music 20 Gods
,her- than ths most artistic performance v
come the heart Il wanting. God calls on
other beasts, on the cattle. on the dragon.
than praise Hin. and We ought not TO Do bel
40 on the cattle and the dragons.
Dear Another obstacle Ia the advaacenel
nd In this art has been the erroneous notion
mar this part OF the service could be condu
ltved by delegation. Churches have said:
nao- what easy time We shall havei
hem minister will DO the preaching. and
----s | choir will do the singing and we will