The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-01-15


Song OF the Drunkards" - Psalms
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Who said that? Was it David or was
ii Christ? 1t was both. These Mes
sanic Psalms are like telescope. Pull
the instrument to certain range, ana
1t shows you an object near by. Pull IL
to another range, and 1t will show you
objects far away. David and Chrlst
were both, each in his own time, the
song of the drunkards. Holiness Oh
doctrine and life always dlu eAoi.e
wicked merriment. Although DaViu
had fully reformed and written
psaimody in which all subsequent ages
have sobbed out their penitence, hls
enemies preferred to fetch up his ola
career, and put into metric measures
sins long before forgiven. Christ, VINO
committed no SIM was still more the
subject Of unholy song, because the bet
ter one is, the more iniquity hates him.
CT the best Being whose voice ever
moved the air or whose toot ever
touched the earth it might be SAID:
The byword of the passing throng,
The rulers scott, the drunkards song
The earth fitted up for the human
race. in congratulation the morning
stars sang a song. The lsraelltlsh
army safe on the bank of the Red sea
and the Egyptians clear under the re-
turned water, Moses sang song. ohe
of the most important parts OF this
great old Book Is Solomon's song. Al
the birth of our Lord the virgin mary
and old Simeon and angelic prima don
mas in lowering clouds sang song
What enrichment has been given u
the worlds literature and enjoyment
by the ballads, the canticles, the as
cants, the ditties, the roundelays, the
epics, the lyrics, the dithyrambs. But
nv text calls attention to a style OF
song that l think has never been as
coursed upon You sometimes near thls
style of music when passing saloon,
or a residence in which dissipation Is
ascendant, or after you have retired at
night you hear it coming out or the
street from those who, having tarrleu
long at their cups, are on their way
home-the ballad of the inebTiate, the
serenade of the alcoholized, or wat my
text calls the Song of the Drunkards.
For practical and saving and warn
ing and Christian purposes | Will an
nounce to you the characteristics Oh
that well-known cadence mentioned IN
nv text First remark that the Song
of the Drunkards is an old song. Much
of the music of the world and OF inc
church is old music. First came the
music of percussion, the clapping Gym
bal, which was suggested by 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 sug-
pested the harp. But far back OF, that,
and nearly back as far as the moral
collapse of our first parentage is the
Song of the Drunkards. That tune was
sung at least four thousand two nun
bred and forty-three years ago, When'
the deluge past, Noah came out OF the
ark. and as if disguised with too much
prevalence of water, he took to strong
drink and staggered forth, for all ages
the first known drunkard. He sounded
tho first note of the old music of In
ebriacy. An Arab author of A. ID. 1917,
wrote: Noah, being come out OF the
ark, ordered each of his sons to build
a house. Afterwards they were occu-
pied in sowing and in planting trees,
the pippins and fruits OF which they
found in the ark. The vine alone was
wanting. and they could not discover
it. Gabriel then informed them that
the devil had desired it, and indeed
had some right to it. Hereupon Noah
summoned him to appear in the field,
and said to him, % accused! why
hast thou carried away the vine from
me? Because, replied the devil, 1T
belonged to me- Shall part 1t for
you? said Gabriel. L consent, said
Noah. and will leave him fourth
That is not sufficient for him. said
Gabriel. Well l will take half re-
Dll6u NUdu, tLu oAicAi SS'iNS WV iva
err That is not sufficient yet re-
sponded Gabriel. He must have two
thirds and thou one, and when thy
wine shall have boiled on the fire I'M
til two-thirds are gone, the remainder
shall be assigned for thy USE" A
fable that illustrates how the vine has
been Incorporated.
Benhadad and thirty-two allied
kings, rioting in pavilion, took up the
same bacchanal. Nabal was rendering
that drunkard's song when his wife,
beautiful Abigail, came back from her
expedition to save her husband. Herod
was singing that song when the daugh-
ter of Herodias wheeled in the dance
before him. Belshazzar and thou
sand lords renewed that song the night
the handwriting came out on the plas-
tering of the wall and the tramp of
the besieging host was heard on the
palace stairs. Ahasuerus sang that
song when, after seven days of carous-
al. he ordered Vashti to come into
the presence of the roaring guests
without her veil on-a January storm