The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-05-08

10 toula1I tue en- hhNutA 4tTuk~
gled on from the time when his father
would no, let him 90 to school lest be
learn the gamut and become q musl-
elan. and from the time shen he vas
allowed In the organ loft Just 70 play
sfter the audience had left. 10 the time
when be left 10 all nations his unpar-
alleled oratorios Of Esther" ~Debo-
rah," Sampson" "Jephihah." Judas
Maecabeus." Israel in Egypt" and the
Messiah" the soul Of the great Ger
man composer stiIl weeping In the
Dead March Of our great obsequles and
triumphing In the raptures Of every
Easter morn.
To conquer the ear and take this
gate Of the immortal soul, Schubert
composed his great ~serenade." writ
ing the slaves Of the music on the bill
Of fare In restaurant. and went on
until be could leave a. a legacy 70
the world over a thousand magnificent
compositions N music. To conquer
the ear and take this gate Of the souls
castle Mozart struggled on through
poverty until he came TO a paupers
grave. and one chilly. wet afternoon
the body Of him who gave 70 the world
the Requiem" and the "G-mlnor SYM
phony" was crunched In on the top q
two other paupers into a grave which
to this day Is epitaphless.
Are you ready now for the question
Of my text7 Have you the endurance
70 bear It's overwhelming suggestive
ness7 viii you take hold Of some pill
lar and balance yourself under the
semi-omnipotsnt stroke7 lie that
planted the ear. shall he not hear
Shall the God who gives as the appar-
atns with which we hear the sounds Of
the world. himself not be able 10 catch
up song and gToan and blasphemy and
worship7 Does be give as faculty
which he has not himself? Drs Wild
and Gruber and Toynbee invented the
aeoumeter and other instruments BY
which 10 measure and examine the ear.
and do these Instruments know more
than the doctors who made theng He
that planted the ear. shall he not
hear7" Jupiter OF credo was always
represented in statuary and painting
as without ears. suggesting the idea
that he did not want 10 be bothered
with the affairs OF the world. But our
God has ears. His ears are open TO
their cry" The Bible intlmates that
two workmen on Saturday night do not
get their wages. Their compllint in
stautly strikes the ear Of God. The
cry OF those that reaped hath entered
I the ears Of the Lord Of Sabhaoth." Did
Cod hear that poor girl last night as
I she threw herself on the prison bunk
In the city dungeon and cried in the
midnight: God have mercyg" DO you
really think God could hear herr Yes,
7 Jus, az easily as when fifteen years ago
she was sick with scarlet fever. and
her mother heard her when at mid
night she asked for a drink Of water.
He that planseih the ear. shall he not
hearT'
When a soul prsys. God does no, sit
bolt upright until the prayer travels
immensely and climbs TO bis ear. The
Bible says he bends clear over. In
more than one place Isaiah said he
bowed down his ear. In more than
one place the Psaimist said he inclined
his ear. by which I come 10 believe that
God puts his ear 20 closely down 10
your lips that he can hear your fainfess
whisper. Il Is nr God away on IA
yonder: Il Is God away down here
close up. so close up that when YOU
pray to him. II IL not more a whisper
than a kiss. All yes. he hears the
cap,iye's sigh and the plash q the
orphans tear. and the dylng syilables
Of the shipwrecked sailor driven on the
skerries. and the Infants. Nov | lay
me down to sleep" as distinctly az he
hears the iortissimo Of trazen bands
In the Dusseldorf festival. as easily a.
he hears the salvo Of artillery when
the thirteen squares OF English troops
open all their batteries at once al Wat
erloo. He that planted the ear can
/ hear.
Just as sometimes an enhancing
strain Of music viii llnger In your ears
for days after you have herd
H. and Just as sharp cry
Of pain once heard whils
passing through Bellevue hospital
chung to my ear for weeks. aad Just a.
a horrld blasphemy In the street some
times haunts ones ears for days. 20
God not only hears. but holds tho
songs. the prayers. the groans. the wor-
ship, the blasphemy. How We have all
wondered AZ the phonessaph. whlci
holds no, only the words you utter. but
the very tones OF your voice. 30 that a
hundred years from now that lnstru-
ment turned. the very words you now
utter aud the very tones OF your voice
viii be reproduced. Amazing phono-
graph But more wonderful Is Gods
power 10 hold. to retain. Ali what
delightful Encouragement for our pray
ers. What an awful fright for our hard
speeches. What assurance u warm
hearted sympathy for all our griefs
lie tina; planted the ear. shall he no,
hcGI ?"
Better take that organ away from an
sin. Better put Il under the best
sound. Better take Il away from ali
gossip. from all SANDER. from all In.
nuendo from all bad influence Of evil
association. Better put Il 70 school
10 church. 10 philharmonic. Better
put that ear under the blessed Touch
Of Christian hymnology. Better con.
secrate Il Tor time and eternity TO him
who planted the ear. Rousseau. the In
hdel, fell asleep amid his scepilca
manuscripts lying an around the room
and In his dream he entered HEAVIER
and heard the song Of the worshlpers
and Il was so sweet be asked an aEge
what Il meant The angel said: "Thi
Is the Paradise OF God. aud the son