The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-09-08


with the devotions of other genera
tions-tunes no more worn out thar
they were when our great-grandfa
theirs climbed up TO them from the
church pew to glory? Dear old souls
how th4y used 10 sing! When they
were cheerful, our grandfathers and
grandmothers used to sing "Colches.
ter" When they were very medita-
tive. then the boarded meeting house
rang with "South Street" and 81. Ed
munds." Were they struck through
with great tenderness, they sang
Woodstock" Were they wrapped In
visions of the glory OF the church, they
sang Zion" We're they overborne with
the love and glory of Christ. they sang
| "Arich,' And in those days there were
certain tunes married TO certain hymns,
and they have lived in peace a great
while, these two old people. and we
have no right TO divorce them. what
God hath joined together let no man
put asunder." Born as we have been.
amid this great wealth Of church mo.
SIC, augmented by the compositions 81
artists in our day, we ought not To be
tempted out of the sphere of Christian
harmonyand try to seek unconsecrated
sounds. 1t is absurd for u millionaire
To steal.
| remark, also, that correctness ought
10 be a characteristic of church music.
While we ali ought 10 take part in this
service, with perhaps few exceptions.
we ought AT the same time TO cultivate |
ourselves in this sacerd art. God loves |
harmony, and we ought to love IL
There is no devotion in howl or a |
yelp. In this day, when there are so
many opportunities OF high culture in
this sacred art, | declare that those
parents are guilty of neglect who let
their sons and daughters grow up
knowing nothing about music. In
some of the European cathedrals the
choir assemblies every morning and
every afternoon of every day the whole
year TO perfect themselves in this art.
and shall we begrudge the half hour we
spend Friday nights In the rehearsal
Of sacred song for the Sabbath?
Another characteristic must be spirit
and life. Music ought 20 rush from the
audience like the water from a rock
clear. bright. sparkling. IL all the other
part of the church service Is dull. do not
have the music dull. With so many
thrilling things to sing about, away
With all drawing ana stupidity. There
s nothing that makes me so nervous
Is TO sit in pulpit and look of on an
audience with their eyes three fourths
'losed. and their lips almost shut. |
the praises Of God. During
me Of my journeys | preached 20 an
udience Of 1900 or 1900 people, and
III the music they made together did
ot equal one skylark! People do not 4
leep az coronation; do not let us
leep when we come TO a Sayiour's
ROWING.
In order TO proper discharge OF this
uiy. let us stand up. save as age or
kness or fatigue excuses us. Seated
n easy pew we canno; do this duty
alt so well as when upright we throw
'r whole body into II. Let our song be I
he an reclamation Of victory. You v
ave right 10 sing-do not surrender
our prerogaiive. II in the perform
nee of your duty, or the attempt at IL,
ou should lose your place in the mu. 7
cal scale and be one { below when YOU
lght 10 be ono c above. or you should
,me in half bar behind we will ex-
Use you! still. IL is better 10 do as Paul
iys and sing with the spirit and the e
also" q
Again ! remark church music mus, Il
; congregational This opportunity 3,
ust be brought down within the range n
the whole audience. 4 song that the 20
orshipers cannot sing is 81 no more :,
re 10 them than n sermon in Choctaw. =,
hat an easy kind OF church IL must be
here the minister does all the preach "
& and the elders all the praying and "
e choir all the singing There ar. "a
II very few churches where there are "
As singing men and singing women" 81
some churches II is almost consid. d
ed disturbance IL man let out his ii
Ice to full compass. md the people l.
I up on tiptoe and look over between n
e spring hats and wonder what that +,
nm IL making all the noise about. In a
racuse in "A Presbyterian church
ere was one member no came TO me -
hen was the pastor OF another church
that city and told me his trouble, OF
w that rs he persisted In singing IN or
E Sabbath day committee. made up nc
the session of the choir. had come 10
6 him IL he would not lust please 10
ep still! You have right 10 sing. bo
nathan Edwards used to set apart ~
Iole days for singing. Let MS wake up T.,
this duty. Let MS sing alone. sing In
r families. sing in our schools, sing Nv
our churches. co
want 10 rouse you 10 an unanimity MI
Christian song this. has never vet mi
IN exhibited. Come now: clear your pr
oats and get ready for this duty. ms
yer shall forget hearing Frenchman at
z the "Marseillaile" on the Champs
secs, Paris. just before the battle Of {
Ian, in 1870. | never saw such en-
isiasm before or since. As he sang da
It national air. oh, how the French. off
n shouted! Have you ever In nm del
glish assemblage heard band play Inn
)d Save the Queen?" II YOU have. 81,
know something about the enthu. ~,
SIN OF national air
low, j tell YOU tbat these sono, urn ""'