The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-23

!ums for he idiotie sti insane, alG5.
houses for the destitute and world OF
pain and misfortune that demand more
than human solution. God will clear
it all up. In the light that pours from
the throne no dark mystery can live.
Things now utterly inscrutable will be
illumined as plainly as though the
answer was written on the Jasper wall
or sounded in the temple anthem.
Bartimeus will thank God that he was
blind, and Joseph that he was cast into
the pit, and Daniel that he denned
with the lions, and Paul that he was
humpbacked, and David that he was
driven from Jerusalem, and that in
valid, that for 20 years he could not
lift his head from the pillow, that Wild
ow, that she had such hard work to earn
bread for her children. The song will
be all the granGer for earths weeping
eyes and aching heads and exhausted
hands and scourged backs and martyred.
agonies. But we can get no idea OF
that anthem here. We appreciate the
power of secular music, but do we sp.
preciate the power Ct sacred song!
There is nothing more Inspiring to me
than whole congregation lifted on the
wave of holy melody. When We sing
some of those dear old palms and tunes,
they rouse all the memor.es Of the past.
Why, some of them were cradle songs
in our fathers house! They are all
susrklipg with the morning dew of a
thousand Christian Sabbaths. They
we're sung By brothers and sisters gone
| now, by voices that were aged aud
broken in the music, voices none the
less sweet because they did tremble and
break.
When Ihear these old soDgs sung, it
seems as if all the old country meeting
houses Joined in the chorus aud city
church and sailors bethel and western
cabins until the whole continent lifts
the doxology and the scepters of eter-
nifty beat time in the music. Away.
then, with your starvelipg tunes that
chill the devolious Of the sanctuary aud
make the people sit silent when Jesu:
is marching ol to victory. When gen
erals come hack from victorious wars,
do We not cheer them and shout
"Huzza, huzza?' And when Jesu:
passed along in the conquest OF the
earth, shall We not haze for him one
loud, ringing cheer?
All hail the power of Jesus name!
Let angels T :strate fall.
Bring forth the royal disdem
And crowu him Lord Of all.
But, my friends, if music oo esrth il
SO Eeet what will it be in heaven
They all know the tune ther,. All the
best singers of all the ages will join it
ehoirs of white bed children, choir:
of pa,riarchs, choirs Of apostles Morn
ing stars o!apping their cymbals
Harpers with their harEs Great an
theus Of God roll or! roll ou!-othe
empires join the harmony till th'
throoes are all full aud the nations al
saved. Anthem shall touch anthem
chorus join chorus, and all the sSee
sounds Of earth and heaven be pcuret
into the ear of Christ. David Of TIT
harp will be there. Gabriel Of tht
trumpet will be there. Germany. re
deemed, will pour its deep bass voice
into the song, aud Africa will add t.
the music with her matchless voices
l wish in our closing hymn today w
might catch an echo that slips from th'
gates. Who knows bat that when th'
heavenly door opens today to let some
soul through there may come forth the
strain Of the jubilan, voices until VT
catch it? Oh, that as the song drops
down from heaven it might meet hal
way a song coming up from earth.
They rise Tor the doxology, all tht
multitude Of the best Let usrise with
them, and So at this hour the joys O
the church on earth and the joys of the
church in heaven will miDgle thei
cbalices, and the dark apparel of GU
mourning will seem to whiteu into tht
spotless raimcnt Of the skies. Goo
grant that through the mercy of ou1
Lord Jesus we may all get there!