The Penn's Grove record., 1900-04-06

condemned bitterneaa IL dv,nG awsv yrona
.arnonc stran6ers: Yef son0s in tho
night SONGS IN fhe night nAhsn said
one diving Soldier sstaii nv mofhar that
last ntcht there was not ona cinnd Ia.
tween nv sonl and :Iesnsi, Songs IN tha
This Sabbath dav came. From the a,tars
Of 10. 600 churches has SMOKED mn tha aovor
Of sacrl6ca. Minisfara ~ tic an.rei
preached N ptain EnOliah IN broad srntrh
tn fovinr ITALIAN. In harsh nhnctav God,s
peonla assemh1ad in Hindno tanni and
Moravian chnrch and onatar rsatino
house and sailors, bethel and kings chanei
and hi0h tnwsrad cathaara i srrsav aop~
and Ina sonr aoatsd n@ am,d NY a.. su d
GROVES or strnck tha iceharoa ~ hoatad ~
into thew western mines Or .seaa drowned n
the clamor a. the great cifiaS q mharran
Gang it And the factory uiria an,i ths ohii-
dren IN the Sahhath class md Mo troInad
choirs IN great assamhlao mas
with the same voIce viii rhich tbav
shouted Yesterday IN the stag hrnt
and mariners with fhroata tha1 oniu !
few dave aOo sonndad In tha Loar.a
blast Of tina sea hurricane tbsv .an@ q
One theme for the sermons One M a.
for the sonc. Jesns for fha invncaston
Teens FIR fra g~crintura lasaon Ias,,s e..
the bantismal font. .Iesns for he sacre.
mental our. JESUS for the benadictinn
But the day has zone. II rolled awav IN
swift whe6is of licht and love. AGAIN tha
churches are LIGHTED. Tides Of peonle
AGAIN sattin0 down tba atraets tW vnp
families coming mn the chnrc6 nia,a We
mnst have ona mora sarvica What ahaI
We nraachS what ehali Mo raad2 rat I.
IA jasns avarvhodv eava. Iat ~ 10 Tssns
We n,,st t.va nna No. scnr VIZ rnn,.
It be. children? Aged men and wnman
what shall # be2 Young men and matdens,
what small IL pc! II you dared 10 break
the silence OF THIS auditory, there would
come up thousands 81 quick AND JuDilant
Jesusls
We sing His birth-the barn that abel.
tered Him. the mother that nursed Him
the cattle that fed beside Him the angels
that yoke I'M the Shepherds shaking lirht
over the midnight hills. We sing His min,
istry-the tears he wiped away from the
eyes OF the orphans. the lame men that
forgot their crutches. the damsel who from
the bier bounded out into the sunlight. her
locks shaking down over the flushed cheek
the hungry thousands who broke The brad
as 1t blossomed into larger loayes. that
miracle by which q boy with five loayes and
two fishes became the suffer OF a whole
army. We sing His sorrows-His stone
bruised feet, His aching heart. His noun.
tain loneliness, His desert hunger, Hi
storm pelted body, the eternity OF anguish
that shot through His last moment
and the Unreasonable ocean II tor
ment that heaved no against His cross IN
one foaming. wrathful. o%rnnipotsnt surge,
the sun dashed out and the dead, shroud
wrapped, breaking open their sepulchers
and rushing out to see what was the mat
ter. We sing His resurrectton-the guard
that could not keep Him. the sorrow OF His
disciples, the clouds piling up on either
side In pillared splendors as He went
through, treading the painless air. higher
and higher, until He came to the foot OF
the throne. and all heaven kept inbilee ut
the return OF the ~onaueror Oh. IL there
any song moro appropriate for a Sabbath
night than this song OF Jesus? Let the
passersby In the street hear It: let the
angels Of God carry It amidst the thrones
Sound It out through the~ darkness: Jesus
the night song, appropriate for any hour
but especially sweet and beautiful ant
blessed on q Sabbath night.
I say once more Christ is the everlasting
song. The very best singers Sometimes
get tired; the strongest thronts Sometimes
get weary, and many who a very sweet
" do NOT sing now. but / hone nv the 0r1ya
Of God we will after a while 20 mn and
sing the praises Of Christ where We viii
never be weary. You know there are some
songs that are especfaliy apDropriata for
the nome circle. Il6y Stlf the soul tH0V
start the tears. they turn the heart In on
itself and keep sounding after the tune
has topped. like some cathedral hell
which. long after the tap of the brazan
tOn1ue has ceased keens throbhinv on thc
air. Well. II will be a home sonv IN
heaven. all the sweeter because those who
SANG with ns in the domestic circle on
earth shall Join that great harmony:
Jerusalem, my happy nome,
WIZ sh os1. uoa . = In,
VIZ" Ini nn sun "na ny raa ,aoy IS t naso an gu
A!oJ = pooo0 II =
On earth we sang harvest songs as the
wheat came into the barn and the barracks
we're filed. You know there is no sucf
time on q farm as when they get the cropa
in and SO in heaven 1t will be a harvest
song on the part OF those who on earth
sowed In tears and reaped in Joy. Lift nc
your heads. We everlasting gates. and lei
the sheaves come inl Angels shout All
through the heavens, and mnltitudes com
down the hills crying: Harvest home
Harvest homel"
The Christian singers ana OF
all ages will be there to Join In that sono
Thomas Hastings will ia there T.owali