Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-12-08
4 Cheerful Message.


the wings Of the song birds No min
lister of the Lord Jesus Christ, no Sun.
day school teacher, no Christian teach.
err VIII ever make the new songs for
Christ truly tuned songs when they
start them in the minor key. The
great success of your fathers minis
try" said Or. Reed, the president Of
Dickinson college, to me some months
ago was his unbounded cheerfulness.
l remember one day. some years ago,
We did not have any service in the
Hanson Place Methodist church. of
which I was the pastor. determined
to go over to the Brooklyn Tabernacle.
1t was stormy winter night. yet the
church was practically filled with
about 5000 people. took scat In
the gallery and looked over TINT vast
audience. | wanted to study the faces Of
the people. AS far as could make out
when ! first looked at them, they were
a discouraged and tired and weary
set of faces Your father first gave
ont some bright, inspiring hymns. The
faces OF the people began to change.
Then he arose and commenced to talk
He talked on and on about home and
the sweet influences Of the younger
days, when their fathers and mothers
We're alive. Then he talked about their
duty to live like the old folks. Then
he talked about the reunions that were
| ahead in heaven. And rs he talked
the faces. under hts cheerful gosppl
preaching. became more cheerful Your
! fat I'M 81,
conviction that God would help them
IN their battle Of life" Then Or. Reed
said, in a kind of n solloquy. "Ol. that
nll gospel messengers could make
their sermons a cheerful message for
tired men and women
Yes. the new song we sing ought to
have the keynote of cheerfulness. That
is the first great essential. Why should
1t not be- cheerful! If We believe in
God. if we believe in what Christ has
done for us, have not we a belief which
should upift every heart into the high
est realms Of Christian JOY? suppose
| ain an artist Suppose / send one of
my pictures to tho worlds fair ut st.
Louis or to the salon OF Paris. Sup
pose | today receive a letter from the
authorities of that nrt exhibit some
thing like this:
Dear Sir We are glad 10 inform
you that your picture has received the
first prize in the class of portrait paint
ing You will not only receive n med
al for the same, but also n check for
$1,000, which is to go to- the winner OF
that prize. We congratulate you on
your success and we are glad that your
state will hereafter be known as the
home of one Of the greatest artists of
this generation"
What would ! do II I received such
q letter as that? Would put that let
ter away and say nothing; Would
walk around with sepulchrai Counte
nance and dolorous voice. saying, II
have won q $1,000 prize and inferno
tionHI fame?" No; my eyes would
flash, my checks would flush. my
nerves would tnge with glorious ex-
element I would 20 home at once to
my wife and children and say: Loved
ones. my artistic position Is now as
surcd | Will he able to earn for us all
the money We need II the news that
wa have won an earthly prize makes
ia so happy. how ought we to feel
when We realize that n heavenly and
eternal blessing has hecn conferred
upon u.s. Shall we not sing cheerful
song when we realize all that Christ
has done for us and ours
The Coming Holiday song.
Our coming holiday song should sing
the JOY of our salvation. II must dc
more than that. 1t should sing about
, the happiness Of some one else. There
fore our new song should be helpful
song Jenny Lind, the great Swedish
! nightingale" regarded her voice as &
, gift from God, bestowed that she
might help her fellow men. May We
look upon our new song to he sung Il
God as song to help those who are
In physical. mental or spiritual dis
, tress.
oh. that we In our coming holida!
-. song could have the beautiful purpose
which "tho human thrush jenny
, Lind. had in her gentle, consccrareC
, Christian heart, She was always doing
, some Kindness to others 1.ablaChe. th'
, great Italian hasso when lie frs
, heard her. said. Her voice is So tru'
! that each note is like a perfect pearl,
Jenny Lind heard what her great ltal
, ian contemporary had said. When sh'
: met him ut their first rehearsal sh'
smilngly stepped to his side and tool
hit hat: then, placing her lips to IL
. edge. ste sang n beautiful French TO
, nance. Then she gave him back hi
! hat, saying. There. NJ Lablachc 4
:, your hat. flied with my pearls o
Gong" That was n beautiful compli
e ment by one great artist to another
i But Jenny Lind did more than sim
y handfus Of musical pearls into La
I blache's hat; she sang thousands o
V dollars out Of the worlds pocketbooks
e Then she scattered thousands and hun
Il dreds Of thousands Of dollars every
e where She gave away 10000 form
: when she made her triumphant music
J. al tour through Germany. She gave t
|. England's poor over $500 900 when thi
queen o. song sang in the kingdoI
x OF her great sister Queen Victoria. Sh
U gave $4,000 TO Americas poor whe
= she Travelled through our states. A
= Jenny Lind sang to her fellow men an
5 women n helpful song, so should W
J. make our new song of the holiday SET