The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-02-15
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION is
THE ONLY ONE THAT
HAS 1T.
The Master Music Of the Entire World
Gathers About the Gospel
Themes.

/ D.
emorial church delivered an able adj
dress to his congregation. last night
He chose his text from Isaih 42-1o
and his praise from the end of the
Earth" In part he said:
| One Of the strikings contrast the
religion of the Lord Jesus Christ and
Iany other religion, is the presence of
song in the Christian religion No
other religion has it. The Brahmin
mot sing: the Buddhist does not sing.
There is no Mythology anywhere ex-
cept where the Christian religion
goes.
| THE master music of the world
gathers about the gospel themes. The
text speaks of singing the new song
praise from the end of the earth
| This wonderful book-God's revela-
ton Of Himself to man--gives us the
themes Of the most soul-stirring and
life inspiring songs of all the ages.
May We not very profitably spend this
evening in thinking of a few of them?
| First 1 wish you to think of the
song of the New Birth. Every
Christian has learned to sing that
| song. Before he knew Jesus other
| songs seemed to satisfy. Now these
can no longer have chief place. Is
it not familiar? Listen to its strains, as
sung by the old prophet-king. He
| brought me up also out of an horrible
pit; out of the miry clay. and set my
| feet upon a rock. and established my
goings And hath put Il new song
| into my mouth, even praises unto our
| God. And the experience of David
as expressed in the song, has been the
experience of every born child
of God.
Second, another song of this good
book that pours forth like an oratorio
| is the Song of Thanksgiving. The
saints of God. of Bible record. join in
a mighty chorus in this grand song.
King David's harp was Well Strung
and atuned to this mighty theme: Il
will praise Thee, for | am fearfulIy
and wonderfully made His own crea-
ton with every physical mental, and
| spiritual endowment. called forth this
outburSt of praise, and if he could
recall the past experiences, so Won
redfully varied, passing through al
most every grade of living, then we
| too. may with most absolute proprie-
| ty. learn this blessed song. To some
the blessings of life are completely
hidden by some thing that they con-
Strue as msfOrtuneS. and so their
| lives are filled with grumbIing and
complaint. A good place to put these
Srumbers who lose sight of the null
titudinouS blessings they are constant
| ly enjoying, would be in an asylum
! for detectives. or for the insane. But
F; rising above the blessings of tempo
| raj life the pSalmist sings in graft
tude: Bless the Lord | my soul and
all that is within me. bless His holy
name Then he enumerates. who
| forgiveth all thine iniquities. who
| healeth all thy Diseases He praises
| for deliVerance and protection. We
have 4 glib way of speaking of our
blessings the ordinary but
nowhere in all Gods word.
have We any warrant for such
division or distinction. We take
the daily blessings of God as mat
ter of course, as though We We're emit
tied to them. forgettful of the great
truth that these are the gifts of a
loving Father to us. And what should
these produce for us? The great Apos-
brethren by the mercies of God, that
| We present your bodies Il living sacri-
! flee. holy. and acceptable unto God.
which is your reasonable service.
Again. or deSnlSeSt thOu the riches OF
His goodness and forbearance and
long suffering: not knowing that the
goodness of God leadeth thee to re-
pentance?' The professed follower OF
Jesus Christ who spends his days in
the nOisome atmosphere of discomfort
complaining and ingratitude. is but a
Islander on the life that is lived in the
fellowship of God.
Il love to worship Thee. with Thee
each day is Pentecost, each night, ma
tivity.'
Third. another song heard through
out this Book is that of Victory. This |
sounds like conquest. That is just
what it means. This is the victory