Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-12-05

leluiah. n paean, a doXology ana a
praise. Tears and sobs have no place
In the new song which we should sing
during our coming holiday season.
What said David in reference 10 this
new song-make a sad song unto the
Lordr No. In seven distinct places in
the Psalms the great singer of Israel
cries. Make a joyful noise unto the
Lord" The first great essential of our
coming Christmas song should be
cheerfulness. We should hear ii in ev-
ery sound that is uttered; we should
hear II in the loud notes; we should
hear It in the soft notes as well.
A Cheerful Message.
The new song Of Moses and the
Lamb should be a cheerful song. And
vet the strange fact is that many peO-
pie. when they try to sing their gospel
songs. have the chargers which they
harness to their musical chariOts walk
with leaden feet instead Of flying with
the wings of the song birds. No min
lister of the Lord Jesus Christ, no sun
day school teacher, no Christian teach
er, will ever make the new songs Tor
Christ truly tuned songs when they
start them in the minor key. line
great success of your fathers minis
try" said DR.. 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 III h
Hanson Place Methodist church, Of
which l was the pastor. l determined
to 90 over to the Brooklyn Tabernacle.
1t was a stormy winter night, yet the
church was practically filled with
about 5000 people. l took a seat in
the gallery and looked over that vast
audience. wanted to study the faces of
the people. AS far as | could make out,
when l first looked at them, they were
q discouraged and a tired and weary
set of faces. Your father first gave
out 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
were alive. Then he talked about their
duty to live like the old folks. Then
he talked about the reunions that were
ahead i'll heaven. And as he talked,
the faces, under his cheerful gospel
preaching, became more cheerful. Your
father sent those people away with the
conviction that God would help them
in their battle Of life" Then DR.. Reed
said, in a kind of a s%olilOquy, "Oh, that
all gospel messengers could make
their ermon 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 uplift every heart into the high
est realms of Christian joy? Suppose
/ am all artist. Suppose | send n OF
my pictures to the worlds fair at st
Louis or to the salon of Paris. Sup
pose I today receive a letter from The
authorities of that art exhibit some
thing like this:
Dear Strive are glad to inform
you that your picture has received thu
first prize in the class of portrait paint
| ing. You will not only receive a med
al for the same, but also a check fOl
$4,000, which is to go to the winner o.
that prize. We congratulate you OF
your success, and we are glad that you,
state will hereafter be known as thu
home of one of the greatest artists o.
this generation"
What would l do if l received sucl
a letter as that? Would l put that let
ter away and say nothing? Would
walk around with sepulchral counte
nance and dolOrous voice. saying, -.
have won a $1,000 prize n interna
tional fame?" No; my eyes would
flash, my cheeks would flush. m,
nerves would Jingle with glorious ex
element. l would 60 home at once t
my wife and children and say: Love,
ones, my artistic position is now as
sured. l will be able to earn for us al
the money w need" If the news tina
we have won an earthly prize make
US SO Happy, NOW OuguI we to fee
when we realize that a heavenly an,
eternal blessing has been conferre
upon us? Shall we not sing a cheerfr
song when we realize all hat Chris
has done for us and ours?
The Coming Holiday Song.
Our coming holiday O should sin
the joy of our salvation. 1t must d
more than that. 1t should sing abou
the happiness Of some one else. There
fore our new song should be a helpfI
song. Jenny Lind. the great "Swedis
nightingale" regarded her voice as
gift from God, bestowed that sh
might help her fellow men. May W
look upon our new song to be sung t
God as a song to help those who ar
in physical, mental or spiritual dis
tress.
Oh, that we in our coming hOlida
song could have the beautiful purpoS
which 1.-The human thrush" Jenn
Lind. had in her gentle, consecrate
Christian heart! She was always dom