Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-12-10
hear It in the loud notes; we should
hear Il IN the soft notes as well.
Ct,carfnI MeasaQe.

The new song or Moses anu tue
Lamb should be cheerful song. Ana
yet 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 O. the Lord Jesus Christ, no Sun
day school teacher, no Christian teach
or. will ever make the new songs Tor
Christ truly tuned songs when they
start them In the minor key. Inc
great success of your fathers minis
try said DR.. Reed, the president OF
Dickinson college, to me some months
ago, twas his unbounded cheerfulness'
l remember one day, some years ago.
we did not have any service IN the
Hanson Place Methodist church, OF
which 1 was the pastor. l determined
to 20 over to the Brooklyn Tabernacle.
1t was stormy winter night, yet the
church was practically filled with
about 1900 people. took d seat In
the gallery and looked over that vast
audience. wanted to study the faces OF
the people. AS far as l could make out,
when | first looked at them, they were
n discouraged and tired and weary
set of faces. Your father first gave
out some bright, inspiring hymns. Inc
faces of the people began to change.
Then he arose and commenced to talk.
He talked Oh 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 In 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 soliloquy, "Oh, that
all gospel messengers could make
their sermons a cheerful message tor
tired men and womenV
Yes, the new song we sing ought 70
have the keynote Of cheerfulness. That
Is the first great essential. why snould
Il not be cheerful? II We believe In
God. IL we believe in what Christ mas
done for US. have not we belief which
should uplift every heart into the high
eat realms of Christian joyf Suppose
I am an artist. Suppose I send one OF
nv pictures to the worlds fair at 81
Louis or to the salon Of Paris. sup
nose I today receive a letter from the
authorities of that art exhibit some
thing like this
"Dear Sir-We are glad to inform
you that your picture has received the
first prize in the class of portrait paint
ing. You will not only receive med
nj for the same, but also check FOL
s5 600. which is to go to the winner OF
that prize. We congratulate you OF
your success, and we are glad that YOU
state will hereafter be known as TIT
home Of one Of the greatest artists o.
this generation"
4 What would 1 do II 1 received sucl
a letter as that? Would put that lei
tar AWAY and say nothing? Would
walk around with sepulchral counte
nance and dolorOus voice, saying "
, have won a $4,000 prize and interna
, tionsl fameT No; my eyes woul'
fash, my cheeks would husn' m'
nerves would tingle with glorious eS
? element would go home at once l
, my wife and children and say: Love-
ones my artistic position is now at
sured. will be able to earn Tor US a
the money we need" II the news tina
we have won an earthly prize make
I us 30 happy, how ought we to fee
I when we realize that heavenly an
I eteynal blessing has been conferre
/, upon us? Shall we not sing cheerl'
. song when we realize all that Chris
n has done for us and oursf
e The Coming Holiday Song.
+ Our coming holiday song should Sin
: the 10y of our salvation. 1t must u
o more than that. 1t should sing abot
l the happiness Of some one else. Iher'
l. fore our new song should be helpf'
II song. Jenny Lind, the great "Swedis
e Nightingale" regarded her voice as
l. Gift from God, bestowed that 81
n might help her fellow men. May "
y look upon our new song to be sung
r, God as a song to help those VINO al
n IN physical, mental or spiritual dl
tress.
," oh that we In our coming hollda
J. song could have the beautiful purpo'
% which "the human thrush 1eni
le Lind. had in her gentle, consecrat'
le Christian heartl She was always doll
d some kindness to others Lablache, u
ID great Italian basso, when he III
I'd heard her. said, Her voice Is so trl
n that each note is like a perfect pear
Id Jenny Lind heard what her great lti
ut ian contemporary had said. When 8
e. met him at their first rehearsal 8
It, emilingly stepped to his side ana to'
in hit hat: then, placing her lips TO
Id edge. she sang a beautiful French
ne nance. Then she gave him back |
Id hat saving. "There, NJ. Lablache,
he your hat, filled with my pearls
ad aong" That was a beautiful comp
n ment by one great artist to anotn
ht But Jenny Lind did more than 81
W. handfuls of musical pearls into l.
he blache's hat; she sang thousands
nj dollars out Of the worlds pocketbool
tie Then she scattered thousands and n'
70 dreds of thousands Of dollars evel
IN. where. She gave away 10000 fori
N. when she made ber triumphant mus
he al tour through Germany. She gave
no Esgland's poor over 100000 when Il
to queen of song sang in the kingde
Ire of her great sister, Queen Victoria.
W, gave $4,000 to Americas poor wn
us she travelled through our states.
ri Jenny Lind sang to her fellow men a
women a helpful song, so should
ce, make our new song Of the holiday 81