Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-22
WALHALLA, 3. q. 8
Power Of Music.
[By DIR. Len G. Broughton.]


prophets, music was brought into
prominent play in the work OF the
sanctuary. For example, there were
four of these prophetic schools, one
at Bethel, one at Naioth, one at
Gilgal and one at Jerusalem. In
every one OF these schools music
was part of the cirriculum. The
apostles were taught the music used
in the service of the temple. / think
it was no bad practice. 1t ought to
be part of every school for the
training of men and women for
every department of Christian SER
vice, to teach the music of which
they are to become so much part
Not only is this true of the school of
the prophets, but the school of what
ever kind. l do not believe to-day
that there should exist n school,
whether it be of religious character,
or so-called secular, that does not
give a prominent place to the train
ing of people in music.
But if you will go with me to the
temple in Jerusalem think you will
get, perhaps, the best idea of music
that you will find in the Bible. 1t is
almost impossible for us to get a
conception of it. David himself,
who was great performer and a
sweet singer, and matchless COM
poser in the temple at Jerusalem,
had an orchestra for leading the
temple worship, with 1000 pieces in
it. Why, think over it; 1000 pieces
in one orchestra. | went crazy al
most hearing $50 pieces in one or
chestra.
He also composed wonderful
chant which was accompanied by
the orchestra of 1000 pieces. wish
we had the tune to which they sang
it. | should like to hear it sung in
the great temple with i'd great
Gothic walls and its mighty columns.
But Solomon, who tried to out
strip every other man, was the man
who perfected music in the temple
worship. Listen to what he had ::
(This is given in part by Josephus
in describing the temple worship.)
ga thousand dresses for the high
priest, linen garments and girdles of
purple for the priests, 10000; trum-
pets, 100000; psalteries and harps
of electrum, 10000; all these were
stored in the temple treasury"
MUSIC IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
But we have to skip over into the
New Testament, as we cannot stay
here any longer. In the New Testa-
ment music is not so prominently
mentioned, not that there is any re-
Election upon it, but in the New
Testament you must understand that
music was in the midst of its glory
in the temple, and sentiment was
keyed to music.
Here and there, however, we get
insight into its use during those
days.
Take, for example, that of the
father in the case of the Prodigal
Son. The father there represents to
us our heavenly Father. When the
Prodigal Son, in rags, hungry, and
careworn and discouraged, returned
to his fathers house, the father gave
him reception with music and
dancing, not the dancing of volup-
tuousness, but the dancing of glory
accompanied by music.
Then again, in connection with
the text, when Jesus and his dis
ciples celebrated that last blessed
supper, and he looked out from that
chamber to the cross, and saw him
self hanging upon the tree, it is said
that they sang a hymn after the
supper had been celebrated, and
went out How much the singing of
that song had to do with the calming
of His spirit, and the steadying of
His tired, worn-out nerves, nobody
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