The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-25
Presbyterian Minister Delivers
Discourse on "The Ear-Gate
of MansOuI."
EYE.GATE AND EAR-GATE
ARE THE CHIEF ENTRANCES
Pleasure Is Brought to Weary
Soul Through Ear,
Says Pastor.

"The Ear Gate Of Mansoul,' - was tho
subject of a strong sermon by the Rev
William NJ Paden. d. D., pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church. Sunday morn
ing DR.. Padcn took for his text, Prov
12-'EThc hearing cor and the seeing
eve, the Lord hath made both of thom.
In part Dr. Padcn said;
There arc five outer gates to the city
az Mansoul. or these five gates eye gate
and car-gate are chief. They stand at
the head OF the main streets 20 the in
ncr castle. When these gates are closed
the city In which We live is dark and si-
lent; the windows are darkencd and the
daughters OF music arc brought low. We
can only reach the blind and deaf through
the gates of the other senses especially
through the senso Of touch.
Queen OF Senses.
Now, us ] said here the other even
Ing, TO me the eye is the queen of the
senses" The eye Itself Is a queen for
beauty. and none Of the other senses
equals sight In the extent of Its realm.
The soul comes To this gate and looks
out on the ocean all the way to sunrise
gets light from the stars. The eye also
gives most of US our most vivid memo
ries, We go sightseeing rather than
sound hearing. and even II we do not We
than what we have heard.
Yet Bunyan makes oar-gate the chief
gate to mansoul. When the good prince
wished 10 gain admittance to the castle
peter, take heed what you hear. 10 ear
gate. For said he. from ear-gate the
street is straight even to the house OF
Mr.. Recorder, the high-born gentleman,
conscience.
Ear-Gate Is First.
4 L.. ~
should he more accessible through ear
gate than through eye gate. but in all
our more human dealings with each other
this seems 10 he true, The voice gives
or the painted picture. The ear is the
instrument on which the voice learns to
play. Those who are deaf from birth
know neither voice nor language.
Through the ear we convey the emo
lions; through il the feelings are touched
More people are moved by songs than
pictures. A little talk with a friend is
moro than long letter. a scream moves
the horses could cry out when hurt men
would not dare to beat them 80 cruelty.
II we had ears to hear the still, sad mu-
sic of humanity. we would not be so
and unkind. ! covet Christs
ear to hear the worlds dumb sorrows
and His voice TO speak home to its heart
When we come TO hear and speak as He
lid, the waste places shall be comfort
IN, thanksgiving and the voice of mel
ody.
Guided by Voice.
Jesus noticed that even the dumb ami
mails know and may be guided by the
voice. So in one OF His shepherd para
oles he said MY sheep hear me and
hey know my voice and they follow me-"
They know that il is mine. not the voice
'f stranger; they recognize the fIiendli-
ness OF my voice. and being not hearers
)nly, but doers OF the word, they follow
ne. We sing OF seeing Him face to face
why not OF the touch OF HIS vanished
land and the sound OF the voice that is
still. One night We shall 90 to sleep and
n the morning the trumpet shall sound.
We shall he awakened by the music
We're you ever 80 wakened? And we
shall SEQ Him face 10 face.