Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-08


the harp the forcmother OF the beauti
fu piano OF this century. The alpha
bet of music Is richer than the alpha
bet ~ literature There is music OF
nature, the myriad voiced melody OF
the birds. the thunder OF the cataract
the babbie OF waters, the rustic OF
witdS through the leaves Of the forest,
the low lisplng pcnitence OF the sea
While out from It's rocky cavcrns
The deep voiced neighboring ocean speaks
And IN accents disconsolate
Answers the wall Of the forest.
Music Rules the Human World.
He was more than poet who said
Let he write nations songs. care
not who may write her laws" A ma
tion's songs are mlghtier than ma.
tons swords. In earliest colonial days
the ax Of the pilgrim fathers was
heard
Amidst the storm they sang.
And the stars heard and the sea.
And the sounding aisles OF the dim woods
rang
To the anthem Of the free.
II is the yox humane of the human
heart Born In heaven. II has its bap-
tism In human tears; It had TO pass
under shadows and weep at sepulchers,
hummed In lullaby over cradles OF sick
babies. The last human sound com
Ing from monster Titanic Is ships
band playing Nearer. My God. TO
Thee" uSherlng nearly LOO human
souls into the presence OF the God Of
the deep. Amid the strong major peal
OF the worlds triumph and success
comes stealing the tremulante. weep
ing through the cadences remem.
brances Of past wrongs and suffer
ings like the mournful camp song Of
the negro or the wall OF sadness in
Irish folk song 4 gentleman visiting
the Dublin castle Of the lord lieuten-
ant OF Ireland wrote an oratorio
When honored by the queen Handel
said. "Never until composed the
Messiah did write with my hearts
blood" Not only TO mad Saul or Rich
ard III. in prison. but 10 modern in
sane. is music primal factor In heal.
ing the disordcred brain Discord Is
the world ont OF tune; the worlds
health out of tune. weak lungs. rheu
matte limbs. domestic life out OF tune.
desertion ana divorce; labor out OF
tune. strikes and lockouts: society out
OF tune. jealousy and envy; human In
tellect out OF tune. ignorance and in
Of at
musketry and boom Of cannon.
Music Rules the Religious World.
Religion is the base of music Music
came from God, leads back to God
No God. no music Its power cannot
be measured A thermometer can
measure time. a cyclometer distance
but no instrument the influence OF ma
sic. The Holy Spirit IS figured as the
wind, parent OF music. 4 creed ma,
have intellectual errors. but not 50
music II doesn't teach mechanical
truths. but fundamental emotions. No
bad man loves sacred music. II he
uses II II Is to profane IT, for music can
be made an assistant to an evil cause
There is music In the dance hall, 81
loon or brothe. just as If some bright
shining angel had been brought In
captive 10 give countenance 20 evil
surroundings. she is taken from her
place in the temple and enslaved In
the tents OF iniquity. as the name OF
God Is profancd by the unholy. God
made music TO he the handmade Of re
lielon When mems intellects are
closed TO spoken truths music steals
into his heart unaware. Mendclssohns
Elijah" Haydn's Creation" Rec
thoven's Mount OF Olives" Bachs
Ascension and Spohrs Last Judg
ment" carry the truth TO thousands
who would not otherwise be led TO the
heart Of God.
Music Rules the Heavenly World.
From brilliant CLEAN of worlds first
or angels choir at Bethlehem
TO the sounding Of Gabriel's trumpet
and the harps Of the redeemed In Rev
elailon's celestial choir Scripture tells
of music In heaven and heaven IN mu
sic. II seems the one immortal thing
Earth's history opens aud closes with
H. The only art Of earth strong
enough 10 leap the grave. And Is not
life itself fragment of score? The
leitmotif Of our habyhood Is n lullaby
We remember songs Of school days
better than lessons All the great
crises OF our lives are orchestrated
We are graduated from school and col
lege 10 fitting strains OF trIumphal
harmonies We marry. and our hearts
'hrob with sweet seductive strains OF
march. We die and untitled
drums are beaten or n requiem i
sung Then the curtain Is rung down.
and the oratorlo or musical farce T.
at an end followed perhaps by sch
ilucd applause. few tears from the
front seats kissing NJ the rear ~ The
hall. Lights out, Then Oblivion ar
welcome to the choir invisible.