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!. ENCOURAGE MUSIC. i.
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There are but two ways In which we
! may approach the Master--by prayer
and praise. OFTEN times message
sent on tho wings of song finds a
resting place in the heart when q
| message from the whole world
would fail. Music had it's origin
from God. We learn from the Bible
that when the foundations of the
earth were laid, "thc morning stars
sang together and all the sons Of
God shouted for JOY" We know
that it had divine favor when the
birth Of our Saviour was announced
to the shepherds Of Judea. 1t was
in that grand chorus, "Peace on
earth. good will to men," One Of
tho greatest attractions Of heaven is
the music Of the angelic host.
Shakespeare gave to music a just
tribute when he said, "Music Is the
language Of the angels"
And why should we not use this
sublime language more in our Sum
day schools? or all the instru-
ments OF music, the voice is SUI
pleme. Yet we do not believe il is
wrong to use other instruments in
divine worship. We cannot say just
how long the organ has been in use,
burt Jubal was the father OF all such
rs handled the harp or the organ.
The organ has always been, and will
remain, the instrument OF the
church. We learn from the Bible
that the angels used the best kind
Of music. At Sunday school or di-
vine Worship OF any kind. it is the
duty OF everybody to sing, and not a
select few.
The Germans say that when peo-
pie sing there you may safely rest,
for bad people have no good song.
Music is the companion Of man. 1t
follows him through JOY and sor-
row; 1t is with him in sickness and
health. Music develops character,
deepenS beauty and quickens life.
1t does not give, but 1T develops; it
nature presented to it. Man loves
music when he is sad, and he loves it
when he is glad, for 1T is the echo
Of his gladness. Music was not Gre
ated as an art to arouse and tickle
the fancy, but it is u God-given gift,
to act as purifier and gladdener OF
the soul.
The heather snake-charmer, with
hia crude reed instrument, plays to
the venomous serpents and they be-
come perfectly harmless Nndcr the
spell Of his music. Birds have been
known to yield completely to the
sweet tones Of the violin. Music is
the phonograph Of the soul--the tel
ephone between the creature and the
Creator. Upton said. "Musc gives
birth to aspiration. 1t makes true
man truer, and it makes a bad man
better" Knowing that all these
facts are true, after close study of
the Bible. how can one help cncour-
aging the study Of music
King Saul would call for David,
the sweet singer OF Israel, to play
upon his harp, and the evil spirit
would depart from him.
The souls music is the music OF
the soul. Music is the sound OF
victory, for Il conquered spirit can
not sing. 1t leads one into battle
with firm step. Its sweet notes are
heard in all the earth; you hear it
In the oceans roar. in the song Of
the bird, in the running OF the
stream. in the hum OF the bee, in
the growing OF the cock, in the
laughter OF children.
When music loses its sweetness to
man his soul IS lost. Music is the
rose-lippcd shell that murmurs on
the sea OF eternity; a sweet bird
singing on another shore; and there
is no music like the music of the
soul. 1t inspires courage when all
else fails, and u martial strain will
urge You into the front rank of bat
tie. Paul's theology was music. and
David's music was theology
The human voice is the real echo
Of heavenly notes. Music is a medi-
cine for q sin-sick soul and a balm
for wounded spirit. 1t is the
babys cradle. the youths ambition.
the old mans inspiration. Baptize
a soul with music and it begins to
sing the praises OF the Creator at
once. Lord Bacon wrote his best
under the strains Of music; John