Every man feels better after he has had a
sleep!
Tn many of the churches of Christ in our
day the music is simply a mockery. I
have not a cultivated ear. nor a cultivated
voice, yet no man can do my singing for
rue. f have nothing to say against artistic
music. Tlie $2 or J. 71 pay to
hear any of the great Otieens of
sorg Is a good Investment. But when tiie
people assemble in religion convocation,
and the hymn Is read, and the angels of
God step from their throne io catch the mu
sic on their wings do not let us drive them
away by our indifference. 1 have preache-1
in churches where vast sums of money
were employed to keep up tlie music, ai d it
was as exquisite as any heard on earth,
but I thought, at tho same time, for all
matters practical I would prefer the hearty,
outbreaking song of a backswoods Meth
odist eampineeting
Ix-t one of these starveling fancy songs
sung in church got up before the throne of
God, how would it seem standing amid
the groat doxologies of the redeemed? I.et
the finest operatic air that ever went up
from tlie church of Christ get many hours
the start, it will be caught and passed by
tiie hosanna of the Saboath school chil
dren. 1 know a church where the choir
did all the singing, save one Christian man.
who, through “perseverance of the saints.”
went right on. and afterwards a committee
was appointed to wait on him and ask him
If he would not please stop singing, as he
bothered the choir.
Lot those refuse to sing
XX’ho never knew our God:
But children of tlie heavenly king
Should speak their joys abroad.
