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NtiUTR.VL Ii POLITICS & RELIGION—tDEVOTED TO ART 1 , SCIENCE, feDUCATION, AORALITt AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SAC RI D MUSIC*
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CELESTIAL tteHT,-e. M., * • * by H. S, Rees.
Sweet glories rush uponraysighf, Ajul charm my waudering eyes ; The regions of immortal light, The beauties of the skies, The beauties of the skius.
4 * . Short is the passage—short the space, Between my home and me ; There, there behold the radieiit place. flow near the mansions be. tf}:
I *~j - PrejisVe nhj. God. so stretch djlwi***, \d in -■*.’ v -
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circular Letts;is.
•Prepared, and Read before the Oconee
Musical Convention, Oct. 21 1869.
BT G H. PERU OK, KSQ.
Almost eveiy where in najtttr# we turn
our eyes, wp behold objects capable of
producing music when properly acted
upon. There is music in the gentle
murmuring of the smooth stream, as it
glides by us to its ocean home. There
is music in the gentld zephyrs, as it sighs
through the forest pines There is mu
•sic in the roaring thunders and the roll
ing surges of the ocean. Almost every
insect, beast and fowl make its own mu
sic, and sings i*s own song. The little
xricket, at the hour of night, chirps away,
no doubt to its ow n and satisfaction. Al- ;
most every bird enlivens the forest with I
its own peculiar song. If, then, these
irrational insects and bitds thus delight
themselves in chasing away dull care,
and singing praise to their Maker, why
should not man, who is incomparably
above them in every necessary endow,
merit, make a proper use of the faculties
which God has given to him ? Not only
ought he to do it for his own special ben- !
efit, but if he does not do it, God holds :
him rvspoorible for burying in the earth
the talents given to hint. God has gtVen
ufitsf/'yrt 4 —
making music within himself, wheteby
he may serve his Creator and delight his
own soul. Now, if man does not im
prove this faculty, he is guilty of the sin
of ingratitude—-disregards the gifts of
God, and hence subjects himself to His
awful wrath.
Surely man will net degrade himself
below the insects and birds, in thus letting
one of his noblest faculties lie dormant.
To improve this faculty is a duty we owe
to God and ourselves. It is a duty we
owe to our Maker, for it is clearly taught
in the Bible that music should be a part
of divine woiship. And indeed it is an
exceedingly delightful part, and there is
none, in my opinion, mere exalting, when
it is performed in a proper spirit. ’ How
cad a spectacle, and’ how discouraging to
a Minister, to enter a Church in which
the congregation can hardly make music
of even the oldest tunes. Verily, one
would be ready to exclaim, that such a
community has come short of its glorious
privileges in this land of freedom* and
ge of improvement.
How dry and insipid must that meet
ing be which is not enlivened by sacred
music. It gives effect to every prayer,
and throws a charm around (he preach
ing, and makes the attendance upon di„
vine worship in every respect a delight
fol duty.
We with pleasure, would remark that
no member of this honorable body is al
[owed to te-Jgh vulgar hr demoralizing
piece*. HSacjed and alone,
such as are found in Ihe SaCred Harp,
are recommended and practiced. J
thank God that notwithstanding a fS'tf of
our fellow citizens consider the teaching
of vocal music alow calling, many ot Our
most talented and worthy citizens are de
voting their labor and lives to this praise*
worthy undertaking. Many great men
have sighed for the inestimable boon of
singing their Maker’s praise. Inestima-.
ble boon ? yfes, it is a boon which is by
iar too seldom appreciated. Let every
philanthropist then, and mortal, that de
sires the amelioration of his fellows,
place bis shoulder to the*wheel and roll
forward the car of improvement.
We will now consider some of the ad
vantages of vocal music. In the first
place, we would say, whilst in the act of
singing we exercise our lung*, and this,
it is well known, is conducive to health.
It gives us clearer, stronger and more
•mooth and pleasant voices, for which
•very man and woman is, or ought to be,
an earnest desire/ To have a clear and
musical voice renders a person's company
much more desirous. Every public
speaker, especially, desires an excellent
TM STtCAN.
voice, and I believe that there is no ex
ercise more likely to ensure this than ex
ercise iu vocal music. It is recomrpenrled
by .Elocutionists as a noble exercise.—
Let not,., then, the than who desires a
melodious' - voice,.deride vocal muric, for
by thus doing he spurns what would be
to his advantage, and mocks God. who
gave the faculty. .
No one will pretend to deny that mu
s'c has a powerful effect upon our reel
ings, and in this world of care and trou
ble it would be extremely difficult to get
along without this soul-enlivening gift of
God. It will be recollected that Aborigi
nes of (he country had so geest confi
dence in the charms of music toft it was |
Assorted to in cases of extreme sickness,
and indeed it often had the desired ef
fect. It is this which urges the soldier
onward, amid the roaring of cannon end
the.clashing of arms, to meet hisjpfoe in
deadly conflict. In that trying hour, j
when the bravest hearts recoil at the - ap
palling dingers, and every ambitious
throb is driven from the breast; it is the
sublime strains of martial music that ex
pels *vejy feeling of fear and fills the
soul with that bravery which urges us on
to glory and the* grave* it makes the
coward brave, and the brave still braver*
4~blps4j*p animate our
sires aiiiK?it extreme perif, ttf pourltFtuF
life blood freely in behalf of their op
pressed country* it has always been used
so cheer up, the tardy, and give new im
petus to attacks; it is the humming of
the nurse that I 'hushes the cries of the
child.
Music enlivens solitude, sweetens the
bitter cares of life, and makes smooth and
easy the bed of thorns. It animates the
disconsolated, consoles the broken heart
ed, cheers the weary* softens the bed of
affliction, cheers the spirit of the way
worn traveler Jas he trudges on over the
snow clod mountains of the north, or
through the burning sands of the south.
Animated by his own sweet ditty, the
plpughman tugs joyously on; the sailor
while bounding over the dark blue waves
chants bis sonnet to deceive the time.—
It animates the youth to look forward with
high hopes and a buoyant spirit to the
temple of renown, that glitters in the far
off distance. It causes the old man to
review with melancholy joy. the scenes,
of his youth; it stamps more clearly upon
the mind of the maid, the form of her be
loved, and shfr almost thinks him in her
presence ; it enables the aged mother, as
she reviews her past cares and troubles,
and is almost ready to yield to despair,
still to labor on for her little ones ; by it
the aged diciple of Christ, Who has walk-
edtbe thorny road offife nearly through,
is enabled to give veht to his delighted
soul that his afflictions shall soon end and
of immortal
day.
Tfien truly this is &n. inappreciable
booq. Let the preacher urge upon his
iongFegation to practice Vocal, mUsic that
; his preaching may be attended will.
1 ter success; let it be taught in ou.
leges and our common Schools; let inn.
lather teach it to his sons, and, the mother
to her doughters, and the, master to his
servants ; let none in this land of freedom
and equality of rights, who is endowed
with the gift at all, be deprived ol its hal
lowed blessings. Then shall sorrow b
chased away as darkness before the beams
of the rising sun. Truly there shall be a
balm for every wound; our religious
meetings shall be places where all shall
delight to go; every lonely hut shall be
animated with the rich melody of its in
males.
In conclusion, brethren, if these are
the happy effects of music let us no longer
“ Hang our harps upon the willow,” or
cease our co-operation it) a c&use so grand
arid so noble.
Henry Ward Beecher is lecturing at
ObiCßgO. • * - , ;■
Harailton, Ga# Wednesday, October 3iy
VA RIB TY
GRACE IN FEM DRESS.
Somebody has said that 9 Parisian gtis
ette, with a little tutle and ribbon, will
’ co'nquer the world, while an Englishwo
mu, with all her shawls t dama-ks and
diamonds, looks only liktj an animated
clothgs-horse There is exaggera
tion in this statement, but more wit, and
still more truth. The wntpon of France
unquestionably have a hr ttr taste in dress
than those of Great B.jt<;n or America,
In bothpur mother couatiy and this there
is 100 much of fa hat may e ;alled ‘snob
ish’ in female attire. Tin I, dies of An
glo Saxondom seem to f ncy that the
n\ore they spend on die s the prettier
they look. Accordingly me sees little
women covered all over with lace, or
buried in the middle of stjff brocade, or
almost lost to sight under aWfflng velvet
cloak, with capes that extend on either
side, like gigantic oV one beholds
tall women, if such is the fashion,tricked
out in tight sleeves ami’stripjd silks, the
costliness of the material, -beiig regarded
by the wearer as sufficrfeh| cmnpensation
for the incongruity’ of the styles.
A French servant gijtl has better taste
She knows it is not so mucb'the richness
,material as UwjCSuit. is made up,
and tti manneVin waftffTfis worn, ttiat
gives the desired elegance. A neat fit,
a graceful bearing, and a proper harinonv
between the complexion and colors, has
more to do with brightening female at
tractions than even American ladies seem
particularly to comprehend. Many a
wile looks prettier, if she would but know
it in her neat morning frock of calico,
than in the incongroui pile of finery
Which she dignifies with the title of full
dress. Many an unmarried female first
wins the heart of her future- husband in
some simple, unpretending attire, which,
it consulted about, she would pronounce
too cheap except for ordinary wear, but
which, by its accidental suitability to her
figure, face and carriage, idolize het youth
wonderfully- If the seX would study
taste in dress more, |d care less for ex
pense, they would no reason ..to re
gie! it. At present the extravagance of
American females is proverbial. We
wish we could say aspauch of their ele
gance in the same Imfe. ‘
‘.o.n 1 .:
The, City of Cologne.—Ex-Govern
or Anthony, of the Providence Journal,
thus writes of the famous cify of Cologne:
Os all the queer ora places that I ever
saw. Cologne is certainly the queerest
and the oldest. Its narrow, crooked
streets, the singular- architecture of its
houses, rising so high and jolting
over the streets, the a£r ft greqt antiquity
’’buon etfyy things all : thee are calculated
ritore than anjf I have seen bn
flhe Rhitfe* te itfrtfWfS-a * So
naif row are tWatreeH, thtrt from some of
the houses the oppose residents may al
,mosl teach each other*. The windows
1 ,ret large, and the arrangements are not
, v.prablerio domestic privacy. However,
‘filey seem to be dsed to it, and a young
lady who was making a very deliberate
toilet at the open window opposite my
own, did not seem to be in any way an
noyed at th* proximity.
Love at First* Sight.- A Dublin pa
■ . a . ;
per says;
*• An American gentleman on his four
through Connemara, stopping at Carr’s
Hotel, Clitden, took a fancy to the kitch*
en maid of that hotel, and lie at once
said she should be hjs wife. When the
affair was communicated to Mr. Crr, he
got the matter arranged. On Tuesday,
the bride and bridegrborri, with Mr. John
Carr and Miss/Bridget Bduike.as her
friend, went to the parish chapel, and the
bridegroom, Mr. Murray, was there uni
ted so Nancy Joyce in the bonds of mat
rimony by Rev.’ r. McManus, FP.”
Why may not I too?—'* Fither,’
said a young man once, to a patriarch of
the mountains, who is still living (after
being told that he must not go With a
half a dozen idle fellows, who had come
to invite him)—“ father, why is it-that
you deny me those privileges which
other parents grant so readily to heir
sons of my age?” “David,” said the
father, after lifting up and leaning his
head upon the top of his hoe handle, “ I
have lived much longer in this world than 1
you have, and I see danger which )ou
little suspect. Thetfe young men are in 1
a. bad way. Such habits of idleness, j
and this going about to frolics and horse i
races, will ruin them. You will see, if
you live, that some of them will get into
the State’s Prison tty-ahd by, and it is i
well if they do not come to the gallbws.
These are my reusons far wishing you to
have nothing to do with them.” David
was satisfied. Years rolled away. These
you nSj men soon spent their patrimony,
and fell into dissipated habits. From step
to s*ep they wtfnt on, till the prediction
of the patriarch was literally fulfilled.—
Two.or three of them were sent to the
State’s Prison, and one at least, was hang
ed—Dr. Humphrey.
O- •
A Little Incident. —A bachelor
ago through Athol, in this State/when
he overtook a little girl and boy, appa
rently on their way-so school. The little
girl appeared five or six years, and ‘Whs
as beautiful as a fairy. lief eyes were
lit up with a gleam of intense happirtuss,
and her cheeks glowed wilh the hues of
health. Obr bachelor looked aLher a
moment, admiringly. Sbe met his glance
with a smile, and with an eager voice sa-.
luted him with, “ Have you got a baby?”
He was struck aback by the question,
and something like a regret stole over bis
mind, as Se looked upon the animated
and beautiful little face before him.—
“No,” he answered. “Well,” replied
she, drawing her tiny form proudly up,
Aade,” and passed on, still smiling,
to teU the joyous news to the next orie
she might meet. What a world ol hap
piness to her was concentrated in that
one idea—the baby I And io her joy she
felt as if all must have the same delight
as herself; aod it was a matter of affec
tipnate pride to ‘her, that lifted hac-little
heart above the reach of ordinary envy,
foYin the baby toas her world, and What
else had she to crave? Such was the
reflection of our friend, and he remem*
bered it long enough to tell it to Us yes
terday, in State street. — Boston Post.
Opening the Mails—lNtAuoßs
M-UaT BE turned Out.—The Post Office
Department has issued an order in rela*
ti<Hv4o the opening and closing of mails.
It ■ sels forth that the mails Can in
compliance with law, be opened or made
up by the postmaster or his sworn assis
tants within the teach of persons noyaus
thorised to handle them. The potfmls
ter must, therefore, while discharging
these duties, exclude from the room ap
propriated to the use of his office, all
persons except his assistants regularly
employed and sworn. This law.,is often
violated by postmasters, and the agents of
the jdfepartments are required to promptly
report to the department all cases that
come to tiveir notice. v >
“""ST**'* , -
An exchange, in speaking of the bene
fits of advertising, says it
Has enlarged many a small business;
Has revived many a dull business;’
Has rescued many a lost business;
Has saved matty a falling business ;
Has preserved many a falling business;
Has created many anew business;
And ensures success in any business.
Merchants, Manufacturers, Mechanics—
“ all the world, and the rest of mankind”
—try it.- *
t VOL. 4—HO. 39.
* * *
Affecting Scene.---Col. Darringtofi
an otficer ot distinction in the war of
1812 died at his residence in Clarke
county, Alabama, on the l£th insit. At
his burial,, .his slaves collected in largfe
numbers rrear his grave, and one of them,
an -old man, requested permission “ to
pray over his old master.” His fellow
.slaves and fellow mourners joined in a
hymn whicl .{re gave out from memory,
wfypf! he off-red to the Throne of Mr* v y,
jo prayer, which for the deep pathos and
piofound b.vhiirfy and adoration, could
not be eXtelied. ,Tue IfatS of a large
concourse of white p-rsons present sbaw
dep% ihtp .4L~Kjx*pyt4
‘CXrnestoess of this g6od oil
slave. ,
The lafeiDr Bush used to tell this stoiy
of a brother barrister: As the coach was
about starting, before breakfast, the mod - -
est limb of the law approached the land
lady, a pretty Q^jakeress, Who was seated
Dear the fire, and said he uould not think
of going without giving her a kiss.~
” Friend,” said she, “ the* most not dp
it.” “Ohl by heavens, I will!“ replied
the barrister. “ Well frieud, as thou
has sworn, thee pn,av do it—but thee
must not make a practice of ill” ,
A Fact in Regard to Drilling
Wheat —We wish to pecDrd a fact which
seems rather remaikable, in regard to
diilling io wheat. We sowed about nine
acres last fall, with one of Ross’ drills,
and ‘some throe acres among corn, with
a three shoVel cultivator. Os the for
mer, we have not noticed a single plant
heaved out with the frost during the win
ter, though a part of it whs sown on the
poorest clay land on the farm, wish but
one ploughing. It was sown immediate*
ly before that among the corn, and pre*
sented in the enrly winter a poor pfos
pect. But that sown among corn is bad
ly killed with winter,-many plants lying
on top of the ground, dead. In some
places it seems almost entirely ruined.—*
It is Ihe same kind ot wheat as that
which was drilled. Our readers may
draw th&if own conclusions.— Indiana
■Pm WieYr ‘■ --yyi—- —...
Woman. —the dove will clap ilfc
wings to its side, and cover and conceal
the airow that is preying on its vitals, so
it is the pature ol woman to hide from
the world the pangs of wounded affec
tion When the desire ol her heart has
failed, the great charm of her existence
is at an end* She negleds all the cheer
ful exercises that gladden the spirits,
quicken the pulse and send the tide ot
life in healthful currents through the
vein?. Her rest is broken ; the sw#et
refreshment Os sleep is poisoned by mel
ancholy dreams, “.dry sorrow drinks her
blood,” until her feeble frame sinks un
der the last external assailant. Look for
her after a little while, and you find
friendship Weppi g over her untimely
grave, and wondering that one who s<*
lately glowed with, all the radiance of 1
health and beauty should now be brought
down to “darkness and worms.” YoO
will be told of some wintry chill, some
slight indisposition that laid her low, but
no one knows the mental malady that
previously sapped hqr fftrervglh aad ettadd
her sb early a p£ey to the spoiler.
■ ” Washington Irving.
A Tribute to Industry.-— Balwei*
makes one of his characters io the popu
lar play of the “Carpenter of Rouen,”
pay the following high compliment td
the world’s (rile civilizer** What hav6
thay HOt do*e? _ fiave they not opened
AlwlaeCrel chambers of life mighty deep,
and extracted rts treasures, and made thd
raging billows their highways, on Which
they ride as a tamed s.eed? Are not tbd
elements of .fire and water chained to
turn it ? Have not mechanics opened
the bowels of the garth and made
its products contribute to our wants ?— 4
The forked lightning is their plaything,
and they-ride triumphanf on the mighty
wind. To the wise they are flood gates
of knowledge, and - Kings and Queens
are decorated by their handiwork. He
who made the universe was a great me*
chanic. * ‘
fft sketches of Coos county, Vt., meni
lion is made of a Mrs Wallace, who was
present and served at the birth of twenty**
one pairs of twins, and one thousand six
hundred and twentysfour single births,
making in all £ne thousand six hundred
and sixty-six, and never lost a mother of
whom she had the care.
Mrs. Wallace deserves a pension.
This is just enough—aia’t it ?