The Ohio Independent Baptist, November 1955

~ . November 1955 THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST P age Seve11 ~~~~~~~~~~~- MUSIC IN THE CHURCH 'l1h e Rt'\'. ,,.\.ll ~n 1 l1er1·. ,, l'><1stor of tl1 c.1 J>C' 1111 ~\ v<1 11t1P l ~aJ)ti81 ( 1 h11rc·h,. ' ilaron , ]>enn s)·lvania . ,vill 11c'rc1 no iutroclnetion t o 1hose ,,·ho attendrcl thP 1·pt•r11l a1111nc1l n1 Pe1t in g· in l~rt hc•l l\ ctl)tist 'L1 r n1pl c·, Eri e1. The l )astor prese11tecl a 1111i<t11e 111C':sa gC' cJcali11g ,,·i t h ' .J111si(' I11 'rhr l 1 h,1rch, · ,vhic:11 '"fl rPp r o- cl uc·e in a . eri rs of t,,·o arti t lr:. T ll<' f ollo,\'ing· en tr)r (;O ll si itutt>s his in1 r oc111 c·tio11. ( ~~dit or ) In the clark n ess of Xight l h ear 111uHir . .\ song of .J •su ·, a oug of Il i:; lo\·c . Filling 1ny hea rt \vith the gloriou: Ligh t l3rightt>r than ~t ar ·h ini n g above. TTP i. 111y song 111 th e cl:1rk lonel.v n igh t , Ti e i tlir Ht:lr 111aking e\' 'rything right; f11 th e darkne s of 11ight 1 henr 1nu ic. ~f u:;;ic that . lri ncs front al,ovc- ln 1n y hc'flt·t tltt>rl''s ~, song, blessl'cl ,J t>S\1' .\ ong of 1 r h_v love. ( \\·o r ds ,Y ritt en l>y T.1. P. L ehn1nn :n1Cl n n 1 ~ i c· h :v ,\ 11 ' n ~ r. 1 h c r r,\' ) As that olorio11s , ,er :e .J oh11 3 :] 6 is ,Yhat 111e11 eall. ' ' Th e Go.> JJel in a .\Tutsh rl l,' so to 111,· ,vav of thi11h:- • • i11g· c~o1. :3 : 16 is ' }oc1 '. p11rpo:e for :i\In:ic i11 a X11ts hr ll , '- ' ' L et t l1 e ·\\Tor1 of 1 h1·i . t c1,vell i11 , 1 011 richl 1 . ' . in all ,vis(10111 teaching anrl a(lnio11- ishi11r1 one anot'1 er- i11 1-> L:\I1 IJY:\fXH ancl ~ ] "> I R I T 1r A T.1 ~()]\ ~H .... ,.~I .\TGIL\T(.J- 1V I TII (} [? ~t ( 1 E I .\" JT0 ( 1 fl Jl E~1RT .... 'f' () 1·H E !JO RD. :\ f 11sic: is 1nuth 11101·e than a1l cie11t , it is as c1er11a1 as the hil ls. It ,va. }1err l)<' for c> li fr eo1n111e11cr(1- in the ,vi11cl: a 11cl tl1e ,,·a,·es, an1011g th e fir.· t t r ers, flo,,·e1-.· ancl g· ra.. e.. ThPn aft Pr the (' r cati o11 of 1ife it hc'ea111r the n1ost cleli ·atP, the n1o;t sttbtl r. the n1ost J)o,verfnl 111ecli11111 fo r thP <"'X J>rPssio11 of t11e e111otio11s of 111a1 1. ::\J118ic c·an be fo1111d in the heart : of a l1 1n P11, 1 ho11g-h as so111eo11P h a: "iHi(l , ·'in heathenis1n one• t:c.lll l)e.· t clrs<·rilH· 1hrir c·hants as ,,·p irc1, \Yiil1 a VP iH o l' sa d11es~ i11 thr1n of jO)'S 1111ct11r1i11Pcl and hop<':-i u11rPali z0<1 . ' ' C) th<>r s ~a,· ,YhP11 thp,· hrar t hr111 • • it g·iVP"'i thPlll th e SPl )SP of' 11n - llt tc• r a I 1l <1 hot11<)sic·l{11ess. T one-t hc·– ]pss, < 1 vc·1·,\'\\' IH .. l' <' ) ' OU fincl 111usi(' ,vi thin th<' h<·a1·1 liu1111or P than that ' ltJHHI (}tp 1011g'll< 1 S of all. ji'rOlll HJllOll!,! 1hc• ll lOS1 l~ll Ol'Hllt ,I H<l lll1 - J('11c•J'Pd lo 1hP VPl'Y ,,i'iP an• l J1io·h t ' ~ ?""\ lc•ar1t('d, 1nus ic· is th<' u11ivPrsal lctll - g11a!.!P or 1h<> \\O l'l <I. I l-,ha ll ll l'\'(' l' 1'01·1{<'1 ,vlic11 11 0111('}' l{oc lC' hPH\P I' saic l ,,·h(•11 I ,,,a~ \\ ith hi1u l>ctt·k in l!t:i, at (;1·c111d l{ a1>ids, :\ l il' hi ga11 \\' h<'ll IJt• , l)r. r~olH 1 1·t IJc·e c111cl J ,v,·1·1• ,vil h \ l,•1 ' l' ro1 t<•r 011 t·o111- 11H~11101·cit ioll ol' {}tp J()t lt ill\lll\Pl' – ~H l'.V of l h<' l( e:,,t·ttt> ..\l 1ssio11. Sp<'ak– i11g of his t1·ip Hl'Oltlld 1ht• \\'Ol' l ll, l1t' u11 1 11 tiuut•cl ho,,' ~o 111a1 1,v tinH·~ .. 1llen Al . {fh e1·r11 the,· ,Yc 1 r t 1 u nab1 tl to eonve1-. · .._. '" j t 11 .. t h<' 11at ivr: ot 111an:r l a 11(l., )'ei . ,vl1e11 ht' pla<' cl his t r o111bo110 to l1is lit)~ 0 1' ,-· an g: Hll h)rlllll , the p <'Ol)ll' llll(l C' l'St ood , thP)r ]~l lP\\' l1r \\' flS hri11gi ng: t l1en1 u1 \1: ie, and li lcc,YisP l1 t> 11 11c1e r .· t oocl ,rl1en t h C')T })l'Oc1'lt<·Pcl their 111 1tsic. \ _,.eH , 1nusie is a11 11111- \'Cr sal la11g·11agc\. ,,.\ . ( 1 • I 11111a11 .·aicl: ' '1 l tt8i "' has t<1 'l1~·h1 111 en g·c 11 t le11PHS a11(1 peac·('. Jt has 1t'<l th01n 011 ,,·ard to l1 Proit <lrPtl s. 11 has hro\1ght eo111fort to t hP lon r l,· ; it. ]1arn1011i zrs ihe cl is- • c·ol'ds of c· ro,vds, a11< l is the· 110C'cs- sa1·,· l,1xt 1r,r to all.' ' • • ~l t1sici iu our ,,·orl cl tocla)· is n • \ ' (' l '.\r i 1111)() l' l H l\ 1 f H l' { 0 L', ) •(' { 1 l 1 S i11clc·<·d in thP :\ I i11or l(Pv. 1 t st'L' ll \'i • 1h,1{ p PO]>l t• tocln)' <1Pligh1 111 11111sic· lhat i~ (\Hl'thl )', dPYilisll, :-,l'll....\\Hl. ' I h,,...,c, i11clic·al<' 011c·t' ,1g·ain (h p sig11:--. o f' lit<• I~',1 11. l~ ut thnnk ( lod n da.Y is t•o n1i11g- \\'h<·n a ll sh,111 h<' 111oc111b1tc 1 <l to th<· J lajo1· l( py· - ,, h t• 11 .J l'~lls ( fh 1·ist c·on H·..., l>a<'k c1gc1 i11. <) ,,·hat a da~ thnt ,,·il l IH.._. ! ( 1 hri .... 1ic111it,, llllllkl' lllHll\' olhPI' • • 1·Pligio11..... is l'illt>d \\'ith song .... Ii t't'rl\1:-.<' ,,ithi11 tl1<• li< 1 t1l'1 ol' thl' l r \ll' ( 1 hr 1 .... t1n11 tlH 1 t'l' is a .J<>,\ thnt :-.t•<'ks l'\p1·ps,io11, tlirll ('H ll onl,\ h<• :-.nlisfi<•d in 1uu.... iv . \\Th(' ll ,,,. think aho111 ( 1 hris t, \\h( 1 ll \\(' l'l'HIJ/(' ,,hat 11 1 1 has doll<' [111· 11s. ,, h< 1 ll \\ l 1 <·011 - s id Pr ,rhat g·r ea t .-al,·ation ,,·e ar P .... t h r 1)0s~es8or s of, ,vhen ,Ye' l1Par ,t ~rai11 a11(l again ih (> sto1')', \T<' l')' olcl, )'< 1 1. PVe r nr,,·. of th P l>irth ancl lif'P a ncl cleat h ct11c.l r cs11rrrttio11 of .J p~us ( 'h ri .· t, ,re arp t hri1l c\c1 into si 11gin~. ()111· 11 <-'a r t:-; 8\\ 1 Pll ,Yith thr 111C•lodic•s '"ithin HCPk ing· 011tlrt fo r th P Ral\'atio11, love. fr r0clon1 ancl h o p P I I e h as g i" f' n . ()nr (iocl c1r ligh l. · in n111: ic, for ]10 cli c1 not ntal{e a : il ent c·rrati o11. In fac:t he s t all 11a t11 r e to a t u11c: l1 e l )llt th e :01 g i11 bircls, t he rr.v in a11in1als, thP l)al)blc i11 tl1r l>rool,. , the1 th11nt1er i11 the .-tor111, t hr 111 p]ocl,· in tl1e '"ind. . 1'1.1\'C n as • ea r],, as ({c.i11e:is --1- :90 ,ve fi11cl n111siL· ., n1.-.11tio11Pcl in th e\ l~i hle. Il e put n111s ic· i11 n1an ri!:rl1t f ron1 tl 1c be– g i1111i11g· an cl fro1n .Jnl >a l \Yl10 in– \ 'f'1 trcl tl1e l1ar11 ri gl1t clo,Y11 to t l1e ]ate 'rl101na. Fjd ison all(l 111a11\'' • s ine(\ a lonµ: line of tl1r l)r1gl1te.· t n1incls ha,·r c1p,·otPc1 thr111:~lYrs to the J)P rfc•(·tion.- ol' instr11111e11t8 t liroug·h ,vhi<·li 1nl'11 1na>· \1tili ir tl10 ]>O\\'Prs of n11LHi<• a11cl e 11jo) ,. its (·11a rn1 s. I 11 fart < lod has 1)1Ht:C'c1 111t1sir 111 a \ ' <\ I')' pron1111ent l)lneci ,Yit11i11 tl1r ,vriti11gs of l]i: 0\\'11 J)r t1c:io11s l~ool,. "\\"0 ]1ea r of i11st r n111e11t.\ 1nt1sic·ia11s, 11ar1>s. ]):alt er~\ tahr t1t, 1>i I)e. c•o1·11 rt . r.\~n1bal.·. cl n l<·i1nL\ r, f lnt r. organ, :acl~l)11t, ti111l)rel ( ta1nl)ouri11e ) , trnntl)<'l an(1 , ·iol:. ( ) J' l'nl l or t· l1<'stras. ancl (·11nirs. [11 fn<·t 1 tl1ro11ic·l<\8 1•l1a1>trr ~:ii..:. an l'11tirc\ c· hctpt Pr c.1r,,oic\cl to the ctc•– c·cn1nt or ho,Y th{' si11~·0rs a11tl 111n– s i l'ia 11 s \\' l\ l' l' or !.!.alltZl'tl . "\\Thl'll ,, P think of the· book of J>"al111s. tl1c song ol' l s1·np l in the \\'1l(l <' l'tl1. 1 ss ' \\'h< 1 ll thc'Y 1'01t11cl thv \\l'l l 111 tht\ir • holll' of ll<' l'(l, J)1.,horc1ll 's SOllg' ol' ,·ic·tor), ) l irian1's so1H.~, th1.' h)' Jlll\ t l H•,\" 111 ll ~ t h cl\ l' ~ ll ll µ: t h l\ 1\ i g' l l t O I' 11 i~ l>t't ra., c1 l. 1 ht• n th<' 1.·0111 iug· song: or (hl 1 l't'tll'l'lll( 1 d \\'l 1 l' l'il( l nbout in l{ c•,elation thc1t \\t' shnll st>llll' da, • si ll !.!.', ,rho Hl'l' t ht\ r1.' 1.lt' l'l\\t 't l of I h1.• IJo t·(l, \\t' lllOl'l' full, t 'l 1 ctl 1zt' th<' • illt}}Ol'1Hll<'l' ol' lllll...,H' , Hlld ( :ot\ ''°' • • pt11·pos< 1 tll 1t . ~[u...,i<' indt•t\d l'tlil'tt•s, it 1 ..... H 11H' HI I" 0 I' l ll'H 1 "l', i t I s ,1 11 ll' t h O d ol' prH,\l' I' , it ~ l\t's forth th (• llH'S- 1l 1ol\l inttt 1 tl nil pa gt• ) ;l)