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(1) The simplicity and freedom from extraneous attractions which liave equally characterised the worship of the primitive church and of the Presbyterian churches which have sprung from tln' Protestant ll(!formation, may not have been without its effect in promoting their success in converting men to Christ ; and in the cast; of the hitter churches, has no doubt contributed to their comparative exemption from the danger of falling into ritualism and Romanism, Why should we wilfully leave this vantage ground of primitive simpMcity of worship? Hpurgeon has well said on this— " We have had nothing novel to attract tiiis multitude, nothing by way of gorgeous ceremony, not even the swt-ll of the organ. The preaching of the Gospel is enough to draw the people and enough to save the people, and if wo take to anything else we lose our power and shear away the locks which make us strong," (2) The introduction of instrumental music is proved by experi- ence to tt-nd to the decay of congregational singing, and to tlie intro- duction of many kinds of musical performances not tending to spiri- tiial edifiiation, but more akin to tlie mission of the opera house than to that of the church of Clirist, It has hence led to differeaces of opinion and to contention ; so that the organ may truly be said to have lieen an instrument not of harmony but of discord. (3) Tiic introduction of instrumental music leads to confu- sion of ideas as to the applicability of the temi)le service of the Jewish church to th') Christian church, a principle which if once admitted opens the way to every species of ritualism. In connection with this we find the advocates of instrumental music spuiking of a service or ministry of song, of which there is no mention in the New Testament — praise in the Christian church being the spontaneous and united o'il'ering of the whole Cliristian jjcople, and the harmony of voices being merely a means to this end. It is to l)e observed that tiiough instruments of music were u.sed in the Temple ritual by Priests and Levites, they were not introduced into the Synagogue worship, wiiich more nearly corresponds with that of the New Testa, m.iit. We have no right tiierefon^ t(> cite the Jewish pri'crd.nt, un- Kss w(! adopt also the saerifieing i)riesthood ; and if we do tliis we go over at once to Home. It is further to be oViserved that ail this has nothing to do with what has been called " singing the (iosp-l." This roquircs no organ, nor is it restricted to gifted men like S.inlcey and rjiillips. It is daily done by very little ehildrcjn witliout any instru- ments " out of the mouths of babes and sucklings" — as it was long ago : and that, as our Lord himself testified, perfectly. (4) Attempts are made to vindicate tiie introduction of instru^ mental music by the still more mischievous doctrine that this is necessary to attract young and worldly people to tlie church by ministering to their sensuous tastes. Tiiis is directly contrary to the teaching and practice of Christ and His Ai)Ostles; to tiie conduct of our reforming forefathers, who left the maguiticent ritual of Home for tiie simplicity of tiie Gospel ; and to all experience of human nature, which sliews that such meretricious attractions are fatal to the true prosperity of the church, and tend to delude unwary souls into a belief that they are worshipiiing God when they are merely gratifying their own senses ; while tliese petty attemi.ts to attract the tliought- less, disgust and repel from religion the more earnest and practical class of minds. (5) The introduction of instrumental music is a waste of the means at the disposal of the church for the promotion of tiie trutii, and shoulil on tiiis ground be coiulemned by every tiiouglitful Gliris- tian. The sum invested in a single city church organ, is often sulti- cient to suj^port one or two missionaries to the heatlien or to tin; neglected districts of our own country. Viewed in tliis way, and in tiie ligiitofthe previous statements, tiie sound of tlie organ siiould be to the ear of the Ciiristian notliing less tlian tiie dirge of lost souls. (G) Tin; case of those who have always Itecn accustomed to the use of iiiMrumental music and other so-calKd aids to devotion, is different from that of those whose predecessors had emancipated themselves from such ehmnts of the Avorld, and who afterwards return to them. The latter are in every way less e.xcusal' than the former. (7) It is iKild by some that in "non-essential" matters of this kind, when a majority is in favour of a change, the minority should submit. It is clear, however, that this cannot be correct, otherwisi^ a numerical majority could always ovt'rride the trutii, and it woubl become a duty rather than a criiiie to follow tiie multitiid' in down- ward ways. The minority may submit if they can reconcile it with conscience and principle to acquiesce in the innovation, but they ought to retire if they cannot, in consistency with their felt duty to Christ, do so. (8) In the case of a majority d.'ti-rmining to introduce any inno- vation of the kind above referred to, the position of suwh majority and of those who adhci*c to tht m, may involve n terrible responsibility nitogether disproportioncd to the importance of the question at issue. If they should be in the wrong, or influenced by motives of ostenta- tion and worldly conformity, how can they answer to (/hrist for intro- ducing the seeds of evil and dissension among His people. If they tiiink they are right, there is a still higher law; for if in the pursuit of wliat is confessedly not necessary even to the external worship of the (/'hurch, they oflVnd the wealvcst of their brethren, tliey thereby expose tliemselves and the congregation which they represent to that solemn denunciation of our Lord — "Woe to that man through whom the offence cometli'' ; aiul they cannot expect any blessing from CJod until tliey repent and maice amends for the evil they have done. (9) Tliough it is true tliat in recent times Assemblies and Synods of Presbyterian churclies have agreed to toler.ite the use of instru- mental music, it is to be feared that they have done so rather from a weak desire to i)res(;rve outward unity tlian from regard to any prin- ciple. The larger catecliism of the Westminster divines holds that tlie second commandment forbids "devising, counselling, command- ing, using, and any wise approving any religious worship not instituted by (Jod himself," on tlie ground of "custom, devotion, good intent, or any other i)retence soever." It might relieve the minds of some wlio l)r()fess to a IJiere to the Westminster standards, if information could be given as (o iiow and where (Jod lias ' instituted ' the use of tlie organ in (.'iiiistian worship. Let it be observed also t!iat it is in relation to this very commandment that we blame the Church of K■■•. Ai,i,i„asi »o ll,a( licn. f,„. .,„ , , ■ "m.; (trolimls ivitl, A„o..,™ a„a 'a!';":';.:;;;:;:,"" "-"■" """ -"^ """""■' """ """ ■'- tl'iugs which h-iv.. I..,-r, . . ""'J''"*""t- " '« "110 of those small tendencies. 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