, 1862-01-03
Worship

PRINT OF greater than Neture Snail we gaze
upon the feecy, ever-ehanging clouds, and the
twinkling stars which peep from them, and forget,
Him of whom it is said the heavens declare his
power, and the armament showeth his handi-
work :? Shall we, turning to ourselves, examine
these 'fearfully and wonderfully made bodies Of
ours count the beating pulses; mark the kindling
eye and glowing cheek and still deny our Maker
his need &C nraisa w. n query human heart
there is germ Of alteration, in every living, i'm
soul there is an altar ever smoking with
the incense of some devotion. 1t may be Ue5
different from the worship enjoined upon us, but
it is no less worship.
"The miser, as he glotes over the yellow dust of
which his idol is composed, pays homage to the
gttering particles. How reverently he lays away
the cold metal and how scrupulously he guards
it from ntruding eyes All! would he strive as
earnestly for the riC hes of the life to come or,
that he gave to his Creator the obeisance he be-
slows upon that Creators production The de-
votee of fame too, treads sedulously the thorny
path leading to her towering edifce, keeping ker
commandments, and striving with might and main
to reach the laurel in her hand. "A golden croOn,'
whose luster shall neper dim, were his by as much
exertion-a name to live forever if written among
the Lords anointed.'
The mother, as she guides the tottering steps
of bor ob, L Al
ening, growing course feels that upon the altar of
her love she could sacrifice, if need be, her very
life. Has she forgotten the Giver in the gift ?
Viii she worship the workmanship till she forget
the Hand that formed it VIII not her mothers
heart, like Halnahs, beat gladly responsive to the
great requirement; and will not her hand lead
willingly to the temple the young Samuel, in
whom her highest earthly hopes may be cen
tered?
"The naturalist reads he not in every blossom
spray in every autumn-tinted leaf living tracery
of language which bids him worship God P The
birds trill forth their sweet notes as anthems of
bis praise, and stretch their glossy wings toward
the clouds beyond which their Maker dwells; and
shall zoe be silent, nor lift our hearts and voices
beyond the dise of mortality p Shall we gaze
with the astronomer upon the countless orbs of
night and forget at whose command these starry
hosts were marshalled into the empyrean fields ?
Rather o-ght not each glitterng star to point Is,
TO Him whose brightness is above the MONDAY
sum- and as it wrinkles on and on, say to our fancy,
by its own submission to a heavenly law, worship
Godp
"Worship Him, for he liveth, and hath lived
from the beginning; He it is whose breath is i'm
mortal, and who holds in His hands the gift of
life or death. Worship Him. who from dirk
ness and disorder spoke into existence this bright
and beautiful world who girded the waters with
towering cliffs and clothed the earth with verdure;
who bade the hills to clap their hands and the
mountains to kiss the skies who crest the blow
with foam and the valley with flowers; who hath
given us in nqture all that is necessary to lift our
hearts on high. His power is visible in all His
works, from the chaos, without form and void, to
man, the topstone in the temple of creation from
the tiniest lichen to the tallest forest king from
thelmerriest grain of sand to the otiest mountain
pinnacle His voice whispers in the sighing wind,
or thunders mid the tempest's roar; the dew-drop
exhales itself in alteration, and the water-wastes
spout his praises
worship Him, for he possesses in perfection
those attributes which excite our highest admira-
ton. WORSHIP HIM. for He is a God Of love
and justice His mercy endureth forever and
his glory is from everlasting to everlasting"
FALLING FROM GRAcE-A good story is told
of certain Methodist dominic of the pioneer
stamp. The dominic had in some way incurred
the displeasure of one of his members-one Of
those touchy irascible saints, of which nearly each
particular charge" or 'crcuit" has one or more
representatives. The dominic had tried in every
way to effect reconciliation He had labored
personally with him earnestly, but all to no pur-
pose; so he expelled him as a matter of course
The ex-brother then took every occasion to insult
and wound the feelings of the pastor He SIAN
dered him, abused him to his face and behind his
back, until, at length, the poor dominic could
stand itn longer Meeting him one day at the
Post Office, where large crowd was collected, as
usual the wretch commenced his abuse The do
MIME, as he was leaving the room, made some re-
mark, to which the discovered member responded
" That's d-n lie ]" Quick as thought the do
mimic turned, divested himself of all unnecessary
apparel, and step ing up to his astonisbed enemy
and seizing him by the throat, gave vent to his
ong-pent-up feelings as follows:
Don't venture to repeat that word again, you
poor, low, dirty scoundrell I've stood this just
about as long as possibly can. I try to be a
Christian. have followed Christ in my weak way
for nearly forty years. But belong to a church
that believes in falling from grace And if you
ever, in any way, insult abuse me again, in word
or deed, shall, in all probability .fau from grace
And if do you'll get one of the alfredest thrash
ings you ever had in your life. wouldn't advise
you to try it on, for I've made up my mind to do
Just that thing"
1t is needless to say the ex-member concluded
it was time to "dry up"