The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-19

benefit, are acceptable to God.
'tAnd when the day of Pentecost
was fully come, they were oil, with
one accord, in one place" and the
descending spirit filed the house.
TRANSMITTING the wordN PRAYER. in
the, text, worship, let us briefly con-
slider the religious services established
by Jesus, himself, and observed by
the Apostolic Church. The blessed
Saviour said to the woman of Sama-
| ria: '"The hour cometh, and now is.
when the true worshippers shall wor-
ship tho Father in spirit and in
truth" Our Lord, in his example
and precepts. prescribed the parts of
worship. He was bnptised. He
went into the synagogue of Naza-
reth on certain Sabbath as his
custom was, and ,ead io the people out
@f Me 'lort Of GOD. He devoted
much OF his time to e.uempo,,ueeous
prayer, and gave to his disciples the
.f"r""la which the Christian repeats
from his cradle to his grave. He
preached the gospel, now in the
temple, how IN q synagogue, now on
mountain, now using boat rs his
pulpit, the audience listening On the
shorc = everywhere he taught his doc
trincs. He instituted the sacrament
OF tic LprIs .Suppe.'- and, lastly,
Just before our glorious Master went
out to deliver himself to death, he
and his apostles sang hymn to-
gcthcr
In the Nets OF the APOSTLES, we
learn that they recognized these six
parts Of public worship. They bap-
t;zed-tAeS' read tho Scriptures :
they prayed both privately ana in
company they delivered di$courscs
Oh religion--thcv celebrated the
Lords Supper-,hey sang the praises
"t GoI m hvnns ana spiritual songs.
Ii ~ a striking fact. that the ,yorsllip
OF tho Church ot Christ. and that OF
the Jewish Temple, and tI.a: uf the
syu.goGUeo. after taking out O; ,l:cn.
what va simply typical Of 4 f,nj:.,c
Messiah. Wa Substantially idcntical
baptism took the Place os circ"m-
ciSion; The Lords Supper, of tic
Passover. .\tor: ;if:,:- years after tho
Gcat!: o; 81. .!o!n, Justin H1artvr
ll""d. :i'i> FIRST uf the fathers ami
earliest o.: t?.r: V IL, -. give: !,
hri"i account of t',a yr.. parts ui
TIC I, Ii&;rls worship e. =. uri-i;l.u
Chnrr., .: Christ IN wh : tl!e az If
SMl:,ln% Is TIE on4H- one a. i:r. -,
parts established IL ,:ie S:.vin;,:.
omitted. !'!.iS isnot proc: that sirg
l"G was l."' :; j,,Tr IF thr Worship.
hut simply IN uinisSi for Plinv
writing 10 ''r"jaM Of the Christians
distinctly state, th;;; they met to-
"r!hcr anal sung ilN'nnS. i'h"v :.a,.
II" altar. Ii" ciurltiN. 10 incense. no
l'urnln% r::'':;cS. AID absurd inita-
tln"i - Al abolished: ceremonial.
lEv:r "nr~nis W.; simple, spiritual
aht sublime. tree. earnest and heart
!'!t. There is danger. my friends. II.
the in1ro;iuctlon of MANY forms; i,.tn
olir public Worship 1t las been we'll
sad. I'v an rIo1;ent and p;,i,,
"iv!n" OF Scotland: 1T Is in tie.
n;''';r "f religion "f ",u.y .f>t.n>
~ degenerate INTO one 1T fC.,.ns.
1y eA%r">>l'l~ thn attention q, the
%":>hirprr. ':"v withdraw j; iron.
~, NlatN al AS i.>;;T:, and prov. "a,
!'''rhiti'''| :" ;r'c n;c:.r a. a supper
''h'la'::sne" ui leaves t. ,h.. plant
whose sap Is spent on f,u,i.r.; t;ir
!'a!. t" the ,ietrinicnt Of thr i.,.it
:thd rAr.l"r5 $-.l.lc churches mis-: ir
benefited by :. free use ui the knife
with Whlr.l the gardener priinr, away
tn" flush "f Green wood 10 increase
tn" crop rt frui." Fat.! error. to
"!s,'lEr Tie form, ur religion .ni. re-
h@l"i Sal ,i,ln,:,u. f. ca.."..:i i.,.
p';'Ulii;;i, iiNin", h"ainius Icat;!rr, O.!
tA' ilra|,i,tr angel With the dr:.,r!,-
~ !nl:;A :.'St" ":iI earthly fancy.
iin c'll: t.Ilt. lightly clul, bro" n, F.;
IA" ir'" 49, becomes vigorous @,:ti
handy. Jltv ct!n,ii.lnt4s iot i.o..o. :, =;
tl' O.EAr:r games lai.l ;lsi,n ali >u-
= tii'i"li~ COVERINGS, all e!., ..n.bcrir..r
relics. - lex orr rcii ion, ,;noncun,,
h''E,'' VIZ! !aa;i.; for!n~, l.r,.ttl!:. tho
;'| element ii !n.e divine. @nu
h"1nd ;,ion; th" path to Heaven. .:
make tcr i"t like :; c.llGv r:::"!
"d d3"-!.t .t,r q: VANITY. ;,i,:..:,:;
ly = dcrravcA taste. ;..,.rc for ;..r
feather. and t;ariy ih.n for ,!.c
brightness, OF der csc, ;hr l!oon nf
her ciir' ! and The native uucr..y
Grace W'tA Mllich SIZE moves. OH, ny
iri'n'.S. II :. r!:ur>'!. is indeed ,i,.y "a
t. tMi>t (,pti: into his !oviio
apllit II 'hc members meet on t:,,,
i."!tj . Day To Worship the Most III II
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