Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-10-23

Still louder shall the anthem rise.
Meanwhile, along these walls where now
Our first glad sacrifice we bring.
That song shall echo till we bow
/ To sing with angels near the King.
SERMON.
HY REV. wN. H. LORD. Dp.
Mr.. Lord took for his text the 4th and 9Th
verses of the l32l Psalm.
- will not give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to
mine eyelids until hnd cut place Tor the Lord "A
1 hab.tatou ior the mighty 6od of jacob"
/ These words, said the preacher, were tn n,-
tural expression Of DaNid's piety. King. states
man, poet, warrior aud counsellor, as he was
all other desires were dwarfed in his mind bv his
desire to ind suitable earthly habitation for
his Goi. But his vow has wider application
than itS original intention. To ind a place. a
throne. for tod. in the hegTt is the first duty If
every man; for this is TO build him a palace
more precious than any Of marble and gold
These words, too, have fitting application on thi.
day of high and thankful joy This noble ri q
is the product Of such a purpose As that of the
King Of Israel. We to-day realize the lor,
dreamt dreams, the hopes and PRAYERS of wears.
Difficulties have been surmounted. AMI result,
achieved, for which we are indebted to God's
goodness. David had to belutath his uurellized
intention 10 his SON, but We live 10 soe the iu-ti-
fcatiop Of o,r e,r-itr anI the r,,ri,.,,..',. g
our hope,
The iuteIliraur. and liber,,lit, which b,,.
given io the State and to the C,r.,rs,,-;..,,.l
Church this beautiful ~tru.tu-a have b,I e.
their first 7ro+iv tI,. rr,,1,t;,,, ,.f tb, Nf-,..
work. To offer al Iii. feet a measure of tho
wealth He has bestowed. L, make a good finn
dation for a better work. has been the object of
all The love Of Christ ha. f,uud exrressi,r in
this buiIi;n, henc-f,rth Dedicated 10 His ..r-
vice
DIR Lord ur,tr.,le,I u, set firth n the ,,,i,
toucs Of MS discourse. The useS OF the gg,tgrj9T
TcnpI.-whv We should have buiIt II. ami why
we should love il.
FTrsf-Be,-tu>e i ,.ill be an intellectual land
mark. cultiyatiug the best thought and the lest
taste. The iorll suggests the reality. and the
u.. re imurc,-ile the form. the stronger the i'm,
preston Of the truth This material building
suggests thoughts backward and forward II i
a history aud prophecy II ha, message to
men, Of vlruiu. or Of hope Mr. Lord wrought
IN here tine episode. describing his emotions
a. be ,-cl. not long since, the streets Of citv
" the oil world. now sinking into the SEA. from
which J., rose Venice, the falling frescoes and
sinking shafts ,f whose public bull liucs seem TO
echo - Know thou that for these things the
Lord viii bring thee t1 Judgment He went on
with his own felicity Of expression and expres
-ye rhetoric, To- point out the significance Of the
variou. parts aud decorations Of the church its
,uirc, painting UPWARD to a home beyond the
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r,r-i. r.Iir,, -rr,f,I IT,. .r.bs. H. tilys moist,
ereI with tear. If i.v or peni-epre will answer
tlc at.e.t-ar. viii q Z iu,iecd l,reli with man
ofber uses are tho .uIturr If reverence the
,ulture If conscience the .bspiro. of aims in
T6.-t1 fbe.. were .lulv ,l,rcIr upo6
/, Ieli,.,rip.. tt,. .br-rb w.. n. mot ,-r,t;f,
n mere aesthetic sentiment Ii +. in its beauty a
t,,,r ~ ,,-,i-s It ,g-U mould ,t. d,;I,, e.
,c,ch self JeuiaI and reurra-irv show that
am. richest fe,ljna. .or f-,, ol,,. l.,isr ,tter-
iurs.
Another use VIII lie 20 render more attractive
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our fathers, tll If pri,cle,. le.,cie, Of faith and
hope. It, simple, beautiful and catholic Polity
j. Tue very "au-n'er 81 'he hn-. She mas
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Should NOT b,r i. .rir. nov. he af purpIe ars
gold. It will NOT g. 60 Ie>pi>e the uses Of ms
terial beauty We nty make art our servant or
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TENT. or barns. TIN, c,.e,,,. Of Pur;t,ui-m WA.
not hatred of beauty bat love Of Christ. Our
Soneree'tionai church has fought a noble o,'iie
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fiets. 4 generous. practical church. Ike our,
may well dwell in palace
We give to all the largest liberty. We cali
III. -. i,L 80 NJ ~ So.
Of Christ-the ho~pitalit, Of our pulpiis. We
protest a-aiust exru-., euess. When | see some
good brother Of another church putting On The
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age. or ,oinnclled To believe that the blood Of
Christ runs only in our own denomination. Why
should not such broad catholic ehnFch nave a
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