Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-01-02

suh lhe uYslno ui all nations shall
rumr, His coming MAS attended
with extraordinary u,ere-l-lleaV-
"a I,il lho n.0Nemenl-iier,sl and
all Jerusalem were lrauhlod, and
tho nations 0I lho earth were shock
"a. Ito MAS sol for tho isll and
rising IT manY-0racles were si-
lenrril, idols were destroyed, aud lhe
powers oi Kingdoms were moved,
llcli Was shakvn u lis centre, and
chains were forged Tor the monster
death, Al me a universe oI intel
l'grnce we're interested la that glo'
riuus mission, Aud house built
by divine appointment aud dedlca'
ttl 10 tho service or the most high,
will publish these sublime truths
Tie latter house WAS also reader
al moro glorious than the former
by tho regular attendance OF the
Lord Jesus Christ, once year at
the great feast of tie passover, ~
much - that when he was hui
twelve years old the learned and In
ilncutlal were asiunishci az his an
dcr,landius anl when ho entered
upou hls ministry, II prime work IN
his mission WAS to purify ihc Lord 5
house. With what majesty lac conn
manls when lac rays, Aakc not my
fathers house a house oI mc.chan'
di,c. Hut never did lao appear 50
glorious, or the great object oT his
mission shine with such transccn'
dent brightness as on certain oc'
caslon, when he stood up in the TOM
pie and spoke out that all might
hear him; "lfany man thirst let
him como uu'o me aud drink.
There was revelation made oi tho
great purpose OF building Il house,
Gods Willingness to save man. II
was II part OF the great plan to pub
lish to our sinful world that men
might be saved that although lost
aud ruined by the fall he might yet
loo restored. That us sin hath
rcigned unto death, even 50 might
gracc reign, through Righteousness,
unto eternal lie by Jesus Christ our
Lord This OF all other truths is
the most important To man IN his
present condition, and the accom-
plishmont of which, as understood
in the gospel, is one of the most rs.
tonishingly glorious works that has
ever interested an intelligent uni.
verse. The work Il elevation and
reform, found in the Lords house
its most able and powerful advocate,
and the course Of fevangeIiaation and
christiani2ation started there has
been in progress from that day un-
til the present, and eternity alone
will reveal the magnitude OF tic
work; its triumphs, its victories and
its glories, in the numbers saved,
when the ransomcd OF the Lord
shall return to Zion.
From what has been said we pro
pose few iniorcnccs.
That God requires Il house for his
service. The Tabernacle WAS built
by divine appoi. tment, and when
it was set up His holy presence took
possession and his glory overshad-
owed it. Solomon's Temple was
built and finished according to the
divine plan; and q magnificent one
it was in martial architecture and
finish. And rs we have already
noticed, the second temple was cree
ted by the command Of God, in n
most costly and imposing style, and
dedicated to his service in the most
solemn manner. Since Christ com
missioned his apostles to so into all
the world and preach the gospel,
the church has taken wide range,
and has not been confined in its
meetings to ono house, but has con-
tinued to extend its labors to meet
the wants of our whole race. But
this by no means releases US from
the obligations to build houses for
Cod it rather increases the demand,
and the work should be well done.
If God is being worthy ofattention,
and is worshipped by the highest
order of intclIigonccs, and all the
pious and the good that have ever
lived have esteemed it privilege
to engage in his service, He should
have Il house for such valuable and
interesting exercises, Gods house
should be the best house, He is
the wiscst and best Of all beings;
His service is the most noble and
important service, and the gold and
silver to build houses belong to God.
2. But in the second place the
success Of the church requires it.
True, the church is spiritual body
and the weapons Of our warfare are
not carnal. Yet God has in all ages
of the world since the organization
of the church seen fit to use phyAi-
cal agencies to advance her prosper
ity. For this purpose he has had
houses dedicated to his service. And
who does not see at Il glance the
value of such instrumcntalilles?
Who does not know that one Of the
great hindrances TO the success of
the gospel is the want of suitable
houses in which to worship God ;
houses made comfortable so that
minister and congregation could
worship together with composure
without molestation, disturbance or
confusion. But few houses in the
great Southwest, compared with
the wants and abilities of the people,
are finished in a suitable manner
for divine service. The result is, but
comparatively little good is effected
or interest manifested on the all-im
portant subject of religion during
the winter season.
The minister cannot preach to
profit, nor the church pray in the
spirit, nor the people hear to advan-
tage, when there are so few prepa-
rations or comforts provided in
houseS erected for the service Of