, 1873-07-28
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JULY 49, 1875

! should hear a:voieo from tho burning bush aay-
ing put on thy Shoes from of thy foot, for tito
spot wheroon oustandost is holy ground, thoro
9Tc th9H9 who would inquire Ing 4 ,w4X so 1orl
aud % tho burning @ % bush were % @vaablo, thero % aro
tl,oso WHO would bo ready to fence 1t IN, md
build churches upon tho price Of admission.
Oortatn am that thoro nro somo who, when,
eWsshsp OF oaa ts 9aso ssa f' Koxve {Gs {Gss
ess o na n'g from b. adnea Is asposssns' Sss''dSy II
mankind, thoro arc and hnvo been holy places,
aanotified aud accepted by tho favor aud pros-
enco Of God and, furthor, that their worry snno-
tity inHpircB yisitors with becoming ro7oronce n
approaching Him in Whose, preaeneo eangols yell
their facoH. Surely, tho place whore He records
I1ia namo, tho habitation IN which His honor
dwelloth, tho Court In which tho King meets
Lambs brldo 10 . holy placol Wo look back
upon tho grand old past, not yet lost to sight IN
tho advancement Of modern progress, and 700
that, wherever God has revoalod Himself to man
seono Of that manifestation has bocomo holy
placo. 30 1t was with Mount Moria1, Dothol,
| E,inai, tho Tabornnole, and the Tomple. Though
tho glory ot the latter las Departed wo still sym
tearn yet fall, upon; tho site Of It's
dor tho Christian diBponBation, whoroyor
God moots with His pooplo whom aBsomb1cd, tho
atancos will admit, dovout minds Inclined to
conHoorato It to His Beryicc., Ono the most
| delightful thoughts, and TINT which should In
Bpire us with ferVent destro to hot apart this
Whenever assembled within these walls, in His
name, Christ is in our midst. Whero two Or
three aro assembled In my nanot thoro am in
Our gratttudo is due to God for the intel1eo-
| t11ai and aocih privileges Of His house. Thoro
the fellowship and communion Of saints lind &C.
tunl expression and employment Swept BY tho
invisible hand Of tho Holy Spirit and touched By
tho finger Of Divine love, the sympathetic cords
Of our 6ocnl nature send forth in sweet accord
their prayors and praises. Angelic hosts encore
tho melody and join tho chorus. whilst from His
e1olams S gse Bsoa. % how sood % and how r pleasant
thing i is for br6thron to dwell together in
unity" Tho domestic circle, lodges. chapters,
soeietos, md tho whole community OF institu-
tions, exhibit and illustrate tho socia1 principle Of
mans naturc. It is an intellectual magnetism,
| eyer struggling with eontonding forros to aecuro
that unity Of which tho Church Of Christ is tho
most porfoct embodiment Notwithstanding tho
personal animoBitos Of her membors. and the
| eohismB and divisions that hAvo boon tho scof
aud byword Of llpr enemies. Jerusalem is still .
city that is oompaoted together, and in their as-
selnblioB horo on earth believers have m earnest
and foretaste Of that unallo5od communion to bo
| enjoyed aboVo.
>. 0, Eis Joy for those to meet
Where ono communion blonds,,
Counsel to hold in converse sweet,
I Time would fail mo to recount tho mnltitudin-
oas blessings temporal and spiritual, tha. how +,
forth from tho sanctuary. :" Out Of Zion tho
mutual love Of His people. their unitod prayers
and paaigos in His word and eacraments, in Ills
meroiful providonceB and in those benign intlu-
onces that ronder the world happier md better
hath ahinod1 Bursting from hor courts and
leaping from hor portals in clouds OF melody
and wayos Of Light, the blessed Gospel Of tho
Son Of Goss goes forth dispolllng the night Of
glory as tho dawn spread upon tho mountains,
Bwooping down into the valleys, rolling across
tho plain, spreading in 700 OF glory glad tid-
ings Of great joy, which shall DO unto all poo
plo! Drethren, by all these mercieB I boHeech
you dedicate this house to God, MI offering holy
and acceptable unto Him, which is your reasona-
My beloved friends, there is ono gift that in
cludes all others-for Of Him, aud through Him,
and to Him aro nll things" Ihcro is one
thought before which all other thoughts, like
tho shoavcs OF Joseph's brethren, do obeiaanco.
The chiof g9ry Of tho Church ia ln Christ;
tion, there WAS ono day and feast that SURPASSED
all othors-the great day aud fonst Of the Atone-
mont. Without oxpiation for his sins and tho
His gates with thanksgiving and Hia courts with
praise?
Tho nucleus Of tho Church OF Christ perpetu.
ating its organic existence until the coming ot
tic tic Gord's saSsst; Supper. T4o sreas central
ohufol, is that ;. which 1his ort1insnce =
and lis mediatorial Offices. securing to the bo-
lover all tho boseedneAB Of q full, free and
present salvation. These arc tho "moroies Of
God" to which the Apostle specially alladea
bodies a living sacrihce. holy and acceptable
unto Elm. There arc tho merciea that give to
tho houso Of God its chiefost excellence. Whnt
were the Church and her worship for but for the
blood TINT cleanBeth from all Bin2 Strike from
her psalmody tho songs Of redemption; erase
from her prayers the namo Of hor Reieener
tear from 1or altars tho cross Of Cal
vary, and her glory ha5 departed. oh! 70
gratitude and forvont love which should seek
expression In the net OF consooration in which
we are about to engage, look upon tho Lamb
Of God that taketh aWny tho sins l Of tho word!
might bo made riohl think Il tho comforts,
luxurios, tender associates, ind loved inmates
Of tho Christian homes in which you dwell.
chapel, redo1ont with flowers, vocal with praisoa,
about whose walls tho ever greon memo
rios OF this day, will cling for years to come,
nls bloaaissgs dc develop. Thinlt Of tho Fathor'a
home Of many mansions, Of which this
oarthly tabernacle il but tho typo,
Then turn to look at tho poverty OF Him who
said Tho foxos have holes and tho birds OF
the air havo nosts, yet tho Son Of Man hath not
where to lay His hoad. He who was rich in the
glory aud felicity Of His divlne nature, for the
great love wherewith hc loved us because q
homeleas, friondless wanderor, despised and ro-
jected Of men-a nun Of sorrows and acquaint-
Cd With griof suffering tho agony Of the garden
and the CROSS, that VIC might DO rich in sane
pearl Of grcat prieo, and an inheritance inoor:
ruptible, undeflled, md that fadoth not away