Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-10-30
GRAND RAPIDS WIS, THURSDAY OCT. 80. 1878
"HalIowed be thy Name.
Abstract Of Sermon, by r. NJ Web
aer, Oct. 10Th, 1873:

the first clause of the Lords prayer
the address, to wit "Our Father
which art in heaven" =" To-day let u
attend to the second ciause-words o.
worship, viz.
.'Hallowed be thy name"
Shakespeare once asked, whats in
a name :" and added, that which we
call rose, by any other name would
smell as sweet So it would, but
while the name has put nothing into
the rose, the rose has put its sweetness
into the name. Why are so many boys
called John; - SO few Judas. .
Why dc you prefer MARY for the
girls, rather toan 'sJezebel.' Because
names are things, "A good name is
rather to be chosen than great riches, -
and through this means good reputa-
ton still mans name carries his
reputation with it it is an his name
The letters of the words "father" and
''mother,'' if reversed would mean
nothing, for they would spell no name,
but these names have libraries Of mean
ing in them and a world of power.
There is everything in the name that
belongs to the thing ii signifies it
may be more or less. The word
"house," for instance, has little force
as name, because there is little in the
thing itself, but the word .home" is a
name Of power. There is little world
in it, wherein are conflicts and defeats
and victories. There is in it a stage,
on which is played great drama. full
of real tragedy and real comedy. There
ID sorrow in it and JOY. There is love
and life in it. :sHouse' never stirred
men souls, but the merest mention of
"home" has made men laugh and cry.
Of the names Of persons, it is even
SO. Whatever is in, or belongs to, the
person, enters at last into his name.
So itsis, that in the making up of one S
history, he cannot have bad name
unless he IS bad man, nor a good
name, unless he is good.
The names of Abraham, Moses,
Joshua, Samuel, David, and Of all the
holy prophets and apostles are good
n ames, because there has entered into
them, the goodness Of those men
They are household names over half
the globe and will be over the other
half, because they have in them faith,
hope and charity The Bible is very
particular about names; and rightly,
for those names, now, are texts for the
best discourses and topics for the best
books. The names of the apostles
stand now, for all that is highest and
best in humanity. They appear in the
vision Of the New Jerusalem, and are
there the eternal suggestion of the
best part of the history of our world
1t is a great thought
my friends : that into the everlasting
significance Of your name, is to enter
all that you become and all that you ac-
compish in this world.
But to our text. There are two
things to be nsidered-First Ou
Fathers name. Second; Why we
should halloao It,
Our Fathers name, is not confined
to one word. ANY word which repre-
sents him, by which he may be ad-
dressed, is to be regarded as belonging
to his name and to be hallowed accord
ingly.
The old Hebrew word Jehovah" "
which has become incorporated into
our English, is from a verb which
means to be-to exist. 1t sets forth
Gods eternity, and hence, whatever
that may suggest. It was the most sa.
cred name of the God of Isreal. Il
is said the Jews never pronounced it
only the high priest used it, and he
but once q year, when he went into the
holy of holes The revelation Of
Our Father to US in the New Testament
has taught US d more familiar conf
dence, and yet so great is the signif
canoe Of that name it may we'll inspire
him who utters it with humility ane
reverence.
The word Lord" is from Saxor
word, meaning keeper. 1t sets fortl
the guardian care of Our Father owe
the world, as saith the Psalmist eth
Lord is they keeper; the Lord is tn,
shade upon thy right hand"
"Creator" is Latin word embody
;1g the idea, that without Our Fathe1
was not anything made that wa:
made