The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-16

not that public praise Is a DART n
pubic worship, and that God ba,
appointed you TO BIO lis lenders
Purge your hearts Of vanity and
cleanse your lips with prayer that
when you sing soft melodies tbev
may tune the souls and quicken tbc
dul emotions aud rouse tho slnm,
boring voices of tho great assembly
Let every voice in tho parish gladly
give both time and care to tho euI.
luro OF sacred song lot tho choir
take lis place, when praetlo.
able, by the chancel, near tho HOLY
Table lot tho surroundings solemn.
lze the minds Of all that NAV be
ready TO lead the burst OF heavenly
music lot those things BIO sung
which tho great masters have com,
posed, time has hallowed, and the
church allowed, Chants, plain.
majestic, grand-psalms and hymns
which move tho aoul-lhen shall We
DO lifted up to the very gates of
heaven, and lingering, viii but 70.
luctantly return
Tue OPPERT0RY,-"I believe tho
ollertory 10 BIO tho true way Of
raising money for tho support of
tho ministry. They who minister
about holy things live OF tho sacri-
flee and they who wait ut the altar
are partakers with the altar There
should DO an oil'ertory at oyery
Lords day service, whom the aims
and offerings OF the people, pre-.
sonted together with their prayers,
may draw u double blessing upon
the souls and substances of tho
worshipors, Lot the people DO
taught to signify, by rising, their
share and participation in the act of
worship, when the priest humbly
presents and places their offerings
upoa the Holy Table,
"And hore permit me to press
upon you, my brethren Of tho clcrgy,
that IL is as much your duty to in.
struct the people committed TO your
charge that they must not appear
before the Lord empty as TO urge
upon them tho practice Of Christian
virtue. / sympathize very kcenly
with your trials in this respect.
You are Christians, and must en-
dure hardness you are gentlemen,
and cannot stoop to beg as a matter
Of favor what is yours as u matter
ofright you are ministers of Christ,
and must be willing to spend and
to be spent for the sake Of souls
entrusted to you you are fishers of
mon, and must seek them, not theirs;
you have renowned the world, and
must not bctray mercenary mo.
tives. And for all of these reasons
you are sensitive lest you should be
misunderstood. | applaud and
honor that constituencies. Nobler
far is the ministerial character, and
more Christlike, when u man has
learned TO be content with that he
hath than when murmurlngs and
or threats are heard.
But while you Danish all these lat
ter far from you it is still your duty
to remember that you are stewards,
and in such it is required that
man be fourd faithful J; that you
are ambassadors for Christ, and
must declare the whole counsel of
God that you are priests of the
Most High God, must guide your
people in their gifts and sacrifices
Is well as in their prayers.
"And you, my brethren of the
atty, permit the word of kindly |
Remember your clergy, |
md esteem them very highly in
owe for their works sake. Deal
gently with their faults, and gen.
,rously recognize their virtues.
Study rather to aid and help than
% hinder them in their work, Con-
'ider that they have human needs,
md try to supply them. Prove
your value for Christian ordinances
~ a liberal support of those who
minister them. Let your payments
o the sanctuary be as the Lord has
,rospered you, and you may legit-
mately expect His blessing upon
what remains. Cultivate the habit
If systematic giving as the law of
,our Christian life; it will yield
,etter results and more happiness
o all concerned than the spasmodic
,fforts which are occasionally made.
"Discontinue all unlawful means
# raising money for religious pur-
,oses. We must not offer to the
lord that which cost us nothing.
The proceeds of fairs, raffles, lotter-
es and balls are like the wedge of
,old and the goodly Babalonlsh
garment which tempted the cupidity
If Achan. If warm hearts and
Wiling hands consecrate their labor,
,aving nothing else to give, let the
'aiment of needlework, or whatever
Else the offering is, be sold for its
air value, and God will bless the
,uyer and the seller. But we must
not import the worldinto the church,
est we defile the latter without
cleansing the former. We must not
throw the mantle of religion over