, 1876-04-10
ou1d eease to shine tic tvosld2 Ivon,d

wou1d cease to shlns tho tvosld! Ivonid
eoon g return T. iD. htato ots' chaos. az,
All that WAS puro tn lifo would pass Away, and
rueu return to ! bcasttv level. Just ~ long as
men inquired for salvation and sought ont tho
way leading TO purcr and future ,ife, tho House
Of God woufd exist
''1.ot us build an altar on Dothel."
:, Vfrtus waaa fi',o roncoptton Of Tho hnars-ro,
lisfous conviction Of God. which Infused tho ma
tuts Gf man. ~ md preserved virtue. 1selsgion
ail-.1sorbIng Ingredient Of virtue. Religion
nlhdo men and lawn. thouRi, many might say u
WM o1ir schools. rnubic tho arts. and other ad-
clifton, ,hf te hs Civilization: at sh.hipeare 1si"an
Virtues wore tnude OF religious conviction mud a
respect Tor God. Where there waa no lnsriEa.
ttrn of fass'. there was no virtne: Il tloy Ind
not God IN their hearts they could not haro any
sesset1 types Of virtue ~ wolf as tho higher.
Tho lowor relEgonlsss woro moro Vstuos's
sban tnoss who rgsed a. .e 'a TneTg Wa
Of God. Christian mothers taught their sons to
respcct the Sabbath and to atsord thu sabbasl-
schools. "Tho STATIONS evan ltad found q nest.
whcto pllo conld trust her so,,ng."- Was hn.
fnd Spe a9 a., g. tssd .s,,i s,,. II to
member 1}ethlchc1n, md the House Of God, as
an ensign Of peace, must an3oJ shs most hal
lowed associations oyerywherc, evon whore
etrifea aud jealousleB werp engendorcl. They
should bo . brotherhood Of losin9 ones. Thcro
could be NJ power 80 great sa to countotbalauce
tho worship Of God. There uas no substitute for
roliGion which mads men love ono another,
religion rcprcssed all ideas Of difference. TIero
Nas no difference when men came before tho
altnr OF jehovah. They came thero in common.
Ihon they wero nearer each other when they
heard their Heavenly Father. Their nncharita-
bloncHe Of heart was lost By tho purity Of wor-
thin. They would know what 1t was to forgive
their enemies WHOM they became puro iu heart,
anil cnsosed thoroughly In religion.
h The house Of God was a temple Of accord,
and when II WAS departed from there was dis
~oad a psre ta IL oSod e G1utsh @
up tho House of t'ol. Tho sor1ows Of bo-
rearen'cnt overwhelmed tho people. When
sorrow . A. eamo over tho heart i.
eooE!t tue sympathy OF . hsrhor lovc.-sbo love
etc., were built over graves. Mems hoarss
fcarned for tho grace md protection OF tho
Nonso Of :, God; md So. rs long ~ lnou
~ @ t'oIo sy "'es raSa aea eaea 0s npa
LOU tor sympathy, and euccoF.;, As tho
Ebonczer Of worship tho Church Of God
stootl as hayon Of rost. Men conId not havo
Of lia goodness. They must havo places ot
worship And 10 suou b,'lls memorials to God
~ ~, grateful thanksslsing Of Hla goodness,
While thoy had gratitude IL their hearts they
1oula feinompef uoa aha Hoth!ehom. sono
moh gave @ up tho thoughts oi a. Immortality for
y;ai oas, "nen tGef dsa fotle the Question 10
sho'' so hoat,h' How 10Y ca.no 10 aho Fate"ayi 70
ne ne notse camo 70 tho help to holler
A.e. reformation mover took place outside
ON, OF ine nous! Of God. When they
1anis aoaaea o. ;Eorsap 20 Chffst at tho present
nv 'hey Pn!s .nesh s o. OF " oftak hnd htone. Ihe
tan,cs, and way the very Eatewav leading 10 I'M
3n1e.ai MNnt hag; lnfonGh tho iiouso 81 Tod tho
mGnt q iioaVon u "as ofeakshG', &c was tho
"'Mpoi ~. so',, or ~ gleat =, any gooa teacnlngs.
74nnu n,,at ~ -, uto W ,y Mas ts,r s slsa'ess oooh
1.a,s ianIian.ty muss go 20 tlo Houso Of u9d. As