The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-11-05
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sacred threshold all earthly things were put
of. and mind and heart, in earnest
bowed down in the invisible
presence of the Almighty God. A solemn
stiffness pervaded the sanctuary, the grave
faces of those Who assembled showed that
they realized their nearneas 70 the Deity,
and order. quiet and decorum reigned
supreme, Simple - Gods laws vas The
service, earnest - the sublime faith were
the appeals to the throne Of grace, and
beautiful, plain and conciee were the teach.
ings Of the Scriptures expounded and COM
mented upon. The Word came like crystal
truths. sparkling in their purity, from .
fount that Was fed With Gods own hand
they fell like the dews of heaven upon
thirsty souls, and carried conviction and
consolation to every heart. The hymns Of
praise, like the songs of glad birds, rose
from joyful hearts and welled up into space
to Him from whom al blessing Gov. The
heartfelt benediction DER, crowds Of gray
haired men and women gathered around
their honored pastor, each eager 70 say .
word Of kindness, each eager to clasp the
hand of pure. modest, unasssming se'ranf q
tie Lard Jesus Nnx Warmly were they
welcomed, and sweet were the benisons
that fell from his lipa, a. the congregation
dispersed to their homes, purer men, better
women, wilhsancti6ed hearts and renewed
faith.
What do We see now?
Iu an edi6ce built like pagan temple,
. glittering throng OF vanity assemblies
with all the frivolity Of the matinee. There
is paint upon the faces Of the women and
lies on their lips; there lie lust, and greed,
and avsrice, and hate. in the hearts OF the
men, and every base born passion can be
read in their face. The air Il sitting With
perfume, the sunlight flashes from diamond
and pearls, and the rustling Of rich satin'
sounds as the breeze through the forest.
The hum of conversation, the bold defiant
stare, the contemptuous toss OF scorn, the
ave,ted glance Of envy, the cool survey Of
the libertine and the silly flirting Of maid
enhood, all are manifested with bold indif'
ference. The crash of operate music dins
the ear as deit fingers Of foreign artists earn
their wage, and the shrieking soprano split'
her lungs with afFectation and mouths
torrent Of words neither known nor under.
stood.
The altar il iestooned with flowers, and
obsequious, cringing, sanctimonious subor
dinaies walk on tip toe to place mammoth
bouquets IN advantageous positions - ODER.
ings Of vanity to the god whom these Peo
pie worship.
And 10 he comes.
Sleek, fat and self-sancti6ed, Sinking
With compliance and conscious OF thu
homage that rivals the idolstry Of TIN
heather, he stands upright in the ALTA, m in
suit to heaven and IN everlasting disgrac.
to mankind. Subtle sophistries woven il
. perverted brain Gov eloquently from hi
lecherous lips, and are drank in with cage,
avidity BY those who revel in the no
vel, the new and startling. Hi
hour il over. his hollow hearted
eubordinates tug At the heavy work, "th'
worship" Is done. and "the audience" re
tire-smused and delighted!
This il the humble apostle Of Christ WIZ
receives $4,000 year for his service!
This is the man who charged 81 500 for
lecturing for the benefit of . charity funt
in San Francisco, while the Fifth Avenu'
thester, Of New York, contributed 81 ,4eS.
60 to the yellow fever relief fund!
This il the man Who, when thousand
were suffering with disease and starvation
treated request to lecture for their benef
with . contemptuous and heartless refusal
This is the man who rosms from one enc
OF the land to the other, bartering 6od''
copy right for dollars and cents whereve
he can get crowd to hear him!
Hymns and psalms heretofore were in
spirations dedicated to the Almighty. Tha
was when the world had one God. But th.
following will show that there l. now IN.
other:
In aid of the fund to send the Thirteenth
Regiment to Canada, to celebrate The
Queens birthday, in Montreal, the Rev
Henry Ward Beecher, the Chaplain. will
lecture on Wednesday evening. Nov. 6
The rallying hymns of Plymouth Church
"Beecher" and "Charles Wesley" have
been set to the music of . brass band oil
forty one pieces BY Harvey B. Dodworth
and they are to be played 1t the lecture.
1t is enough to make Wesley turn over
in his grave to have his name tackled to the
tail of an adulterous libertine. who de
served dogs death.
Such is Beecher-to call him reverend
would be bla.phemy; and such is Plymouth,
to call it church, would be . ridiculous
mi.nomer. He has done more to demon.
alise the human race than all other sesn.
cies Of wickedness combined.
Another modern apostle haunts the slums
and sinks Of iniquity of New York. The
next Sabbath he regales hrs hearers with
what? The religion of Christ-the tesch.
Inga of the Word Of God Oh, no. He
relates anecdotes of harlots, advertises n.
aignstion houses, describes glittering gam
bling bells. and depicts the interior Of dance
houses, where he has witnessed the can can
This before matrons and maidens in .
place they call the House of God!
And yet these people regard IN illustra-
ted paper that portray events that occur in
the places that TalmaGe visits With holy
horror. Sweet consistency!
But this humble follower Of the Lord
Uoo. fnrsho, Ho .svs that rr~..:nJ $1,000