Daily Republican., 1880-02-05
A Solemn Service.

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A Solenin Service.
For the Repuplican.
i A very solemn, imposing, impressive
and affecting service, was held on Mon
day evening, the Ind inst, at the churel
of the Household OF Faith, under thu
direction of Elder Miles Grant of Bos
ton. The deep and solemn impression
produced upon this occasion will never
iade from the memory Of many who
we're then present, until faith is lost In
sight, and hope in full fruition dies, and
prayer Is lost In endless praise. The
service was the celebration Of ouI
Lords last supper, the last loving re.
quest of him, who "having loved his
disciples, loved them to the end" and
left this solemn scene as divine re-.
membrance Of the fact, that "as oft as
ye do this, ye do show the Lords death
until his coming again" Elder Grant,
in this, as we'll as every other service,
aims to draw his inspiration from the
living oracles Of God.
His tables were 80 admirably arran-
ged, as to i.Ipress the holder with
its beautiful simplicity and home like
appearance, covered with clean linen
Of snowy whitsness, they represented
that purity OF which it is en blematic.
There was sufficient table room and
Fittings to accommodate two-hundrsd-
and twenty communicates, aud
these were all filed. At the head OF Il Q
table Elder Grant stood with the EN-
blems neatly covered with q linen
cloth, at the other end or h cad OF this
table, he had placed vacant chair.
When the congregation had bscome
seated, Elder Grant after some prelimi.
nary remarks invoked q blessing on
the bread (this was unleavened bread)
after whleu, it was passed from one to
anoih-r, until all had partaksn. II
was truly solemn TO Sec every head
bowed in prayer, and when the Elder
referred to that vacant chair, at the
head of the table, there was deep
feeling of sadness and sorrow, that
brought tsars to many eyes. That ex-
pressed significance which could emily
be- realized by those who are looking
for the return OF the great head Of the
church.
After another invocation by the Elder
the wine, made from the grape by him
self, was then passed around. And
more imposing, solemn scene 1t has
never fallen to our lot to witness. A
short time was then devoted 20 testi.
mony. After which a general hand
shaking and general God bless you,
closed one Of the best and sweetest
communion services We have ever en-
joye1, and its blessed hallowing infu-
ence shall linger with us until Jesus
comes. or We fall asleep, in sure and
certain hope Of glorious resurrection
to Immortality, incompatibility and
eternal life. Oh there is something
grand, sublinely grand, in the blessed
hope of the soon coming King, aye,
there is not In the whole range Of unful-
filed prophetic truth, more soul-in-
spring truth, than that of the speedy
coming Of the King Of Kings, his king
dom and reign on the earth.
Yes, a real literal kingdom, In which |
the will Of God will be done, as it is
done in heaven. All yes, that vacant
seat can only be filed when the great
head of the church, uIited with the
body shall present it to God, without
SPOT, or wrinkle, or any such thing"
For, eve are members Of his body, Of
his flesh and Of his bones" And are
all "living hope forgottenl" Chris
tians looking for that blessed day when
that vacant seat will be filed by him
who is head, over all things to the
church, which is his body, the fulness
Of him that filleth all in ALL" They
do not forget, that with their living
head, they are soon to "dripk anew
with him of the fruit of the vine in his
Fathers Kingdom" And, "blessed is
be that shall eat bread in the Kingdom
Of God" And as this Kingdom is not
yet established, they still patiently
watch and pray, "Thy Kingdom come"
God has blessed the labors of Elder
Grant wonderfully, and the Household |
,f Faith will have abundant cause to
praise God for his labors among them.
He is emphatically a teacher, and the {
best exponent Of heart purity that we
know of; his manner is plain, simple, :
pointed, practical and powerful. {
His object is to persuade the church
10 put on her bridal robes and make
herself ready for the nuptial feast, soon
We think, to take place "at the mar
riags supper Of the Lamb" He is "a .
workman that needeth not to be asham-
ID, rightly dividing the word oftruth." !
He deprecates the applause Of men, as 6
vas evident from his earnest requests
It his last solemn service to which we ,
nave referred. lie Is a model OF self !
lenial, and Of practical, holy living,
nd when the Frigid Zone OF Christian .
prejudice, shall feel the genial warmth Q
md yield itself to the melting mould I
ng influence Of that divine "unity Of q
he Spirit in the bond OF peace" They d
will learn TO ''let the elders that rule I
veil be counted worthy Of double hen 3
n, especially they who labor in the O
vord and doctrine" lst. Tim. 18th d
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nd In the bottomless pit, surroundsd-
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roposed to u young lady a short time
inoe. but was rejected. His feelings il
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