The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-10-09

to the attsinmeut OF glories hereafter
Il must bsVe- been queer q d that
some u our ,rAf4tn-ss ~nr-htieS--
God all love, Ill i,ls,,c> all g'"dness
yet r~ouring t,is cnl'd en- here 30 an
dergo k+vecrs. psii {, e. b. rn-it v+ly
eTntl ~ themsaiVr. 10 theH IItIs
| pet,. II mnderh prs4cns-r- hnv~
done r,n 0lner < I'd tor nGnsuisy they
have nrt,Dghi tua lutell,gebt MAJ snd
pom~Di u h. tive tia religion std
pleasure ARE - up u.+.r,s Iuc,na.
si-tAn'; that r',tu-r, they are s--cci-
aies aud should 60 rogetner; that g
man NAV laugh on the Sabbath and
still believe in God; tbst be may be
comfnt table and happy of body and
mind Oh Sunday, and yet net sin
against his Maker; that. 10 fact, one
may ga 80 lar as to be agreeable to
himself and those about him on the
Lords day without being downright
wicked.
1t hAelug come to this. that religion
and rel gious worship Are so longer
il Vhf pAture nf physical and neots
'Or'0rss, ought there not to be "a
much fl ,rt a. possible to make
them ples-ura:l.? Many pee
pie attend church because
tney ! =, ievA 1t 20 be a duty they owe
their sous. whlle others go becsu e
il is a real pies to them to listen
to the singing and preaching, and
enjoy The soothing, quiet influence
thot u-u .ily prevails at places where
religious services are conducted, some
go Oecauee they think society requires
It from Shem 10 manifest this marx
OF respect u Christianity. Curiosity
may take some Iujo church, ADD in
tins case OF eli me young people re-
spect t,r parents feelings, or even
parental coercion may ne the
mo i've that takes them Il laces of
worship Whatever be the chject
tnst takes u person to church, the
preacher and those who conduct
services should manifest an interest
i, him. and shGW consideration for
hlA w-liare.. nor merely IN the world |
q come hnt on this earth. 1t seems |
"a u that 1t there IS place Ia the
wOr q that should be made attractive |
asd entlCiug t. seusG and sight, and |
a h re the accommodation ard COM
Tor, oi tte Of ODis shouli reG~!cs care
tI NtseunHu, It IL the church A
- ,'es OF duty Or consideration tor Die
5 III may CT We one iuto d straight
hackei, har3 seat, once Weeg for
two hours or more; but II re Keeps
Il up inFuukh bis hfe n4 as very
large supply of the religious elemsut
TO begin with He baso't Vet g,t
over the I!es OF century ago, that
religion Deaas the punishment of
the f-sb. People Insy gu to church
u here the air is sitting sad unheal-
thy, or they may SIT Though long
service chauerlng and shlvering with
cold, bat il they do, the preacher
may rest assured that his words have
lost much Of their effect upon his
hearers. People may sit An hour or
two, listening to some dry, prosy SER
or. what is worse, hear some
ignorant. idta!ees person talk and
talk without saying anything, and
when be gets through bis drowsy
waste OF words, they feel weary and
ami were it not for the &C.
casion and place, would express
themselves with more vigor and
vulgar emphasis than would be con
sistent With even lIberalized views of
Christianity. In other instances audi
erces are tired BY long meetings. No
nh tier how interesting and instructive
the preachers may be. people get
tired OF sitting in one position and
being quiet. When the protracted
service is over it is relief for the
audience to ct up and out. The
pext time they enter church there
is something of a dread in
their minds that they will
ba obliged to sit bolt upright on
a hard, uncomfortable bench for two
or three hours. Instead OF a pleasure,
ohurch-going becomes a pain to
them. We have seen whole congre.
cations leaving church after too long
service, with tired expressions upon
pretty nearly every countenance.
The world is fu IL of Sundays. They
are coming ell the time, and unless
there should be change in the order