The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-12-03
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friend gives both thankA ana praises,
The president, In his proclamation got
no higher than thanksgiving; but The
king, In the text, rose Into the sublime
regions Of praise. And yet praife IL a
place Of humility-each party TO II takes
his proper place, IL II prise that will
not praise. Thanksgiving aud praise are
both normal TO man-that II, the normal
man. They are contrary TO grumbllng,
and fretfulness, aud discomfort In gen
eral, Praise IL bestowed on q supeT TiOr
quality; you cannot praise meannesa,
and no man who Ia unrighteOua can
praise righteousness. Give praise
where II belOngs-tO child, your wife,
your husband, There are not enough
thanks aud not enough praises In this
world Of ours. Praise IL u region OF
sympathy OF confidence, OF union, Of
tellOwship--0ur side OF II. II Ia a most
delicate attention 10 ono In love, and
paTtakea OF the nature OF reverence. A
praising spirit In rejoicing spirit, The
| disciples after pentlcOst, II IN recorded,
did eat their meat with gladness and
singleneas OF heart" SO should we 10
every day; and to-day especially, though
We have no right 10 eat glutl0nOusly, AZ
the fools eat. Have we struck this deep.
fOrest'hidden trail OF humanity, whore
praise II become natural, and common
TO the sOulp And II not, why Ia II not 10 ?
Ill, Praise TO God. Praise tO God
grows out OF our relation TO Him, II IL
founded on the social nature Of God
God Intended a great family compact,
running through the worlds. We read
OF "Our Lord Jesus Christ, OF whom the
whole family In Heaven and earth Ia
named" The family relation on earth Ia
not an anomaly, an accident. God IL
spiritual, aud the praises OF hls family
must be spiritual. The sinner, there
fore, 10 q waif outside the family. The
social nature OF God would not let the
| fallen race 90. He 80 loved the world"
as TO send His s0n 10 die for ua, and 70.
deem us into His family, The aon OF God
became the Son Of Man TO save us; He
had TO do II, for II was his very nature
| 10 10 do. We must be like God TO be In
| his family; therefore we must be regen.
Grated, and washed from our sins, and
sanctiaed In our inmOst souls. God
aays, "Be 20 holy" aud the reaeon IL,
"fOr am holy 80 we may live In hle
/ lhullyI HhNt lNllOWbHlp WIN hllh hHu
praise him, Holiness IL not ascetlcam,
but II IL atraightneas; II n0rmallz's
man, his pas1ione, aud at the best, even
hia Rppelitea,
~. Praise In the Household. Praise
10 God, we zee then, In family arrange.
ment, where there are mutual llkea aud
mutual faiths. None but child Of God
eau praise God. None who hate hlm
can praise him. The most q sinner can
DO IL 10 thank God, and that he cannot do
except when the natural Cnmlly OF his
heart In dormant. Praise IA speaking
directly into the face OF God. There "
no such thing as proxy praise. II IL our
personal song, Unto him who hath
| loved u.s. and washed us from our sins
In his own blood" Praise Ia q gift 10
Coda love exaltatlon. II Ia In the
higher grade OF worship. We do not
merely thank him for his care, hut hu'
man affection answers back an affection
which IL divine, God answers our
praises by blessing us, granting us HIS
presence In especial manifestation AMI
power. Praife land 10 o country that
but comparatively few inhablt. Most
| Christians praise God but moderately,
There ls too much asklng'-a kind OF
| forever aaklng-when we should b0 no
splrllualizod ~ TO praise God c0ntnu.
ously. The text IL the language OF
warmth-warmth inspired OF the Holy
Spirit. Many object 10 the emotional
IN religion, but there IL no cold saliva
tion. Emotion is the heart In motion,
II feels aud moves,
v. The forms OF praises, or mere
form little need now be said, Praise
must have form, though II be informal.
II must be free and spontaneous. A man
full OF God, must praise God, Aud We
should allow Others the privilege OF
praise, II II was light In Dayid's day,
40 II IL In ours, The Psalmlst says,
"0pen TO me the gates OF Righteousness;
| will 40 In to them, and | will praise
the Lord" He means that no will
praise God In His house. We also praise
God privately, and CALCULATIONS OF praise
rise often from the hoart9 OF the pure,
They praise Him In times OF prosperity
and In times Of adversely,
Do wo thank Godp aud praise HimY
Let us hunt up reasons for pralsing and
thanking Hin TO day. twill do us good,
Let us get hearts OF praise nj the cross
| Of Christ Let ua here aud now render
unto the Lord u tribute OF praise. Let
us show our hearts by thank offerings
and praise offerings TO the poor
l0-prayer, by Rev, Z. V, Wileon,
il,-Reeponsiye reading during taking
OF collection.
Leader--Rey. j, II, Harpster.
L,-What shall render unto the Lord
| for all His benefits toward mep
C,-Sh0w 20 TO them, and before the
churches, the proof OF your love, and OF
| our bOaetlng on your behalf.
L.-But 10 do good and TO communi-
cate, forget not; for with such sacrifices
God is we'll pleased.
C.-Vsit the fatherless and widows In
their 0llllction.
Land lot us consider one another,
| TO provoke unto love and TO good works.
C.-Be not weary In we'll doing.
L.-0pen thine hand wide unto thy
brother, 10 thy poor, and TO thy needy,
| In thy land.
Gas we have therefore opportunity,
lot us do good unto oil men, especially
unto them who are Of the household OF
faith. /
Land above oil these things put ,,u
charity, which 10 the bond OF perfect
ness.
All.-so we thy people, and sh tep oil
thy pasture, will give the thanks ! .orever
l2,-Hymn, Rev Il. q. White.
oIciore tho Lord wo bow,
Tho Uod wh0 rrlgla above,
And rules thu world below,
/ iounulrna Iu uDWnr and lnyN