Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-18

The perpetual light, the symbol Of
Gods law aud mans liberty, has been
klndled, the scrolls Of the sscrel teach.
logs have been deposited In the Ark,
the builders have delivered the keys Of
the shrine, the workers stand aside, the
temple Is completed aud congrega.
tion that might inspire any preacher
eagerly waits the minister to put his
thoughts into words. From your beam.
Ing countenanccs, from the joyful
sparkle Of your eyes do read my text,
u thought Of your own thoughts;
allow goodly arc thy teu,h.. o Jacob,
thy iabernaclcs, Q Israeli How beautiful
ia this ,empler-thus do you think.
How creditable to the small baud u
noble mon and scf.sacrihcing women
that have reared u aud o. how 1t adds to
the glory Of God ON Hight"
"ro tho glory Of God?" lndeed7
Would you have these walls compared
TO yonGer mighty mountain giants
whose bases stretch over many miles,
whose snow capped peaks reach Into
tho clouds? Are these arches 10 rival
the azure. armament etret ching from
horizon 10 horizon: These columns
would you have them sta nd beside the
cedars OF Lebanon aud the mighty
oaks fthe plains? Hark to the sound Of
natures mighty organ, listen to the
symphony Of the storm pl aged upon
the thousand.sttingcd harp Of the
forest, hear the roar Of the breaking
waves OF tho sea- list 10 the MARBLE Of
the lark aud the huting Of the pightin.
gale and lot this man.maie organ keep
SILENT These filckering lights, do you
indeed think that they Guild add lus.
ter to the glorious orb Of day or beauty
TO the sparkling 1t ars OF the night? Is
ah cap OF stone, n handful Of mortar,
able TO add glory 10 the glory OF God?
Nay, nay, thoy eau not do II, nor are
they needed for that purpose. "Ibo
heavens declare thc glory OF God; and
tho Ornament show,th his handi'
work.
Nor can this house, merely M n
house, rebound TO the credit oi men.
Was there not a greater temple and
even II was counted for naught for thus
said tho prophet;
"lIcar tho word Of tho Lord, all We Of
Judah, that enter In NJ these gates to
worship tho Lord Thus saith the Lord
Of hosts, the God Of Israel, Amend your
ways and your doing,, aud Twin cause
You to dwell In hi. pRrc. Trust 70 not
In lying words, saying, The temple Of the
Lord, The temple ~ tho Lord, are these.
For II We thoroughly mend your ways
and your d0lngg, " so thoroughly exc
cute Judgment between "a man aud bis
neighbor, " We Cypress not the stranger,
tho mlherloss aud tho widow. and shed
not innocent blood In this place, neither
walk AFTER other gods 10 your hurt; thou
Will cause you TO dwell In this place, In
tho land that gave 10 your fathers, for
ever and ever. Behold, ye trust In lying
words, that cannot profit. VIII yo steal,
murder, aud commit adultery. and swear
falsely, aud burn Incense 10 HAL, aud
walk aiter other gods whom yc know noti
and come and stand before me IN this
house which l. called by nay name, aud
say. We are delivered 10 doHll these abo-
minatlins. II this house, which IL called
by my name, become n den Of robbers In
your eyosg'
And the greatest OF all preachers
has .xclaimedi "who hath required
this AZ your hands, to tread my courts?"
Are then, temples not wanted nj allg
This cannot 10 20 for God himself has
proclaimed through His prophet.
"And Will set my dwelling among
you"
A beautiful Midrash makes answer
hya pretty play on wOrls, saying "Do
not read Aiishkan (dwellingl but
,MashkOn (pludge)." Tho temple mere
ly as a temple IL worthless indeed, but
acceptable II IA 10 God ~ pledge given
hv ita htllI.rs ~ thaiN a.. rN.af ~ do all
that which IL symbollEed Ia the
temple; as n pledge that they will rear
greater and grander temples for the
benefit Of man and 10 the glory Of God;
ms n symbol OF NIL TINT IL pure anu
good.
Man himself IL temple VI God, n
temple than which none can be more
beautiful, and how swectly II was dedi.
Gated. These hands that Were folded
In prayer by the aid Of u fond mother
when they were still without cunning
should perform naught but acts Of
goodness; these eyes from whom
n happy mother drank bliss
when they were yet innocent,
should be turned only toward that
which Is good and pure and the sight
OF that which Ia vile they should ab.
hor; these lips consecrated unto God
ny tno Dlcrtcu KISS OF loving mOtnTF
should speak naught but truth and love,
md naught that IL OF hate aud false
hood should proceed from them. This
temple We must build throughout all
our lives, laying the stones squsrely
upon the foundation which was laid
by the Maker himself les. the struc-
ture be rejected when our time comes
TO deliver II 10 the great Master Build.
er OF the universe.
Home IN the second temple we must
build; ah, truly Home, sweet home,
there Ia no place like home" The
home Is, Indeed, the place OF all places
Tor tho Worship Of God. In Il tho
highess peace must reign To honor Him
whose name Is Peace. The father, the
mother must there serve rs the priests
Of the Most High, 10 lead the little
on.son the path ofpurlty aud truth.
Aud for these we must build yet n
third temple, the school Remember,
not only the school which IL attached
10 HE hou.. Of worship, where the
oh,lu 10 educated In the faith Of its
alherr, where the heart receives its
Mnlng, but the school, Ms well where
tne heal aud the hand are trained; the
eM american free public school.
~ IL In the schools where we must Law
lhe foundations for good titi.
kenhhlp, With the schooIa hnth reIiy