Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-17
WORD or The LORD
EoQosot Sermon BY the Great
brooklyn Preacher
WORSHIP AS A BUSINESS
A ffsply ~ the oneFy. what J. shs
Chsrchf~--lf shossid 81 Great.
FractIral. onaiPouent Help

sla3s n TIE bfa4Attn lanrfn4rts thit
forennon called ar ths annsnAi power
Il conversational singing. Organ and
caraaf aad he voices ~ ne thousands
or wershlpsrs ra4.ls the place resouni
win nnstc. The sahiect Wa Helpful
Cnarraes, TIE text being Psalms Al. :.
'.ssznd thes hsip from tbs sanctaary."
n yoa siionid ak 81 nsen what the
church u. they weaid give yoa 50 differ
ent answers. (ae nan would say. IN ia
eoexeafien ~ hypocritss.' Another. IL
II an assembly - people who feel them
selves = great deal better than others
Another. Il y place for gossip. where
wolverine dispositions derour each 9TH
err" Another. IL l. a place for tbs cnl-
tvattan II superstition and can't" An
other. Is = sa arsenal where theologsans
- q ga pixies and muskets and shot.'
Anetlsr. Il r. an art gallery. where men
g q ells.sirs grand arches. aud exquisite
frssco. and musical MARBLE. and the
DzEtesgss IL gioomy imagery An
ether gisn wouid say "Is "a the best
place ga earth except my own home. II
I forget thee. . Jerusalrrnl Leo my right
hana tsrges ker cunning
Nov. my friends. whatever the church
u. nay tsxf tells yog what is ought % 10
- great. practical. kosnsly. onsnipotent
help. ''Send thee help from tbs sanctu-
AIRY" The pes ought to yield rustfulness
- ihs body. The color 81 the upholstery
oogtt o. yield pleasure 10 the eye The
entire servicc ouzhr o yield strength for
tks moil and struggle q everyday life.
The sabbath oaght 20 Be harnessed TO
al the ~ days u the week. drawing
them ia the right direction Tho
church oexh. 90 % u magnet, yisibly
snd nightly affecting all the homes %
the worsnipers. Every man gets roughly
.ostiel. gets abased. gcts cut. gets IN
suited. <ets sighted. gets exaspersted.
By the time tas sabbath Gomez he has
an accumulation OK sir DAYS u annoy
ance. and thas h starveling church
service which hRs not strength enough
- take that accumulated annoyance and
huri y into psr,,ition. The business man
sits down IA chsrch headachey from the
week's engagements. Perhaps he wishes
n had tarrisd az home on the lounge
with the newspapers and the slippers.
That man wants 10 BE- cooled OF and
grariousiy diverted The first wave Of
the religious services ought 20 cash clear
over the hurricane decks and leave him
dripping with holy and glad and heav-
sniy emotion. ''Send thee help from
the sanctuary"
sABBkTH soN1s.
In the first place. sanctuary helpought
20 come from the nsusic. A woman dy-
ing In England persisted IN singing 70
The last moment The attendants tried
|. - vsuale her 10 stop. saying IL would
exhaust Ger aud make her disease worse.
6he answered.: Il lnust sing. am only
prscueinx for tho heavenly Mu-
81 on earth - a rehearsal for music in
heaven II you and are going 20 take
part ia that great orchestra. IL - high
time tbat ne were stringing and thrutn-
ming our harps. They tell us that Thai
berg and Cfoftschaik never would 20 into
a concert anti they had first IN private
reasarssd. althoogh they were such mas
fcrs q the Instrument And can IL b.
that NJ expect O. taks a part ia the great
orroria ~ heaven n We % rot rrhearse
h-rs' But am not speaking u the nert
world SABBATH song ought 10 set ali she
W-ex - musie. We want not more hsr-
us9uy. not more artistic expression, but
upcrs valunis ia or church music.
Esv afn no worshipsr - noisc. bit
Ite iess that IL oar American churches
pealf. VITA ful heartiness - soul aud
"a nhas's ~ Vuiee. sing tho songs az
Zian tlis FART q a. rel worship wouii
hsFs feaiaid more power tnan it has
new WAY not take this part Of the "a
crefi effles AMI iift it % where q ought
- Boz A1fhe annoyances u hfe might
- sreened sa' 81 hat ssrred sonx. 20
yrn cell me thar s Is not fashionable 20
sing very butiiye Thea. | SAY. awHy
wuh tfe fashion. We dam hack the
xrsat Mississippi - Congregational sing
irx sud - = few .iTar.s ~ melody trickie
ttrangh fhe darn. { SAY. tsse away The
dam and ZEE fha till0ss rosr On their
wsv fo fhe eeranac heart = Cod
Whether is r. fash. nahis 60 .irx loudly
or uaf. 'el us sing VITA ~ p-~sihis srl-
FhaTs
~ near great deal - ~ ART -
s'nsiog - uirsie 80 an entertainment.
a. innsir ~ = r. rrstioa Il Il high tine
- haar.i something * music - 5 help
. frscsesf heia ID order % - this We
riaf eaiy have a f.~ hymns New
f1res ans rev hymns every sunday
ni.sA- earr r1rraafit,rsi singing. Fifty
hfnns aFs eneasf fr 50 yesrs. TIE
fPieccIai r'area Fra7s TIE same pray
sFs every -ahtath sr.l rear AFTER year
sri eenrarr sfitr eentary Fsv that
rasn ihey hsse ~ htsrfv responses.
La a. tsk- = htat frpfa thai tat. ard
ief ~ ang TIE sane asozs So fatA afses
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q - fali force ~ fa.s exerig~ Trsa-
- fi,cnssrf wears vii ~ wiaf ,af 80
hvens ~ Wiiiisnt fo~lsr sri Charles
W.s.er srs isska Watts
saprese aov sls1 rereea IN IA. sn-
tenes sas brocxst ~ - srnay are-s
81 tse s<t sss lars FHi thi- rsrs -
to- ceshsa< With saere3 SING. sst yda
veaid dro~n ssat a. thoee snnarsness
rf ~ 2ss asVs. sa2 yea Nen.i ircwa
taem rHs erWr Srxaa snd csrnet
- mis- =, avlrsns.i fee voire f.et 80
vase fsH igto hae. and in eemr@ni~s.
So 10 hr.0,,is-. ~ ssefsn haks the eb-
eHfacH se1 "a ~ the wrid II ga
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