The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1893-12-13

Yah, etc, but when David used
these latter names, he referred to
God the Father, and in that sense
he worshipped him. But now our
God and Saviour is known as ,Je>
sus. Jesus Christ, etc, and under
these names We must worship,
otherwise our service will be in
vain. For the Father judgeth
no man, but hath committed all
Judgment unto the Son. That all
men should honour the Son, even
as they honour the Father. He
that honoureth not the Son, hon.
oureth not the Father which hath
sent Him." john 5. 20, %. "Af>
fronts to an ambassador are Justly
resented by the Pr. ,e that sends
him. BY this rule those who tru>
ly honour the Son, honour the Fa-
ther Also" "God hath given HIM
name which is above, every
name. That at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow, of things
in heaven, and things in earth,
and things under the earth. And
that every tongue should confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father. Phi, 2. 0.
10, IL. At the name Of Jesus, at
the authority of Jesus, all should
pay a solemn homage. Now in
song as you have in your mouth,
words which refer directly TO God
the Father, can you be worship.
ing God the Son 'one thing in
your mouth, and another in your
mind, and yet worship.G d accep.
tably. "A doub'e g minded man is
unstable in all his ways" BY
Christ, and by Christ only "let u.
offer the sacrifice of praise to God
continually, that is the fruit o our
lips. giving thanks 10 his name
Heb. 13, i5. AS az praise then
must he offered to Jesus Christ,
and 10 the Father through Christ
we must as we worship use the
right names, that we may WORSHIP
understandingly, and that oul
children may be taught to worshif
God Alright. Alas for US, the
mistakes we make are legion botl
In church and State. Thousand
have recently worshlped God in ;
national sense, and yet as nation
We have no God. 1t is claimed tt
be wrong to sing hymns, because
they are not inspired. Please tel
me, was Rouse among the inspired
Prophets, or the committee ap
pointed By the W P Church ir
the year 1870, which revised the
version of the psalms now in use
in the A Il P Church ? + CLAIM
there was just as much inspiration
about the individuals and com
mittees, who got up the hymn
now In use. as was about Rou,e
And certainly the hymns contain
more gospel truth, are better suit
ed 10 all subjects and all occasions
and consequently are more honor
ing to Christ under the new cove
nant, amid the flo dtide of noon
day glory that now sweeps th,
earth. The harblnger of tha
brighter day, when the name o
Jesus shall be on every tongue
and be music in every ear. Yej
kind reader the Builder of thu
house is worthy Of more homo
than the house. So the day mus
come when every marx Of temp {
worship will pass away, and Jesu
be exalted far above the temple
and angels and men will crown
Him Lord Of al, not only in the
thought, but als1 in name, for hi:
name is above all. If it is wrong
to sing h, INNS, then it is wrong ia
pray anything but the Lord'.
pray er, or preach any thing except
the Sermon on the Mount. How
long would you tolerate the min
ister who always went 10 the
psalms for his text. We are not
told by David or any other inspired
writer, that the psalms were col
lected for exclusive use in the
praise service in the church. This
ls mere guess work. As far as the
bible is concerned we have as
much authority for singing hymns
as psalms. / state these facts,
because they are facts not TO
influence any one. or to oppose any
one. This subject needs not my
pen to defend it. Christ will have