The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04

fship OF God I'm Great Danger
Of Becominx Ob~oIet.a.

Worship OF God I'm Great Hanger
u beroming Obsolete.
t..- =. MARKS church yesterday morn
$50 -. G. Garrett preached On xnas
saia had been called "a Tout Ar
~.1Ip o. aod- Mr.. Garrett took the
800 mat public worship was not AL
Sn- host art" but there was
cWsd by other and snborslirs,a eysrr@r-x
- snarch-going- In the ftrst place ~.
Rat Is the essential ami ulss-.
4ts feature OF church servsrex, Tne
sZ .sonsss conception. perhaps. centerx
.n1rcn-Eoing In the SERMON. This Il shs
49, es today. We see II In the VERY
- % cnuren architecture. substituting
psS wishskneeling stool, the ,r,ssr,s ~ =
aounsement for services emphasizes ff,e
pfsarning: the use OF the word s.aussl
slgnifyfng something 70 hear sr-
ssead OF something 70 DO. the whnls. %
we service preceding the sermon Is re-
y many as preface TO be got
Iouen with In order TO reach fns
,.s.., important thing. namely. the SEP
l 40 prominent man once ex-
ssss1 u to me. II don't care tor the
saalHS OF the minutes. The recent
1as ~ Ar. Box on The Young Man
ana inc Church." illustrates the sane
SopaiaR opinion about church attend
Insre he nothing implied In this
. s about any possible reason for q
nian attending church except to
ss the sermon. and yet very many IN
.ehIsent young men justify themselves
- having higher motive thar that of
snsAfinx the sermon in going 70 church.
ans sermon In not 10 be nnderyasuees-
shrisf Himself laid stress on preachiu.
.ne gospel The pulpit will never be dls-
- -. ss mighty agency for good.
IIusn communicated in and through per-
sonaiify is always more powerful than
when Transferred 10 printed Pages. E,,f
preaching Is not the fundamental prsn-
stpie IN the life of the church IL should
DO supplementary or coordinate but not
q substitute. TO that principle
I" nat - the highest motive In the relt-
slots assembly! Worship, including
nassf, praise. Bible reading and com
manlon- This has been called "a lost
art IL Ii certainly not uppermost ia
the minds OF most churchgoers We. wha,
mighty principle there In associa tea
WITH the act OF worship Mr.. Garrett
inen gave some OF the reasons why pub
lie worship is 50 important First-It ex-
dresses the great fact Of a religious con-
seisasness- Man naturally turns toward
Sod In. aspiration. Worship Ia the op-
porfunify for the soul to turn Godward.
II - true one can worship anywhere. but
experience shows that definite time and
an appointed place are requisites to keep
Ing alive the faith of man In God, system
ID as important la the affairs of the soul
as those OF the IHind and BODY. Sacoud-
Public worship lifts the Individual out of
the single self into the universal .sss..sere
u strength spiritually in association No
man iveth 70 himself religiousiy We
must pray with and for others Third-If
leads the soul into the contemplation OF
the divine ideal. In the midst of our or
aihary duties we are too often material
ized. To cultivate the spirit OF worship
Is to dwell on the perfect life of God. and
thus TO live for the time being In the
world OF spiritual laws. One liz Influenced
by the object towards which he directs
his thoughts. Attention to an ideal In
arr, music, painting, literature, helps one
TO assimiiate the spirit OF the master. So
with the life of the soul toward God We
look up 10 the Father through the perfect
image OF the divine life the Lord Jesus.
and are saved. Some OF the characterts-
ties OF acceptable worship were shown TO
De: F1rst-InteiIigent- Not only ia the
form OF language used. but In the way in
which X Is read or spoken. The people
have right TO ask that a service be in
teiiigently rendered. Second-Inferesting
Some seem to think that as long as il is
worship" IL may be as duh as can be A
bright service In an aid to worship Third
Sincere This Is an Indispensable fea-
ture OF true worship. Christ himself has
said So We must worship I'm spirit and
In truth. Fourth--It must be a worship
Tor all. service where the minister or
the choir does IL all Is not the right sort
OF worship. The phrase common prayer.
Is expressive of service wherein all par
tieipate and united Offering of prayer
and praise goes heayenward Fifth
Finally, reverence. This Is no unimportant
feature. Irreverenee Is altogether too
common Ia churches. IL NAV he reaction,
from excessive Journalism. but 1t often
shocks and opposes the religious sense.
Everything should be done decentiy and
in order