The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-05-17
LEBANON OREGON, MAY II, 1895.
CHURCH pEcoRuM.

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from, ito original tonoue IN The English
,anorooe n do.s moi Gonna with
strai,ed or nerver,ed definition but
hr;,os With n that ,,o.l,b ~ rean;no
which nictures 90 v,vidlv the delight.
ful snnearance Of that character and
c,ndnnt IN which n d;rects atteution
The comeliness and beoptv that is
attached n the outer life and char.
.cto, of ,,,o norson uho,n 4, des;onates
ia w,thout doubt briobt fiasb Of
nuritv that borders on the angelic
n tho nowarof this word has been
nroner,v deserted n accord with its
nat;va idiom and comn,iance with our
con,mon idiom suralv M other word
can a. well exnress The true grace of
indtv idual. or collective conduct: and
| opalified bv t,e word that initiates
tho tbene bsfora ne ce,tainlv we
,,o,,d no, haya ohose, otbar words
tl,at would aofu,ly at before our minds
tba ,aao, ~ babav;or in tho sanctuary
nsnoa
W. tat;,,a ,hot th;s s,b;ect ;nvolves
.yary aana,tment ~ the chnrch ser.
y,oa. ,,;..,he ,u,nit Tho new and tha
.ho;r
Th.ras,,ra Win your hind nermis.
.;o, .,a ,a,,e,ca wa wilI deal with II
undar these divisio,s.
p,per rur purpIT
II il certsinly dac,rous on tbe mart
,.s ,h.,.t,,;star II t.sns christ that he
no.. 10 snb;sct wa,, nranared bv co,,-
.,ant faitbful praver and dilipent
.,..or,h;ncs !. III. wor., If God
That ha 10 nromntIv st his most on
tima and nroceeds 10 The service of the
s.no,narv i, that daoent and sober
n,;en which nust impress every
,hn,n,tt,, hobo,dar and listener with
Tho .a.rsd,ass of tba ,,lace and the So
io,nni,, If tho sarv;ce His very
.oun,en.nea should hear testimoney
70 The fa,.t that he knew he was in the
,,,a.t and awf,, nresence of the triune
coa. and .s his ambassador hearing
tha message Of living truth to the peo.
nle Ifhs vould have his conduct. as
a ssrvant If the NEST high God shine
with the eff,,lyenee indicated by this
theme he must never be guilty Of
n.nifss,,,. any s,;r,t NJ fsuit finding.
,r action that would sayor of domino
,;o, az ,,efie,al spner;oritv He should
hav4t an earnest fearless spirit that
noyor f.I,ors In the condemnation oi
si,e ,,o,h g.eot aud small coutinuslly
retlecting all the sympathy of our Per.
feet Pattern which his soul Is able Ia
WELD and commencing with the
f.rvor of C,od,s 1--we MI that ia Christ.
lika IN thp lives 81 the members.
Tb. minister Al ali times should be
cordial and courtio,ls giving with the
very ,mpact of the hand shake that
which win inspire courage In the
heart Of the persou for greater chris
t;s, a.t;y;tv aud confidence In him AS
a sincere teacher of the word. He
should by every act and word strive to
imnress unon the minds and hearts of
tho naonla the mompntous fact thai
these fanes of Gods church are sacred
and holv nlaces which cannot lie ap-
nroacbed with too much reverence and
seemlv behavior.
sn,oNp THE PEW
While we have considered the fore.
o,inu tonic in the beinning and that
somewhat cursorily il does not indi
cate that the pulpit Ia more responsible
FIR the deeorum Of worship than is the
new II ia smply the fountain pipe
throuoh which must FLOW the living
waters. and the channel is neces sary
,o racaive the stream Experienues
ta.ch ns that If Is easv to estimate an.
nYximately. how much every indivi-
du,l who enters the church at any
sayvica presumably AZ a worshiper
will assist IN bringing IL nm to that
s,.ndard If snirit,alitv which must in
av,,ablv command the blessing of God,
Tha varv manner IN which A person