The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-27

tween Won. YOU will find here the
strength. the comfort and the hope that
shall carry for you those burdens II you
viii make this place house Of prayer
and ind here our God. who is near unto
an who call upon Him.
OBJECT OF THE TEMPLE.
"And you. Oh. husband. wife and chill
dron. from whom dear one has been CALI
cd away, or for whom beloved may DE
Qulvering upon a couch OF pain, ana you
Who are sorrow-laden and burdened, you
20 whom misery and want and pain and
novertv are constant companions. az
whose board sorrow sits as guest 20 YOU
7 say. oh. let this house be known 10 YOU
rs a house Of prayer, and I'm II you Will
md the light Of comfort that shaA
Uumlne the darkness of your suffering.
as surely az the parental stars illumine
the night.
"Nor 20 the suffering only but TO you
also. oh friends. who are favored ana
blessed. % whom the cup or comfort
and OF happiness has been held out ana
drunk deep from ifs sweet waters. Tor
won who are prosperous and fortunate,
TO YOU. too. I say this shall be- a mouse
OF reyerert. humble, grateful prayer.
When YOU shall wend your way thither.
enter His gates with thanksgiving, come
into these courts with praise, tcr rot
your own strength has given yon your
blessings, but the grace OF God, whose
kindness ondureth forever
USE OF THE TEMPLE
"When you shall have learned this'
when in truth this house shall be to you,
both the s0rrowing and the rejoicing
"a house Of prayer, when herein you shall
ind strength in adversely and humility
this influence radiate tiu the people or
the world shall recognize frs value. and
the hope OF she prophet shall De fulfilled,
'and Win bring them 20 my holy noun
tain. aad make them 20 reJ0ico IN my
house of prayer for my house shall be
called q house Of prayer unto all the nd-
tons
"rh.s house shall also De a. house
OF Instruction. There is a wisdom that
is 90 be sought here that is not the wis
dom OF books. but the wisdom OF life To
g. the wisdom that Job speaks of Gin chap
Ter 29. 'thlt IS not ia the sea, nor IN
The bosom of the deep. Tor which fine gold
cannot be given, nor silver be weighed
out as her price. 10 is wisdom tnat
Cod hath established when He said 10
man. behold the fear Of the Lord is wis
dom and % refrain from evil is under
standing
cut this generation seems % have
outerOWn thai wisdom. The centuried
truths Of morality and religion are
thrust aside. and the incense Of adora-
ton IS burned on the altar Of what Is
termed modern science modern research,
modern philosophy. etc. This has in
vaded even the house OF worship. and the
pulpits 0f the land are busying them
tH.f. f.al.aa aF1r
the genuine purpose Of a house OF wor-
ship than O. candle represents the sun. II
IS true that every created thing is
manifestation OF the wonderful wisdom
OF God. that every bug, bird. beast and
bush is n beam from the radiance OF
the c0smic revelation which Cod gives,
as day after day lie reneweth the mar
vols Of creation. But the technical knowl-
edge OF their construction, their habits or
their relations 20 one another admira-
BILE and enlishtening as II may be, is not
the instruction that should come from a
house of worship.
HOUSE OF INSTRUCTION.
"Tbo science here 20 be learned IS that
NJ tho righteous life. the research here
10 be made is that Of our daily conduct
fine knowledge 10 be gained IS that or the
fav, of God. the philosophy 70 be Oh
tanned as not that which follows from an
omnirical acquaintance with the laws OF
the universe. nor even from revereht
speculation. but II is rather that deep
and unmoved calm. that is born or q
faith which sees the apparent accidents
evils and Ills Of life % be. not accidents.
evils or ills but the wise and useful ac-
cossorios OF our soul-training the uner-
ring DEGREES Of Gods compassionate
omniscience. IL IS this instruction that
must be given in this house and that
must be acquired by old and young this
lfe-'earnlrg that wells out OF the sacred
books of our holy heritage. IN order that
the law nav be a lamp unto our feet.
and our lies pathway be ilumined by
It's light. Then when we have learned
this. when this house shall be truly a
house OF holy instruction unto Ms. then
through US viii lie Claw coming out OF
Zion" and the word Of God, emanatins
from Jerusalem. go forth unto the utter
most ends OF the earth.
HOUSE OF GATHERING.
And lastly as 2 house az catherine
shan this ediare appeal 70 yol Ont in
the world there are manifold divisions