The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-20
JOY IN WORSHIP.
Hev. MIR. Mflburn Does Not Believe
There Is Enough of II.

Rev. Mr.. Milburn yesterday afternoon de-
voted his sermon at the vesper services
to the worship of God. He held that il was
not material as to whether the God of the
christians was worshped so long as the
worship was honest. He said that he be-
heved than an honest sun worshiper will be
saved, provided his worship is honest. He
oeheved that star worshiper will be saved
provided his worship Is honest If a man
worships so far as his knowledge goes, he
believes he will be saved if that worship
is an honest worship and is addressed to
one Of the mysteries of God or nature. A
minister should supplement the teachings
or the Bible and should lead those who do
not have knowledge of the teachings
therein contained. Every honest worship he
believes to be a step toward God.
There are two different views of feeling
In religious worship. said Mr.. Muburn. One
Is antfthetic ard believes that feeling should
De eliminated from worship. The believers
IN tnlS theory hold that IL should be elm
mated because 1t Is transient and because
lhey claim there Is no permanence to H.
such criticism as this is untenable. he
claimed, and il is untenable because while
the feeling may be gone, residue of good
remains There is bound to be some benefit
from an exhibition OF feeling or an arous-
ing of feeling. Every church is higher and
hOolef LOT an dTOuSlng or feeling because
OF the residue that is bound to remain, and
after the feeling is passed the church Is
stronger than before.
Others DO not agree with this view and
hold that feeling is an important part of
worship. He read from many authorities
on the Importance OF emotions in religious
worship. and among them quoted Calvin.
Augustn and number OF the nineteenth
century authorities. The Bible, he said, puts
emotion in important place. 1t saws
love God" and "love man" This SEN
tence means to love with the heart with the
might, with the soul. with the strength and
with all consciousness. 1t means to love
with all the power and might of man.
The only true feeling. said Mr.. Milburn
which should enter into worship should be a
feeling OF delight This is as the Bible
says and as ii means when it says Re
joice In the Lord" Ii should be a 10Y TO
worship. IL should be a Joy 10 read the
Bible, ii should be a joy 10 do anything
that Will of the nature OF worship. AS much
burn said. there Is deficiency of 10y in
worship. There is much sincerity there is
much truth, there Is much nobility and
there is much duty in worship of the present
day. but there is no joy. Should a man be
told that If he would get up 8 o'clock in
ness transaction OF advantage could be
made he would get up and meet him. but
how many men would get up at o'clock
10 worship? The reason for this is because
men have a delight in their business, be-
cause they have joy in it, Many men be-
lleve in the truths OF the Bible, and so say:
many believe I'm the divinity OF Jesus
Christ. and so say, but they do not have
enough feeling about IL. The ideal worship
Is that IN which the divinity OF Christ, the
fatherhood Of God, is felt and impressed
upon the worshiper.