The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-16
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years In the tabernacle. are 10 he 6ttlngly
and comfortably housed In the temple
where you may worship God with praise,
preaching and prayer.
| rejoice for the cause Of Christ In this
community that IL Is TO have another fitting
architectural expression, that IL finds Itself
In such possession Of the affection OF the
saints as to lead them In this way to say
70 all the world that our God Is to have
here by our. sacrifices a beautiful church
whore may be housed ali the activities OF
this congregation. Never since the con-
struction of the temple which was or
dered built and the plans and specihca-
ions therefor were furnished by God him
self. temple for Gods dwelling place
which was erected at a cost Of more than
million of dollars; never since then has
there been room for quams of conscience
on the score OF fine and costly church
buildings. We need not scrupe to do what
the authorities OF Israel did under the
direct command OF Jehovah
The architecture Of sacred places has In
an ages expressed the conception Of the
church as 70 IT. privileges and duties.
simpler construction in the past expressed
church has to do with the entire lifc OF
me, people, and SO the modern church
al tue ecclesiastical and social activities
and agencies operated by the church. And
this IS well.
rejoice that the city Of Houston Is to
this building is to be a church. We are
erecting handsome residences aud splendid
business houses. II would be bad sigu
" we dld not build better and inner houses
Of worship. Such places as this will go
far townrd proving that not yet has the
almighty dollar usurped the throne OF
the Almighty God IN our affections and our
service, And the amazing degree OF world
liuess among us aud the miserable and
outrageous e1rontery of bold wickedness
with it's pomp0us stalk showing Itself in
n Ia u
Of making some other aud better cXdibi-
tion Of the civilization that obtains among
Notwithstanding all the pitiful evl.
dences 10 the contrary we are q religious
ana q righteous people with reverence for
God and respect for life, and 1t Is well
that among all the other things we are
aolnE we are also constructing n heautl-
ful place for the worship of Almighty God
Tho religion Of the Lord Jesus Christ
OF which all our evangelical churches are
opponents. contains more than one rela-
tion to mankind. Primarily II has TO do
with the degeneration of sinners That
is purpose which can not he forgotten or
overlooked by any organization that as
sumes 10 represent Christianity, for 1t Is
fundamental But Christianity stands not
only for the regeneration Of sinners; It
stands for the untication Of saints as well.
our Lord once In His final hours here on
earth prayed that all His disciples might
become one Quote John xvii, o-23
The great apostle who gave the largest
Interpretation 10 he Idea Of the church
derl,ros oI,r cc,,,or "iti 10 T., 't W.
Gne ,rd Ot 2b "a 'nese
W. ar, L. tnI sV'Ssiaun ~ l"a--.
ono al, ,u n9 ~ M esivn,,ai phI'!Cui ~
rsettro an tbo "ny que ten Pc
arst'"s "H M Inunud. ,ou or me eP4stI ;
~ gh'cs o ,nrug,T S'Hne, " utHeL 10 our
u.' I, ",3m,p, ~ I'M ncLnuuS OF &c
Hu ,,i n'Su, ,' even VI our
"nn I"TI' Que l"ilu, one purpose ana are
,atbEam- WIN one n.y. we are uounn To-
syor-Hhfr ~ "he lnSpliHi !tu' &c.,,
usu,uIi service, ana tne greatness or our
~ nv Ii aete err ~ me measure
III uuI "Inlce, nc WHO serves pest ana
iu"et let uIul ne lh' GREATEST among you.
Inc phnge OF h9nor ~ the Kingdom OF
Iun Is nor "eailh, position power, II IS
~ TttflSe, rms, IS ,Wh"6 our LORD says IN
rms nninco Ion or the saints Involves