The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-12-01
of the Lord, my heart and my flesh crieth

of the Lord, my heart and my flesh crieth
out for the living God"
Your souls are also yearning for the
Lords green, cool pastures, knowing the
fact that III this land where God has
given us room to make our home
in, who are strangers just like the Jews
were in Egypt, and where sometimes
through our Observation-Disclosures our hearts
are made to feel sadness often times per-
haps on account of our customs we are
put to open criticism and persecutionsi
from step to step we are made to feel Dy
something or another that our cradle did
not rock us In this land. Step by step
We are made to realize that this world
Is not our country, that we are only
swimming island IN the ocean of human
ity, tossed to and fro by the high tide
of the great ocean waves.
What sweetened the Jews bitter perse-
cutions in Egypt? What duieted the Bit
ter crying of their lips? Nothing less
than the blessed thought that God liveth.
What will sweeten the bitterness of our
hearts in these days of our pilgrimage,
our sufferings, our cares aud toiling In
this world of vanity? Nothing less than
the assurance Of our hearts which gives
us the inspiration of the words of the
Tsalmist. How amiable are thy taber-
nacles O Lord of hosts" How often you
have looked UP with the same thought of
your love to God? And you have given
it your outward expression by building
this house of worship for His praise.
You have proven by 1t what your desire
is to live by the altars of the Lord. Yes.
this building is a proof of the love you
have in your breasts n burning which
could not be put out by the cold storms
of life and the worlds all manner of
plans and deeds whereby to deceive you.
This house of worship which YOU are
building for the glory of God vii! be
witness to the fact that you are nobly
driving back those prosecutions which
come to you from the enemies camp.
say with your noble deeds you will over
come them and those who have been
sitting in the seat of the scornful will
be obliged to say of You that your aim is
heavenward; because most people judge
us from the outward appearance OF
things just as we give them an occasion
to do. 1t Is not the question with the
outside world what denomination we be-
long to. but how faithful we are to our
profession as a matter of fact. Expert
eice has taught us n thing which no
one should forget, that is if you love God.
your fellow men will love you.
Lastly, this building will be a witness
to the fact that the Protestant Hunga
rian in America will always be true to
his blood-bought heritage. 1t is a
flattering fact that during the past ten
churches have been built among lis and
by us. This is a sign that we are not
going backward, but rather that the Cos
pei light which we are trying to set y
burning. is not to be put under a bushel,
but is intended to light up all those who
will come in contact with it, and we also
look to the time when those who do not
notice us on account of their darkened
hearts will some day let the glorious gos-
pei shine into their hearts and find peace
and rect to their weary, wandering souls.
For this three-foid witnessing L will
say you shall be happy who have built
this house Of prayer, tliat you may feel
this your happiness during the whole
period of your life; and you surely will If
YOU live in the courts of the LORD and
Him alone you serve and praise con-
tnually. To be in the courts of the
Lord, does not mean that We are to live
in the church all the time. but it means
that our daily life may be such that 9TH
ers may see that We are what we profess
to be and live that our continuous
living be such as if we would live in the
church of God with the Lord himself.