The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-13
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES.
Topic: delight in Gods House"
Psa LXXXIV, IA; Pisa.
C, 1-5.)

The topic of conference at the different
UNCONVENTIONAL young peoples societies to-
morrow night Is. Delight In Gods House."
founded on Psalms lxxxIv. IA and c la
These TWO Psalms sound the keynote Of
worship and praise In the house Of God.
ana are the peer of any similar compost
ton IN all succeeding ages. The Psalmist
was speaking under the guidance of the
in it longing for the courts OF the Lords
house. And IN doing SO, he voices the SEN
ttment Of every faithful and devoted child
LoVELINEsS-The first thought CT the
inspired writer expressed In our lesson Is
that Of the lovelinez OF the house Of God:
Of hosts" True, the Psalmlst had IN mind
the grandeur and LONELINESS Of the Temple.
for It is more than likely that these words
were penned by some one other than King
David The title says: "a Psalm Tor
the sons Of Korsh." who had much 10 do
with nss the ter Temple pie. Of S1v SS5snip, sa; n this
exhausts the meaning of the writer. He
evidently looked beyond the mere externals
that Il was the abode q Jehovah. the meet
ing place of God with man. The tabernscles
Of Jehovah were lovely because OF his d.
True. the temple with all its impressive
ceremonies has passed away. but In its
place has come the New Testament Church.
his talk with the Samaritan woman said:
Believe me; the hour is coming when
i hsrlh shan I men WTqsthain the nol F ssb az %'e. 1God
Is q Spirit, and they that worship him must
worship him in spirit and IN truth" That
to-day. throughout the whole world. wor-
ship God IN their hearts, and also in places
erected for the more formal worship OF
places of worship are sacred and lovely.
Every devoted follower Of Christ can say
and does say, whether 1t be q magnificent
ing place Of the faithful. How amlabie
are thy t~abernacles, o Lord Of hosts"
stin 10 5hs an - ssc1 nu Snousn, y Siose
the word longing" My soul longeths yea,
even fainteth: Tor the courts OF the Lord:
living God" How this voices the expert
ence of Gods people in ali succeeding ages.
There is nothing in all this world that is so
the Lord Christ had reference to this when
he said. BLESSED are they that hunger and
thirst after righteousness, for they shall be
filed" When Israel was afterwards car
ried away captive into Babylon and were
tainted by their caPtors. How shall we
sing the Lords song in a strange land? II
] forget thee. o Jerusalem, let my right
hand forget her cunning. If ] dc not re-
r meane 81 mn n1ss mouth 5st mi II i j pTefef eif not J sG tne
lem above my chief JOY" Such is the long
ing of every true disciple for the place OF
communion and Fellowship with Christ II
is sad TO see many who profess 10 be his
followers, but who by their Indifference to
the place where he has recorded his name
lLA1AA - - LAaAH
BLISS pNESS-Another thought promi-
nent in the lesson is that Of the blessedhesS
OF those who love the house of God: Bless
ed are they that dwell in thy house; they
wifi be still praising thee" None bu. those
who are faithful il the matter OF their COM
munion and fellowship with God know the
blessecnes5 OF such a course Mark you.
the blessing Is not pronounced upon those
on those who literally dwell there. There
are 93Ene who try to satisfy their con-
science by coming 10 the house OF God at
communion times or other special occa-
were very jealous during times of special
revival. but. lie the seed which sprang up
on the stony ground. they soon withered
away" Such a course does not come with
Is only those who with the psainist can say.
y was glad when they said unto me. Let
US 60 into the house Of the Lord" Peace
be within thy walls. and prosperity within
THE CoMMANDeThe closing thought Is
that of the exhortation which is equivalent
TO a command. Enter into his yates with
praise" Fer ne Lord 1. good: his mercy
Is everlasting and his truth endures 10 all
generations II is the bounden dufv Of al
the p-ofessed followers Of Christ 20 be faith
courts Of the Lord II we are unfaithfui "a
this II viii produce ieanness Of soul and
may bring upon III the di<pieasure OF our
heavenly Father. Much of the deadne and
When men have left their .-irst love" o.
Christ they cease longing for the courts OF
the Lord
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