Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-03-17

Respect the lAe@tl of the Temple,
Oh. mol That Dis pot the way We
should act IL we lind an appointment
with the president tomorrow morning.
We would positively sec thnt our
clothes were oil right before we went
TO sleep tonight. Then we would 40
to bed early. SO that our minds would
be clear ana alert and we co,,ll re.
member all that the president might
say. We would not only be Oh time,
but a'iittle ahcnd Of time At ten min
uteS OF II, instead of ten minutes after
III O'Clock, wc would be standing be
fore the presidents private eecvet1ry
presenting our cards for an audience
viii, the chief executive Of The Amer
lean people. In the aame way If yo,l
wish 10 got your chief spiritual hicss-
ings from Christ you must keep your
tryst with bin. You n,ust start your
public worship on tiIne. You must. In
your church manners At lene&. show
TO your Heavenly King the same re-
spcct you would accord to an earthly
potentnte. A spiritually live church
semble on time. One Of the surest
signs Of n spiritually dead church Is
the tardiness Of the church members,
who always expect their seats TO be
saved until at least the second hymn
has hsen sunG ana often until the COZ.
lection plate has been passed. The
pews should DO flled on Tine just rs
the organist at the hour sharp should
be in Der place at the ivory keys and
the minister IN hts place behind the
sacred pulpit.
Behaving yourself Alright In church
implies second act which is just as
important as promptness at church
service. A church member should be
in his place when the service starts as
surely as he should he ut his seat when
the train starts. But he should DO
more than sit down when the nintstrr
takes his place. He should. first Of
oil, kneel and render obeisnnce and
homage to the Heavenly Father, whose
tryst he the worshiper. has come to
keep. The very first act Of a guest in
home Is to go and pay his respects
to the host or hostess. The very first
Z 4 worshipcr should perform when
~ church Is TO pay his respects TO the
Christ, who, in & spiritual sense. is the
head Of the temple in which the church
member has come to worship.
Church No Place For Lcvity.
The Episcopalian rector begins his
service in this wise: Lord. have
loved the habitation Of Thy house and
the place where thine h,Ht,r dwelleth :"
When we enter the house of God. do
We one and all feel that we are com
ing into the presence of the Lord? II
we do would we come laughing and
talk ing and nodding to each other. like
a lot of schoolgirls entering their class
roorusf If We do, would there be SO
much Whispering among the members
both In the pcws and in the back OF tho
church? IF we do, would there be so
much turning around to watch others
who happen to come in late. and n dis
position to laugh when anything goes
wronGf People who have visited Euro
pcan courts write that there the king
IS first and last in the thoughts OF all
thc waiting cOurtiers. AS soon as the
kiDT enters the room. all the waiting
mobiles arise and bow. When the kin;
speak tbs waiting upbi"s listen.
When uie-scnGcr enters. L. not only
In cts. int when b" loavce tic throne
room ~ never turn, bis bacG uNon the
s'at"d KING. When We enter the sane
tuuyy Of cod. Viich i iiNed with the
pI"srnc" of Gud. do We bow AZ before
q kiugf DO We try 80 kc"ll our fur" al
rays toward Mo divine face; I'o We
earnestly try 10 make the prayers Of
TIE pSsiluist or prayer! "l.oi tn"
words III my mouth ANA ,lic meditation
oC my hear; be always ac"rDtHbi" IN
thy sight. @ Lord my strength and my
ttedeomcr Tho church Of God ou"ht
10 BE- something more SACRED than Il
concert hall o. Il tl1"Htor / ought to
be place where q Joke and carhin
! nation and It cbitchat should he just rs
much on, of place ~ II minstrel show
wpuld he al funeral, By the caskct 81
the demo
IN the Hnasc os God.
O man and woman. ever Keep tn"
lace OF Jesus Christ before YOU when
you are IN II" honlc Of God Every
rhurch building Dedicated 10 the wor.
Snip Of Dod is IN very truth his house,
m which hi presence is manifested as
| surely. though not 80 visis3lY aS in The
ShrtfnNh Of thr tabernacle. Always
fnter th-' hcsIsr of God in the sane
spirit that the little child Of Rev
Charles T. BRADY. an American mi,
sionafy, showed wien he eutercd .
| great European cathedral The father
was 'omlal!ed 10 rtturn to bis board
| ing place for soinethin,. be- had for
gotten. lie left his little hoy in the
| nave Of the church to await his return
When the father came back he found
| bis Child stunding in the middle Of the
great church in awe, looking around as
though no was expecting some one
The mellow sunlight streaming through
.he stained glass windows fell upon
his curly head and made him look Ike
little angel. When the child heard
MS father's returning footsteps he
turned his inQuirins eyes upon his
parent and said: Papa, where Is
|esusi Where 10 Jesus?" Childlike,
ne felt that the. house Of God implied
he presence OF Christ. So. with child
ike faith. when we assemble to wor-
ship Christ, We must come with this
Molly question upon our lips; Where is
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