Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1904-03-19
church service late. where we are to
meet Godf
Re.pect the Head of the Temple.

say. We would not only DC OH liiie'
but n little ahead OF time. At ten min
utes OF IL, instead Of ten minutes aiter
IL o'clock, we would be standing De-
fore the presidents private secretary
our cards for an audience
with the chief executive of the Amer
ican people. In the same way II you
wish to get your chief spiritual Diess-
ings from Christ you must keep your
tryst with him. You must start your
public worship on time. You must III
your church manners at least, SNOW
70 your Heavenly King the same re-
spect you would accord to an earthly
potentate. A spiritually live church
is one whose worshipers always as
semble on time. One OF the surest !
signs of q spiritually dead church Is
the tardiness of the church members
who always expect their seats 10 De
saved until at least the second hymn
has been sung, and often until the COL
lection plate has been passed. Inc
news should be filed on time, just as
the organist at the hour sharp shouiu
be In her place at the ivory keys ana
the minister in his 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 De
in his place when the service starts as
surely as he should be at his seat when
the train starts. But he should 90
moro than sit down when the minister
takes his place. He should, first OF
all. kneel and render obelsance ana
homage to the Heavenly Father whose
trvst he the worshlper, has come to
keep. The very first act OF a guest ID
n home is to go and pay his respects
TO the host or hostess. The very nrst
act a worshiper should perform when
IN 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 Levity.
The Episcopalan rector begins his
service In this wise: Lord, nave
loved the habitation Of thy house ana
the place where thine honor dwelleth.
When we enter the house OF God' DO
we one and all feel that we are com.
ing into the presence Of the LordF III
we do. would we come laughing ana
talking and nodding to each other, ike
n lot of schoolgirls entering their class
rooms? If we do, would there be SC
much whispering among the members
both in the pews and in the back OF the
church? II we do, would there be Sc
, much turning around to watch other'
who happen to come in late, ana dls
nosition TO laugh when anything goes
wrong? People who have visited EURO
mean courts write that there the KIM
"a first and last in the thoughts-of al
the waiting courtiers. AS soon as IN
king enters the room. all the waiting
mobiles arise and bow. When the KIN
speaks. the waiting mobiles listen
when A messenger enters, ne not onl
kneels. but when he leaves the thron
room he never turns his back upon III
seated king When we enter the sane
= tuary Of God, which is filed with tn
, nresence of God, do we bow as Defof
q king? Do we try TO keep our face a
uovs toward the divine face? DO
:. earnestly try to make the prayers
the psalmist our prayer! Let u
. words of my mouth and the meditatlo
- NJ nv heart be always acceptaDle
- thv sight. o Lord, my strength and n
" Redeemer." The church Of God ougl
- =, to be something more sacred than
~ concert hall or a theater. 1t ought
- he q place where a joke and cachi
=. nation and a chitchat should be just
- much out Of place as mlnstrel sho
= would be at funeral, by the casket
IN the dead.
= Tn the House of God.
80 q man and woman, ever keep I
N face of Jesus Christ before you WIN
~ Won are in the house Of God! Eve
church building dedicated to the VIZ
,0, shin of God is in very truth his nous
~ in which his presence is manifested
- surely. though not so vlsibly, as IN [
IN Shekinah Of the tabernacle Aiwa
- enter the house of God in the sal
q. spirit that the little child OF ~
on charles T. Brady. an American III
=, s,onary. showed when he entered
great European cathedral. The fatf
,ar was compelled to return to MS ooa
-. inc Mace for something he had I
~ Gotten He left his little boy in
,od nave Of the church to await MS retu
~ When the father came back he fou
-, his child standing In themiddle OF
great church in awe, looking arouhu
va though he was expecting some o
i. The mellow sunlight streaming thror
the stained glass windows feii W
~. his curly, head and made him look
' a little angel. When the child he
his fathers returning footsteps
turned his inquiring eyes upon
EN- narent and said: Papa. where
'he Jesus? Where is JesusT Child
an he felt that the house Of God imp
iiei the presence of Christ. So, with ch
ie like faith, when we assemble TO v
'uiu ship Christ, We must come with
'.o' W holy question upon our lips: "Wher
80 Jesus? Where is JesusT'. II we G.
mia in such a spirit great deal OF the
lber reverence exhibited by some OF
lent modern congregations would fore
i'eu cease.
was Behaving oneself Alright In chi
Vate implies not only due respect TO
igh' four walls Of the edifice or to the
the itation of the divine presence but
nat due respect to Gods ministers
lght preach in the sacred pulpit and
ac. respect to Gods musicians who SIN
gn'' the church choirs. When the n
TO" bers. Of church choir arise to
nave the praises of God they become
e OF OF that mighty host who In e
,day Christian land on earth and IN
min heavenly mansions are occupied