The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-05-15

all go tomorrow who can you will see
how inadequate are your auditoriums.
Not half will be seated if all go who
ought to go. Let's all go to church
tomorrow. Our unsuspected appear
ance may shock some nervous and
steady-going worshipers, but they will
recover and be glad to see us any,
way. Some of you havo not been in
so long we will hardly know how to
behave. The pastor will not know
some Of us; but let's go and get ac-
quainted with the good man. He will
be delighted to meet us. Your wife is
going. Go with her. You may pos
sibly have pain in your neck from
looking around fourteen "mcrry wild
OWL hats to get an occasional glance
at the preacher, but go to church
with your wife. she may be mistak-
ell for a merry widow herself by
those who never see her except at
church, and never sec you with her
Your sweetheart is going, young man,
and you ought to go with her. If
she needs the church and religion, you
need it more. If you are a parent,
your children will go to Sunday school
and come home and not near the SER
mon because you will not be there to
keep them at church. How can we
expect our children to love and honor
the church when we persistcntly slight
and neglect it before their eyes7
Let's all go to church tomorrow
20 our own church. DON'T followe the
crowd. or 60 to near DR.. So-and-So,
or to hear the music ut some place
that has better music than your own
church,. AS a rule YOU should belong
to the church nearest your home. and
as rule you should let no attraction
draw you from your church home. IT
Is not just to your pastor, nor to the
congregation to be running mere and
yondcr nor is it best for your growth
in grace.
Some who read the words may be
far away from home tomorrow and
far away from God. Go to church for
the sake Of your soul that may be per-
ishing for the bread Of life.
The fellowship with the people or
God. the singing, the praying and the
preaching will all do you good.
You may not know Inc preacher
nor the people, but go anyway. Go
and tell the preacher who You are. He
will be glad to meet you and will In
troduce you to someone else if you
give him half chance. The best
way to get in with the best people, 1r
you are a stranger, is to go to church.
Don't be sensitive and stay away to-
morrow because you went last Sunday
and the people did not notice that
You were stranger. Gods people
must not care for little things that
don t count. If no one speaks to you,
YOU speak to someone. Go to church
tomorrow with mind and heart prepar-
ed to hear the word and the sermon,
that they may do you good, as such
things do the upright in heart.
Look the preacher in the eye and
listen to what he says. Go to pray
and praise. Gods house is house Of
prayer and every Sabbath should be a
thanksgiving day.
Get someone to 60 with you if you
can go to church tomorrow. In this
wa vo.: will be blessed and made a
blessing. You may be tired in body
and mind, but worship is restful and
recuperative. 1t will be like madi-
cine to a sick man if you go in the
right spirit. It will really rest you
more than staying at home to read
the secular papers or gong out to
the park Or woods.
God is everywhere, but the best
place to find and co,..n,ne with Him
tomorrow will be in soma house Set
apart to His name and filled with His
praises.