The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-12-07

the following passages OF scripture were reau: !:
Psalm 100
Make joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands
Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His
presence with singing.
Know We that the Lord He is God: it is He that
hath made us, and not we ourselves: we are His
people, and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and into
His courts with praise be thankful unto Him, and
bless His Name.
For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting;
and His truth endureth to all generations.
Psalm 1O3:1-5-
Bless the Lord, my SOUL and all that is within
me, bless His Holy Name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His
benefits:
Who forgveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth
all thy diseases;
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who
crowneth thee with lOvingkindness and tender mer-
cies;
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; SO
that thy youth is renewed like the eagles.
Psalm 1O5 1-5-
give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His Name;
make known His deeds among the people.
Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him: talk ye
of all His wondrous works.
Glory We in His Holy Name let the heart Of them
rejoice that seek the Lord
Seek the Lord, and His strength; seek His face
evermore.
Remember His marvellous works that He hath
done His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth
After prayer by Apostles Darms and Jordan,
the General Overseer arose and delivered an
address, few thoughts from which are here
quoted:
INVOCATION: "Let the words Of my mouth
and the meditations of my heart be acceptable
in Thy sight, and, in the Name of Jesus the
Blessed Savior, and the power Of the Holy
Spirit, be sanctifed to the good of all here
''Beloved in Jesus the Christ:
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we make a conservative review Of the past
that we endeavor to get proper understanding
Of the present and that we seek to secure vi
sion Of the future in the light of Gods word
"These Psalms Of praise were used in the
temple worship and the people who assembled
in these services came a praising people.
When Pharaoh and the Egyptian hosts were
overthrown in the Red Sea, Moses and the
children Of Israel exalted the name Of Jehovah
with songs and upon timbrels.
''It seems strange that some people should
object to the use of instruments of music in
Gods house when we find it approved all
through the Bible. It is proper that we should
praise God upon all kinds Of instruments, with
our lips, with our hearts and with our spirits
full Of gratitude.
81 will bless the Lord at all times
1T is rare thing to find a man who blesses
the Lord at all times = but there are few.
Let any man or woman take glance at life and
see what that resolution would mean It is easy
enough to bless God when everything is going
well, but it is under opposite conditions that
the test comes. How many give way to grumb-
ling, criticism and faultfinding!
Every day will I bless Thee
Tt is good thing to give thanks unto
the Lord
THE true Christian is always praising God
for His manifold goodness. It is his first
thought upon awakening in the morning and
his last thought upon retiring at night
!" To show forth Thy lovingkindness in the
morning, and Thy faithfulness every night
OF all sins, the basest is that Of ingratitude
God is the explanation of all things which are
good and it is fitting upon this, as upon all
other occasions, that we should acknowledge
Almighty God. 1t is an awful thing if we, as His
offspring should refuse to acknowledge Him
1t is terrible thing that some men have
substituted the theory Of evolution in place of
God that they should profess to believe the
ridiculous fallacy that man is derived from
chatterlng monkey, instead of ACKNOWLEDGE
God as their Creator
There are many things that are too deep
for the finite mind. We speak of God as having
always existed have in mind Almighty God
IN three persons
have in mind Almighty God, Who created
the heavens and the earth. We acknowledge
Him as our Creator, and no man can rise very
high in the scale of living who does not re-
celve this truth that [ am created in the
image OF God and am seeking to be more like
Him; | am pressing forward, by His grace, to
approximate His perfection mot that expect
ever to attain unto it, but expect to continue
to progress while here in the flesh and through
all eternity, rising into higher joys and into
higher realms.