The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-17

of the world like blades OF grass. 10
drift like aimless broken vessels on
the tides Of time and know not nor
seek haven of rest and righteous
ness is a travesty on existence
But our souls like our bodies and
minds call for food and are best fed
and Toasted in the places Of public
worship The things that make for
peace, rest. satisfaction and JOY for
our souls are found richest and best
in public worship Human language
is poor indeed when i, seeks to tell
Of the rich menu Of the soul The
poor Prodigal at his fathers home and
seated at the great feast could tell the
difference between furnishing in far
off swine pen and fcasiing in the
smiling presence Of his fathers house
All me- Footsore and wearied, wore
ted in our battle with men and dem.
ons. pursued by our own inner temp.
tations TO sin and harried and torn
by wild beasts and wicked associa-
tons or exposed TO the devouring
beasts and poisonous serpents Of the
Junglcs Of sin. how good It IL 10 find
sweet rest in the blessed sanctuary Of
God and worship Him on His holy day
among His best and most loving chill
ircn David talks about worshppine
the lord in the presence Of ~ his
reople. Just 20 dwell among men
~ho seek for purity, peace and bless
iny i . glad privilege How We do
rob our souls ~ food by ncg.ecting
at Guidance upon public wor nip
] might sss tha, not alone FOR the
reasons already mentioned should We
attend church but we ought 70 set
wholesome example for our fellows in
life. And il we are willing To- loose
ourselves; the rich blessings Of wor-
ship We ought to show our regard AZ
least for our families and society in
general A great man has said that
Il II were his to build great city he
would begin il by laying the corner
stone Of temple Of worship. Abra-
ham never pitched his camp in his
wondrously nomadic life without first
erecting his altar for offering and
devout worship for himself and his
fellow travellers. Nowhere in all his
tory do we find a good. happy and
prosperous community where there is
no public worship. Cold. cold indeed.
Is the winter and woe OF that land
and that people who worship not and
bring no offering before their Lord
Hide from Us the awful hour when
the sanctuary Of God is deserted and
all the altar fires put out. and no one
sings or breaches or prays. Who
could live amid such desolations and
be truly happy. 1t would be lonely.
dark. drear, weird, horrible. an yes
hell itself to hear no more the hallow-
ed notes OF heavenly song, devout
prayer and impassioned. enlightening
loving. phophet-voiced preaching
IL would be TO the soul redeemed and
facirs heaven even worse than any
conceivable picture Of punishment
erly crime than that Of Cain. Surely
err reasons give our weight Of in
fluence to our family and society that
they come not into our place OF trou-
BILE and despair
To come to the last reason let us
contemplate the brotherhood of pub
lie worship. II is the will Of God and
all good men that men love each 9TH
err and live in this life like brothers.
Indeed the doctrine central and dis
tinguished in the teaching Of the
Bible is the brotherhood Of men. But
the doctrine Of sin and non-church at
tendance is the doctrine Of Cain and
is expressed by Gains cold murderous
reply to God; "Am my brothers
kceper?"
Who can imagine the Loneliness
and misery of Cain after the murder
Of his brother In all the annals Of
time has there been more unbroth.
erly crime than that Of Cain. Surely
God set down this tragic story at the
very door Of human history that men
might take warning against unbroth-
erIiness. What depths &C sin yawn
here The PROSTATE bleeding writing
struggling dying brother; the fiend-
ish faced. wild. reckless. revsnglng,
mereiless and devil inspired murder.
er, who can help bat draw hack
from such a scene aud wish that Iis
like should NEVER again appear on Inc
earth. Hut. alas. all too often Ne