Arizona sun., 1948-05-21

DR.. Newton OF h e appointed
places of meeting
with God. The welfare Of mankind,
in every age, requires the faithful
and frequent worship of God.
From the days when they sang
the hymns of David, the Jews were
prosperous to the degree that they
were true to God in their worship
and in their reverence for all
things holy. This lesson traces the
story, leaving no doubt in any
pupils mind about the solemn
truth Of the golden text.
A HOUSE OF WORSHIP
I'm Ezra 3:10-13, we see the pic
Il ture of priests leading the peo-
pie to sing unto the Lord, BE
cause he is good, for his mercy en-
dureth forever toward Israel"
Wherever you live, whether in
the city or in some quiet rural
community, remember this, the
sanctuary measures the attitude
Of the people Of such community
toward God to a degree that no
other gage of public opinion can
offer. We have our various polls
Of public opinion, but none Of them
are so prophetic Of a peoples ulti-
mate hope as their attitude toward
Gods house.
Boys and girls who regularly at
tend Sunday school and public
worship will be watched by the men
who are looking for trustworthy
leaders tomorrow.
HONORING GODS HOUSE
GO ERVE the Lord with glad
~ ness, come before his pres
ence with singing" Psalms 1902.
We read how the people in the
long ago brought their best gifts
to make Gods house beautiful. What
are we doing with our best gifts?
I think Of boys and girls today who
are helping with their small gifts
to erect and equip beautiful houses
Of worship. Tomorrow they will
point with gratitude and thanksgiv-
ing to the part they had in making
Gods house the best house in the
community. Thus do we honor God
as we honor his house.
WHY WE GO TO CHURCH
M R. WANNAMAKER, the mer-
1V1 chant prince, was once asked
why he went so regularly to
church. He replied:
'I go to church for two main
reasons. First, because God COM
mands it; second, because it en-
riches life"
The Jews teach us, in the long
record of their faithfulness or un-
faithfulness, that the people who
go regularly to church are the
most dependable people in any
community. And we can bring it
right down to our day and genera.
ton, and get the same answer. E
A business man told me recently
that he had a check made of the
several hundred young people in
his employ, and he found that more
than ninety per cent of the regular
church-goers were advancing in
their work with his company. He
further discovered that almost
without exception, the people who
were giving trouble were the people
who never entered church.
OUR NEED OF PUBLIC WORSHIP
OUR bodies require regular
" nourishment. And our souls are
just as dependent upon regular
nourishment. I would not say that
It is absolutely necessary for one
to attend public worship to grow
spiritually, but the odds are en-
tirely against those who claim that
they can grow spiritually without
public worship.
There is a place of worship within
the reach Of well-nigh every person
in the United States. We are re-
sponsible before God if we neglect
to claim the advantages and bless
ing of public worship.
The place Of the temple in the
life of Israel is a symbol which
teaches US today that we dare not
torsake the assembling of ourselves
On the Lords Day in his house. The
fellowship Of worship IL the sweet
est fellowship on earth. Il Is our
surest road to peace here and here