WORSHIP.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3928, 18 September 1874, Page 2

WORSHIP.

; The Rev. J. Maxwell, recently-.'speaking-.upon the subject of "Worship," remarked that there were those who said that they found that incense and= music, and architecture and paintings, gave them a greater love of worship, buthe very much doubted it. The woiship of the sanctuary should be simple ai d natural. Many arguments had been used cf late years to* introduce a ritual into their Nonconformist Churches, but if that were done, he believed their spiritual life would suffer to an unlimited degiec.'. However, he thought 'that the voice of the' people, as well as the minis ter, should be heard in public prayer, and a short liti<rgy shouid be prepared for the purpose.—(Many voices : Hear, hear.) A most beautiful sight was a family offering ears est prayer to Almighty Gud, and what great influence such examples had upon the world. The late Dr T\ios. Hamilton tt kl them of an English ge :t!eman who paid a visif for a few days to the house of a Christian friend. The

yißitor was a man bf-great accomplishmerite, but hejvas a.n infidel. Fotlr years after* wards^e returned to ithe same house/and m^cUww^beeame a decided Christian; read the Bible oa the-hret nighfc of his: previous visit. That he beheved, wqs not a.fcolifcary instance Ta illusfa^te;thfe : necessity.of work as WeU aa worship v rthey were told that a monk was praying m-a, convent, and he thought Jesus appearea to him Mia vision. He was entranced jyith the beautiful vision Wheß he heard; the convent -bell summoning him to other duties. IfiSe knew not what he should do. I.len.a voice wiShin his breast appeared ! aJ' o ,Do" thy.dntyand-lea've'to God the rest. Slowly from his cell he departed, and gave^to the beggar of the night the food pref' ded for him. - When he-returned, he fomict <^Tr v was sti}l tliere '? arid Jesus said, ' If thou hadsfc not gone, I; ml}sfc >hayeideft.,, They should learn from tbat7 he (Mr Mairwelj) said, ; to:recognise;the presence. ofcGact m fcheir labours.- :r . T .^ v; ;