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Subject: Ancient Worship. Kingston, N. Y.-Tle following eru dite and cjoquent sermon on icient Worship"' was prea ,ched Sunlay ii, Ite Reformed Church of the Comforter by the pastor. the Rev. C. L. Palmer. Dr. Palmer said: History discloses .h t the worsh:p of the New Testament s not the crc. tion of the later dispensation. but is the result of a long and complex pro cess of evolution. All we know re specting the time of its ineeption is that it is as old as the human family. which confirms the belief that religion and life are inseparable. Three principal elements constitute religion, worship. doctrine and life. Worship is the attitude of the individ ual or nation toward its deity. Doc trine is the abstract formation of truth into definitions and conception. Life is the conduct that is presupposed to conform to one's belief. Which shall be more prominent is determined by the spirit of the age. Since religion is both natural and su pernatural we must look beyond the former for the channels of revelation. All creation is one harmonious doxol ogy to the Creator. but His works do not give us all the information re quired for the true worship of God. Accordingly God has appointed certain ones to communicate His will. The prophets were a class chosen to in struct the people in the character and requirements of God. Their teachings are called the "word" of God. Sages uttered proverbs, riddles and dialogues while priest:s gave instruction in the form of law, which recognized no dis tinction between civic and religious life. Notwithstanding forms and habits have undergone many radical changes, there are certain features of worship that remain essentially the same. There has always been a certain place dedicated to the service of God. With us it is the church, but in the early times it was the temple. synagogue, tabernacle. altar or grove. A certain number of men are dedi ated to the work of the Christian min i4stry, but in the earlier days there were priests and prophets who labored for the elevation of mankind. At a still earlier time the father of a family or head one of a tribe or clan conduct ed the worship. Sacrificial offerings have been dis ontinued among Christians, because the Lord Jesus Christ has been sacri ficed once for all. It was not so in the distant past. It was then be lieved that the fellowship between God and His people was fostered by sacri fice. The occasion was not unlike a social meal in which the god of the clan or family partook of the repast with its members. While the original idea of communion with the deity was paramount. sacrifice did not assume its full religious significance until per fected in the temple ritual. Other acts of worship, such as prayer and the vow. bave ever occupied an im portant pl.ce. as well as mu.sic, and at times dreams. sorcery and dancing. Worship presupposes a time for the service of God. In the remote past when the people lived a wandering life, it was not possible to have a par ticular time and place, but when they settled down to agricultural life three feasts were instituted, one in the spring, another in the early summer and the third in the autumn, corre sponding to our modern Easter, pente cost and thanksgiv-ing. Worship witho'ut hymns and songs is Inconceivable. If we w-ere deprived of some of our favorite hymns it would destroy one of the most potent motives of worship. The psaLmns were just as precious to the ancients as the modern hymns are to us, and exerted the same influence. The most reliable scholars are of the conviction that the legal code of the Old Testament was not the result of a single authorship, but the work of a redactor who compiled existing tradi tions and documents. This is more in harmony with the method God em ploys to accomplish His purpose, and1 is certainly explanr.tory of the way that our Bible took form. It should be borne in mind that it is not my purpose to present 'the Ideal worship of the N'ew Testament. but to study the course of religious develop ment that culminateil in the service of the Christian olhurch:. In so doing we shall encounter mary things that are very much below thte Christian stand ard. but we may not on that account ignore them, since they are necessaryv to illustrate the progress in which we have now occasion to rejoice. The evolution of worship is too vast a theme to cover in one discourse, we shall therefore confine our atten tion to its e: rliest phases. I. The ancient Semitic worship. This antedates the religion of Israel. and contains practices that would not be endured by the church of Christ. though we must not forget that the now unchristian land of Arabia was the mother of religion. The Semitic family has given the world the two earliest known forms of civilization Egyptian and Babylonian and the three highest faiths, .Tudiasm, Chr' tianity and Mohammnedanism. In the earliest period belief and life constituted a very insignificant 'part of worship. Then the eriphasis was upon the forms. The amount of one's reli gion was estimated by his devotion to ceremony. It was not until a very much later time that doctrine and practice were given the attention they deserve. At this time there were no states or nations. The people were joined to gether in families, tribes or clans. They had no abiding place, but jour neyed from place to place to furnish their cattle with pasturage. The god of the tribe was supposed to be an an cestor, who determined their, prosper ity or adversity. Each tribe had its god, who could be worsipd only by the members of the clan. If one united with another tribe he vas obliged to do homage to the deity of it. Nor could the deity of one clan bless outside of its own territory. According to the most primitive con ception but li-:tle importance was at taced to the doctrine of the immortal liv of th~e scmi. Future life has ever beeni a1 trenet of every religious system. but it was emphasized less thtan the present life, since it was held thai. no service could be rendered the deity beyond the grave. This explains the eason for emtbalming~ the dead. Sacrifice occupied a maos: important place among the Semites. And there r traces of human sacrifices which nder the Chrstian dispensation have been offered only by hecathmen. The Setites living in tribes or clans had a oca deity to whom they oftered sacri flee. IHI sat at the table and partook of the slain animal. 11. The primitive Hebrew stage. Tbs period covers the patriarc2hel and nomaic epouh. while thte peopte wveie still wandering about. It is not sur risigt discovermanny points of resemblance between this period and the preceding. They ere just emerg inl from the ancient darkness into the late- day. God had assigned then leaders who: c work it was to lead them into the truth, but they were slow to follow. IBeing nomads they appointed wor ship wherever they were. There was no temple. talrnacle or ark. A rude altar erected ono al i e stoner of the ground was ther teiiple. In Jacob's family were found teraphim or house hold gods. Sacrifice still retail c1 the social as pect so that it meant little more than a family gathering at which the local deity was present. .iowever, by this time Jehovah was recognized as the God of the Hebrew;. Other acts of worship. such as prayer, vows and dreams were observe 1. There were very few if any hymns at this time. The law had not been fully compiled. and a limited literature. III. This division introduces us to the Canaanitish stat?. Great changes took place during .bis epoch. because the p eple of Israel discontinued their nona dic life and settled down in the promised land amon: tribes of foreign faith. We naturally find that the cho sen people suffered io little contamin ation, of which subsequent history is evidence. Sacred places increased in numbers and the worship of Baal flourished. It seems to be a time of degeneration, for the worship of Jehovah was cor rupted. The ark containing the two tables of stone was transported from one place to another. Images were erected to represent the deity. and the Urim and Thummim: were employed to ascertain the will of God. Sacrifice was regarded as communion with the deity. The burnt offering seems to havebeen used more than any other. Prayer, vows. visions were still observed, while sorcery was los ing its hold. Having discontinued their wandering life they observed the Sabbath. the feasts of the moon and of harvest. It appears. however. that they were not free from corruption. Music and dancing had its place. and it is said of David as a later time that he danced. There were hymns. such as the exodus song. the song of De borah and the song of Hannah. Laws were assuming form as the outgrowth of custom. They wiere not written by Moses, but compiled or formulated by him. IV. The prophetfc stage. This pe riod is so called because of the number of prophets who Exercised a most wholesome influenc. on the life of-the pople. This was done by teaching a more enlightened iorception of God. Samuel, David, Ellib. Elisha. Isaiah and Jonah were among those who raised the standard of living. The high places were still used for the worship of Baal, and at one time the worship of Baal and Jehovah were consolidhted. At the tilne of David the ark of the covenant was taken to Je rusalem. and the temple was com pleted in the days of Solomon. which produced a more orderly system of worship. Idolatrous practices were not, however, entirely superseded. for we read of golden calves at Bethel and Gilgal. The completion of the temple made the most perfect organization and de velopment of the priesthood impera tve. To this time no distination was known between church and state, but the division of the monarchy in 9a> prdcdacomplete separation. The acts of worship continued about the same as in the preceding period. except that certain restrictions were imposed. Sacrifice was offered to es tablish communion with God. There was some human sacrifice. Praying to God was becoming a pleasure, and vows were made by Nazarites. Ora cles and dreams were regarded as chan nels through which .Tehovah commu nicated His revelations. Sorcery was practiced against the protests of the prophets. A hymn book was in pro cess of compilation and the priests were compiling law. The attitude of tile prophets toward existing conditions will help us to ap precite our theme and make its ap plication. The prophets considered the high places as detrimental to the religious life of the nation. They maintained that the temple was all they required for tile worship of the true God. The prophets insisted upon purity of life among the people of God, espe cially the priests. It appears from the records thlat the sacred office was not entirely free from corruption. They further insisted upon the true worship of the heart. While admit ting the place of forms. they contend ed that the forms must he spiritual The lteward of Earnestness. Christ -met multitudes of men in Jericho one day. But so far as we know He picked out only two for special blessing. The reason was that these two wvere the most in earnest. Bartimeus would be heard. though oth ers tried tc hush his voice: Zaccheus would see, though the crc-.d over topped him. So these two won the re wards of earnestness. A vague de sire will :never bring us close to Christ; we must be in earnest.-Presbyterianf. H ow George Fozc nearned Patience. I found something within me that would not be sweet and patient and kind. I did what I could to keelp it down, but it was there. I bcsaught Jesus to do something for me. and when I gave Him my will He came into my heart, and took out all that would not be patient, and then He shut the door.-George Fox. Path to VIctory. God's trials, nobly borne. in ohe disence to His ri.ghteous will. nre tihe paths to victorious triumph. - S. A. Brooke. Pure Obstinacy. A little girl who reads nature books, studies natural history and is devoted to pets, was discovered holding bunny in her lap, trying to direct his atten. tion to a bcok that she had and ever and anon boxing his long ears vigor ously. Auntie was shocked, of course, and inquired what was the moving cause of such cruelty. "Hes so stubborn," replied the little teacher. "A rabbit stubborn: Why, child, I ever heard of such a thing. What is e stubborn about?" "I'm trying to teach him the multi rlicatin table, and he just won't try to learn, :aor even say it over after me. Now. vou say it. sir. 'Three times two are six-three times three are u. the rabbit didn't say it. and again auntie , ired into her little niece's conduct -. two or three more cuffs were adlministered to the poor reature's all too convenient ears. "Why, auntie," explained the girl, "the books all say that rabbits multi py faster than any cther animals, and tis ostnate little cature wcn't vevn go through the three times three it me"-TLinninott'5. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENiTS FOR NOVEMBER 19. Subject: Neheiniah's Prayer,Neb. L, 1-11 -Golden Text. James v., 16-MemDory Verses, 8, 9-Commetulary on the Day's Lesson. . Neheniah hears of the distress in Jerusalem ivs. 1-a). 1. "The words of Nehe'miah." Rather the narrative on record. *Son of Hachaliah." Proba bly the tribe of Judah and of the royal family of David. He was cupbearer to King Artaxerxes at Shushan. the capital. This title implied that Nehe mniah was a councilor, statesman, cour tier and favorite. For twelve years he was Governor of Judea, leading a great religious revival and rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem. At the end of twelve years he went back to Persia, but after a time he again returned to Jerusalem and effected some -forms there. "Month Chislen." Ninth month, corresponding to the end of November and the beginning of December. The Hebrew months varied according to the moon. "Twentieth year." Of the reign of Artaxerxes Longimanus, who reigned from B. C. 45 to 423. It was under this king that Ezra was granted letters to go to Jerusalem. 2. "Han ani." His own brother, to whom he af terward gave the charge of the gates of Jerusalem (chapter 7:2). "Came." From Jerusalem to Shushan. "I asked them." Respecting Jerusalem and its people. "That had escaped." From captivity. "Which were left." The word "left" points more specifically to such as survived the persecutions to which the community at Jerusalem had been exposed. 3. "In the province." Of Juden, now a province of the Persian empire. "Great affliction and reproach." Their subjection to Persia forced itself on the Jews at every turn. The tribute imposed on them was a heavy burden to a poor people. Jewish recruits had doubtless been forced into the Persian armies. The country was pillaged in open day, and many Jews were carried into slavery by nightly surprises, while the corpses of murdered men were of ten found on the road. "Wall--down." The wall and houses had been de stroyed by Nebuchadnezzar more than. 140 years before (2 Kings 25:10), and their rubbish still lay in sight. They were partially rebuilt at one time (Ezra 4:12). The neighboring races, infur iated at the rejection- of -their friendly offers of assistance by Zerubbabel, years before, and still more so by Ez ra's recent act in sending back to their homes all the wives of non-Jewish races found in Jerusalem and Judea, had attacked Jerusalem. and after fierce struggles had broken down the newly built walls and burned the gates. II. Nehemiah prays for help (vs. 4 11). 4. "Wept." Perhaps now for the first time a deep, keen sense of his peo ple's woes came over his soul. "Mourned." Over the condition of his people, the desolation of the holy city, the reproach upon the name of God. and the sins which had brought them to this low estate, which had not yet been put away. "Certain days." From Chisleu to Nisan. four months, until the king noticed his grief. "Fasted." A token of the genuineness of his sor row. "Prayed." In earnest, protract ed prayer that God would favor the purpose which he seems to have se cretly formed of asking the royal per mission to go to Jerusalem. 5. "Beseech Thee." The prayer of Nehemiahi deserves critical- study as a model of blended adIoration, invocation, confession, supplication and confident appeal. "Covenant and mercy." Cove nant refers to God's definite promises. Mercy refers to His loving character. which gives more than Is pledged. . 6. "Ear-attentive-ears open." Let Thine ear hear our confession and mercifully pardon. Let Thine eye behold our suf fering and send speedy succor. "Day and night." His grief was doubtless increased at the thought that all this evil existed in spite of Ezra's work. He withdrew from his court duties and spent a time in retirement in most sin cere sorrow. "I and my father's house." Nehe~uiah had a clear sense of his identification with his people in sin as in misery. 7. "Dealt very cor ruptly." Some of these sins are men tioned in Neh. 3:1-7. 10. 11; 13:15; Ezra 9:1; 2 Chron. 36:14-17. "Command ments." The moral precepts by which out lives should be regulated. "Stat utes." What refers to the rites and ceremonies of thy religion. "Judg nments." The precepts of justice rela tive to our conduct to each other. S. "If ye transgress." This is not a quotation, but a reference to the gen eral sense of various passages, such as Lev. 26:27-30: Dent. 28:45-52. etc. The fact that God had fulfilled His word of threatening was a proof that He would fulfll His word of promise. 9. "Turn unto Me." When we turn to sin God turns to discipline; when we turn to righteousness. He turns to mercy. "Gather them." God had a place de voted to His people: this promise had already been partially fulfilled. 10. "'Thy servants." Who will de vote themselves to do Thy will. "And Thy people." With whom Thou hast made covenant. They are the descend nts of those whom Thou hast deliv ered from Iaypt. 11. "Who desire." True desires are: 1. Constant, not flashes. 2. Hearty, strong and grow Ing. 3. Includ - the favor of God and spiritual grace. 4. Regard the means of salvation. "Prosper-Thy servant." He had in mind to ask of wing Artan erxes that he might go to Jerusalem and help his people. He asked defi nitely for exactly what he wanted. "Grant him mercy." Nehemiah prayed that ne might have favor in the sight of the king. "King's cupbearer." An important officer, having charge of the wines of the royal household, standing by the king's side at meals, and sip ping from the cup to prove that it was not poisoned. Didn't Care to Advertise Wealth. One of the wealthy residents in the Wicker park district is a manufactur er who from a street peddler worked himself up into position and has ac cumulated money so that his neigh bors estimate his wealth at abzut $~0.00. Throughout his career he has never learned to write and his figur in has been upon a system peculiar to himself. A few clays ago some of his friends, in The presence of a re porter urged the manufacturer to tell oe of his experiences so that an article might be published about him. Pulling out some old tax receipts e said: "It might be nice to get my name in the paper and a writeup which you think might help me so ialy. If you print, however, that [ai worth $500,000 then the board of review will raise my taxes. I have round that people in society pay for what they claim to have more often than for what they actually possess. ~d rather keep my !axes as they are and let no one know just how much I men"-.hiCagO Chronicle. 478 434A 457A 0696 .% 931 712 9335 722 219 224 231 Baird f - Stock Pins 9333 Mapleleaf M1 %olid Gold. plain .6 Lily ;A, Sold Gold, plain .1 Solid Gold 310 Sold Gold. plain . . Pearl crescent 328 Solid Gold. pearls 1.00 712 Baroque r 4.8 Gold plate, bead edge 72- Pearls and bar 485 Gold plate. pearl . -.5 7-24 Pearls 165 Ste Silver, plain . .25 1 Crescent. per. 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Diem MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR -A SURE CUEE Pox CONSTIPATION, BILIOUSNESS and all disorders of the Stomach and Bowels. 5oc. a bottle at drug stores. CATARRH.i$ the mother of CONSUMPTION. Our CARBOLATE of IODINE POCKET INHALER is a guaranteed cure. Price $1.00. W. ". SMITH & CO., Of Buffalo. N. Y., Sole Manufacturers and Ppe. So. 46. IRSU WHERE ALL [LSE FAILS. Bust Cough byrmt Tanae 2o=dU6 in SIMe. so bydruggits. A "John" AdminIstration. Governor Hoch is giving Kansas a "John" administration. That is the frst name of the bank commissioner, live stock commissioner, state grain Inspector, secretary of the .board of control, regent of the agricultural college, state agent at Washington, member of the Hutchison reforma tory board, one member of the grain commission, assistant state grain Inspector, state architect and the governor's private secretary Eancy Cookery For ehristmas Gifts. What would Christmas be without tie traditional dinner withl the good ld-fashioned plum pudding and tihe numerous othter sea sonlable danties. But something new in this line is the practice coming inito favor, of includ ing various forms of cookery among ne's Chlristmas gifts. In tile Decem ber Delineator there is a suggestive ehapter in " The Making of a House sife.'' by Isabel Gordon Curtis, giv ing many useful hints to this pur pose. "Suggestionls for a Child 's Christmas Party,'' "Various Plum Puddings and Harmonious Sauces,'' and "Quaint Little Cakes for Holiday Occasions'' prove to be useful, as well as something new to add to one's menus, an~d "Home-Made Holiday Beverages'' and "Table Decorations for Children's Christmas Parties" close this very valuable department of the magazine~ Only Living Mode!. Harry K. Devereux of Cleveland is the only living model of the three who posed for the famous painting, 'Yan kee Doodle," portrayed by Willard. It is very exciting to kiss a girl be tre you get ready. FROM TEXAS. Some Cofee Facls Fzom the Lone Star state. From a beautiful farm down in Texas, where gushing springs unite to form babbling brooks that wind their sparkling way through flowery meads, comes. a note of gratitude for delivery from the coffee habit. "When my baby boy came to me five years ago I began to drink Postum Food Coffee. having a feeling that it would be better for him and me than the old kind of drug-laden coffee. I was not disappointed in It, for it en abled me, a small, delicate woman, to nurse a bouncing healthy baby 14 months. "1 have since continued the use of Postum, for I have grown Iond of it, and have discovered to my joy that it ha-; entirely relieved me of a billious habit which used to prostrate mae two) or three times a year. eansinlg much discomfort to my famiiy and suffering to myself "My brother-in.-law was cured of. chronic conlstipation by leaving off the old kind off coffiee and using Postulo. He has become even more fond of it than he was of the old coffee. "in fact, the entire family. from the latest arrival-ia 2-year-old. Who always calls for his 'pte first thing in the morning). up to the heaid of the houn, thinkz there is no drink so goo'd or so wholesome as Postumn." Name givet by Postnnm Co.. Battle Creek. Michl. There's l. reaSOn. Read the little book "The load to~ Weiville"' in pkgs. HLORSHOP" "G $10 455 134 6+ / 9+72 ortifCo. . . Solid Gold NeckChains Mg 19 Neck Chain. 23nches 2 Brooches =4 Neck Chain. 1334 inches 2.25 = Bead Necklace.14 Inches 10.0 S, diamond 5.0C 134 Solia Gold Links - 2.50 uqes - 4-00156 Solid Gold Locket 4.50 LW 93'0 Sterling Silver Hat Pin _VJ 1U342 Violet Pattern Coffee ins Spoon, each 5 1old . do. 5.00 k1d rold 10 :M Violet Tea Spoons doz. .W id gld. .60 Our Catalog T pictures the com Ier sv .2u ple tter. rn siver Wpn 4ASliGodsignet Ring rlirng s-lver .35 457A Diamond l4ing. IfJ0JP contains 1.52 Page andillustrates o0er 9M0 artice& Fo d 4 Wcl Ware. etc. every art:cle we sell: we assaue all risk; wereturn e yon one third cf your purchase =on 'Y. seling a profits o' the Jobber. the wholesler ritilet. o the entire satisfaction of thousands of customers son who intends to make a holiday &f_ to havea ipt of your address. WLLE OW 20 Essex Street, Salem, Mass. FI-GRIPINE mAmMND TO CUR COLD, HEADACHE AND NEURALGIA. i-Garitae to a dealer who won't Guaransee It. MONXT BACK IF IT DOESN'T CU er..D., Manufacturr. SvnsuAse-, X& W. L. DoUCLAS *3-& *3- SHOES MR W. L. Douglas $4.00 Cit Edge Lne cannot be equalled at any price. PRI W.L.OOU AL'A MORE MEI'*W.60SOIESTA* ANY OmHE A0TU EL $10,000 "s.M'L W. L.Douglas $3.50 shoes have by their es. cellet tyle easy fitig and su erowa shoe in 'the world. herare Just as as~ those that cost you $5.0 to 70- ny difference is the price. If I could take you Into myfcoyat BroctMas., thelaes shoes, and show you the care with which every pair of Douglas shoes Is made. youwould realIze why W. L Doutlas $3.50 shoes are the best sIf coul show you the dfference between the shoes made In my factory and those of other makes, you would understand why Douglas. $3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they boli ate ntinsic value thn any other $3.5W shoe on the market today. W. L Doug a n lp g Made Shoes fop Mn,280 $2.00. Bors' sot Dess hea$2.50,$2,$1.75,$1.5e CA UTION.*-Insist upon having W.L.Doug las shoes. Take. no snbstitute. None genuine without his name and price stamped on bottom. WANTED. A shoe dealerin everyvtown where W L. Douglas Shoes are not sold Full lIne of samples sent free for inspectIon upon request. Fast Color E yelets used; they will not wear brasry. Write for lilnstrated Catalog of Fall Styles. W. L DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. FOR WOMEN troubled.with ills peculiar to their sex used as a douche is sc cesnfu. 1horoughl 'la5s klsiesgerms soreness, cures lucorrhesa and nasal catarrh. Paxtine is in powder form to be dissolved in pwe water, and is far more cleansing, heahing,. nw and economical than liquid antiseptics for TOILET AND WOMlt4'S SPECIAL USES For sale at druggists,5~0 cents a box. TrIal Boa and Book of Instructions Pree. ts a. Parron COMPANY SostonS. Masa. ALEL ALLH EST DEALERS BMGIjj A.J. TowE CO.. ESTBSISE1836 ToWE cDAAiTA co..Lli.i oRoITo.W CUR ES Isoc. andsi .0o. S~wine Disease Sed for Cirentar wit iect er~r Io n Wh!!.e & Co. FURS a~ Mr3. n'a~mmas' Eye Wlater