Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . nd profit-able, suitable houses of worship are anecessity; and let us never forget thatwe are building for God, that He mayhave a home in our midst; be present toour senses. Just as the Jews needed thetabernacle in the wilderness, the templein Mt. Zion, and the synagogue wher-ever there were ten Jews, so do we nowneed a churchhouse wherever there areenough true worshipers who desire toworship God in spirit and in truth. Suit-able churchhouses provide for profitableworship (1) by furnishing comfortablesurroundings; (2) by excluding distract-ing scenes and circum
Missionary Visitor, The (1912) . nd profit-able, suitable houses of worship are anecessity; and let us never forget thatwe are building for God, that He mayhave a home in our midst; be present toour senses. Just as the Jews needed thetabernacle in the wilderness, the templein Mt. Zion, and the synagogue wher-ever there were ten Jews, so do we nowneed a churchhouse wherever there areenough true worshipers who desire toworship God in spirit and in truth. Suit-able churchhouses provide for profitableworship (1) by furnishing comfortablesurroundings; (2) by excluding distract-ing scenes and circumstances; (3) pro- viding quiet; (4) recalling hallowed as-sociations. We cannot worship unlessour souls are Christ-centered. All noiseis at variance with true worship. 1. True worship is a joy to the wor-shiper. David says (Psa. 122: 1), Iwas glad when they said unto me, Let usgo into the house of the Lord. Herelies the secret of profit to the ought to rejoice when the hour*ofworship arrives. We ought to go joyful-. The floor plan is just reversed in the the gallery by the entrance,—the Sunday-school rooms under the gallery like at theother end. Outside of basement this plan fur-nishes five rooms for classes outside of themain audience room. This is given as a generalplan, to be modified to meet the needs largeror smaller. ly, not grudgingly, into the house of theLord. We ought to go expecting we shall not be do not go to church to hear thisor that special one speak; to sing this orthat song, or to meet a neighbor and ac- 118 The Missionary Visitor April1912 company him home for dinner, and thushalf desecrate the Lords Day to beginwith. Go to church to worship God; tomeet Christ; to hear His Word; tp shareHis promise; to obtain His hallowed associations that clusteraround a churchhouse make it increas-ingly sacred as a place of worship. Heresinners repent and forsake sin, and en-gage to live and work for Jesu
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