The Northern Star, And Farmers' And Mechanics' Advocate

Divine Worship. Of all the exhibitions, calculated to charm the eye, through which a pure, sensible mind beholds external objects, an assembly of the humble, grateful worshippers, of the true and living God seems to hold the highest claim. Here we behold a crowded assembly, composed of all classes of society. Husbands, wives, parents, children, pastors, servants, brothers and sisters. The solemn silence, the humble appearance, the joys of hope, the fellowship of the spirit of truth, the united attention to the interests of eternal things, the fervent breathings of prayer, the living word of everlasting life, the lofty songs of unfeigned praise, the lovely emotions created by the name of the Saviour of the world, the sublime thought that all may be one in Christ bring to mind the words of the Psalmist; "How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! my soul longeth, yea, panteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God."