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\ By Rev. Fagan Cosscy
i, C«xl:-“Prai*c God, 7nom til bom Jill Blessings Tloio.”
Careful readers of the Bible can
not fail to observe that praise oc
cupies a very prominent place in
scriptural worship. Inspired
writers exhaust the vocabulary of
appeal and employ all conceivable
arguments in urging us to praise
the Lord. Psalms 9(3, 107 and 10*
are rich specimens, which will
abundantly repay the thoughtful.
What is praise' It is not easy
to define the term in simpler or
more familiar words. Commen
dation, admiration, adoration,
homage, and the like help but lit
tle, each conveying only a partial
conception, or denoting only a
single element of the entire com
plex thought. We employ the
term, of course, in a lower and
weaker sense than is here intend
ed, as when we “praise" men for
their virtues, their valor, their
gifts, their achievements. But
when we speak of praising the,
Lord our ideas take a wider and
loftier range. The emotions are
conceived of as moved by larger
and nobler considerations. We
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cannot praise men tor precisely
the same reasons for which we
praise the Lord, nor after the j
same manner. Praise implies
reverence, In offering praise, tic ‘
Soul bows befon the greatness,the ]
majesty, the glory of God. Praise'
also implies approval. When we1
praise the Lord, we "set our seals
to this,'5 that He is true, that He
is good, that He is holy; that His
ways are right and worthy. We
accept, indorse, and applaud 11 is
words and works.
Then, too, praise implies joy or
gladness. In praise there i> no
constrained, cringing, servile, ab
ject, reverence or approval. 1 here
is highest pleasure in offering
praise. The soul is delighted in
ascribing praises to God. We may
«ay, then, that praise is joyful and
approving reverence; or, that it
is that God-ward up lifting of the
fmul when consciously delighted
to contemplate His perfections;
submit to His appointments and
obey His commandments. There
may or may not lie audible ex
pressions. 'There may be no ear
but God's to hearken, or the
heart’s high emotions may be too
great for the poor words at our
cainmand.
But, both for perfecting and es
tablishing our own attitude in
praises to (Toil and for good in
fluence upon those who may hear
us. 'lhirik a little of the reasona
bleness of praise. Reflect, upon
the attributes of God as revealed
through His works. His power,
wisdom and goodness His faith
fulness, 11 is love, His holiness.
Meditate especially upon the won
derful manifestations of His grace
in the gift of His son, Christ Je
sus, our Lord, " That whosoever
believeth in him should not perish,
but have eternal life."
With whom shall we compare
the absolute, self-existent, eternal,
Omnipotent God, the God who
created and up-boldeth all things;
the God of the Patriarchs, the
God of all human history i The
God of our salvation, the God and
feather of our Lml Jesus. How
jdiall we worthily speak the prais
es due His great and holy name!
And, in the personal experien
ces of every one of us, there may
be found so many occasions for
and incentives to praise. Daily
mercies, special Providences, our
rich inheritance of Gospel privil
eges, the gifts of repentence, faith,
hope, joy, peace, love, all of which
*re tokens of his love. The more
we appreciate all these, the more
shall we feel that through this life
and through eternity we must still
he praising Him, and that the an
gels, whatever their rank or order,
may well fall before him and cry
forevermore, “Holy, holy, trice
holy is the Lord.”
Our annual Thanksgiving Day
began in a spirit of genuine praise
to (rod for mercies received. We
have come to observe it in a far
different way, yet there still ling
ers about it the spirit of thanks
giving and indebtedness to God,
We need to make the expression
of these feelings more pronounced
and open, and thus acknowledge
(rod before men as the source of
all our blessings.
The Christian should indeed
praise (rod at all times. But tin so
special times should also be used.
Praise is helpful to us in teach
ing us that w<* are dependent up
on God. To praise (rod for 11 is
goodness is to acknowledge we
are the recipients of IIis bounty.
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can find one atom of opium,
chloral, morphine, cocaine,
ether or chloroform or their
derivatives in any of
Dr. Miles’ Remedies.
This reward is offered be
cause certain unscrupulous
persons make false statements
about these remedies. It is
understood that this reward
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ased in the open market, which
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Dr. Miles’ remedies cure by
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Wr uro so strangely constructed
that we need to give expression to
our thanks in order to cultivate a
thankful disposition I f w e
with-hold expression we are apt to
cease to recog n i/,e the obligation
that begets thankfulness. A child
trained to be careless about grat -
tude to parents will grow up with
a disposition that in gleets to re
cognize the facts of life.
So Christians who with-hold
praise begin to neglect the grace
of God. We need to cultivate the
grace of thanksgiving in order to
keep ourselves right.
Praise is helpful in influencing
oilier* to recognize (Job's good
ness. (rod is com nended to oth
ers by the praise of liis childnn.
Open acknowledge menl of our in
debtedness to (Jod is always a
fruitful mean' of leading others to
an appreciation of the God whom
we serve.
ii arty praise goes even furth
er, because it shows the gladness
that comes to the Christian in the
service of God. Christians who
never oiler praise to God do not
seem to others p» have much that
distinguishes them from those who
are not supposed to receive the
same favors. So we commend our
God to others when we openly and
sincerely praise Him.
Praise is pleasing to (khI. >d
has revealed himself to us as one
who delights in the praise of ilis
people. Their praise is to Him a
sacrifice, for it shows to Him the
hearts of Hi- loyal servants. So
many receive IIi~ gracious bounty
and recognize not the giver, but
those who do so recognize (iod as
their benefactor, and openly ac
knowledge it. We ought, then, to
praise (rod continually, on special
and regular occasions, for our own
sak<, for the sa ;e of others and for
God’s own gl jvy and honor.
Praise can be rendered in pri
vate and in public. We must praise
in secret if we arc to praise in pub
lic. Indeed, we ought always to
praise God in ' v r.v prayer, in our
private devotion . i!ui it is not
enough to praise in private; we
must do tins in public as well. We
can praise God by attending and
participating in these public exer
cises which are held for tins pur
pose.
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