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And nowliero in the Sovvices of the Church of God are prayer nnd supplication to be found without thank?- giving. Even in those of which tlie character is most lienitontial there is always at least the ascription of glory to the Lord, whilst for the most part they are clothed and enveloped in praise. Take, for instance the Services with which as English Churchmen we are most familiar— tlie Forms for Morning and Evening Prayer daily throughout the year. Hardly is the Lord'b Prayer ended before the first note of praise is sounded, and from that point to the end of the Psalms for the day we are engaged in magnifying the Lord. And what is the Creed but a most bei .utiful Christian Hymn, the National Anthem, if I may so call it, of the Universal Church ? It is the assertion of the omnipotence and glory of the Lord. It is the simple story of His love for us, and His care over us. It is the recapitulation of all the mighty works which He has done for us. We recite it — we ought to recite it — with hearts overflowing with thankfulness, and our faces all turned in the same direc- .W' tion— to tbo Enst, from whonco it camo: liko Christina BoliUorH, baudoJ toyotlicr uiulor n common loiidor to do- fond tUo 8i»mo truths, Miid iissiil tho siuno errors. Wo Koom, as wo rocito it. to give uttoraJico in other words to the emphatic dechiriitioii of tho PsidmiBt, " This God ia ovir God for over nnd ovor, Ho shnll ho our j^'uido unto death." Nor in this nil. Tlio rendiui; of tho Loaaons is broken by tiiti K'vi'ig *'f tlmnkrt. Thi> Sorviiio of pniVHrs iit tho end of tho service is interrupted by tho Anthem or Hymn. Most ni)proprintely, thoteforo, ia tho title of " Evonsouj,' " giviii ill tlie Caleiidiu- to tho Service which ia now usually called Evening Prayer. And now if we turn to our Chief Service, which in a peculiar sense is Divine— I mean the Holy Communion— wo find that oven more emphatically still It is u service of praise. It is not neceasury to enter into any considoration of its structure to prove what is so obvious to the most superficial acciuaintauce with it. Indeed from tho earliest period it has been called The Eucharid, that ia, the " Ulessing." or " Thanksgiving'." It was so named by Ignatius who suffered martyrdom A. D. 107. " Strive," bo wrote to tho Philadelphian Church, " strive to use our Eucharist." While Justin Martyr says expressly that the Cup was called tho " Cup of the Eucharist," aud the Bread the " Bread of the Eucharist." And so peculiarly has it been regarded in this light, as a service of praise, that the one day on which there would bo any authority for its not being celebrated is Good Friday—a day, be it observed, ■■■■.--, A^M.iK^.-t^-s. ff^ r' iW g -iafe.- ■., -no: liko Chrintmn iHDii loiidor to do- siuno orrors*. Wo ) iit other words to t, " This God is our lifuido unto deatli." I) L088OH8 is broken 3 of priiynrs iit the I Authom or ilytnu. tie of " Evonsoug " hich ia now usually Service, which in a 3oly Communion- till It is u service of to liny I'ousidoration (bvious to the most led from the earliest harist, that is, the t was so named by D. 107. "atrive," I, " strive to use our {Ts expressly that the irist," and the Bread BO peculiarly has it ce of prnise, that the authority for its not day, be it observed, to which thn Iluly Communion, if considered as a more Commcmorntiou of the death of Christ, wovild bo specially appropriate. It lias been ruled that this Sacrifice of Chris- tian 7'n/w would bo out of harmony with tho tone and spirit of tho day of the doopost Christian mourning. I^ut if wo turn to tho Ullico which is assooiatod in the minds of many of us with some of tho saddest passages of our life, wo iind that oven this is a Service of Thanks- giving to the LoKi). Yes, oven hero, when tho Church commits tho bodies of her children to tho ground, her voice is not tho voice of lamentation and of woe. Nay, it is the voice of gladness. Her language is full of hope and conso- lation and joy : " Tho Lord gave and tho Lord hath taken away, blessed be tho Name of tho Lord." And that praise and thanksgiviug should form so large a part of tho Services of the Cliristian Church is only what might have been expected from the origin and character of the Christian religion. It is Iloavon-born, and Heaven is the homo of praise. The very name which our religion bears is " The Gospel " or glad tidings. It is under this name that tho Angels announced it to Shepherds of Judea, •' Glad tidings of great joy " they emphatically declared it to be. The aspect under which the Apostles regarded it, and loved to represent it to their disciples may readily be gath- ered from familiar passages in their writings. " Eejoice in the Lord always," writes St, I'aul, "And again I say. Rejoice.** " Eejoice evermore." " In everything give thanks." " Tho Kingdom of God is righteous.iess and praise and joy in the Holy Ghost." " Tho fruit of the Spirit is love, >y, peace." And St. Peter emphatioiilly declares of his disciples, " Ye aro a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye should shew forth the praises ot Hini who hath called you out of '« darkness into His marvellous light." Such then is our Christian vocation. Tho spirit of a Christian is thtf spirit of joy : th.) voico of a Christian is the voice of gladness. We see why Praise is the higher worship, and cannot wonder that it should form so large a part in the Services of the Church. And if I have dwelt at some length upon its superiority it has not been because I think it difficult to prove, but because from the selfishness of our nature it is apt to be forgotten. For I cannot think thit if it were generally understood and honestly believed we should hear so frequently urged as the one sufficient answer to every argument which can bo advanced in favor of so beaatifying our Churches, and so ordering our Ser- vices that they may best shew forth the glory of that awful Being whom we worship— that "it is not necessary." Now, of course, I do not pretend that thos« things which are necessary to our salvation ought not to be preferred to those which are not, and that there may not be, and never has been any danger of substituting the one for the other. But of this 1 am quite sure, that it would be a most dan- gerous experiment to attempt to confine our religion within the limits of that which is necessary to our salvation. A ' religion so straitened would soon be paralyzed, and languish God is righteous.iess and lost." "The fruit of the nd St. Peter emphaticiilly iro a choson genoratiou, a , a peculiar people, that ye ai who hath called j-ou out us light." vocation. The spirit of a ;hr) voice of a Christian is why Praise is the higher it it should form so large irch. And if I have dwelt ity it has not been because ecause from the selfishness )tton. For I cannot think ood and honestly believed rged as the one sufficient can be advanced in favor and so ordering our Ser- pth the glory of that awful i "it is not necessary." I that thosft things which jht not to be preferred to ire may not be, and never ing the one for the other, it would be a most dan- ionfine our religion within 3ary to our salvation. A )e paralyzed, and languish •'■TT uv ti mKi'rKi amui.,£ jBS,- und conFn. It would assuro^'ily lose \>y degrees that whioh above all tliin;j:8 is necessary to solvation — the gmci" of charity. Oh ! by all menus let us " work out our own sal- vaioii," hut let Tis not rest tUoro, but go on to porfoctioii. Let us not regard religiou mornly ia a utilitariaii lif:cht. Lot it luit bo to UM 0!ily tho hig'hfst, kinil of soUishuoas. Lot UB not always bo uonsiJoriiig- what wi3 can obtain //'ow the Lord, but lot us think also of what wo can bring mos : we inight make ' Ilidy of Holies " sii Temple so tho Ohriatian Church, rt, tho Chancel is t the most sacred This view of tho t fully recognized ida were erected, part built either 9 small and insig- I for which it was r feeling, and the ad more enlight- aprovement. No lowadays without a Chancel : and where none exists efforts aro made to sup- ply the deficiency. It has been my privilege during my connection with these islands to consecrate new Chancels in Tiioro than one third of the whole number of Churches.* 1 look upon this as an encouraging mark of Church pro- gross, for I regard the condition of our sacred buildings as the most important of all outward aids to religion, and the surest sign of the interest it excites. Most heartily then do I congratulate you, my people, upou the completion of the good work of enlarging and beautifying this Clmrch of the Holy Trinity. The inhabi- tants of this parish are privileged not only in having a more commodious place to worship in, but one which by the improvements which have been made in it is likely to be helpful, as far as anything sxternal can be a help, to that spirit of reverence which must pervade the soul if we would have our worship accepted of God. And let me remind you of the responsibility which hereafter rests upon you, and upon those who shall come hither in after generations, to make a right use of the building in which God's honour dwelleth. If oub Heaven- ly Father will take this Church in time to come, as we humbly hope and pray and as we believe He has done in time past for an habitation of His House, how full of joy the privilege to wait upon him in it ! "I have hallowed * Chancel of St. Jamos' Church, Sandys' Parish, consecrated 1S''0. Chancel of 8t. Mark's Church, Smith's Parish, con.secrated IHSS. Chancel of Cliapol of Ease, St. David's Island, consecrated 189^?. Chancel of Holy Trinity Church, IlamilfonParish, consecrated lJ?9-l. '"««*»i*W«IKM«SQtSi 8 this house which thou hast built " — wus the answer of tho Lord to tho prayer of King Solomon after his dedication of the Temple — " to put My Namo tliore for over, aiiJ Mine eyes and My heart shall bo there perpetually." Jlay wo not tako up lhes« words as an encouragement aud apply them to our own case ? We doubt not that in auswur to those prayers which have been offurod up our Iloaveuly Father will accept the offering of this work, by whicli we seek to do Him honour, and come down and dwell in tliis House as we believe Ho has douo in times past, and meet here by His gracious presence those who come to seek Him, and hear their prayers and accept their praises, and give them large supplies of heavenly grace and comfort, " How amiable are Thy tabernacles Thou Lord of Hosts. My soul longeth for the courts of the House of the Lord. Blessed are they that dwell in Thy House, they will be al- way praising Thee. They will go from strength to strength and unto the God of gods appearoth every one of them iu Sion." In the Service of Consecration in which wo have just joined there are some features of peculiar interest. You will have observed that we dedicated to God's glory certain special gifts. We dedicated six Memorial Windows.* Each * 1.— Subject, The Baptitiin of Christ as a manifcstaHonof the Huly Trinity, in inuiuory of Stojilion llifjlitcm ami JIatilda Wilkin- son, rresontcd by thoir thrco surviving cliildron. 2. — Subject, Jfrisi ii, iu memory of Marj' Trott JlcCallan. Present- ed ijy tho Wilkinson families. 3._Snbjoct, St. Paul, in memory of Thomas William Outcrbridge. Presented by the Outerbridgc families. 4» -^r ^ . T inHi T' Kriftij:; le aii-jwev of tho r his dedication [• over, aiiJ Mine ally." .^lay wo aeut aud apply lat in anawor to ) our IToaveuly rk, by which we ,11(1 dwell ill this 3 past, and meet o come to seek loir praises, aud ICO and comfort, Lord of Hosts. 180 of tho Lord. they will bo al- ngth to strength r one of them in ich wo have just interest. You id's glory certain Vindows.* Each ■station of the Huly ul Matilda Wilkiii- liildrcn. cCallan. Preaent- illiam Outcrbridge. 9 of these windows has its own special sul>jcct, and did time permit I might have dwelt upon tJie lesson which each window suggests. I must, lu.wfvor, content myself with pointing out to you that a painted window in a Church is not intended merely for ornament. Its ofFico is to instruct as well as adorn : to illustrate and proclaim spiritual truth as well as to embellish: to elevate tlie soul towards its eternal home as well as to beautify the House of God on earth. There can surely be no more appropriate mode of combining the adornment of God's House with tho com- memoration of some event in the life of individuals or communities, or with the consoling doctiine of the Commu- nion of Saints.f And we have dedicated the new Organ. No one will deny, in these days at least, that a well trained choir, a sweet-toned organ, and carefully selected music, conduce in an eminent degree, and are most indispensable, to the reverent joy of the Prayer Book offices. You now possess, through the generosity of your Rector, an instrument ad- mirably adapted for the seemly rendering of Divino Service. My brethren, this is a matter for thankfulness. And do 4. — Sulijoct, Elijah, in memory of Margnrct Jaiio rcnrnian. Pre scnted by lier throo cliildron. 5. — Suljoct, St. John, in memory of Thomas William and Anno Aibnoy Ontcrbridge, and Curolino Jlatilda Outcrbridge. Pre- sented by Dr. T. A Outerbridgo. 6. — Subject, The Dove, the Ew.hlon of the Holy Spirit. Presented by G. and A. E. T. in memory of their marriage. t Besides the gifts mentioned above a Brass Corona has been pre- sented in momorj' of a dear child by Mrs. Swift, Brooklyn, K. Y., and four Lamps by tho Bcctoi-. 10 not think that tins ouly concerns jour own Oliaiuh : it con- cerns other Churches. T!io godly or Jor and ao .'inly rondor- iag of Divine Servlao hero '.vill have thoir ofT.'ct elsowlior.j. Members of Ouo Body wo are intimately jiniicd t'lgotiier. And as all truo dovdopiuoiit proceeds from within out- wards in ovor widening' circles, bo suro tho oxcollenco of deyotioa and \v>)rnhip in one parisli has a marked effect' on other purish'js. IE b.^d exmnple spreads its pernicious in- fluence fur and wide, inii^htiiu^, debasing, polluting, thora is a mightier power in what is good and pure to vivify, to enlighten, to purify. I have long felt that a Choral Festi- val in which the various L'.irisii Ouoirs aught take part, held n:i'iually or l)ioiiaiiiIly iu some convenient centre, would hyip to raise tho standard of Chundi music through- out Bermuda. The new Church in the town of Hamilton, whencoinploted, would soom to be n suitable place for such a gathering, and I trust that the time is not far distant when such ;i united act of worship may be found practica- t)lo. Coi'tain I am that it must be a blessed task to aid in the spread of truer and fuller views of the nature of Divine Servici : to summon taste and feoliug and imagination to the side of roliyiou : to show that we come to Church not merely to ask, to listen and be taught, but to do something also : not only to •' hoar God's holy Word," and to pray for what wo need, but chiefly " to render thanks" to Al- mighty OoD, and " to sot forth His most worthy praise." And as often as we enter the courts of the Lord's house let us remooiber that the worship of Almighty God here on I 4' f,5ai**Hfc;..-:.^.- n fe'- ^Iiaiuh : it con- 80 ->mly roaler- ffjct olsDwlioro. liiiiod tngotiier. am within out- oxcolloiieo of larkeJ efJoct' on 3 [jeniioious in- polluting, thore ire to vivify, to a Ciiural Fosti- ig'it tuko part, veuiont centre, music through- m of Hamilton, le placo for such not far distant found practica- )d task to aid in lature of Divino imagination to e to Church not to do something J," and to pray thanks" to Al- rorthy praise." the Lord's house hty God here on 11 earth is but a i.^epiiration for something happier and more blusauid still. The Service of the Church here, dear as it is to Ilia servants, and a delight to those who love and fear His name is but a prelude to the higher Service of His Church triumphant and is designed to prepare us for it. We must loiirn " the Lord's Song in a strange land " that we may sing it above where it is native to the place. It will be indeed to us a new song, for there will mingle with it no cry of need, no call of distress, no sighing of a hum- ble and contrite heart : it will not be interrupted as it is and ever must bo hero, by the confession of sin, and the lamentations of penitence, and the outpouring of sorrow, but all these will bo exchanged for glad thanksgiving, and every sound lost in that of praise. May the Service in this earthly Sanctuary through tha grace of God's assisting Spirit tend to this blessed end : that so worshipping Him now with acceptance at His foot- stool you may be admitted ere long into that Company who worship before His throne and serve Him day and night in His Temple. I N m V n-^^%