PACIFIC
Church Etiquette
When a
dedicated to, the worship of Goda is
house lias been huh for, and
no lenger a common place, and en ned
he treated as such without dishionering
and showing disrespect, iF not content,
for the Ope who is invited to meet with
The ord
are there, and the worshipers <shonld de
1
us therein. cond holy anges
port themselves with reverence and oodh
fear, as in their presences To do other
wise is to dishonor the Lord aad ISRTRNE
away the Holy Spirit.
Paul writes to the leaders of the Chas
tian churches tho are under his ear,
Cha
ounuhtest
of rod
tion to the Corinthians on the sare suh
Jeet (1 Core 14),
decently
Notwithstanding all
thon mayest know how hos
to behave thyselt in the honse
oives careful dustin
and he
and oexhorts thar ail
things hi done and on order.
Verse bo,
these
considerations, many care enrelessg ni
thenghtlesshv offend, The following sug
gestions, most oi which anpenred ve
li
cently in a secular paper ar Studied nnd
practised with the true sense of herr
appropriateness hy oall who attend tio
house of God, would make the place of
worship more dnviting to hoth anges
and men, and the services would peo
duce deeper, more Tasting, and more help
ful impression upon all:
Helpful Suggestions
Hed
1. If
at least a town
Yon
Cone a,
possible, he on time,
minutes alien
to wet wart or cool, to compose voy
body and mind, and to whisper a prayer
hetore the serviee hegins,
2. Find
enters the
Minster
Pred
JrraNer for
vour seat betore the
pulpit, and how vor
while he breathes a <olenin
help.
3. Never
prayer or Sevipture readies Br
dosle dine
pss up he
vio de,
will distract the minds of
VOUr  detion
many in the audience,
4. Be
tude,
devout and reverential ino oat
All whisperine, or muakine other
] u J
noises,  <hould be studionsiy avoided,
Find the hyn, aod sing 00 vou can,
Shave your hook with vour neighbor af
he has none,
a. 1 the
near the
sermon his hecun, take
Set door, sooas not to divert
the attention of others.
th. De thoughtful for the
Take the
vou are the
others, side of on
first to enter, and denne oli
vacant space at the end of the sent.
comioery of
row . 0
co br von own chien Sit up in
Front, of here as voor. Sitting on the
1 4
Baek seat, when there ie vac rin odes
in Fronts <hows oe of anterest, ond
. : 1
ses]! for the Speier,
~o bn a quiet wavy speak 0 bright,
clicery word to as many as possible on
the close of 1 he COPY Tee, especially To
stracers, hot never vist,
GoooNever pitid ol von cont, ov ershoes,
crow ps during the closing vim, nor
Hare vor wey to the door,
FOL De not Pore talkie, or
Coe es
Fish for the door inmnmedimtely
after the benediction is pronounce:
oonehone or qesinig os nol dbo he tolerate!
IBY tie Fron ol worship, Nelo otodd
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CALIFCRENIA
To the Churches and Isolated Meni-
ters of the California Conference
Phat follows was a paper
Co
Sorin Jose Contorenes, ATER
Peepest edd Phe cont erere com
to pioee the some dn the Tandon
crn hers, Foor vou will notice
tht vo to donne To i007 he offerings
of ths conference in behalt of the =1.,0,
OU Pred did nor amount to omieh moe
thi =e, Ih Grey Per jhe ond projet
proeortion of this Tanda shoulda rose
ar lens =0 0 pote,
Nor consid tee were also Poster
aon bier comthuation in
Srnec bor
boove, therefore,
[5 tor
cH hee chive hes, We
NEINS ERE ~ ohhh Aa ths
pray
coed an soddition, hove requested
prose
cur centeroniee svorkers too visit oan the
many of the chorehes oe
prestige ls
comsibles AVG wr von they will pie
I
cont hits matter to von and ar snes tne
CU convent. von otferines may he
nde, NE Gihier churches sind companies
Coc vee To nnke thelr contribitions on
. . or
IS .
RUTTER 15.
‘
[Sect bre hath we nor take hold of
ihre rohit now and finashothe work? hy
kK : bist, ond
Ps Dela creat Task too fteeoii plist, ata
Phe Donde aie needed Boddy
The $15C.CCO Fund
Fo he cary parr an 1906 the Gen
cial Contorencee Committee decrded thing
dowounbd he necessary to appeal to the
Jonominntion Foro speci contribution
for dhe work at Washington and in the
conti beri states, Shon <eenmed neces
wary to place the nstitntions ne these
Localities on vantaoe oround,  aaer on
UNION RECORDER 3
itowas determined to extend the benefits
of the contributions to other portions of
the field, Ax
Fands are to he
finally determined, the
as follows:
apport toned
Wollisdade Neademy, loeated
tne Cancer 0 2.000
Nkodsbore Sanitariom ooo. 2000)
Settool and Sanitarium, London,
Fonolind 10000
Nehool in West Indies C0000 f.000
Sehool and printing-plant, Chile 2.000
Coravsvilie Santarviam LLL. 1.o00
Huntsville Sehool and Sanitarium 5.000
Prierease Crorealation of Hatelian 2.500
Cioravsvr lle School 000000. 200
Nant Samora LL 2.000
Novthern Union Conference [1.000
Sanitarian 25.000
Pab, Colo
Pub,
Wishimoton Sanitariom
Navshurte
« = sa +.
Pacitic Press 20000
Review and dlerald Assn. T0000
HO, 000)
Ln haormony with the recommendation
of the General Conference, the ehurehes
of the Cabifornin Contorence were re
quested to hold special services of thanks
November 24H that
CivIng on oad om
time to contribute to this fund.
Ax aoresult of these donations, £1,030 42
Breil
Preasiry al
heen received in our conference
the time the conference hooks
Since then about
This
accomplished
Vere closed Joonary 1.
=600 in addition has heen received,
leaves constderable to be
by this conference before we can say
that we have discharged our duty to
these needs enterprises,
LCowill never do for us to
CTOW Wey
thowiving to the cause of God, nor to
tarn oo deat ear to the appeals that come
tht
Hainer aad ave
TO us. [1 <cers these appeals for
mnltiplying, They
come to us more and more frequently,
aid 1 there 1s to be a successtul issue
to this cause mmo owhich we have enlisted,
we onay expect that the demands upon
our liberality will continue to inerease
until the work is closed,
Bur os we look back over our exper:
find
that our previous Itheralities to the Lord
cnees of the pasty where ean we
have ever brought ux impoverishment!
Or who would now, 1th tt were possible,
withdraw any of the deposits we have
mite inthe hank of heaven"?
Our service to God ealls for self-denial
and sacrifice, Tow few Know what real
“We then,
ax oworkers together with Him, beseech vou
welt denim! and <aeritfice ave!
also that ve receive not the grace of God
toad, cr For ove know the
grace of