: OSCAR KLONOWER,;; 1435 EUCLID AVE. PHILADELPHIA. ' THE SERVICE MANUAL. BY RABBI JOSEPH KRAUSKOPF, D.D., OF THE REFORM CONGREGATION KENESETH ISRAEL. PRESS OF EDWARD STERN & CO. PHILADELPHIA. 1892, ^ Copyright, 1892, by JOSEPH KRAUSKOPF. ;-.,TViM:i' BY II A THOMSON, I'HII .API l.I'HIA. PREFACE. THE fixed Order of Worship has been departed from in this MANUAL, but merely in form. The spirit of the traditional service has been sacredly preserved. Its devotional sentiment has been brought nearer to the modern mind by the use of a number of the most approved liturgical aids. The gems of Biblical, Apocryphal, and Rabbinical literature have been freely introduced in the form of Responsive Readings and Choral Chants, and have been incorporated in the Medita- tions and Exhortations. To each Sabbath a distinctive purpose has been given by jissi.irnin.ir to it a special significance, which is made the theme of that day's service. The purport of each Festival is likewise made the central thought, which is elaborated in all the parts of the Festival service. To quicken the fervor of the worship- per, to ensure his participation in the service, and especially to awaken the interest of each individual, the Responsive Read- in--. Congregational Singing, and the various themes of each separate week have been provided. In the preparation of this MANUAL the writer has been greatly aided by the embodiment of copious extracts and adap- tations from a number of the most eminent masters in verse and in prose, and by selections from the standard liturgies. These have materially lessened his labor, and have greatly heightened the style and thought of the work. The writer's thanks are due them, and are hereby cheerfully expressed. The necessity of publishing THE SERVICE MANUAL in time for the dedication of the new temple of the Reform C ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR PASSOVER CONCLUSION EVE. " 1 u ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR PASSOVER CONCEUS'N MOK'G. " 4 ")7 ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR 1* EMI :OST EVE . . . . rojn^Bf 473 ADDITIONAL SERVICE FOR CONFIRMATION DAY . . " 480 ADDITIONAL SEBVTCI FOR THANKSGIVIKQ KVE . . noiD 4'.s ADDITIONAL SXRYICE FOB THANKSGIYIKG MORN'O. " 505 Ai.i>rnoNALSEi:vi. E FOB CONCLUSION FESTIVAL KVE. my>' -VJ'J AIMMT'N'I. Si.i.-vi- K rVALMOBV. " ">_". AlHHTH'N M.Sl RV1 ! I "i: M \ '\r.E\N 1''l->TIV XI. AM. i : R M \. . \r.i \\ I-'i>nv M. MOKN. .................. .66] DIRECTIONS FOR THE USE OF THE MANUAL. The ' ' Evening Service ' ' (pp. 5-14 ) is to be read at every eve- ning gathering for worship- Week-days, Sabbaths or Holidays. After the Organ Voluntary indicated at top of page 12, add "The Additional Service" required for that special evening. Then return and conclude the Service, pp. 12-14. On the evening of Week-days add, after the Organ Volun- tary indicated at the top of page 12, " The Additional Service " pp. 15-19. On the Eve of Sabbaths add, after the Organ Voluntary indicated at the top of page 12, "The Additional Service " pp. 15-19, or any one of the "Additional Services For Sabbaths" begining page 48. On the Eve of Holidays add, after the Organ Voluntary indicated at the top of page 12, "The Additional Services" designated in the Table of Contents for that special evening. The "Morning Service" (pp. 20-47) is to be read at every morning gathering for worship- Week-days, Sabbaths or Holi- days. On Week-days omit pp. 27-30. After the Organ Voluntary indicated at the top of page 27, add ' The Additional Service" suitable for that special day. Then return and conclude the service pp. 27-47. On Sabbath Morning add, after the Organ Voluntary indi- cated at the top of page 27, one of "The Additional Services for Sabbaths" beginning page 48. On Holidays add, after the Organ Voluntary indicated at the top of page 27. "The Additional Services" designated in the Table of Contents for that day. (Abetting 5>erUice. ORGAN VOLUNTARY. INVOCATION. y nnyan nnx TITO T ~: - :- - T: T - * r Minister: THOU who art our Guardian and our Guide, the silence of the evening has fallen upon the earth ; the sweet hours of rest have returned once more. The cares of another day have ended, and we draw nigh unto Thee with our offerings of praise and thanksgiving. Separated from the din of the busy world, we draw near to Thee to ht-ar Thy voice in the silence that now pervades ; by Thy liiiht, that makes the night brighter than the day, to re- view our day's doings and blessings, and to see whether they have brought us by a day's length nearer to Thee. Draw nigh unto us, Lord, as we draw nigh unto Thee. Enter Thou the sanctuary of our hearts, as we have entered the habitation of Thy holiness. Let the words of our lips and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in Thy sight, Thou to whom every soul is bare and every heart is open. Amen. Choir: Bless ye the Lord, all ye I servants of the Lord, who | " by night stand in the House \ J /> /"i i of God. Ps. cxxxiv. 1. Congregation The Lord will command His loving kindness in the day-time, and in the night His song shall be with me. Ps. xlii. 9. npn nirr rrir insy THE SERVICE MANUAL. ADORATION. Lord of the Universe, Thou hast reigned before yet any being was created, and till now hast Thou ruled all to which Thy creative will has given life. And though the universe should vanish and all life pass away, even then wilt Thou remain the Lord and Creator Supreme. Thou wa>t. Thou art, and Thou wilt for ever be great and glo- rious. As Thou wast without beginning, so wilt Thou be without end. Thou alone boldest sway; besides Thee there is none. Thou governest in everlasting dominion. Thou art mighty and adorable, and Thy greatness is unutter- able. Thine are the heavens, and Thine the earth. Thine is the day, and Thine the night. Thou hast spread out the firmament, and laid the foundations of the earth. Thou leadest forth the sun, paintest the sky with the brightest azure, deckest the earth with inexpressible loveliness. Thou drawest in the genial light of day, and leadest forth the silvery moon and the millions of stars that stand as faithful sentinels over us while Thou wrappest us in peaceful slumber. Thou art our God, our Redeemer, our Sheltering Rock in distress, our Guide and Protector when we invoke Thy aid. Into Thy care we commit our bodies and souls, sleeping and waking. If Thou art with > God, we have nothing to fear. Chain Day unto day uttereth -jK-t-eh. and night unt( night showeth kiiuwl- \ix 3. EVENING SERVICE. Congregation .- He that dwelleth in the | secret place of the Most Hiuh shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. Ps. xci. 1. '*!(* THANKSGIVING. mrr*? nnrf? DID T |- J//// /xter : Though the shades of evening have again descended, yet no shadow obscures Thy loving kindness. Though the light of day has gone to awaken and bless other lands, yet Thou, God, abidest with us still. Marvellous is Thy goodness, God. Every moment brings us tokens of Thy love. The day that has now closed, how rich has it been in the demonstration of Thy goodness ! At home and abroad, in our several ways and amid varied exposures, Thy sheltering wings have been over us. Thou hast con- tinued to us the use of our powers and faculties, and ena- bled us to go through the trials required by duty and necessity without injury to mind or body. Thy loving hand hasfc tenderly smoothed for us the rough and thorny paths. In Thee we have found an unfailing support when, wearied and fainting, we felt our own thoughts insufficient to our need. How shall we thank Thee, who possessest all and wan test nothing, for the bounty with which Thou hast supplied, for the strength with which we have borne our burdens, for our escape from seen or unseen perils, for the instruction we have received through our outward experience and Thy inward admonitions, for every social and domestic comfort we have enjoyed, for whatever other blessings imparted to our souls ? We THE SERVICE MANUAL. cannot requite Thee with gifts, nor render recompense to Thee with even our most cherished treasures. We can but worshipfully offer unto Thee our praises and thanks- giving. Choir: Praise ye the Lord, the Praise-deserving. Congregation : Praised be the Lord, the Praise-deserving, for ever and aye. SUPPLICATION. (Congregation reads in With what gladness should we welcome the hour that calls us to Thy Sanctuary ! But, alas ! we know, Father, that many a time and oft we have proved our- selves unworthy of Thy many and great mercies. We feel that in the eagerness of our pursuits we have not always thought of Thee, nor of what Thou wouldst have us do. We mourn that we have not better improved Thy gifts, and that we have not a better account to render of the day that has passed by. Fervently we pray Thee, forgive all that has been wrong in our actions. If we have yielded to temptation, if we have been unfaithful in any of the relations and duties of life, if we have swerved from integrity, if we have been unthankful or ungenerous, if we have shown a retaliatory or unforgiving spirit, if we have severed or wounded trusting a flection, or in any way yed Thy will, help us to see and feel our sins, and improve us with a new spirit, that we may live henceforth as becometh Thy children. Oh, that we might feel that steadily, one after another, our day.- are passing away, and no entreat ie> of ours and EVENING SERVICE. 9 no power on earth can recall or arrest them ! What we have done remains done for ever. What we have omitted to do, we cannot supply. -May we do the good thai IB yel in our power to do. May we strive for the right and pur- sue it with all our might. May we this hour enter upon a life acceptable to Thee, and remain faithful to it all our days. If the slightest, disposition to do wrong is formed within us, be it instantly overcome by the remembrance of Thine infinite kindness, and by our mindfulness of Thy law. which Thou hast graven on our hearts. Let us not seek refuge behind the plea of ignorance, for, though we cannot know the essence of Thy being, nor understand the purpose of many of Thy decrees, yet we know what Thou wouldst have us do. May Thy will be done, and may Thy commandment be obeyed, now and for evermore. Amen. Choir: He hath shewed thee, ^^.^^ Q-.^ man, what is good, and what ^'^ " ^ '' the Lord doth require of thee. Congregation : Nothing but to do justly. and to love mercy, and to | FO7 ^PH IDfl walk humbly with Thy God. Micah vi. 8. CONSECRATION. Mia inter : Giver of all ! Surrounded by Thy never-ending mer- cies, and awed by Thy splendors, we are overcome by a vivid sense of our obligations. Thy mercies continually beseech us to make our lives holy and acceptable unto Thee. Thou hast placed us here not only to be served from the fountains of Thy grace, but also to serve those 10 THE SERVICE MANUAL. sacred interests which Thou hast implanted in our souls, and for which Thou hast fitted our ininds and hands and hearts. Thy providential care over our fathers, their many and marvellous deliverances from the hands of powerful adversaries, the mighty streams of civilization which Thou hast permitted to issue from them, confirm within us the belief that they were spared by Thee for the establishment of Thy reign over a united and enlightened humanity. Grateful unto Thee for Thy past bounties, and eager to prove ourselves worthy of our illustrious ancestry, we consecrate ourselves anew this evening to continue the 1 mission our fathers have taken upon themselves, like them to carry the banner in the van of civilization, inscribed with our creed : ONE GOD OVER ALL; OAT? BROTHERHOOD OF ALL; PEACE AND GOOD- WILL AMOXG ALL. Unto the realization of this goal we hallow all our powers and possessions, Everywhere and every moment may we watch for opportunities of well-doing, considering no place so high or so low that it may not be made to shine with the light of Thy truths. In every scene of life may \ve hold ourselves ready to aid every good cause, to lift up the fallen, to relieve the suffering, to comfort the sorrowing. t<> guide the erring, to enlighten the ignorant. And though the world >hoiil. ings of all who knew us or knew of us. Amen. 13 KADDISH. Exalted and Hallowed be the name of the Lord. Man is of few days, and full of trouble. He cometli forth like a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. All are of dust, and all turn to dust again. There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. There the fettered are free ; there they hear not the voice of the op- pressor. The small and the great are there. The dust alone returns to dust ; the spirit returns to God, who gave it. In the way of right- eousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death. May the Lord of the Uni- verse grant plenteous peace, and a goodly reward, and grace and mercy, unto Israel, and . unto all who have de- parted from this life. Amen. May He who maintains the Harmony of the Universe vouchsafe unto all of us peace for evermore. Amen. (Ifournera r;ny:?pi D'p rrn DPI r: srjn wjwh DP T : : T ^- T : T DP nnm y ID T : ^T I ^P jin 1 ? awn 14 THE SERVICE MANUAL. EVENING HYMN. Welcome, ye deep and silent shades, That veil the glowing West ! Hour of repose, Softly it flows, Diffusing balmy rest. Author of all the countless worlds The vault of heaven displays, Awed by Thy power, Thee we adore, And chant our evening lays. Under those eyes which never close We lay us down to sleep ; Hearer of prayer, Make us Thy care, And safe our slumbers keep. Soon as the sun, with new-born rays, Relumes the Eastern skies, Source of all light, Beam on our sight, And bless our waking eyes. BENEDICTION. Sttrfcttional Abetting; MEDITATION. (Read in silence by Congregation.) LIFE MEASURED BY VIRTUE, NOT BY YEARS. THE day is done, and darkness follows on the wings of night. In her starry shade of dim loveliness I learn the language of another world. How sweet and soothing is this hour of calm ! The darker it grows without, the brighter shines the light within. Wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars. Darkness has divinity for me. It is the felt presence of the Deity. It strikes thought inward. It opens the book of life, that I may see whether, in being a day older, I am richer by a day's virtue. If I compute my life according to the measure of the time which I have lived, it is now, indeed, very long ; but if I judge it according to the good and laudable actions which it contains, it is exceedingly short. For the exercise of all the virtues which I am conscious of having practised, scarcely so many days would have been requisite as I have spent years. How much more good might I have performed, had I employed all the opportunities which God granted me for that pur- pose ! He has presented to me many an occasion for doing good: have I well applied all these opportunities to that great end? Many an object of commiseration has been placed before me : have I. on my part, so far as has been in my power, acted as the charitable helper and deliverer, 15 1<> THE SERVICE MANUAL. the friend and comforter, of the unfortunate? I must confess that, in proportion to the sum of days to my life, scanty are the good actions I have accomplished. I have. it is true, lived a large number of days; but can I also maintain that I have really lived them ? What avails to me a lengthened life in which I hardly raise myself above the lower species? A life void of virtue is no life. The shortest life is long enough if it lead to a better, and the longest life is short if it do not. That life is long which answers life's great end. The time that bears no fruit deserves no name. A man's time, well husbanded, is like a cultivated field, of which a few acres produce more of what is useful to life than extensive prov- inces, even of the richest soil, when overrun with weeds and brambles. A useless life is only an early death. He lives long who lives well, and time misspent is not lived, but lost. Lost wealth may be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by cure ; but lost time is gone for ever. We live in deeds, not years ; in thoughts, not breaths ; in feelings, not in figures on the dial. We should count time by heart-throbs. He most lives who thinks the most, feels the noblest, acts the best. Time is the life of the soul. To live is not merely to breathe: it is to act; it is to make a right use of our organs, senses, fac- ulties. The man of largest wisdom and of greatest deed is thi man of longest life. Oh. that I might never forget that time is the warp of life ! Oh. that I might weave it well ! From this evenini: shall the better disposal of my existence date its com- mrne.'inent. God of my destiny, remember not my former lav.-, \vhieh I have parth .-lumbered and partly squandered away. So rule me that I may ever keej> in mind the tied ii, May I >]>end my days in not him: whicll must be repented nl'. in nothing which I could not review with a ADDITIONAL EVENING SEHVK 1-. 17 quiet conscience. May no day pass whose slow descending sun shall view from my hand an unworthy action done. I entreat Thee, O Lord, not for a prolonged term of years, but for the wisdom properly to employ those which are appointed to me., however few they may be, so that the manifold amount of my virtues may compensate the short duration of my life. He that loves God and man, and nobly labors for both, lives long lives well. RESPONSIVE READINGS. (The following selections to be read alternately by the Minister and the Con- gregation.) Before retiring, banish ill will against thy neighbor ; As thou wouldst have thy sin forgiven, pardon his. Congregation : A good life hath but few days, But a good name endureth for ever. In the hour of death, wealth will prove no companion ; But virtue attends the righteous even beyond the grave. Happy the man who is great in good deeds, for he shall be honored in life and in death. Be not wise in words, but in deeds ; Not the learning, but the doing, maketh the true life. are old in their youth, And others are young in their old age. Judge a man by his deeds, And thou wilt not be led to false judgment. Say little and do much, For by thy action shalt thou be judged. 2 18 THE SERVICE MANUAL. Let not your wisdom exceed your deeds ; Like a tree, you will have many branches and few roots. Have regard to thy name, For that shall continue or<> the treasures of gold. The righteous need no epitaphs : Their deeds are their monuments. Burden not thyself with the cares of to-morrow ; Live to-day, and live it well. Ben Sirach. Talmud. ORISON. T : I" v: T: | Minister, : Thou to whom the night shineth like the day, who never slumbereth or sleepeth, fervently we beseech Thee, let no peril invade our repose while the shades of night pass over the earth. Let our lying down and our rising be in peace. With the entire confidence of children rest- ing in a parent's arms, may we resign ourselves to Thy care, not only this night, but also at all times. Bring us, we pray Thee, to the dawn of morn, still surrounded with Thy mercies. May Thy blessings also extend to others. Give rest to the weary, strengthen the weak, heal the sick, comfort the afflicted, bring hope to the despairing, and solace to the sorrow-laden. And while we beseech Thee to bless Thy children, may we not be unmindful of the blessings whieh we ourselves can di.-peiix-. Incline us to sympathy with suffering hu- manity, hasten our feet at its cry, open our hand to its wants, ami -wcctcii our lips for its consolation. .May sincerity dwell in our souls and verity in our thoughts, and truth animate our tongues. If we suffer from any, make u ily to forgive. Though .Y.I/, ATA'.Y/AV/ Sl-:n\'lci-:. 1!) our motives bo aspersed, our characters slandered, our per- sons injured, and our rights violated, may we not return injury for injury. May wo love one another with pure hearts, and unite our endeavors to promote each other's happiness, that we may experience how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Cleanse us from secret faults. What is low in us, do Thou raise ; what is evil, do Thou purify. To whatever trials our integrity may be exposed, may we have strength to preserve it uncorrupted. In our prosperity keep us from pride, and in our adversity keep us from rebellious thoughts. Make us willing to give up every indulgence that will op- pose the interests of our best good. May wo live while we live, and live for nobler pleasures than those of the senses, and for higher glories than any whieh man can ofler. May sleep remind us of death, and keep us from too great attachment to this world. May we remember that a time must come when all earthly posses- sions will be of no avail a time when we must part from this life and all its pleasing pursuits, and go where the only distinction recognized will be that of virtue. In mercy accept these our prayers, and answer them in Thine own way, at Thine own time, for our and all mankind's good. Amen. Choir : The labor of the righteous tendeth to life; the fruit of the wicked is for sin. Prov. x. 16. Congregation : The fear of the Lord tend- eth to life : and he that hath it shall abide satisfied. D"rY? nirr run* Prov. xix. 23. | (Return to page 12). Jttorning j&erbtce. ORGAN VOLUNTARY. INVOCATION. Minister: LORD, with faith in Thy grace we enter Thy house, with awe we bow down before Thee in Thy sanctuary. We love Thy habitation, Lord, we cherish the sacred abode of Thy glory. Here we humble ourselves before Thee. Here we breathe a holier atmosphere, and feel the blessed influences of Thy divine spirit. Here we loosen the fetters that hold us fast to the material world, and lift ourselves on the wings of lofty aspirations and pious med- itations into Thy celestial realms. Here we unlock our souls and open our hearts to Thee. Here we offer before Thee our fervent prayers : in mercy accept and answer them, our God and Creator. Amen. Choir : lis crates with courts with praise. Ps. c. 4. Happy are they that dwell never cease to praix- Thr I'j*. Ixxxiv. 5. 20 21 ADORATION. rrir Tnto Thee, Lord, we render praise, honor, and thanks. Mighty things hast Thou done for us, and in us hast Thou magnified Thy greatness and Thy goodness. Praised be Thou for the souls and minds with which Thou hast ennobled us, and which render us capable of comprehending the excellence of Thy works, and of under- standing the noble mission Thou wouldst have us fill on earth. Praised be Thou for our endowments and faculties, for the health of our bodies, for the soundness of our senses, for Thy bountiful provisions for our necessities and com- fort, for the faithful monitor which Thou hast placed within us, to warn us against wrong and to approve the right. Praised be Thou for the many dangers averted, for the frequent rescues without which we should long since have perished, for the pleasures of our homes and association- ships, for all the means through which Thou hast sweet- ened our life and hast prospered our ways. Praised be Thou, also, for the troubles which Thou hast allotted to us, and which have rendered us both wiser and humbler; for the consolation which Thou hast imparted to :is under them, and for the happy issue which Thou hast opened to us out of them. Praised be Thou for the joys and gratification with which Thou hast so abundantly enriched us ; for every sunbeam that cheers our hearts, for every draught that refreshes us, for every morsel that nourishes us, for every token of peace and good-will, for every advance of progress and enlightenment that gladdens our hearts and inspires our minds. 22 THE SERVICE MANUAL. For all these, and yet other blessings which Thou hast vouchsafed unto us, and for those which, in Thy superior wisdom, Thou hast been pleased to deny us, we render praise and glory unto Thy name, now and for ever. Amen. - Choir : Praise ye the Lord, the Praise-deserving. Congregation Praised be the Lord, the nhtth *Hirv-i n Praise-deserving, for ever and aye. THANKSGIVING. * *- Min ixter : Creator of All, unto Thee all should offer thanks, unto Thee all should render praise. For the universe and all contained therein are Thy glorious works, and their awe- inspiring excellence declares Thy greatness and Thy good- Thou, O Lord, givest unto nature her law. Thou openest the gates of heaven, and showerest Thy blessings upon the earth. Thou leadest forth the sun in all his glory, and the moon and stars in all their beauty, to give warmth and light to man and beast. Were our mouths filled with sacred song as is the sea with water, our tongues with melody as aiv its roaring billows, our lips with praise like the boundless firmament : were niir ejOfl as brilliant as the sun and moon, our hands extended like the eagle's winirs, our fret swift as the hind's even then would we In- unahle worthily to praise Thee. Fountain of all our joys. Thou art m-viT-rrasing in Thy beneficence. Kaeh day reneweth Thy bountifulness of yesterday. Kaeh day Thou provides* anew unto the -tars MORNING their light, to the fountains their water, to the earth her fertility, to the flowers their fragrance', to nature her lieanty, to man life and health and reason. Thou dost anticipate our needs before yet we call, and dost more and better for us than we can even ask or think. Thou dost adorn the summer and cheer the winter with Thy presence. Thou guidest all the worlds which Thou hast made, and warmest with Thy breath every mote that peoples the sun's beams. There is no boundary to Thy beneficence. Vaster than space, more infinite than time, art Thou. Thou dwell- est not only in temples made with hands, but art a per- petual presence in every star that shines above, in every flower that blooms beneath, in every heart that throbs, in every mind that thinks. Thou art the Infinite, nature's Lord, God in the earth below, God in the worlds circling above. Choir : The heavens declare the ! ~"]'j^3 D**)3DD glory of God, and the fir- mament showeth His handi- work. Ps. xix. 1. ntrypi I" -: |- :in - I I" TIT Congregation Who is like unto Thee, Lord? Who is like Thee, glo- j rious in holiness, awe-inspir- j ing in praise, wonder-work- 1 ^) T\&y rf?ilfi Exod. xv. 11. SUPPLICATION. Minister : Lord of all Worlds, not our righteousness, but Thy bounteous mercy, draws us unto Thee with our fervent 24 THE SERVICE MANUAL. supplications. Thou seest the inmost thought and pur- pose of every soul. Thou art acquainted with all our ways, and there is not a word in our tongues but lo ! Lord, Thou knowest it altogether. And what is it that we can say to Thee, Father? What are we, and what is our life ? Are not even our heroes as naught in Thy sight, our men of fame as if they had never been, and our learned men as if they were void of understanding? Profitless is our handiwork ; vain are the days of our lives ; and but for the blessed light of reason which Thou hast planted within us, we would in nowise differ from the brute. Oh that we might make noble use of this light ! Incline us, Lord, to walk in the way of Thy law, and to cling steadfastly unto Thy commandments. Lead us not into temptation, and deliver us from sin. Let not evil in- clinations have control over us. Let our senses be good servants unto us, and not our evil masters. Keep us from sinful companions. Imbue us with noble aspirations. Make us eager after good deeds. May we find this day, and every day, grace and mercy in Thy sight, and in the sight of all who come in contact with us. Amen. Choir: What is man that Thou I art mindful of him, and the 13"pfr"P3 son of man that Thou visit- est him ? Ps. viii. r,. Lead me in Thy truth and ^-.^U* ^.^^y^ ,. teach me, IMF Thou art the God of my salvation. Pa. xxv. 5. MORNING SERVICE. 25 CONSECRATION. Mvnittcr : Thou, God, hast led Thy servants with unchanging love. From the very beginning of our existence hast Thou destined us for a noble mission. For it Thou didst prepare our fathers in the school of trial and tribulation, and through it they were enabled to render valuable ser- vice in the spread of a knowledge of Thee and of Thy Law. And unless they had suffered, they never would have achieved. Those whom Thou choosest for Thy service, Thou mouldest in the furnace of affliction and harden- est on the anvil of adversity, to keep them vigilant at their posts and mindful of their duty. Thou heedest not their sighs and tears. Thou knowest that, in the ful- ness of time, they will tune a thanksgiving hymn for every sigh, and the world will bless those who suffered and achieved. Joyfully do we consecrate ourselves anew to-day to the work our fathers have begun. Ours, too, shall be the con- stant aim and effort to bring ever nearer that blessed age. when all mankind's goal shall be our creed : ONE GOD OVER ALL; ONE BROTHERHOOD OF ALL; PEACE AND GOOD-WILL AMONG ALL. In joy and in sorrow, in victory and in defeat, in light and in darkness, wherever we may be and whatever be our lot, we shall acknowledge Thy unity and holiness, and pray and toil for the speedy dawn of that day, when Thou wilt be reverenced and obeyed the whole world over, and all mankind will live in peace and unity. (Congregation Standing.) THE SERVICE MAX UAL. Choir Hear, Israel : the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Deut. iv. 4. Congregation : Praised be the Lord, the Praise-deserving, for ever and aye. Deut.vi.4. Chot'r: Holy ! Holy ! Holy ! is the Lord of Hosts ; the whole earth is full of His glory. Isaiah vi. 3. Congregation : The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, Zion, unto all generations. Hal- leluiah. DE> srna Ps. cxlvi. 10. -i-n Have we not all Father ? Hath not God created us ? Why doth brother deal treacherously against brother by profaning the covenant of our fathers? Mulachi ii. 10. Choir: One One Behold how good and how pleasant it is i'r hivtluvn to dwell together in unity. i 1 .-. cxxxiii. 1. .ii-jlf vv>/ur/ Selection.) ANTHEM. SERMON. ANTHEM. i \l. I-K \vi i:- (One or mi- concluding u-ith t; :\\ SPECIAL PRAYERS. I. PRAYER FOR THE COMMUNITY. O GOD, be graciously pleased to take us under Thy Fatherly care. Imprint upon our hearts such a grateful sense of Thy goodness to us as may make us ashamed to offend Thee. Dispose us to dedicate our souls and minds and hearts to Thee in a righteous and useful life. Keep us temperate in our desires and ambitions, and dili- gent in our avocations. Incline us to be just and upright in all our dealings, full of compassion, and ready to do good to all. Make our thoughts, our words, our deeds, testimonies that Thou alone rulest within us, and that the peace and the well-being of our fellow-men lie nearest to our hearts. These things, and whatever else may profit the ends for which we have been placed on earth, we humbly beg of Thee, our God and Father. Amen. Choir : put your trust in Him alway, ye people ; Pour out your hearts before Him ; For God is our refuge. Psalm Ixii. 9. Congregation : Lead me, Lord, in Thy righteousness ; Make straight before me Thy way. Psalm v. 9. 32 THE SERVICE MANUAL. II. PRAYER FOR THE COMMONWEALTH. Lord God, Father of All ! Humbly we approach Thee this morning with fervent thanks for the peace that abides in our midst, and for the plenty that abounds. We thank Thee that the sound of the anvil rings through the land, that loom and forge and furnace, that plough and ship and locomotive, send forth to millions of people here, and to the nations beyond the seas, the glad tidings of our coun- try's safety, and of our nation's prosperity. And we approach Thee, God, this morning, not only with our thanks, but also with our supplications. Despite abundance, want lodges in our midst ; and, despite peace, the voice of discontent is not yet hushed in our land. We pray Thee, O God, enable the people's representatives, wherever assembled, to wrestle with this harassing foe, and to conquer him. Fill their minds with a consciousness that in them is centered a nation's trust, that to them the people look for a solution of problems that perplex them, and of difficulties that beset them. . And we pray Thee, God, dispose the hearts of our people to aid their representatives in the work upon which they are engaged. Unless the people earnestly seek to walk in the way of righteousness, in vain will their repre- sentatives legislate, and in vain will be the blessings which iii-lils and mines lavish upon us. With these our thanks, with these our supplications, humbly wo approach Thee. Accept our thanks, and liear and :ms\vrr our prayer, as seemest best in Thine ryes, for Thy people's sake. Amen. Choir : Blessed be the Lord who daily loadrtli us with bom-fit.-, n the God of our salvation. ;, txritt.90 HORNING SERVICE. l\:\ ( \>mjr< i praise the Lord all ye nations, Praise Him all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us ; And the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Psalm cxvii. III. THE THANKSGIVING OF THE PROSPEROUS. We approach Thee, God, this day not only as a com- munity and as a people, but also singly, each one of us with our own individual thank-offerings, and with our separate supplications. Among us there are those to-day, who seek Thy gracious presence to render praise for the peace and plenty that abound in their homes, and for the success that crowns their labors. May it please Thee to bless them with a continuance of Thy favor. But may the uses they make of it show them deserving of Thy kindness. Keep them in their present spirit of grateful acknowledgment. May not worldly prosperity estrange their soul, in ingrat- itude, from Thee, binding their hearts in the fetters of selfishness. Since it has pleased Thee to bestow abundance upon them, enable them to use it for Thy glory and for the good of man. If riches increase, let them not set their hearts upon them. Let them remember that the duration of them is short at best, and that in the grave there is no enjoyment of them. Enlarge their hearts with the en- lanrement of their fortunes. Make them rich in good works, and ready to distribute, according as Thou hast prospered them. Teach them that their wealth is Thine, even as is their life, and that only then is wealth good when blessed use is made of it. Make them willing instru- ments in founding and sustaining institutions of education and learning and charity, willing to aid in bringing light to those who stray in darkness, in assisting the needy, in 3 34 THE SERVICE MANUAL. comforting the suffering, and in furthering every cause that tends to promote Thy glory, and peace and good-will among men. Amen. Choir : Let the Lord be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity Of His servant. Psalin xxxv. 27. Congregation : Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous, And shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart. Tsalm xxxii. 11. IV. PRAYER FOR THOSE LABORING UNDER ADVERSITY. But not the blessed alone, the heavy-laden also are with us this morning. With sad hearts, and with tearful eyes they look up to Thee, merciful Father, and implore Thy aid. Though Thy judgments are unsearchable, and Thy way past finding out, still we inwardly feel that Thou art too wise to err. When Thou sufferest evil to come upon man, it is to make him wiser and better, to bring him forth more glorious for his trials, as is the gold that is tried in the furnace. And we pray Thee, O Lord, incline them to trace the cause of their adversity to the neglect of man rather than to the punishment of God. Lead them also to remember their mercies, for the days of their comfort have far out- numbered the hours of their sorrow. For every tear there have been a thousand smiles, and for every cloud a thou- sand sunshines. Lord, have pity on thraw around them tlie sympathies of all, MORXfNG SKRVH'K. \vho arc exempt from these evils. Bless those charities which seek to ameliorate and to remove these calamities of life. And, if it please Thee, give wisdom to devise MM h modes of cure, as shall greatly lessen, or entirely remove, these afflictions from the earth. Amen. Choir : Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart. Psalm xxvii. 14. Congregation : Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivereth him out of them all. Psalin xxxiv. 20. V. PRAYER FOR THE SICK. Thou, Helper of the Helpless, fervently we beseech Thee in behalf of those afflicted, who cannot join us in our service to-day, who are fastened to their sick-bed with pain- ful disease. Whatever be the cause that has brought suffering upon them, we pray Thee let it not overwhelm them. Let Thy blessings descend upon the means used for the restoration of Thy servants, and give success to the efforts of human skill. Make them patient under their trials, and restore them to health and usefulness. Turn their suffering into joy, and may they re-enter life purified, glorifying Thee, and Thy wondrous help, by lending willing hands towards abating the sorrows and sufferings of others. But, God, if Thou, in Thine infinite wisdom, hast de- creed otherwise than we desire, grant us a spirit of filial submission. Be Thou with the stricken in their last pain- ful moments. Let not despair seize upon their departing souls. Render the darkness that encompasses them lumi- nous with radiant hope. May their closing eyes eat eh glimpses of the more beauteous world, and of the more 36 THE SERVICE MAS UAL. blessed life, which, we trust, shall crown their earthly ex.- istence. Be Thou with the stricken family. May their fears be quieted. Whether their dear ones remain or depart, let their faith in Thee abide ; and by all events, whether joyous or sorrowful, may they show themselves equally trusting, and equally willing to render praise and thanks to Thee, our God and Redeemer. Amen. Choir: Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee ; He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm Iv. 23. Congregation : Like as a father pitieth his children, So the Lord pitieth them that fear Him. Psalm ciii. 13. VI. PRAYER FOR THE MOURNERS. Thou, Father of Life and Death, humbly we entreat Thee to comfort those who have come here this morning to seek consolation in Thy holy habitation. Hither they have fled to escape tin- painful void which death has caused within their homes. (Jrant them. () Lord, that comfort here which they have not found at home. Whisper into their anguished souls words of peaceful submission and of strengthening hope. (live tin-in tin- a.-suram-e that there is .-Mine meaning in their visitation which they eamiot m>\v comprehend, hut, which some day may prove tn them that there was more of Me in:: i:i their affliction than of sorrow. MOKM\<.; HUH VICE. 37 I, cad them to think of the departed rather as living than dead, living in the hearts of their dear ones, in tin- Messed memories they have left behind, in the noble deeds they liuvc wrought, in the sweet and happy influences they have exercised, which neither death nor time can efface. Lead them to look upon the bright side of death. May their tears not so blind them as not to see that the depart- ed are at rest, that pain can no longer rack them, nor care harass them, nor wrong grieve them that they have passed beyond the reach of frown or threat or blow, that they are now in Thy loving care and blessed keeping. May it please Thee, Lord, speedily to turn these mourners' affliction into blessing. May they recognize in their visitation a secret call for higher work. May the tears they now shed be to them as stepping-stones, on which they may rise to a larger usefulness, to a fuller understanding of the real purposes of life, so that when, in the fulness of time, their summons comes, their departure may be as deeply mourned as now they themselves mourn those, who have already obeyed Thy call. Amen. Choir : Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His saints. Psalm cxvi. 15. Congregation : So teach us to number our days, That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Psalm xc. 12. (Mourners Rising.) THE SERVICE MANUAL. KADDISH. Exalted and Hallowed be die name of the Lord. Man is of few days, and full of trouble. He comctli forth like a flower, and is cut down ; he fleeth as a shadow, and continueth not. All are of dust, and all turn to dust again. There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest. There the fettered are free ; there they hear not the voice of the op- pressor. The small and the great are there. The dust alone returns to dust ; the spirit returns to God, who gave it. In the way of right- eousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death. May the Lord of the Uni- verse grant plenteous peace, and a goodly reward, and grace and mercy, unto Israel, and unto all who have de- parted from this life. Am i n. May He who maintains the Harmony of the Universe vouchsafe unto all of us peace for evermore. Amen. aw rnrn 'pN in! : rp jw irnr *7ip wpp & um> n : rein D^' 'rin ftDp T mini ID- -^D-^JTI fnn N3D*?j; jo i^D 1 ?^ prf? D D-Tp T -|0 vona (Jfourn^rs Seated.) .i/o/;.v/.\v; SERVICE. :;.. SILENT DEVOTION. (A short interval for sih-nt itrimtf. devotion.) CLOSING HYMN. When this song of praise shall ceasa Let Thy people, Lord, depart With the blessing of Thy peace, And Thy love in every heart. Oh, where'er our path may lie, Father, let us not forget That we walk beneath Thine eye, That Thy care upholds us yet. Blind are we, and weak and frail : Be Thine aid for ever near ; May the fear of sin prevail Over every other fear. BENEDICTIONS. The Lord will give strength to His people, the Lord will bless His people with peace. Ps. xxix. 11. Or this: Commit your way unto the Lord ; trust in Him, and He will give you success. Ps. xxxvii. 5. Or this : The Lord shall guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore. Ps. cxxi. 8. ft' THE SERVICE MANUAL. Trust in the Lord and do good ; place your delight in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Ps. xxxvii. 3, 4. Or this : Be strong and of good courage ; be not afraid, neither be you dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you. Deut. xxxi. 6. Or this: The Lord bless you and keep you ; the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His counte- nance to you, and give you peace. Num. vi. 24-26. nirr irn vs nirr nirv MORNING SERVICE. 41 (The following prayers to be offered by the Minister when reqw*(l bij those i ned.) VII. MEMORIAL PRAYER. (On the anniversary of the death of a member of the family.) O Thou Comforter of the Comfortless, with saddened, yet with grateful, feelings, those whom death once smote heavily, seek Thy presence, on this anniversary-day of their great loss. Grateful are they that their hearts, to- day, are not wrung with agony, nor their souls overwhelmed with grief. Thou hast poured healing balm into their bleeding wounds, and their hearts are healed. Where, for a time, all was darkness Thou hast sent light again. Where once all was despair, hope again sits enthroned. Time has wrought the cure which on that calamitous day reason could not bring. If not yet wholly reconciled to their great loss, they are at least contented to-day that they were permitted, for a considerable time, to live in the closest bonds of love with their dear departed. They find infinite comfort in the thought that, though their dear ones were too soon sum- moned from their side, they lived at least long enough to make their absence felt in their home, and in the larger circle in which they moved, and that all who came in con- tact with them were made the happier and better for hav- ing once enjoyed their associationship. They find soothing evidence in this Anniversary-Memorial that their departed are not dead, t4iat their memory lives in the heart of their survivors, and in the blessed fruition of their noble thoughts and deeds and aspirations, that not yet have their sweet countenances passed out of their memory, nor has the music of their voices died away, nor has their beautiful example lost its power, nor their cheerful word its com- fort. 42 THE SERVICE MANUAL. Grant them, God, Thy further aid. Remove yet every lingering vestige of their great sorrow. Make the spiritual union between the living and the dead all the closer for their separation in the flesh. May they show their truest appreciation by developing and ripening the noble seed planted by their departed. May this Memorial-Day stimu- late in us all such worthy conduct in the future, that when, in due time, our summons comes, we may leave behind a name deserving of grateful commemoration by kin and friend. Amen. Choir : He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm cxxvi. 6. Congregation: : They that sow in tears Shall reap in joy. Psalm cxxvi. 5. VIII. THE THANKSGIVING OF THOSE DELIV- ERED FROM DANGER. Graciously, O Lord, regard those assembled here to-day to offer praise and thanksgiving for the marvelous deliver- ance Thou didst vouchsafe to them, or theirs. When sick- ness overwhelmed them, when destruction seemed almost to have engulfed them, when great calamity drew nigh unto them, when despair seized upon them, and they, or theirs, seemed already to have passed into tin- shadow of the valley of death. Thy mercy suddenly appeared, anlL\L\(i HKHVICE. 45 humanity has entered with taintless brow, and with sinh-.-s heart, may ever exorcise the most helpful influence upon it. May piety and love, peace and sunshine, and virtuous ex- amph's. ever pervade it. And now, in accordance with the spirit of our religion, u v admit the child into the covenant of Israel, under the name of We consecrate its life to noble service to God and man. Accept, we beseech Thee, O Lord, this child in Thy loving care. May it rest peacefully under Thy sheltering wings. May it grow in virtue as it grows in years. Grant unto it health of body and health of mind, and rich measures of Thy Love and Wisdom, so that it may ever be steadfast to the cause of truth and right, which Israel teacheth in Thy name, for the good of all. Amen. Choir : give thanks unto the Lord ; for He is good : For His mercy endureth for ever. Psalm cvii. i. Congregation : Let Thy work appear unto Thy servants, And Thy glory unto their children. p sa i m xc . 16. XI. PRAYER FOR NEWLY-WEDDED COUPLE. Graciously, God, look down upon the couple, who, to- day, for the first time, since they joined their lives in holy wedlock, enter Thy sanctuary with their thank-offerings and supplications. From the very depths of their hearts rise their thanks to Thee for the happiness, which Thou hast vouchsafed unto them, in permitting them, henceforth and for ever, to walk unitedly through life. Eager that their happiness shall continue unto the end of their joint lives, that no shadow of misunderstanding or discontent shall darken the sunshine that now floods their hearts, they appear before Thee, this day, with their fervent supplica- 46 THE SERVICE 31 AX UAL. tions for Thy further counsel and direction. Aid them, God, to be seriously and lastingly conscious of the vows they have made, of the pledges they have given, of the duties they have taken upon themselves. Bestow upon them Thy grace, that the things which they have promised to do may never seem burdensome to them, but that the doing of them may bring continually increasing joy. Keep them in health and peace, in mutual trust and in loving companionship. May they live for each other, and n over- weary in promoting each other's good. May they exercise patience and forgiveness with respect to each other's frail- ties, and strive to conquer them with increased love. May they be to each other counsel and strength, light and com- fort, sharers of each other's joys, consolers in each other's sorrows, and helpers to each other in all the changes and chances of life. Hand in hand, and heart with heart, trusting in each other, and in Thee, may they tread in peace the path of wedded life. Amen. Choir : that men would praise the Lord for His goodness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men. Psalm cvii. 31. Congregation : Kxcept the Lord build the house, They labor in vain that build it. Psalm cxxvii L XII. PRAYER FOR THE BETROTHED. Graciously, too, look down upon the twain, who, having pli^htrd to cadi other their hearts and hands, beseoeh Thee this day to grant them Thy blessing. We pray Thee, from wliiim no secrets arc hid. judge Thou their hearts, and the motives that draw one to the other, and their litne-> for each other. Fill them with a proper >ense of the >eriou>- I' the >ti-p, which of their own free will they have 17 derided soon to take. May they not enter blindly upon a path, which, though abounding wit]| blessing and happi- ness, has also its snares and its dangers. May they realize that it is a new epoch upon which they propose to enter, and that the entrance means a taking upon themselves many a care and burden and separation they have hitherto IK it known, means a painful severance of loving heart- strings, means a parting from dear ones, who loved them tenderly and watched over them faithfully, and cheerfully sacrificed for them comforts and pleasures. Let not love blind their reason, nor their ardor turn deaf ear to counsel. May they have a clear conception of the purpose of their prospective union. May they prepare for it betimes, by faithfully studying their own and each other's virtues and follies, merits and failings, and learn to increase the good and diminish the bad, so that, when, in due time, they approach the marriage-altar to make their vows, they may not only love each other dearly, but also know each other well, and be fitted for each other and for the new obligations they take upon themselves. In the mean time, may it please Thee to continue their hearts' May-Day of love unbroken. Keep threatening clouds and alarming storms from them. May the happi- ness of their present state be but a foretaste of the still greater happiness to follow. Amen. Choir : He that walketh uprightly and worketh righteousness, And speakcth truth in his heart, He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Psalm xv. 2, 5. Congregation : Truly God is good to such as are of clean heart. Psalm Ixxiii. 1. jjerbtces for SERVICE I. MEDITATION. (To be read in silence by Congregation.) THE SABBATH. HAIL, sacred Sabbath, that rests the individual, blesses the family, prospers the community, secures the state, exalts the nation, pours light and life on earth ! Thou art the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week. Thou art the keystone in the arch of public morals : without thee the whole structure falls ! What a precious boon the Sabbath is to the sons of toil and the children of care ! However much men may be divided on questions of religion, there exists almost perfect unanimity among all in their belief that a whole day of rest, after every six days of toil, is the indis- pensable requisite for the health and progress of human- kind. The Sabbath has humanized man. It has secured for society the largest amount of labor which man is capable of rendering. Where the Sabbath is best observed, there work is best performed. Where hand and brain relax one day in each week, there tasks become easier when resumed. The bow that soonest breaks is the bow that is never un- strung. Day after day records an excessive waste of tissue and of vital force. Unless we allow ourselves one whole lay of freedom from all work, both manual and mental, so that the waste may be repaired, ill health is the con- sequence, and \vi' arc disabled from rendering the best ser- vice to society, from reajmii: the best liarve.-t from our toil, 48 ADDITIONAL SABBATH SERVICE I. i ( J and, saddest of all, we are hastened into an untimely grave. The Sabbath is like the green oasis in the wilderness where, after the week's journey, the pilgrim halts for repose, where he rests beneath the shade of the lofty palm trees, and, refreshing himself with the waters of the calm, clear stream, recovers his strength, and goes forth again upon his pilgrimage with renewed vigor and cheerfulness. The morality and spirituality of a community constitute the most important factors in the promotion of civilization, and these blessings come to us almost exclusively through the observance of the Sabbath. The heart needs training, and the soul needs opportunity for spiritual elevation, but these cannot be acquired in the mine or in the quarry, at the loom or at the forge, at the plow or in the shop. Un- interrupted toil not only undermines the health and dwarfs the intellect, but also blunts the virtues and deadens the nobler sensibilities in man. As the diver has need to come occasionally to the surface in order to fill his lungs with fresh and invigorating air, so, too, must we, from time to time, raise ourselves from the stifling depths of toil and care that we may breathe a pure and spiritual atmosphere, and thus save the heart and soul from suffoca- tion. We need the Sabbath to purge us from the dross of life and to purify our moral and spiritual nature. We need the Sabbath to give life its true interpretation, to teach us that man is not a mere machine, placed here solely to toil and to drudge. We need the Sabbath to teach us that there is a God above us and a future before us, and to acquaint us with the sacred duties we owe to self, to others, and to our own family circles. The sweetest blessing which the Sabbath brings is the joy of the family reunion, which binds the hearts of the parents unto the children and the hearts of the children 4 50 THE SERVICE MANUAL. unto the parents in the tender bonds of an affection which gives to life its purest joy. It affords the opportunity for receiving moral and religious instruction, for social inter- course with friends and neighbors, for visiting the sick, for comforting the mourning, for aiding the helpless. Take the Sabbath from man, and his heart will turn to stone and his spiritual nature will be crushed. To abolish the Sab- bath would be to annihilate one of the mightiest agents in civilizing and socializing mankind would be to dry up a fountain of purifying influences, and to deprive human life of one of its most sacred and refining pleasures. RESPONSIVE READINGS. (Minister and Congregation read alternate verses.) Minister : Six days were given us for labor, and one for rest : As the former is a duty, so is the latter a necessity. * Congregation : Toll din/ in-nfh Kh'H'frii a life, And care bringeth age before the time. As the Sabbath is distinguished from the other six days, So let thy use of it differ from thy weekday occupation. Constant toll dro-initli tin- lnnly <>f strength: There is no ritJH-s like health. Better a poor man, sound and strong of constitution, Than a rich man that is afflicted in his body. mill n oili/ iilmn- infinite wealth. There is no riches above a sound body, And no joy above the joy of the heart. Ih.illi /.s- luff,,- tlmn l>itt< r /''/'- .1 ml id null /v.s7 limit continual foil. 51 Gladness of heart is the lilt- <>!' :i man, And the joyfulncss of a man prolongeth his days. /// //*'//' din/ comfort (lit/ /iirt ; Ii> //< imrri/ fur from f/t'. Ceaseless toil hath killed many, And there is no profit therein. They ir/io ili'liyht in the Sabbath Shall Jl i la peace and health and joy. Ben Sirach. Mediaeval Rabbis. HYMN. THE DAY OF REST. Come, Sabbath day, and bring Peace and healing on thy wing, And to every troubled breast Speak of the divine behest : Thou shalt rest ! Earthly longings bid retire, Quench our passions' hurtful fire ; To the wayward, sin-oppressed, Bring thou the divine behest : Thou shalt rest ! Wipe from every cheek the tear, Banish care, and silence fear ; All things working for the best, Teach the one divine behest : Thou shalt rest ! (Return to page 27.) airtuttonal g>erbtces for SERVICE II. MEDITATION. (Read in silence by Congregation.) RETRIBUTION. Psalm xlvi. 2. " Be still, and know that I am God !" Thus speaks the voice of the Lord to us from out of the great events of the world. Not man's but God's will is done. Something different from what we expect is ever occurring. Many changes have taken place which mortals in their blind folly would fain have prevented. In vain are the ravings and the fury of man. What is to be, comes to pass. Everything has' its limit, which no man can overstep. The mightiest are checked in their career by the rul- ing hand of God. He has struck down the exalted, and raised up the humble. Of what avail were the mightiest fleets that ever rode the waves? Of what avail were powerful hosts of men ? Of what avail were the cun- ning plans of leaders, the valor of the commanders? X< one is mighty before the Lord. Wise men have been left :h in dungeons, yet have changed the destinies of entire continents. He has saved innocence when con- demned, and drawn the secret criminal into the light of