The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-14
THE DAILY INTELLGENtR.
Monday, August i 1870.

Ggx HowATD At Orr CHrR-Hfs
Ys.terday Gen. o. o. H.&Ar3. tf.Le
L. :. Army, filled the puIpi, 81 ,ae
Congregational Church I'm the ,norniug.
AMI The Baptist. n the evening. AZ the
latter AT ungsuai ATTENDANCE. gathered
many bang unable 20 obtain -ers-
They were attracted thither by the an
ucurcssnent that union svrysce IA 10
b. conducted i,v Use General. a. ablca
tie pastors and congregations 4f the
Ns;l4odist Episcopal aud Congreg st,on-
Al Churches were - participate Excl
lec.t music was diaooursed by a large
choir. with Miss Nation 81 the organ
After the usual scripture reading. aLd
prayers by Rev. Messrs. Ellis AMI
with, Gen Howard vas introduced to
the audience By the Rev. " . With.
wlo remarked that be was most har ~
- say that the gentleman was sol'ilcr
Of Christ as we'll a. & soldier Il h.s
CT intry. and be doubted not that ne
dsiighted a. much IN tho latter - IL
the former service. aud also remarked
that Gen Howard had been reqnssted
10 give bis Christian experience. which
would b. Of very grea. interest.
he presumed 10 the entire audience.
Gen Howard then commenced has al
dress. aud at once engaged the fail at
,ention Of bis audience, ard held ii
,hroueh his discourse. The General J.
very pleasant spcakcr. aud when
.s,roaohly warmed - hi. subject re-
m,rksbIy eloquent. IL commenced
his address by saying that Christian,
.hsnIa ever be ready, IS the Apnstl,.
spiaine them. 10 give reason for LII.
l,oI,. that j. ia them Though many
Christians think that il il unnecessary
10 talk 70 much about their religion,
he considered il, and had the injunction
Of the Apostle for bis authority. au cs-
pecisl duty Of all Christians 10
ever be ready 10 speak
aud to defend their religion
In travelling he said. extensively
through California. Oregon, Washing
toa Territory. Idaho. aud other portions
of the west. be found great aud Ats
alarming amount Of Intideliity-- many
who openly declared that they did not
accept the Bible as the revealed word
of God. 81 were willing to take it a
the rule and guide Of their lives; who
claimed that they had found in nature.
aside trcm the Bible. something higher
and nobler lie believed that this false
reasoning had its foundation III the IN
natural and uuchristianhko gloom.
wlich many Christians seem TO affect
AMI exhibit 10 the world. and which
ie1 some to suppose that they could ga
Joy mote If life outside of the pale OF
the church than ia IL IL claimed that
this was wrong on the part of Christians,
ard desired that they should exhibit
10 the world more OF that rca!
Joy and happiness. which Is the
natural result of religious life
lie said that 10 inherit eternal life
meant something more than happiness
after death; that the eternal life which
Christianity promises had It's beginning
here, and made this world "a heaven, and
liic IA Joy Then he commenced re
view OF his life, commencing with his
Sunday school days, speaking of his
religious instructions there. and its IN
huence ON his future life, spoke OF his
college course, and his cadetship at
West Point; finally his lifc in the army,
aud how during all that time. though
surrounded by opposing influences, he
had maintained his religious principles
lie closed his address with "A warm and
eloquent exhortation, first to Christians
20 be thoroughly in earnest in the work
IN which, they were engaged. and lastly
to the young men of the audience, 10
accept religion. and before they accept
the cold, hopeless teachings Of intideli
iy, to investigate the Christian religion
thoroughly, To probe 1t IN the bottom.
and study the Bible. and he felt that
they would he convinced ot lis reality.