The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-04
RELIGIOUS MArrKRs.

Parsen Jones Gays: ut generally
happens when have prepared par
ticuierly good sermon my coserpgAlion
will be very small, and large Whsa I
hsvs . poor one" II have bsen told
that the house 10 .! ways full when ron
oreach," VS. the sossewhst eqsisosal
complinsnt Of simple minded Smith.
Rev John A WattersoD the pewiyar
pointed Roman Catholic Bishop 81 Co,
Ia nbus. was born in Evansville. Pa. and
il about forty yeas old. He wss
graduated at Mount st xssyi Colie0s
in Marylan and accepted . psolssssf-
ship there, where be has remained fron
1858. Four years ago be vas nsds
President Of the College. He il de-
scr;bed ~ man of great learning and
fiue character. :
The great Swiss historian, JOHN Won
Muller. gives tho result of his lifelong
lAbors. extracted. hs says. from ssven-
teen hundred and shirty- three authors.
in seventeen thsusapd toiio pages, 10
this striking confsssion: Chris 10 1he
key to the history Of the void. Mt
only does al hasmonizs with the mis-
sion OF Christ; eli il suboadinated 70 il"
"When ssw this" be adds. ''it vas 9
wonderful aud surprisiug to me - ~
light which Paul saW on bis wsy -
Damascus. the ful6imsnt Of ell bopes,
to iii ID: :Tps Il i6lSs;Satrsdiosioos il
the physical ssd moral; here b life sbd
immortality. marvel not 1t miracles.
q far greater mirscle has bsen reserved
for oar times, the spectacle of the con.
nection Of al human events inthe 60
tsblisboent and prssesvstiea a. the
doctrine Of Christ."
Il hate your perfect men. Inever
was 90 badly cheated in ny life - !
once was BY ono Of yesf 'perfser men,
He had got 20 far up in morals that b
couldn't zee the rules Of common hon.
esty. These men Who 70 pfswling
around prayer mestings, telling how
much like SHUTS they ars-look cat los
them; keep your hands on your pocket
books The 'hisher-lile' man Of . sss-
tain class. who gees around With .
Bible under his arm, and VIE, sushss
into the counting room II . merchant,
who il adding column u figures. md
sxclaims: Howe ysur soulS' 10 . rui-
sance. He makes religion Q dose Of
ipeoacuanhs. ! tell yen 3 soaring.
roistering. bUuucin2 sinner. isnt % 70.
pulsive to me - one Of that sort Of
higher.lifc mon. - Idm10p. VI
Renan. the ablsst Of medern in1det6,
10 obliged to use this language in 70.
gard 70 jesus: I'm the midst Of the.t ia,
multuous fermentation into which the
Jewish nation wns plung1 ,uudss tie
later Asm0ueAne.s the met exteDosIi!
nary moral event - w1ieh history
bears record occurred in GAllilee. An
incompatible msn--so great that 10
fault can be found with those who.
struck by the exceptional character Of
his work call hi !. God wrought . re.
form In Judaism- reform % radical.
80 peculiar. that it was, 10 tell the
truth, ~ estirsly new creation. Hav-
ing attained the highest elevation
which man had ever reached. having
risen 10 the point AZ which ae could
stand face 70 lacs with God. in The 70.
lations OF . son with biz father. devoted
to his work with IN entire forgetful-
ness ct oil else and . self.s buegaiion
the like Of which has not beeu seen
beside. victim ct length Of his own
idss. and made diviss By dsath JssoG
founded the eternal religion iog huaans
ity. disengsged from all priestho,d /,
from oil ceremony. accessible to all ess.
ditions Of men-in one word, absolute.
The fruitful center TO which mankiuA
for sges were to refer their jays. their
hopes. their consultations, their motives
to well doing. Was established. The
most copious source OF virtue which the
synpathetic Contact OF sublime con-
seiousnsss had caused 10 spring up in
the heart OF other men WAS opened" !,