The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-17

do so BY prayerful and careful considers
ton and study. No man or woman is fit for
Gsd's work unless conyersant with the
bible. The successful in religious work
must know how TO use the word of God
There is but one bible all over the United
States, but some desire two. The
here aud certain passages there In the old
testament and would like them taken out,
but Just what they want excised
God has set bis seal upon. The
preacher then referred to various por-
lions Objectionable TO the fnicai, among
them the story of Lots wife, Jonah and
the whale, Baalsnl's ass, etc With respect
TO the first. Christ believed II, aRd made
use Of the incident to impress his hearers.
IL God created a world. he could surely
create fish large enough to swallow
Jonah, and, for that matter, could as easily
create a man that would be able TO swal-
low a much larger fish than Jonah's The
story OF Baalan's ass speaking was not
such an incredulous story when one takes
into consideration the power Of God. A
scientist was once engaged in ssing
the impossibility OF such an occurrence
with another gentleman of culture, an old
scotchman standing by taking it ali in. The
scientist was loud in his declarations OF
Hnbelief whez the scotchman interpo-
lated, quietly; "Mon. you max the ass
and wull max her speak God made the
ass and soconid make her speak. The whole
bible teens with supernatural things, and
II any are thrown out II means q renunci-
alton OF the whole
THE NIGHT MEETING.
. Every seat oceupied-the gallery crowded
lots Of people standing at the entrance
and along the walls--ail OF 300 persons in
attendance. Is was a repetition OF the
Moody meetings Of Tuesday and Wednes-
day nights. and II q larger hall could have
been secured II would probably hare been
packed mn Of people Just the same. sing
Ing gospel hymns, Offering UP prayer,
x<odiue the scripture. more slnging,
Aoody'sfalk Of the evening, prayer BY tie
syauseli<t and Rev Mr.. studd, more sing.
ing md then an after meeting of prayer,
song and Christian labor-that was the
programme carried out
There win be no meetings to-day. The
announcements for Sunday have not been
changed from those published yesterday in
the Northumberland. The first meet.
ing viii be held at the, Methodist church.
corner second aud Madison streets.
cob, take me as I am" sang the aud.
fence. and then Mr.. Moody prayed fer
vently aud Enthusiastically. He asked
God 20 strive with the skeptic, TO give q
change OF heart 10 these who had dropped
in perchancc. 10 bless the Christians, the
ministers OF the gospel. the Sunday school
teachers. and the reporters of the press; to
bless the press aud to aid it IN its dissent
nation OF the published reports Of the
texts and the sermons given here. The
preacher read the third chapter of Pro
verbs, aud spoke as follows
Now | want to call your attention to-
night 10 three texts. The divine side was
given In the opera house last nieht-that
Christ was seeking and saving sinners. |
will give the human side tonight. God Is
a seeker, but there is another seeker Man
must seek as well as God. lie Is seeking YOU.
but you must alse seek Him. The first of
these texts Is question, the second an ex-
hortafion. ard the third command. I
want yon 10 rememhar these three texts.
II you don't remember them tonight, buy
the daily papers to morrow and find them.
Turn 10 the first chapter OF Johns gsspel
and read down until You come 10 the
words what seek yes" " was probably
about so'clock in the afternoon in the
wilderness and John the Baptist was ask
ing the crowd what seek yee" Not long
before he had told them Behold the Lamb
of God. which tskeih away the sins Of the
world." Behald-iook az him. Now he
asks them: what seek ye7'' sou recoIlec;
that two disciples left the multitude and
turned and followed Christ, what seek
ye?'' These two disciples folio we'd him all
through his ministry, nil over Palestine:
they followed him 10 Calvary. aud after
death, when he arose again they followed
him. and thsn they went out TO preach the
gospel. They found something in him
which many others had not What WAS
the r. asea that these two men followed
~ ..fN .,
because Christ was partial 10 them aud
would do more for them than he weuld for
the others Think not. This crowd had
sought him. but with all kinds OF motives
Some sought him for what he was, other.
Tor what they could set out Of him. Most
wrong motives. You reeoliect what he said
to those who were following once-'You
are after the loayes aud fishes
There bad been great miracle
and deo hungry people had been fed with
ave i0sves and two little ashes. aud when
they had eaten their fiji there were
twelve baskets full left. ! eau imagine
one man asking another. ''po YOU think hs
will maze any bread to-day 90 And thea
you hear them taking tags. her. we hat
plenty OF 6Sh" WAS IL good 2" ayes
very good fish And plenty % pic,
flesh hscsd 10 ca, oh. YES. lots Of H.
Perhaps one went uN "a Phillip aud ask e
Z him II he thought the Lord would Civ,
7 them another feast The lord turnet
srVuud and said, you are after the ishe'
! cnly
( Another crowd bad sought Him hecaus,
/ they thonghi He was going 20 set up a king
daia. Al. when = man Is on his way 20
( carOuation ven can taa plenty ~ men fol
lowing him. one mau wanted 20 be msd-
. SECRETARY 81 state, auotber wanted to b
secretary OF the treasury, another Secrefsr'
OF INC navy. another postmaster general
{ aud they were all after cabinet position
and Ctices. aud they cried out ''Hesann.
/ 10 the ssa ~ David, bus when they fOuR,
Z that Ne vas not 90 - king on earth. an,
that there were 70 otiicVS 70 b given GU,
Z then they turae.i bach
Then there Was another crowd which
Z lssi sent VITA the crowd and shouted viii
/ tue crowd. rhey went after hsm escsus
c,hcrs went AFTER him. When other
E saCused "IasSnna ihey shouted Hos
/ snnx ard when the crowd shoaie.
( him
There uas snoiser crowd which soacA
him 10 Eci hlEa eussnsiesi IN the iaw o
Moss They wanted a chance TO sion,
BIB, sad - might 50 on and meHtiou a.
kinds - rcopie y 10 sought and isll0wr,
Aisa vita al kinds Of motives, bar here /
= Ensa Uho soeEhi hiu for whSi - was
NeW thttst = - = gsess mary Christian
sasl whai tasy would have Him 80 be
souc haSe - snail q conception of niu
that % t1cta He j. snail. others let fh-i
eesris swca aifA praise fcT the great kini
- heaveu. Aud % thea lie i srezf a..
salsniy - save Do you have q smsi
oFNnicR ~ Carlsi. or DO Yea have a n,
eugs How % ycV iolloe him.
NHmse nSlHra j. the same nsa as IL "a
tAc1. There y 10 csaaEe IA hamAI
Es,GTc s3are then. What SEEK yer-' He's
80 yvU seek him. Nhas are yossr motives
lsa sHa sees Him Tor what He h.. az r.
shat yoG osu ST cat ~ Hims What ~exl
So ypanE snaa' What seek ys. younl
WF,2ao- Wat seek yc. ever there IN ~
EsaeFs NaSs seek yc ia that nexs "a
irr1- 4 he sa< IA eans 10 war heart q
nisEt aud knock how would yon rsre!y
aisns NQs cSHis. t9ss testify ta-uiehf. l
y0a slksafd have - tel fas. " az VOC cs1
j hsre 10 alxssg. <szpse ~ Esn wssiia sew. :,
attin aosne 10 hear yoa preach, Mr.. Nooty
say ssaslc kssz zs1e a.efc 10 htar Ia
eseaf stag. aeli. Tn glad yaas are hnre
tssn set eh2arc a. y0g nox. | do1'
esss ssss xea easRe here Cor. 10 has .
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