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

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heard . word of the sermon o. nos- D
heard the text and that was enough
some Of you came here just 70 see III
c-owGs You may go Away wttnort Al,
des on you. Just Ike Gideon's neeee, bc
/ can't help believing that some OF yos
came with the very best OF motives
never found q man really iHqr1nns ta'
way Of life that be didn't mud II Esen
Of iaquirfng after Christ. you may enans'
Four minds.
Wheu was in Glasgow, a Eentier1as
came ND 70 ne one day and shook Uy nane
and he gave me such grip thar nese
want one like IL again He wanted Z
thank me for bringing him to Christ u
said: swhen You were here before NJ
Moody, didn'f believe | came % tas
meeting iHsf TO crafty friend 1 Was
builder and wanted TO see how the MAJ
was buiit looked IL all over rom tns
floor up 10 the reof and from the rsof GOVT
20 the floor. and then your eye c1akn
mine. and you seemed 20 shout right a me
Young mao. would you take eternal lifs
a. gift . and rs | was going home
thought of THAI and said to myself TAKE
II a. gift: eternal life as gift why Ger
tafpiy wili.' and did / cicnt KNOW
who the man was, and ! asked one OF ths
ministers there about him. said ne thai
Young man. why. he's been the bright
est star of your work in this city for ths
five months past y and there night after
night could see that young man working
70 lead other young mea 10 the kingdom
of God He would get hold OF one and
bring him In and talk TO him, and o1ng
him TO Christ. He would steal in quietly.
and soon he would be earnestly pleading
with q soul for God
And now come to the next text-the
exhortation. You win find IL in the 5oth
chapter OF the Prophet Isaiah: Seek the
Lord while he may be found; call upon
him while be is near" Seek the Lord:
great many men are seeking after feel
ing. seeking after happiness. seeking JOY
and fear, seeking some new sensation
They are mistaken. They are not seeking
the Lord They are coming to get the ex-
perience of others. You don't want 70
have the experience of others; you want
your own. am one of those who believe
We are living ina day OF sham: Men are
seeking God with the head. but not with
their hearts. You can't understand the
gospel OF Christ with yoar heads; you can
only understand II with your hearts
Some of you are going about 1t In half
hearted way. You don't want to seek
him. What we want is men and women
seeking God with their hearts.
woke man up once by telling him
that knew the very day he would be con-
verted He said, "How can you know. Mr..
Moody, are YOU prophet7' / said "So, |
am not q prophet, bat can tell yeu just
when you win be converted" Said he.
s.well, then, when win be converted?" l
told him when you search for the Lord
with all your seart.'
Oh, IL we could all be like the Phillipian
jaiior-thoroHghis in earnest, crying out,
.What must DO TO be saye0g" He was
soon told what to do. Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christi
Then there is the young man who hasn't
any objections TO being saved. God never
saved 4 man with that spirit.
strive to enter in at the strait gate9'
1t isn't far. 1t is only one step. Do you
want to know the way TO seek? Do you :
DO you? Seek Just as YOU would for q
home in Seattle. Seek just as you would
for good corner lots. Oh, If you were 10
know of good piece of property 1t
wouldn't be 30 days before you would
find it.
Surprising were to say TO you Il have
lost diamond in this hall tonight and I
will give $4,000 TO the one who finds it.
You weuld soon be a very earnest crowd.
woald not give much for the rest of this
service. You would soon forget all about
Moody's preaching. You would all be
down in the saw dust Some OF the mem
bers OF the choir would be there seeking
in the saw dust for that diamond.
Yes and some OF the ministers too
Laughter Ten thousand dollarsi Why"
you would say, al could buy very fine
piece of property in Seattle for that II !
can only find that diamond, win invest
Il IN Seattle real essste and m s9on Be =
milltonAireY r. and ron would Al be down
on your hands and kAees getting full Of
snwdast YoH wouldn't be very particular
about coming m the aisles--y0u would be
climbing over tho hacka Of the seafz. You
would seek al night II you fhou4ht yossr
wife would be SaDxfcds, You would say
swell, let her be anxious for one night
She'll be happy when tell her next day
have made $4,000. You would seek all next
day. You would let wife. and mother, and
children wait. You wouldn't think any
thing about the choir. or the ministers. or
public opinion, or anything, so long as you
were trying TO get that $4,000. Well, isn't
it worth more than Seattle? More than
Washington Territory More than the Re-
public OF America? More than the whole
WORLD" what shall Ii profit man IL he
gaineth the whole world and loseth his
own soul?" Seek the Lord then the same
way. Seek him the same as If you would
try to get back your hesith; seek him the
same as the politicians were seeking
after Office a month ago Laughter
seek il the same as you would long life.
You wouid go among the heather, you
would 60 everywhere for that There are
men in this world who would give ST .0o0,-
600 II they could lengthen out their life
three or four years. Life is very sweet,
yet this life Is fun OF pains. full of sorrow,
and mourning and tears You ali know
what IL Is to mourn over loved ones de-
parted. This city II very young, but il has
big cemetery. This world has been
called one great. solemn funeral process
ones gone before. Look at those gray
hairs right here in Seattle. You know that
death IL going TO come. Iou know that II
the Lord tarries. that II is only in mercy,
that death viii certainly come, You know
not when. Lift yosr eyes mp 10 the city
where there is no death, where there is no
sorrow, no tears, no pain, no old age and
gray hairs, where perpetual youth is
stamped upon every brow as lasting as
Gods Ifs. where there is no pollution OF
sin. 1.-THE wages of sin is death, but the
gift of God Is life everlasting Life ever
lasting! As long as Gsd's lifel And may
God awake you that you NAV seek this
eternal life. Seek It now while He is
near" The aaiediluyians found out what
it was 10 be too late when they knocked
at the door of the ark. The
Ave foolish virgins knew what II was when
the Lord said II know you not" Gcd is
near you now Don't you believe it,
Don't you believe the Lord is near yon to-
night' Don't YOU Responses OF Eyes,
ycsp' Is there any oae here who believes
God is heres "N here two or three are
gathered together in my name. there ] am
with YOU What does the text saw CAL
upon him while he is near" Pray God
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Der thai the sou 81 God saw that thepubii-
can went down TO his house Justified.
Make the PRAYER Of the thief on the cross
"fand remember me when thou comest
into thy kingdom" The Lord Is there
nov. You only need TO say three words
now Lord. remember me" ''OB. want
tod 10 remember me in mercy" Pray ike
the poor Syro- Phgnicsan woman lord
help me"--thrce little Hnks-only three
words. Let the cry 80 up To night, ''Lord
help mel Do YOU want him Ia help yoaf
Now We viii pass 20 the command Bear
not come from sinai. CARTS, brought some
with 1lim when He came. and they arr
lust az binding seek first the Kingdom
oi cod, aud al these fhiugs shall be itlcd
uuto you The trouble with you Is that
yen arr see king the other things first. aud
you want 20 put of seeking the lord until
the last. 4 man told me thst everything
was going against him. The trouble was he
was going against God. II amaa VIII seek
the Lord nrst everything else viii b. rcgu-
lated. All yous temporal wants viii he
added never yet saw man u hO sought
the kingdom 81 God frst that ever came TO
want let the i,ss3 Jesas Christ have the
pre-cuinence IN every thing seek Him first
SEEK the Kingdom OF tod brfure You e.
home tonight. l believe there arc Soe
men here who. when they were leaving
lacir homes and mothers and family sliars,
haS 4 bible given them ON the frsi
tly leaf was their name. and then right
under IL waSihis text. tsken frosa the SIKH
chapter 81 Matthew and the I'd verse
pat there by father or mother Now WAY
Ernan~g yaur fathers and vnnrherx ugr.