The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-03

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ne sre keps ii this nsoos by two or
shrse considerations. TIE kTst - faAs
God suses. IH what way ths chmnrh tsok
are 30 not knoa Il has been enAEEes
ca sAe Eshfnsags Wei the Lord eg1tTcks
sae giehtasags. lie managed faen ser
era ttosszaEs y years before Onr eleetrf-
eaans wsre horn. The nlasa frascGies that
tls5axh shev cash dosgn The sk7 fncxiessay
God bns4s for then ro@d 20 fraTel
IN tie Psalsns i = said he asesss
way for the lightning aAd the thane1eF
Ever ssEce sse tinss of BenIanssn fsafsxl.0
fke wo~Bd lar been trying e tame the
lllzatniags. and they saesn % DC quite VEL
hikgnessa, bat fhey OCCASIONALLY sick over
thu trace Bat though sc cannot master
great mateFss forces, G0d ear and does.
ana that God Is our Father and best friend.
akia thss thought gives - eonaasnee-
sle ere also reinforced 5g the increased
consolation that comes from confrafernlfy
et sorrow. The people whd during Ehe last
sixteen years. sat or the ether side Of the
ait.e. sls0ee laess we're familiar TO you. but
10 whom ron had never spoksn--yoa
greeted them this week vita smiles and
ioars So you snid "Weil, the old place Is
gone You did not want 70 seem 70 cry,
and 70 you swept the sleeve near the cor
ues a t8e eye. and pretended i TaS the
sharp wind made your eyes weak. An
taere gas nothing the matter with your
eges II vas your soul bubhiiag over.
tell you that il i impossible to st Tor years
around the same church areside and not
have symFashses in common. Somehow
YOU feel that you would like those people
on the other side Of the aisle, about whom
yoa know bat little, prospered and par
dofed and blessesi and saved lou feel as
il you are ia tle same boat, and you want
10 slide up the same haFbor and want TO
distlnisTk at the same sharf
II you put gold and iron and lead and
zine in sufficient heat they will melt into
conglomerate mass; and l really ieel that
last sabbaah's FIRE has
FrNED IS ALL.
Grosser and finer natures. into one. I,
T.
WsrG connected with an electric battery:
amd when this church sorrow started 1t
thrilled through the whole circle. and we
all felt the shock. The oldest man and the
youngest child coald Join hands in this
misfortune. Grandfather said II expected
from those affairs 10 be buried !" and one OF
the children last sabbath cried "Grandpa.
that place was next ~ our own house.
Yes. We are supported and confident in
this tme by the cross of Christ
That Is used 10 the fire. On the dark day
when Jesus died the lightning struck il
from above. and the flames OF hell dashed
up against il from beneath. That tea rfu
painful, tender blessed cross still stands.
On it we bang all our hopes: beneath il we,
pui down MI orr sins in the light of il we
expect TO make the rest OF our pilgrimage
Within sight of such a sacrifice, who can
feel BE has ii hard La the sight OF such
symbol. who can be discouraged, however
great the darkness that may come down
upon him Jesus lives, The loving.
patient, sympathizing mighty Jesus! Ii
shan not be told on earth. or in hell, or in
heaven, that three Hebrew children had
the son Of God beside them in the fire, and
that whole church was forsaken by the
Lord when they went through q furnace
about 90 feet vide.
O. Lord Jesus shall We take out Of .hv
hand the flowers and the fruits, and the
brightness and the Joys. and then turn
away because thou dost give as one Gun OF
bitterness to drink oh. no. Jesus. We will
drink IL dry. Bat how ii is changed
Blessed Jesus, what hast thou put in the
cup 10 sweeten iti Why. it has become the
vine Il heaven, and oUr souls grow strong.
cofae now. and place both OF my feet
deep down into she blackened ashes of oar
consumed church. and cry out with an
exhileraiion that never felt since the day
of my soul emancipation. Victory Vic
tory through Our Lord Jesus Christi
Your aarpS sc trembling saints,
Down from the willows take,
Loud IN the praise OF love divine
Bid every string awake.
We are also reinforced by the cathoIici;v
that have already referred To. We are In
the academy today. not because We have
80 other place 10 go Las: Sabbath morn.
ing at Q O'Clock we bad bat one church,
now we have about thirty. ali at our dis.
posal. Their pastors and their trustees saw.
You may take our main audience rooms.
yuu may take our ieeture-rooms. Won NAV
take our church parlors, YOU may baptize
In Our baptister'es and ST on our anxious
seats Oh Il there he any larger hearted
ministers OF larger hearted churches any
where than ia Brooklyn tell me where
they are, that ] may so and see them be.
fore die.
Tlsg ArtLEsgCM HAS eaMB
People keep wondering when il is com.
tue. II has cpme. The lion and the lanai
lie DOVE together and tl,e tiger cats straw
lSse an OK I should like Ca have seen Two
~ tao old.time hlgots With their swords
fighting through fhat great FIRE on scher-
nlgrhoYu street last Sabbath. an sure
the swords would have melted, aud thes
who wieltic,i them wotlld have learned war
na u1oTe. ! caa never say a wogd against
any other denomination ~ Christians
thanh God J never have leen tempted &,
do 70, ! cannot be a sectag.an. have
heeu eold aHght - he, and I have tried
"a RE, bUt have not enough material in
u}e o. make auCh 3 structure Rvsfv ume
l get the taiue most dune there
comes fire ar something e'se. ana
al Is gene The Angels of tod
h8ke oag on this air. 'tilory 10 God in
she highest. and on earth peace. good viz
tuwasd men So uot SNOW bat see on
tbr ks'Faaoa the FIRST elsau ot tAe morning
which saaii qniie ST denominations ia o,se
organization distinguished only rs sac
leealiiy a. "a apostolic times Ii was thea
sie thuseh 81 Iaystsfa ana she Churca us
Ebessalansa, sf4d she Chesgh az Auigoch
and siie eauzcb "a iao3aSa. so asa usa
Enos eas thst Ea the gature historv. sna
nfsi Fat og either it may he simply as.
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