The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-02


strain Of ei4l var II the government Of
the United states ever gees down, said be,
1T xllE BE under this wriggls and scramble
for Office Well meaning and honorable
men are caught IA the tolls of this PERM
cious system, and in public life commit
deeds that they would shudder 81 in PR
vate life. Whether puhiic men approve
the system or not. they are caught IN It's
tolls ard the taink OF corruption comes
very near IL does not touch them.
Moreover. the people are Led 70 political
skeptielsn through this system The dis
use grows into \ disbelief OF political pFin-
ciples OF the fundamental truths Of the So
cTedness OF government end the necessity
OF Righteousness. As Philips Brooks Sc
nobly says. bis comes from the narrOs
view which has looked at machines and
magnified them until they have hid from
view the great purposes for which the Hs2-
elIineries exist. This leads 10 ; distinct
ion between private and public morality
which is most degrading, leads men 20 SC
ceps IS political necessities courses OF act
ion they would ebhor in private.
We need to learn, history and the Wit
ness OF our souls ought TO teach US. that
the eternal principles Of religion and NOR
atty apply no less 70 nations than to indi-
viduals; that righteousness" does in
truth .'exalt nation, and that s'sinv Is
indeed "a reproach 70 any people, That
We have sinned as q nation there is no
doubt Let US inanfaily pat away this sin
from Us and in our measure strive to make
the publication Of the public service. al
ready begun. 6 success. A responsibility
lies upon each citizen. The gEilt of sins
committed in concert Is not distributed.
Whoever commits or connIves at a pnbsic
sin viii bear the blame as if he alone did il.
Public guilt always has. private indorse-
ment. and each man is liable for the whole
note OH that there was less good-na-
tured or despairing indifference to public
affairs. Let each citizen cherish the ma
tons honor and the righteousness. which
exaiteth nation, shall soon be manifest.
NORTH SEATTLE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. d. j. Pierce preached last evening
at North Seattle from the following pas
sage:
John xi.as @Rhosoeyer believesh on NE
shall never die"
The value Of life is ever changing. John
b. Cough in the gutter is a nuisance simply
cheating some honest man out of living.
John b. Gongh redeemed and on the plat
form is worth millions 10 the world for his
power in lifting others. Jesus is ever ring
ing the changes on this sovereign word
'sIife." II has just begun TO unfold when
death snaps the brittle cord.
Is this ALL Dahlias sprout again. Your
boy FIRST picks at your eyes. soon he begins
TO see. TO remember. TO reason, to pray.
He has a character. Force, knowledge,
purpose accumulates. Suddenly he stops.
Is this all n Have You thought what lives
the old patriarehs lived. shem's life would
span the chasm from the ernsades to the
civil war
Yet here in Seattle we live more in year
they in 50. Suppose We could live GO years
What stores of accumulated power we
would have. What diversified activity
Look at Newton's growth in 90 years. Give
him ten liyesi Life properly prolonged is
the greatest good to man. Ii is the thirst
Of our being. Money. pleasure and fame ali
dwindle before the desire life. Why should
not this thirst be satisfied? Jesus prom
ises that IL shall be prolonged to those who
trust In him. 1t = free. Yet We are slow
to accept il. We read of q ship with flag
OF distress in the mouth OF the Amazon
What do you want asked a friendly can
tain. Water sir, we are dying for water
Dip il up! you are in fresh water. Do you
think they waited to be urged
Yet men are crying for life. Dip ii mp!
Jesus has surrounded you with Il and
urges It upon yon. Bnt Christians die.
They change life. Analogy teaches the
reality Of life beyond this stage OF action.
Union with God brings lasting life. Such
blessings are not safely tempered with.
Privileges pass with the moments.
Secure connection with the fountain OF
life once all shall be well All satisfaction
l. given. Listen, Therefore are they
before the throne OF God day and night.
They shall hunger no more neither thirst
any more and he that Sitteth on the
throne shall dwell with them" Such life,
stretching through all eternity. Is the most
precious OF ell gifts.
BATTERY STREET METHODIST cHURcH.
AT the morning service in the Battery
Street Methodist Episcopal church Rev
vanr osd1ie, OF Helena, Mont, preached.
His text was;
Acts Il 42.-~'.And the Lord added 10 the church
daily such Is should be saved.
at the evening service the pastor, Rev, r.
W. 10y. preached from the text found in
Matt xi :s-"The poor have the gospel
preached to them"
Rev. Mr. 10y told his bearers
the story of John the Baptist. White
In prison John sent Jesus two of
his disciples, with the question, art
thou He that should come, or look we for
another Jesus said to the disciples
eco and tell John the things YOU see and
hear" so God wants US TO tell all around
the things We see and experience He then
pointed to His works as proof Of His Mes
siahship--the blind receive their sight. etc
The proof Of the integrity OF the religion OF
the Bible is the living wonders. miracles
the changed. transformed lives. One OF the
principal characteristics OF the teachings OF
the Bible that should he emphasized is that
the poor have the gospel preached unto
them.
The speaker showed that while there Is
no danger of the rich being neglected. there
Is danger of the poor being overlooked. II
is time for the churches to cease discussing
the problem of how shall we reach The
masses, and ia practical, common-sense
ways reach them.
In closing he sasd TO let the worship be
earnest and hearty; let the preaching be
the simple gospel on IRE with the HOW
Ghost let no one come % the house 81
God 81 show his or her fine csothes-fhe
last place IA the world to make a display.
let the poor come, our apparel can be clean
i not costly. lie also said that he believed
that Il all would follow these suggestions
al oar churches wonid be erow1ed, ana
none woald feel neglected.
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