The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-10-21

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ls~sFss 10 . Summary OF The sermons sss4s-
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rev. vh.saxsr. ~ sac first BAPTIST
essrsch yes.srssy morning. preached from
il.a following text.
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ssssA Isl IksF. q tsozss-zeeExrisa. y &
TIE are rGsy Re compared 70 5 soy sso
kes arrived IS tsst period when tie worss
wssh aIl sss wos1ers ssegsns 20 press FzspSs
hisn. he has passed from tie faneissi 10
the actual IL ~ The aaaseEiGllstic are sfta
him. ard iks@sse the are Of bosindss-s
confidence ID bis ovn resources. SsseEs =
this nIuetesath century. nsaserIAs5st4c ara
s<lf-eonl.sssTt We 10 xelI IN sHeh tine
O. tais TO hesd the divine ressszze eosseaea
ia these xUras: words spoxsa To orse 1f1o
ia hss day had opportunities seldom
sqtasIeS 10 see sbe - gat and majesty OF
tie material zsrSlbbaEsl was pzospered
In the bussdfng Of tsss temple. bot God
warfs~a am. SAYING. " set ~ nigat, nor
By power. bEGs by my spirit. We who are
building the church Of God may receive
tits IA a message 10 rs. There are here
tao disEinct leasl!ng thoughts.
Flrst--T The independence Of the church.
Tie church i not dependent on the world
She IS cot dependent on worldly men.
Worldly men contribute nothing of value
10 the church. They are ike Wooden books.
WHICH make q show bat - ii nothing to the
value of library. Nay they are even
wore: they are ike sepers In a community.
who are q terrible evil, though some oi
fheln are wealthy. some intelligent and
Others beautiful. They are lepers stiii. and
cannof he anything but q curse. The
church il independent. or should be. of
worldly motives. The EuotIges OF the
world are ike the devils that sere cast cut
al the cadarsne, their name - legion,
Tor they are many. We can only consider
two or three. The great motive power ot
our day - ayariee. fAyes are ruined, hap
piness destroyed and virtue solo Tor this
motive The church should he above
sysrire. Let the world see that we do not
share the general ievef hat the church OF
the living Col w.ll not bey the knee 10 tais
weil-ngl universal sovereign.
Another motive " pride How much
men and women are influenced by tins mo-
tive we little imagine If all It's workings
we're known many psinfai iny stegies would
I'r,de Is not Tor the ehHrch. is8agi, il has
too often had a very important place 10 the
church. We are not dependent upon pride
for our motive power. Another wogi'liy
motive is emulation or selfish ambition.
Men strive 20 gain in ORDER 10 surpass some
ore else such a motive il beneath the
church. She need not depend upon worldly
motives at all.
The church is likewise independent of
worldly meihods. business success Is
sought today through a y stem OF piaiahl.
Boosting and ssis-.xsltatson. called adver-
tisins This scents 10 be necessary To the
carrying ogs VI business according Ia pres
sat arrangements, bat Il is not necessary
81 tbs church. though ostentiGnes resorted
"a b. 81. I Sc ehurs h Of God needs not To
spread herself sbreasi and make a great cry
abnut herself. Nor are We 10 initiate the
method of the world la pandering 70 :he
appetlies of the ieprased. The cry OF the
age IS. the voice OF the feople
Is the voice OF God. =" bat il Is false and mis-
leading. Give what the people want, is the
cry of the woFla, and ia obedience Ia this
cry cur papers serve ny their masses OF
maysi earfiou aud some OF our churches
follow suit AZ far as they dare. The church
does NOT depend Tor her progress on any
such methods and whatever body iudorses
them is not Of Christ The worlds meth =
ods sfe not for Us. We are able TO take
one step more. The church Is independ-
ent OF the worid'S measure. oar sue
cess or failure will Ire determined not by
ibe world bas hy the head Of the church.
Jesus Christ. The world measures by bulk
and appearance, God measures hy weight
and quality. We are not dependent upon
The world then for worldly men, worldly
motives. worldly methods or worldly meas
ufes. Let the church guard her independ-
ence IN these things.
Second-~The dependence Of the church
The church is dependent on the Spirit for
sill that Is most valuable to her a. For
her unity. The only unity that amounts
Ia anything Is that which results from the
presence Of the Spirit In the church You
may pile brick GA brick. bat 4 is no wall
you have unless there Is mortar 10 hold
the bricks together. 4 church which is not
bound together by the spirit Is just as
weak and worthless a. that mass of un.
mortared bricks. Like the corpse. which.
when taken from The grave seems life.
ike. bat eramhies az tie touch of the NOV
ing air, 50 tAe church which Is devoid
81 the Spirit may seem to have
unity, but IS is only a corpse that will per.
isA with touch. The living spirit in The
body gives unity ana liberty. aud such is
the work of the Holy Spirit ia the church.
Ibi For her purity rhe man out OF
whom went the une.ean spirit vas again
possessed. and this time much worse than
NJ the tsrst, thereby teaching Us that AZ.
empty heart will soon Ne an evil possessed
heart The hogSe that is empty soon be-
comes dirty and - filed with all uuflean.
ness. The Holy spirit keeps the church
hlesn bv his presence for he cannot brook
uneleaaaess. lei For her fertility The
church that Is fruitful must be tslied with
The spirit Life Is essential IA sruitfalness.
A plant may have a weak and sickly life IN
. cellar bat Il CAB only have a strong lie IN
the sunlight What the sunlight : 10 the
plant the spirit os t.ed Is "a the church.
and even more. IL j. possible 10 make a
man perhaps. bat Il j. not possible "a MAKE
. living man without the breath ot God.
Churches which are devoid ut the spiyi,
NAV make converts. bat thew cannot make
living converts except thro8gh ths work of
shc spirit ID For her pvrpetassy. The
church Only continues 20 exist a. TIE spirit
dwells In her Withdraw God from IN.
wersd and You have worse taan prjmeval
chaos. yoa have utter destruction. A
church ircm which Gods spirit has de-
parted i go longer a church. Il has ceAsssl
- exiss as completely ss = world Withou;
,sea
Have ne not 10 oaF work uT~an tbs coast
psscva too much reliance on man Ne
sFs 81 accustomed ~ toe sight o. great
works and tie e0a3eTtal results ef orSani-
szfsea and wss tas. az are sps O. imagine
everything ia the caagch oan - accom-