The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-25


X Vas fr0E Mazfhew. us
The heart r6 mxn yearning for some roek
On whzrh e rest n the midst 0f fhe mani
f0ai changes 0f Eise nee5s ard must hare
God AZ mans weakness ard 81 his
poEex Is correlated 60 this larger llfe. Bat
kaw shall &c represent 70 himself This eser-
naz. snchzngang forceE For manv sentur-
is the answer ~As--ss = sovereign ruler
wsth anIinfsed power, Gre % be feared ard
okeTed, one who would Fizit he4vy venge-
ane1 On ezeh one who dis0heyea His gov
eminent vas . reign OF terror. n whieA
fear Vas TIE impulse % obedie1EE and
service
II after confr1st 10 81 this Jesus presents
this eternal rTlser 70 Hs as = father, seneaer,
wise and loving Ever xas that uane upon
his lips from childhood til that last sorroE-
I'll. grand scene when be said. FatAsr into
thy hands eonsnses.a ney sp1rix So 70
him Is be walked she fields the birds ard
Hoxers spoke Of the Fathers loving care.
ard nos ozly dis be say Ny Father. hut
a0ur Father ard as Gods wei beloved
son. orr elder brother. would teach ms TO
likewise be loving and ohe6ient clHidrsE-
This il the condition OF entrances Into the
kingdom The little chll3 Is the tvps Of eur
proper relation 10 God and 70 Isezven.
Heaven Is home. has while fear IS xirongss
than lore we can never reach t.
Think at agl that is Implied IN thgGt waEd
ssFather.s Eren al es-thIy father worthy
OF the name viii bar and saffer all things
thai his children nay se blessed How
many labor early and late. doing the bard
and rneniaa work OF the world that their
children may have better opportunities
than sheys What then nanst lie The love OF
heavenly father, wise as well as tender.
When re can truly ssy @Our Father
we are near 20 God, no barriers Of bis
sovereignty shut as out. We lssst him,
not because ne Is ali powerful and can
doom or save. bat because he FIRST lsyed as.
Then. and then oniy, does the world with
ia trouble and perpiexities relax lis iron
grasp upon us; then only does it case 20
be a <supensacas aatolna1on. moekiilg AMI
cheating Us with a semhlance OF intelli-
gence and sympathy. and become III truth
home.
Blind. easy going optimism i ntH what
mean. but q trust which esn look al the
stern, hard facts OF life in the face and yet
see the underlying love. Only = firm be-
lief N the fathernooi Of God can give = suf-
hcient basis for an optimism ike that
hood Of God 10 all men. Ali THE Other
Chr1tian doctrines dow from il. systems
which start from Gods sovereigntv or
justice hare never reached his lore. The
oniy thing they have recognized under the
name i 50 limited. So eapncious, so TN
reasonable, that i is libel on the name.
Love begets love. j; IS easy 20 lead men
when it il impossible to iriye ihssm. So
stands waiting 10 receive them. Because
he loves US we should do his viii. and the
end 10 which We should look forward is
not reward. bnt completion. not escape
from punishment. but attainment of the
perfect love that casteth out all fear.
FIRST CHRISTIAN Church
Sorrow Turned into Joy" was I.lder ].
S. McCaiiun's subject AZ the cArissian
church yesterday morning. His tsxt was
from John xyi:10
Life is made up OF joys aud sorruws. A
mixture Of the txo makes he interesting
and brings us 70 proper appreciation OF
Gods blessings. Oar Savior was man
Of sorrows and acquainted with grief
Christ knew the severe trials the dis
ciples would have. 50 before he leaves
them he gives them words 70 cofnsegt them
in their sadness. You shall weep and Ia
ment. He must soon suffer death in .
cold way. When even God wikhdrsw from
the scene Tor nearly three hours and be
was iefs alone. bearing the sins Of the
world, he knew what was coming and
he could say truthfully. Eye shsA weep
and lament" We can have a faint idea Of
the suffering when We hear the Savior. as
darkness Is disappearing, crying 70 bis IA
Their, "ElsE. Eloi, lama sabachfhani7 ~
Ny God. NJ God, why hast Thou iorsaken
met
Tie disciples would naturally feel sor-
rowful at the death OF one they loved. but
more SO ct the death OF the Savior Ehc was
to restore Israel This giosioEs lingaon
and all OF the bright prospects had filed
them with hope. Thsir hopes were blasted.
Bright anticipations were buried in the
grave. How must sorrow have filed their
hearts The world reioiced az their mis-
fortunes and decisions as they thought they
were The world has not changed very
much. When there are failures in the
Christian life and man makes q shipwreck
OF faith, she world still rejoices. They
would still have the Savior IN the gave and
take away from man his oaly stay and
hope and leave him in darkness, But how
Joyous TO know that He Is Fissn. The
gates of hades could not prevail
against the truth tnat He is the
Christ. He comes forth a coRGuerer.
Their sorrows are turned into joy. Forty
DAYS follow in which He talks with them
and proves himself 10 be the one crnciaed.
He led thesa oGt rs Tar as Bethany. blessed
them. and was separated from them and
carried up into heaven, and the disciples
returned 10 Jerusalem with great loy. The
world nay now rejoice. bat the time OF
sorrow aud laSHentasioB i coming Choose
We this day whom ye viii serve.
Al the close Of tire sermon 81. persons
anplfed for membership IN the church.
Mr.. NcCaslum preached AZ Eaeeaases al 5
n 81. baptized a. 1 50 AID preached again
in the church ca seneca. between Third
ana Fourth, at 5ss9 Elder W. +. coneen.
a Tacoma. recently from Pittsonrgs Pa,
was present at the evening service.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The Rev Father Gribbin was the preacher
.. TIE morning servace. He took for his
tex.
abosnsnatioa OF eesol&ftoa 1stiag IN the eesY
phseSs-T
He showed how this text can 81 taken TO
mean the destruction OF TIE teuapss ~
Titus, son OF vespacian 50 eosnIAess was
thai ssesgrurtiOn that the worsss of oar
Lord were fulflaed 20 the letter, zia9 There
shall not be left stone upon ssslne- As
the historian JoscphES relates. - literally
wsYs the words al chriSf ver1fsed. that the
rgourhshAre pissed over the foUsa&tlon Of
the temple.