The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-25
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Messages Of God's Love From Several
Puipfts-

Messages Of Gods Love From Several
PuIpfts.
THE Demands Of the Tines was the
theme OF Rev. BENJAMIN Parsons sermon
yesterday morning In the second Presby-
terrain church, corner OF Harrison and Oak
streets. from the following text:
chron. XII -. And OF the children Of Tssa-
ch&T. which were men that had understanding
Of tie times 70 know what Israel ought to do
the hesds of them we're two hundred. Ard all
their brethren were At their command"
The times alluded 70 demanded Just
such men as are here described. There
Was an ominous political connection in the
land OF Israel when the personal popularity
Of their first king. Gaal. was On the wave.
and that OF his son-in-Iaw David. was
rapidly on the increase. The transfer Of
the reins OF government from the hands of
the older 70 those OF the younger man was
a delicate. difficult. net 70 say dangerous
undertaking. To effect il without revolu-
ton. anarchy and bloodshed. required the
exercise OF caution on the part OF all con-
cerued.
An army Of So, ic0 men was gathered at
Hebron for the purpose 0f making the
transfer. What the real numerical strength
Of the tribe OF Issachar was Is not declared,
bat the character ascribed to these two
hundred representatives OF the tribe war
rants the conviction that the tribe had an
honorable position among the hosts OF
Israel There was strength IN the union Of
those two hundred men as leaders with the
many thousands who were at their CON-
mandment Oneness Of spirit and OF pur-
pose on thsir part made them s mighty
factor In concentrating peaeeable change
in the administration OF government. Tn
derstanding the TINES with special refer
ence 20 the question. what Israel ought
20 do. " nov was the opportunity for the
two hundred 10 put their political sagacity,
their sanetifiei common sense. their patri-
otism. their loyalty. their philanthropy. in
fact all that constituted their better selves.
10 the highest endeayorx for the peace
honor, prosperity and perpetuisy OF their
nation.
Now, no nation has ever existed without
having ample need OF the presence and
help of men like these notable two hundred.
Certainly growing as distinguished from
q declining nation has conspicuous need OF
such metz TO develop its growth Alright
And no section Of any land and no portion
OF any nation emphasizes that need more
strongly than does the new state OF Wash
Ington at the present time. What we all
need is.
/. To have understanding OF thu times.
? To know what Israel. or Christians,
ought to do.
Among the significant features Of the
times IS.
tAl The vast immigration into our land
some 3s5 60 souls every year. Nothing in
the history Of Europe or Asia equals this
fact. The Goths ard y4aaals, breaking
away from the barriers Of their cold North
land. poured into and upon and finally sTer-
threw the Roman empire. bat they went
not with the regular outflow OF a thousand
day. Theirs we're military nsayements
Immense masses being conducted by pow
erfsA leaders. aud in their havoc resem-
bling the results Of the breaking Of that
reservoir in Pennsylvania. While THE inn
migration into our land Is rather Ike an
ocean tide ao.ing daily inward and threat
ening gradually 20 81 every sere Of cur
vide domain, bringing in. not intelligence.
virtue and pure religion. save on \ very
sEnsli scale. hnt on giganfsc scale. ignor-
anee, superstition. immortality. anarchy
and even rasanism.
90 Another sign Of the times is change
ter tha worse ef the rural population OF
many sections q the country. with = de-
elfae OK rural churches. ard 3 growing 0f
the cities greatly seyona tho ability a. the
churches % furnish sisssngs Tor al the
people ~ bring the Gospei 80 bear upon
them. Take Seattle for example. with
scarcely the proportion as one church 70
earh thousand eg Us population Then we
have $4,000 freedmen and about so 90
lndszns who, taken - whole. are as igno-
rant q the Gospel As are the foreigners
coming hither.
geg F6nallv. the universal ard growing
anrsst. ard tie increasing pAnpeTtsgn Of the
tailoring element Of cur rsPalatlon. are
facts colossal and portenseas. threatening
The founaasiea Of saw ard order. Ioil.
t0ss. sosl. and No chance. 60 hope al 8
chance 70 better slsezr coE6isioE. There Is
lightning scnaew hsTe IL this h.g Alzck esosd
thai is slosgy sooaaing np ahove oar politi.
exs hoasan.
Il. whaf earhs Israel 10 do
1 Settle Il among car convictions thar
TIE Sod * Israel rsies, and claims this lard
Ter As o1n.
= The oaly aaegaats remedy for tie lis
and svSis | hare n4saeA i the blessed Cos
pei II CArsst
s Religion must hs wagh "a 4 tAsnr OF
ar1ayetses and n0s q nseEsls erthoAox seass.
mSnts
& II sssoAlA Ne car hs1hess aTnhsssan "a
ee aaeSs@aseSi wogsAy 81 ; n14ce &aaaag he
soll9weTs of ire Captain * car sasva1ioa.
and 10 e~ permitted 10 have a share IN he
grand snasrrris< q transferring tr0m al