The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-29

0apFtezf H9IfF- LII - hpo2 u tnAsssE--s
on the soul Eaniah al gioony Thoughts
aud let the sonI grew fat with naerriment
BIZ. let rs not be selfish in our joE. While
We rejoice in the blessings that have Rlaa-
dsned orr homes we Should have Thought
for those where Fortune has forgot 70
smile Obey the instructions Of NehsnasGts
go thy way, sat the far and drink the
street., and send o portion 70 those fof
whom nothing Is provided. Christ said.
"The poor ye hare with yen Always We
can rejoice this heart of God By making
dad the he4Fss Of men, Remember the
stranger within thy gates. Hundreds q
young men are IN our city who have left
pleasant homes beyond the mountains.
AS the family Of each one gathers around
the home board TO partake Of the annual
feast, the circle viii De broken hy his alb
scnce. They wiz speak lovingly Of the one
that Is gone. bat this viii Be gloomy day
for him, unless frightened By our
hospitality. Is deyoAves upon you
TO make this day joyous
one and drive bomesickness from his heart
By kind acts offriendliness and good cheer
Thus you viii be giving thanks. Let songs
Of JOY swell up from hearts overlooking
with gratitude 70 the Being Of ali our mer-
cies and Heavens host shall echo back our
songs in that propetic enthem, Glory 20
God in the highest, On earth peace and
good viii toward men,
Rev D. Bagiey assisted in the services
by Offering prayer. and Rev. McCHll0m, pas
tor Of the Christian church, Rev. Nelson OF
the Norwegian church and Rev. Delworth
were also present Appropriate hymns
were sung and bonntiful collection taken
up for the poor
BATTERY STREET METHODIST CHURCH.
At the Battery street Methodist Epis-
copai church, in North Seattle, the union
services were participated in by large
number. Rev. George A. Tewksbury,
pastor Of the Plymouth Congregational
church. delivered the sermon. A collec-
ton amounting 10 $50 was taken up, which
was turned over 70 the pastors OF the North
Seattle churches for distribution to the
poor OF that locality. Rev. Dawson. OF the
Congregational coureh, and Rev. 10y, of
the Methodist church OF North Seattle,
and Rev. r. A. Beard were present and
assisted in the meeting. The beautiful and
appropriate hymn, Washington" was
sung at this service. and the music was
aided by the addition OF as violin and q
cornet accompaniment.
The subject OF Rev. Tewkshurys sermon
was, The Admission Of Washington as y
state. The Last First. He told of how
Whitman. an American missionary, saved
Washington from British occupation in
1912 by interceding with President Tyler
and getting him TO save the land for the
Americans. Whitman's pioneer trip across
the mountains with thousand emigrants
was compared to the triumphant trip TO
Washington City made by the new senator's
this week. THE last shall be first" was
applied to the new state with the prayer
that ii might become the first state in those
things that pertain to a true civilization or
to the highest estate of man. We should
have special regard for the man for whom
the state was named, and should be patri-
otto and industrious. In building up the
too materialistic.
The speaker told of George Washing
tons life: he had come of courtly En-
glish family and his traditions were such
as 70 make him true cavalier. Yet under
these conditions he assimilated himself
with the Puritans and Pilgrims, and how his
heart beat in full pulse OF sympathy with
the genius E0f free American institutions
state also assimflate to the laws of truth
aud righteousness.
Rev. Tewksbury showed the necessity OF
education, OF morality and Of religion, and
closed with an eloquent appeal that the
new state should emulate the example OF
its namesake.
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
A very large number attended the exer-
cises in the Methodist Episcopal church,
corner of Marion andfThird streets, In the
morning. The sermon was delivered by
Rev Benjamin Parsons, pastor OF the
second Presbyterian church in North
Seattle. Rev. Clark Davis offered prayer
az this service, Rev. Elliot w. Brown read
from the Scriptures and Rev. ID. d. Camp
bell also assisted at the service by an
nouneing the hymns. At this service as
well as at one or two others, the hymn
Washington" was sung by the entire con-
greration, the words being passed around
among the people on printed slips. Aqnar-
tette, consisting Of Mrs. +. W. Laird Mrs.
Lyons, Mr.. Craig aud Dir. Grout furnished
excellent vocal music and Mrs. Laird sang
a solo that added greatly to the interesting
service. A most liberal collection was
taken up for the poor and was turned over
90 the committee OF the several churches
for distribution.
Rev. Parsons took the text OF his dis
course from;
Psalm isi4-"oter unto God Thanksgiving
There Is. said the speaker, magic
charm in the word thanksgiving. Our
yernacular would be sadly deficient with
out the word, and our life and our world
stlll more sadly deficient without that which
Is siEnited by il. 1t signifies the rainbow
in the cloud when the storm has passed By,
the golden lining OF the darkest cloud. IL
is like the Tyre Of orpheus amid the dis
cords and disceHselat1ons OF oar earthly
soianrn. sending forth music whose charms
nothing can Withstand. /. IL one Of those
plants at the Garden OF Eden, some OF
whose seeds in some way got scattered out
side with Adam and has descendants and
have been bearing. despite uncongenial
surroundings. most precious fruit from that
time 10 the present Wherever there is
any knowledge OF the true God. there
thanksgiving fn Some form takes place
and no wonder, for il is one channel Of
communication between God and those
who know Him. The principle has
abundant illustration that the attitude Of
cur hearts towards God iaierprets the
aspecss u nature and Providence towards
US a. witnesses either ter or against His
goodness. and prompts 20 the expression Of
either gratitude or taaaigaity.
The ungrAtesul pegsoa is hike the bat in
the daytime, the mere abundant and in.
tense the light. the more intense and deter
mined tAe blindness Tngrasltude il too
base TO return a Kindness. too proud % re-