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

Not Of t1se letter. lint Of tie spfrit-kses
r. q. smgth's FDIseouree.

E51NfEaf HfR&Gttttt HUSH ttNE fDsspN tiAS 49,
II. Coz. his q. s.xet 81 tAe letter bnt e TIE
ssaTls fof tho iestsF kilietb, hnt ne spirit mas
eta alive
How those words appeal to life today
m site OF the centuries that have passed
What q grand antIthezis, How IL Aess be-
sore as The two methods OF repression aud
oppression, the outward compuision Of
some external authority and the inward
onpulEion Of : mighty enthusiasm bond
ige and sherry, Iaw and gospel. The die
fsaction between the two methods Is for all
time and all places The two methods
meet us everywhere today. In dealing
with every vice or error that troubles AS
In ourselves or others we must choose be-
tween them. We can set 70 work directly 20
destroy and root out the vice. or va may
bring il as overwhelmingly possible the OPP
poslte virtue and 20 crowd out the vice.
When We clearly comprehend the differ
emce between these two ways we see one
OF the nebisst characteristics oi the gospels
treatment OF humanity.
Let as sec what aItese methods are in fife
Our uttsr skcptic comes 10 me with attacks
on the very foundations OF the goodness
OF man and God. II disprove his argsis
ments be Is not moved my results are
Huence OF Q Christlike life, lei hIm see
some man or woman working with an abb
s0lnte lore for humanity, or absolute devo-
lion 10 an ideal, let him see and feel the
beauty and power Of that safe, then the very
citadel oil bits nature Ii touched.
So, in dealing with vices, either public or
private, the positive and uplifting power
should keep pace with the restraining ordi-
appetite By mere repression. It must have
is natural food or il viii cling 10 its poison.
That nature Ii too active and live 10 be
kept right BY sere negatlons. The trouble
with many III our practical reforms is that
while we try to destroy and prohibit we do
not provide adequate substitutes for that
whick we destroy. II men are to be drawn
away from saloons and gambii Hg- honses
parks, museums, reading-rooms, coffee
houses. other positive powers Must ac-
company every form Of restraint. Re-
member Il Is not the laws which make us
good citizens, but rather the greater rieh-
ness Ut our lives, the pleasant homes. the
manifold interests which occupy us. the
positive and not the negative, the plenty
and varied opportunity that the poor man
never knows. Our lives are SO filed with
better things that these lower indailgences
do not tempt Us.
The same Is true OF more innocent indtll-
renees which may come to hinder our
Development Denonncing them as sin Is
apt 10 foster the desire for thelu A Fealiza-
ion OF the deeper meaning and RESPONSE
bilitaes o. life lead rs TO hold them lightly,
Eer in the richer experiences OF life We out
grow our need for them.
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positive method Il best. | am sure. Il is
hardly worth while 10 destrow error Tor the
mere sake Of destroying II we have nothing
positive 70 put in It's place. We must make
cur truth live and convincing, we must
force II home With speech and thought and
act. make ii claim its kinship with what is
true in our brothers error The true mis-
sionAry spirit springs, not from desire TO
tear down or disproye any mans faith. he
lac Mohaininadan OF a member OF some
different Christian sect. but from eagernesS
10 share with him your better. richer faith.
This positive character IN inss The dis
tsngslishing mark of Christ's gospel. It's
power lies In thu grand enthusiasm il
swskens. quickening rather than repres-
sing the strong passions which sway men,
making these same passions powers for
Testament Is not book Of prohibitions,
but Of eager aspirations, in deep harmony
with the heart OF man. giving la him an
overwhelming impulse 81 belly living.
The heart of man naturally rebels against
repression rs continuous and regular
thing We can not make IL seem right
that this should 10 the final law u lite,
though II xlares rs in the face on every
IL a. - IL -
ditlun Simply SAYS 80 70 the Young. You
hare this passion. that appetite. that desire.
They are sinfuls Cruelty thensl" harsl.
Geld programme of Hie. whore no enthas-
lasm is possible After q period OF such
Fepress ien with Little gaine6. an explosion
Is likely 10 eane. in which repression Il
thrown aside sssd 3 life Of dissipation en-
tered upon. Then comes the wrecked and
hroken life rs the sire resuit for .hese
LAWS truly have penalties attached.
tut there was after all a sort az reason IN
the tirss rebellion against repression IL ali
that was struggling "a utter itself Exacssl
vsr.ue - outy eeHntersest, anA il IL eter-
nAlly true shat outward Conformity can
never take the place Ct inwarsi SPIRIT
Christianity has no mere hgelasS rules 60
offer Ia eager young Iivss. Jesus set aim
traditions. and az even the prenepgs ef
scripture ter be tanght that pgsesptS. how
ever they may shape she outward aeflon.
shape not she sinner man. Ii read right,
Christ desired, uos outward uniformity,
bat thu aasckeesae 81 81 hy the Sanse in
ward spirit Of love. As the scientists
thought woald be sNot that ST raantS
should xres alike. ~ aasier ts4e sane con-
ga kzS4G - "a.
L i. should have suli OPPORTUNITY a. grow
after its eva inherent Feos irapaise. ~ his
thought seemed to - thai men should
have oproFtanIty for the free expression az
what IL deepest ard tSness ia them. / can
imagine hins e0snlnS s0 sonas young man
VI h0 has rvsslss4 aealass repression AMI
authority. sna saying 'Ysa were nor
wholly wrQag Repression i net fhs isrss
- gFeAtest tas. Yea were ui4ns "a set
- utter yourself, to falt.El = purpose Ia tie
wessd. But yea are net etssrsisg yoag true
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tasaE ia you nade 10 tasnk DEEPLY and fsel
uohsy, male - Ne charitable and eAsxas.
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