The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-05


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one further rsasoa why Lkb<rsl churches have
failed 20 obtain = larger popussr following Is
that sa6as smpAaxis has been laid on the
merely intellectual side u religion, combat
Ing effoasas taoasbf on religious TOPICS. sese-
tag from narrower into broader forms Of truth
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business Il first OF Al the ertsurs Of souls- the
building 81 character. aad only sesondsriy l. IL
trainer of the intellect. X xAt opinions are
good oas shouid be able 70 give reason for the
fsitn sns IL Ia bsE hat " vast snrortxnce ~ cur
beissfs ere. II set yassef naoTnsus 10 ths personal
character al be b<Sievss. whss be does and
uhst he L. Wherever tree Humanity ami tEne
zeal are present there yeu find true church.
whistler IL bear the name OF Presbyterian or
passsrfsn. And VIC know that natural good
nsss aud fF9e religion sometimes co-<xisy with
ssry marrow and ertsie theological bellsfs The
man who holds The sserness calvipistsc belief
may 10 kinder. geufser, more christlike than
one who holds tire bsoaGesf, most hopeful faith.
The hessg here counts mere than the head. We
sre warrsnted By facfs, thiak. Ia saying that
changes Ia knssisdxe affect comparatively
Hssie the religion Ia oDs's life. The theooGan.
With all bis knowist may b iess religious
than sone commonplace man who can hardly
PCT hi. s<iief ia wofds The apostle Paul puts
IL sfrDnsiy when he says: Though l have al
kaowlssgs and hsye not charity sia nothing"
II ii NOT thsolory. either old or new. which 10
primarily attractive 20 the men ard womea Of
To-Day, bat the ever potent gospel. no matter in
what garments tlsd. The great weakness Of
tbs age II. that with magnificent development
Of knowledge ia almost every feid, lie spiritual
power hax not kept psee. We need now some
Paul e. Mss among us and bid ~ be ferveut In
spirit" Fsfsnr ard esrpossness mean, not
weakness bat strength. And be whose thought
10 tfuaaess and deepest nss d. the strongest
srussf feelings 70 respond 10 the grand environ
ment. Yet a a., teo often doss fersor ias be-
hind knawledsa ard man rssnsia Geld and hard
aud lrrvspesssss 20 The realms that lie ali about
hiss Right belief must be warned into life By
right feeling before Il eau become right action.
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merely our tassleess, Though hey should Ger
tsIaiy BE- there, teo. bus ourselves. heart, soui
and mind. Religion IL not systs IN. but life:
not merely something 10 believe or even sorae-
thins 70 do. bat something 20 cc. Just 50 long
ss einoiien Is eso~dsf out of AS rrspsr place.
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inst - ionk viii their religion 10 cold and pow.
srisss 10 overcome the world Your faith must
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- + is ~ accomplish sy gbfag Tor yoaos through
yea for others Any true church. then, must DO
ferysnt. fall of tbs spirit u chrlst
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pfaetare rather than 81 ffotession believe Ina
msaly frankDsss. IN wsarsng no mask, sailing
unsisr no islse soioss: we engh, not 20 leave
ashars in say uncertainty - 10 where we stand
tat is as not mske too much Of defining oar
position. let pEofs safe las behind, rather than
head the way To be protesting Christian 10
very ssod. bat To be pFsesscsng Christian IL
tEhaste8y better.
shall never tersaf the impression made on
sns ~ little baok called The Desoons Week"
A. the hegsantns OF the week OF prayer the
snsnssess 81 . certain sAareh agreed 10 usako il
week of tzsaflcs ins;ssd GA Monday, TIE
DAY al PRAYER fer temperance. they were 10 be
tsmperatN Ia speech. az and Indulgence In any
shinx huFtsai o. them: on the fellowship dsy
fhsg sesT 70 tFr u heal eli breaches Of fr!snd-
ship, on the asy o. prayer inr the family rsia.
tlaa tAsy were ga try iBiii the .sfs Al instead
Of prsytns for Il. GA the day 81 prayer for mis-.
Sous they w*Fe ~ ssaseh owt and visit the
heather IN taeif a4ldsl Al the end OF ths week
ofse II their nambef chosen to relate his ex.
psTienee. whsE resslssiea u had been to lin
Of seasaess snd hypecrisy of which he had
never dreamed A be confessed, he learned
more II true religion thAa = nonth OF Sundays
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~ tse secsrsns. whether il be OF God or whether
sfsss 81 myself
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ssfsan HAT @ss2s preached wss pr~-eusnensly
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kaor thzi - are Esy disciples. Il We have aoss
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