The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-17

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DS~pe1m1eay (Dpeaed.


p&~pstn1say Dpseed.
I1e throa sesvsces ~ The new North So
49, Bapsfst church yssterday on the occa-
100 q IT. dedication, we're eli lsfgsly At
om6o6. Tbe morning servics commencing
- y ofcloek, consisted Of voluntary. dox-
keee1x. Invocation, rsponsivs reading, Scrip
euro reading, prayer and sermon BY the
x1y. d. J. Pierce. In the afternoon at
oscloek Rev. Knnt Nslson rad from the
4cfiptufss, prayer waa ofssrtd BY Rev l.
Read md the sermon was preached by
~ Hey. @. J. Bnrchett. OF The First Bsp-
~ chuyeh. AZ the Gloss OF This service
~. Tbomes Baldwin delivered the dsdi-
o6efon psoelamation.
Rov. nurchett - this service took for his
1obtoct, devotion 10 the Church His
! to9t Woe:
m1on, ~ ~ Siehs hsud 1nsEcs her canning II
1onet ronemhes shee, tet ny tongue eIssve 10
- lpof - ~ mcssh. Il Ipsssss nj Jerusaisn
ooove ~ ehief ~.
~ I'D: Thar wss bat one place on
- fnce q H. earth whore the Jew might
IBID Nj tompls; the divine Law forbade al
0ckoSs. That plaee wns Jerusalem. But
~ 1o1IoWees a. Christ ought 70 build .
eonpoo - Jehovah Ia evsry community on
oostt vhere thers u psopIed neighnor-
bood - furnish occupants. Earlier ages
t0flt laree cathedrals, spending even mil
ICcus q money on edidces. IL II the char
uo1os1sfic 81 our 49, 10 huild more houses
~ thereby carry 70 mors people the light
- - Goopol In feet, Il n the very genius
IL - New Testament to make Jsrusa.
Dom q ovoey town end village thst dots our
1ooa 4 Jerusalems because there God -
- hovo temple where I'll The rites OF HIS
oonceuesy msy b performed. And let u
- uooed here that these temples should
compare fovofably with TIE homes and
mnn1loup u the worshippers Who build
tAem but IN speaking, on this occasion.
q devotion 70 he church, u u not meant
- emphaeiss particularly The intsrest ~
0ke N walls o. wood Or ss0ne. These are
important In their place To the Jew the
oncoene eempie vas place most sacred,
no1owed ~ thousand precious mem
eetoo. And - do ~ vevy waais OF our
T.eoes q Worship oitsn become 70 AZ
ocoe seefed ~ = tn0usend senosr saes.
1oe ~ - = epeak nsrs o. aevoeaon % me
pneM which ne Greas heed o. the
1nso haSe oeen shoee Who wsre moro
ee2oeea - seer chufch man % tnr1ss;
! eu1a 9pvoesen = tdoaatry. me dangers o.
- PRESENT. - 20 nos 10 aions mat line.
Our efeae danger nov lies IN me direction
q Moklng ~ 700 uss'e OF tne oFEanised
1ncspaee q ne new Iessamens' wnicn
~ ~ Church Of Christ In TIE sweep o.
puf organizations vitnin ofssnsst.ons'
0uscaes Within cnurcnss. We snail 40
4 gun WI - olten cal hait ana SEE what
Il - our master end what - mans It's
oo1y enough - ~ shas me church does
noe oovo any ene. MANY DO say this. ana
they say II - m excuse for their lack Of
)nteree IN The church; they come 10 think
1hnt beeouoo The church does not save the
oDul that therefore they can set aside all
oboigoltOns 70 the church. This IL an ex-
ooodtuoly dangerous thing. And u u ~
oooily aid that makes no difference 10
What church you belong. Can one be
serious and say THAR Does II make no
dinofsnce whether you belong 10 An organ
iDAtton holding thu unmixed truths OF the
New Testament. or whether you cast your
10 among = people who reject these and
tooch for doctrines the commandments Of
menf
Our times need 70 b very cautious ~ 10
hoW they receive such statements ~ "You
you belonged" VIII 10 not he \ serious
question q the great day. A. 10 whether
You were loyal 70 Christ and his principles
And aru ~ not proving our loyalty or dis
loyalty b. where We cast our lott ayes.
bat wo must b. liberal. Ne are living In a
broad and liherai age. Rigotry has long
nincs been consigned 10 the grave Of the
asst. and must have no resurrection De-
nowinational walls are growing thin and
crumhiing away" Such utteranees are
fnr Zoo sommon now.
We are often told that Christ IL Nil We
need 70 love. and all for whom or what We
nssd 70 work. Bus how are We 10 show
our lore 10 Christ except a. we 10 II by
showing our interest in those things which
ors dear 10 Himf This idea. you remem.
her. was receiving much attention from the
religious press some time ago. aud DIR. Ed.
ward Bright. editor Of the New York H.
sssNev. used this forcihle language IN ne.
gard 70 this subject; THE local church il
worthy Of the warnest love of ali connected
with Il. and IL Il precisely in proportion 10
The amount OF such love church member
hes that his Christianity Is worth anything
We cannot recall single instance in which
indifference 20 the best good of the ohurch
did not prove 20 Be sure sign OF iudiffer-
once 10 Christianity Itself.
In this connection give due thought TO
NJ fact that the wsrmest devotion 10 the
church Of Christ hegess the broadcast and
deepest ccncrrn for the Worldwide inter
esss o. she k'nSuem % .asss1 ihs one
Who says he Is not Interested IN The church.
Ax.4 a. rFs 4.