The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-23
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1hs Progress ef Civiltsea Nsstsus Grsv
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1hs rrogrsss ~ Csvilisea Nnetsas Grows
Wtth Religious Aavanesaena
Rsv. c. c. esssfton, Of salem. Or. dslivsssd .
ven eiequert sermon last night IN the F.ss
Mssnodlsf Episcopal church. his sut5ecs bsing
Ne "Pambis Of the LeaveA" HIS taxi wss.
Matthew xtiss33-sAuosher rarable spake he
unto then: the Kingdom Of heaven b axe unto
Ieaven. which : woman tool. and hid 10 shres
measures 81 meal ali the whole wss lesvened--
The coGnal observations Of maoy have Ia
them 70 n0etce shaf some nations ore in advs0ce
Of al others IN the elsmenls OF ctviiixationL The
Quosssco shat s,me uasi0ns edyanes from fnse-
mar seassoos I'LL they Iced tss van OF eiviliza-
Ton while Others recede from advanced civil
txatiou and hiring mp the rear Of progress. axsses
- TO those diversities and the grade Of their civ.
f3ssfsous. Among the csnous OF induction
oivse ~ b. John Stuart Mil, % guide us IN ~
cestaintnx the cauaes al sve1ts. waa The Netho1
Of C~opcomitant Variations This canon cen b
slated in suhssancs - follows: when two events
Other. q y connected with a through some fact
Of eausatioa-
Applying The canon 70 Tie question under
cauotdeTastoo ~ md Inst the institutions Of
Christianity are conterninous. thas where the
Bitle - civil: ration q. and psoGEesBten: where
- Bible II wfthdsowp, c1vilisstton reesdsa
fhese facts need bus % b stated 70 b sosived
y WIZ kbV0X0&4OS I<04t~1 " 0tU&VtYs w
note the e'eady rtse md progress Ia Germany
since rhe Reformation started by Luthsr. We
lad thax ths inssoduction Of the Bible In the
esndwien islands caused sevagsfy to disappear.
Nothing hes done % much ~ civilize the In
dinns - The Chfissian reiigiou- II - more than
Laws. mere than scho BE or anything elss. - u
takes hold Of the heart. when the Crescent fol-
loved ~ Cross Turkey vas end hes remained
shadovsd with dsfknsn. and it - soi Nc doun
g~rsdually, untl DOW Turkey = called the sick
nan Of EufopA. The Truth remains that ~ ad-
vance eofsssponoingiy with the progress of The
Chrissian re.iglon o. receds In the ratio - 10 10
a~handoned-
Another question may b. discussed - 70 what
doctfins the Bible contains calculated 70 pro-
duce such results. Is contains peculiar doc
tfinss concsfnins God and . Respecting
God Il teaches unity. majesty and fatherhood-
Reopecting man u teaches innate value and
dignity. II h worthy Of note snss while the He
brews had only 3ust escaped Egyptian servitude
they fosued faf diRereat conceptions of divinity
thar The Greeks. who led lords many and gods
many, ond @ g was with the Egypsiana- The
divinity md The cshers we're not when oaf
Bavior put the question: what shall u psont .
man n he gain the whole world and lose his
sou, a. what shall = man give in exchange for
his sou.? He put the highest possible appraisal
upon humanity. The value Of the humsn soul
outwsiehn. in the sstimsts Of Jesus Christ the
whole univefoo and He has appraised and
stamped ths valne Of humanity By that act
Now u 4 . truism among ~eitgions
teachers that man comes 10 b like the object OF
M vouAip. IL hes been said that . man b.
loneed 10 The state: 20 the crown. and at one
dime In England % the soils he hes belonged 70
his fellow. and Ne hear IL said he belongs 10 the
church. This 10 NOT the teaching that fsl from
the liz IL the Masess. He said the sabbath was
msds for man and not man foe the sabbath.
You can Substitute anything else for sabbath"
and n il sauaily true. All belongs to man.: he
IL not % b. bought. owned or sold. his price Is
tmmortal We zee the effects Of such doctrines
anon socsssy, where man comes 10 the level Of
she obsec: he woFxhfpe wncu Athens Was in
drunksnne4 The worship Of Venus produced
iupurisy. The Worship Of the max ID sword by
scrshians hal . disposition to hsrdeu the hearts
~ TIE peouic aud make them have . disregard
Ia al humane feelings: Il produced csusisy.
The Vershsp Of God and OF Jssus Christ. the
brightness Of His eiery. cannot isfi TO Impress
the wofshipper with the divine traifG The
SUNDAY school and public congregations are
veil calculated 70 impress these qualities upon
ehs human heart The raining Of the Carixtiaa
hss : tendency To elevate aud isaven humanity.
on the ether hand. the teaching at the Bible re
s~pscsine man. 10 cal cuiaied to teach him self-
rs.pecs and . higher regard ioe the rights OF
ofh&Fx WB&f0 koGo& 0UIRftoc8 - WHEY NH~
fused they will heaven society. SHAPE legisla-
tor. iuvlgorats the administration OF iust.cs
and give new guarantees 20 human life and
nrcrertv. Hence In Christian communities we
ana The hiehess prutact.n 10 the ers6ls: the
beet opportunities % the boy. the highest edu-
e.tsonal advancement TO young men and
women. Here the unfortunate classes are pro-
ysaed lnr. and ne nud asylums for the inecrsste.
for the insane, for the tliri and The INDECENT:
hcrs,s for the orphan and aged. and oil tie ell
eemcsynary institutions OF the word, for the
r,sisf az human sn~rering-Al center IN these
Christian communities
Ia IA. sane source ue trace missionary enter
,rssss and the benevolent sgsnei OF the
snrssssn church. All the humane and human.
,.s.s .-cenc.<s ct work TO-DAY In the tosom OF
-, ,af,an and the civilized nations Of the
vor.d are found In ecnnecties with these dis
tsnssishins doctrines OF chrisiiAni.y rssp&sisas
a. ara mao. Let IA thank God for the hless-
turs we ere permitted 10 ss5ay tAroaxa faitn In
His name.
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