The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-31

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M UleeouSse.
~ xEDo9 G. Gmfsh. passof of he Unitarian
10v 0Oyomlh apoet between uni0n md
! - ve1o yoooes11y upon NE subject u NOR
N - mligfen syneDds Of his remarks
NJ - - matual ssIsfioss Of rsiisioa
- uWn1tfyr may we'll - eaIisd one Of The
0~1mlng 4ooUoUns q this rUssiem, dissafis6ed.
the9ofnl - - vhieA ~ iivs. u hss not
GU1v t1eoe1<5ca1 and speeuisf1ve interest.
- - tnooDoe pegnonai tnteSest - veil Thou
qn1e - asklng shenssIvss ~ question how,
A - kanaJtfon agr, tbsy Day - I've - 70 80
- ho4oos 81 y md shua the worst They ~
N1ot - ~ abadins things - which Ne may
ollue-na1, - which we mus clinx. II 10 would
- m1ho 6hfpwpecks ~ ous livsa
- ou19 Ne know Ne must cling. f4 rob
- - ~ Heritage Of noble Thought feeling
- ao1too eymboifzel b. hat word. ssiife
Wou11 M - worth the living Nov. many
Mxleom And thinkers tell - that morality n
u1QU - outgSowth u rsllgion. that the only
Hpooo Wby men sbouid parsue certain eournes
~ oGo1pn md shnn Others n fhss God hiss -
lo(le4 t1touGh n tn1aiIibie church that BY end
~ q eoels future condition. He win panish
f1Gm n thry DO not. On tho other hand there
- multfudoG 10 whom the 'sipfsllibie church
- nGso mockery and who do not ind religion,
~ = y preoonto1 10 them. iiie'giving. ennobing,
- oSon pQulble 70 them.
& 1Aen 0are are those who tell ~ that religion
= eooA, fo1aeaesd 10 Ne supesssitions Of the
-: ~ uofnaity 10 nsm and abiding. needing
- pGupptDG ~ ~ outworn cfeeis Yet many
~ solfgles and morality 20 elassly kait To-
QeqhW list = sesns - u they would not survive
onpn1n1lon
Whon ~ look ous into the world We s<ss that
- faefs ase MIXED. Here IL I man, who reps.ti-
- ulint0n - u he's heeu presented 10 him.
Atlng unhie. upright. sslt-serriGeing life. We
- 6eosge Eliot, who certainly fears no future
p1ojrhment. praying 10 live again in minds
mGee betesT By her pfescnce.' = TO be 70 othss
Ao1le ~ cup Of strength In some great agony"
~ yetit = tsue that moral character and action
hage ~ and afe intimately blended and bound
- Win ~ religion IT tbs world. The commu.
~ to1ay associates religion and morality
Whee . ~ eoea up vhsn some leading church
m<MoeS " minister commits some breach OF
uTnuey. However the community might con.
01mo or xInm 0vcr the offence In the case Of
oeAw mee. u demands something better OF
c1pm. To- burse 81 indignation or cynieism
WAIeh alwAys toliows sueh cascs bean simple
- un9oseed testimony 10 the close relation BE-.
tUpun ne tNo
4 mosaI man. - the world judges. Il not nec<s.
10y ss1toteNe man. but the religious man
- y nsosaL Yet the great duties OF life are
- Uogp fnoumhent upon Christians than vpou
- ~ ~ uh0n ~ were born. belong 70 ~
1ecouoe - ~ No. Though . man declares
mMpen - eehotei. u In no wise Alters HE chill
noelona lus right and wrong do not spring nom
- nssnte 81 the church Obligation lies deeper
- thsk
11is nsssAs sAa. rslisioa ana character
nesemmtly 70 together h = comparatively mod
- eoeA u you - back far enoueh In tho hts
~ - - w0sid yuu will come 10 3 time when
~ we7e separate IL theory and discounted ia
Deaeeice. In primitive ssliglous Ne Gnd simply
= Monee Of supernatural power which In In
$3.50 Wy related 10 the worshipper This
ypNef may fniure or aid and must be propiti.
80 ~ prayers aud sacrifices. ita favor must b.
oeoGht Manitestiy. such worship ~ this could
- NgKest any ncrcssity for telling the truth,
- eoang pufe. TOR being kind and charitable.
2wn teal. but formal aud arbitrary. with no
neeal oontsnI The moral impulse might even
- eondict with II. ~ when the power wor-
01ped Wns supposed h. demand human sscrf.
ocea. svon the sacrifice OF ones ehilsrru.
o0Ee1nG ffum distinct and separate sources,
0psAl1ty and religion. Of course. soos touched
- nodiaed each other. Morality has grown
~ ~ ouenitfy of expc4tence--fhee experiences of
Uentnl 1ecn no less than OF physical iacta II il
- 40 that II the more impe RECT forms OF
ee1le110 TIE religions sanction has not IL
Voy1 opefo1ed Ia favor Of morality 4, has
o1oooo meu - sacsiucs their fricuds ana child
M - Wa9o extesminAtina war on those tho
- 00ne them NO harm. Ia lie aud sseaI and de-
1ona. Tho favor Of the Deity has often been
eeyReoed - be won by formal acts OF worship or
uort1ece independent Of the character of ones
eenklucA The morality attributed 10 The GODS
- Olympus IVES not NJ pure - that required Of
nacD upon earth. Punishment ~ coming from
humnn sources. was imposed FOR mineral or
criminal acts ~ coming from divine source. IA
~ disecssd towards The breaking through sosae
ritual cf the cuaisson Of some sacrifice or PRAYER
The Old Testament h not wholly tree frosn this
Joccb II blessed. though he sscle his brothers
bisshstxht. and played the fraud aud cheat in
0Any ways. The friuKes OF the ssrmsnss and
- pecper sacftfc for each oecasion are re-
1eFoe0 - having the same weight A the
neral preccptx Of the Ian. Cruelty 10 stranger.
ono enemies II ensoinea: . blessing is pro-
peM1ccd On those who take the enemies little
onee and dash their brains ens arainss the
eseaes
nut religion. ~ ~sli ~ morality. Ass had n.
evnlution. Il hes gradually taken on moral
content and given tss sanctions 20 morality. rae
No. 81 tod which We possess today il the Out.
Qo1Ae 81 age Of growth and DEVELOPMENT lnss,
q hare gone the deep thought at cages, the tn-
~ experiences of eestasie taysiics, the sssrn
Glsunxth of rferners and the seaeernexs OF
oo0nt1en loving hearts II rSfiriau has some
tinea oeen deGcteut In moral seasr. q strpel-
60 aep<lo hayn bcsn committed In her nssse.
~ a1oo und The con pistes. expression III xesd.
nooo In her thought Of 0oi The mysterious
pouof - which mea haw Is secn 90 he the sfssSs.
tute eocdnene. and right action the srues. ssr.
vsce, Thas we - that rvllxion - far frurn De-
Ia the source 81 morality, hss gained naars by
re nnicn than mcrslits has. sheaSh morality ].
nain hes not neea snail. We have eaaae ~ far
60 u the strongest power in The world were
go - - evil aud not gucd There wsasa a.
voDs b sozne scais 90 dare 10 lcch the osansrs>
nat fyrant On his everlasting ssoe ssse seA hgr,
ehaa his evil n not good ssrns ssais 10 gxsa IA
M cali . lore iess broad and deep than their
e0n Divine; rome scals Who wuasd tervyer
dear that .miahs Aisssse makes slghs"
nut what docs morality Eain IN the ansUns
Nov strenssh and confidence. as he iuaivttaAl
opueo ~ zeal that the power within hirn. u.r.
M him - 10 hard thsnks. IL Part az The rewes
ohoe rule& the unsverse, t. M caprice Of hss Eat
univUrsal and eternal TIE nssn 20 iossgeF tecss
oAune, Though ne cue ot has sxe sad generation
stands by bin, FOR he kness that trgth and
y1ehs hare ths universe on thesr aida Faith Ga
"a a3yps Tie sense OF spal u gcsstncss a. TIE
prsanaal purity apart frvsa any perceived esss
poe1 utility. IL strives IN lin q msn irsa =
rnnfun where Ill trse and uchse sessca sAali s-s
~ : matter IL ssFaxxie. hat Of glad seQaiesraes
1sllssca aasls The theaxhs Of ssssaersssisy, and
ohns enlAfxins tife tasttnes farther re.esaag
nndar1a This makes ait snarat decsssanx raors
momenoonA an moral ssnests.s rsofe vx4gAty
81 UcsA1 natures are nps cassplase<t ~ saEs
nR.A aApne II this tie were all sAe sr 81 ks,sss
- 1uky ere Tao Ersss Tar ksowaesx~ a .
fnenro NJ. on tbs other asna s$ss xnspa 10
eeerS veaxn command az duty. hsaaSaag nAa Ne
sfvvesa ona chs<xfnL nos tsias. szs saxxesa II
eSvoa - slimr~e OF tke sesslHs ct ssats. az
- urno time or snctAsF. ever xueAa h.sas "a
- uer hnd every ku-ea sees wezr - esuwm.
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