The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-18

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Rev. p. D. Campbell, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church. preached his farewell
a BAG WITH ROLES.
Rev. ,. B. Bisler's Discourse at the Cal
vary Presbyterian Church.
AZ the Calvary Rrasbyterisn church last even
tpg 8ey. = B. Bigler preached his farewell SER
MN before returning to the Mccormick selnin-
~, Chicago. to resume his studies His sub
Jecf va: "A Bage With Holes.n and the text
No. from Phagsai i:7-"He that earneth wages,
earneth wages TO put IL into bag with holes. y
kev. Bieief said: "By Hsggai, as q special
messenger from heaven the word of the Lord
ceuo % the Jews reproving them for neaiectiuc
ene building OF the temple. The people said:
Let - build our own houses first; bare altar
VII serye us. This - what Father Abraham
did Now why did those Jews lack spirit TO
xonuiid the temple7 Because evidently they had
TO much spirit In erecting earthly temples
Heol esfate and mansions first and then God,
8ut God disappointed them. He stayed the dew
1rum heaven and the fruit Of the earth. They
booked for much, and To- ii came to little They
10 put she t00d did not satisfy They b "a poor
digestion, or the meat was washy. And he that
earned wages, neglecting his duty to God,
earned wages and put 1t into q bag with holes
- Is Il soon leaked out And so we saw to-
night I would urge you to provide bags which
Wax not old and not pierced with holes-'a
treasure In the heavens that faileth not, where
no thief spproacheth, neither moth corrupt
eth. Those who try to get beforehand in
worldly things will get behindhand in heavenly
thinga They will make bags that are full OF
holeA History shows this
In the Western Reserve, Ohio, are two adj
s 3ning toWnships, the southern one founded by
edevout missionary, and the northern one by
~ tnfideL Each attracted men Of his own
character. In the center Of the southern town.
ship the settlers first built q church, and then
Aschoor house md public library. Eight years
ntterward an academy was planted. Today this
township e wen known for It's morality, wealth
md influence. And what can be said for the
northern township? The first settlers, infidels.
stamped their character there; church has
& newer been organized within its limits and il
remains yet TO be known whether any young
m1n from it, boundary has ever taken college
course. Surely these first infidels made q big
bag with heles ell over.
Dear hearers, there 10 q great law involved in
our text, one that extends all the way from the
higher TO the lower good. Take the man who
tets ont to make money. He rises up early and
pits up late, and the ready cash flows into the
bag. But follow this man. At first his poverty
= his pretext for remaining away from church
and leaving ont God in the cold. In his strug-
gle Tor wealth. he goes to bed late and rises UP
early, thus excusing himself from family wor-
ship. This ID just what many people do who
& leave Eastern Christian homes and come to the
Pacific coast They come for FOLDS sake, not
souls They leave Christ ON the other
nde Of the Rocky mountains. They desc
rate the Sabbath in their new
Heatsrn home On sunday they sleep. go pic
aick1ng, loll along the lake, eat, drink, bloat,
Ind Il they don't soon change their mode of
living they win surely rot and die
fhis u the result 20 often to those who,
hitch they sccumulate their wealth and gather
1Er1riun6 bnrn ~ oiolx H.
heir homes hollow mockery. The gayeties OF
3eht0n make them foolish, incline them to
slf-indulgence. and destroy their families and
heir souls. They put wages into q bag with
holes. Agur says: Give me neither poverty
aor fiches.' am not magligning riches, only
heir misuse and abuse.
Why do we hear SO much of hard times
lmong labofersf They earn wages to put it
INTO bags full OF holes. Where are the holes?
the cursed Golfers of saloonkeeperS / recall
he incident OF o man who was driven from a
nloon because he had no more money to buy
liquor with. He resolved then to quit strong
rink. he succeeded, and prosperity followed.
pne day he happened along the saloon, and the
hloonkeeper hailed him. He said he was not
Neu I've had lump growing on my side
Oh said the saloonkeeper. come in and we
vili soon get that lump or Yes said the
nam know you will, and that's just why I'll
HAy away. That lump Ia good silver and good
sold.' Would God that more laboring men
night realize that to earn wages 10 spend for
nrong drink is to put 1t into bag with holesi
soar text gives us law that takes in the en-
ire range and circle of our interests. It is true
"a matters considered in relation to divine
htngs and to the life eternal 1t is seen operat-
ne In the church. The church may be defined
congregation of believers In an orderly
0rm. But oh, how often Is there disorder and
actions! How often tares take possession of
he field and the bad fishes monopolize the netl
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vic shows in which the minister in the pulpit
uvides honors with some prima-donaa.
6hamep say. Away with the worldliness
hat often stalks rampant in many of our con-
gregations, smiling and polluting the very rock
IN which the true church standsl Away with
I'll forms Of gilded corruption that tend to
shauge our churches into synagogues of Satanl
Let them be the nucleus of the millenial
hurch! The house OF the righteous shall
RAND Bat the house of tie wicked shall be
sverthrown.' Why is it that all over this fair
land of Christian homes we see written over the
ioors OF churches For sale,' For sale'9 Be
:ause, In many cases, the Lord did not build
he houses. That church that compromises
xith the devil 10 big bag full of holes, They
xbor in vain that built it, and the Lord will
How it away with tho blast of his nostris!
II hope that it win not seem egotistical on my
Dart for mo to say on this farewell occasion that
he idea Of pure and spiritual church has been
your midst know have made mistakes,
sut have tried to do my duty as God gave me
light 70 see my duty. MY notion of a church is:
~ That il should be pre-eminently a Chris
IAN church; not only in form but in reality.
christ should DO the center around which re-
folves every thought and motive. Inspired by
HIS thought have given evils OF society sec
sudary place. Outward morality is good. but
inward morality 10 better. A living thing Ia
,etter than = polished dead stone. All the
aiming mills OF the world will not blow away
he clouds that settle ON the Alps; change of
he condition Of the atmosphere will.
~ That this church should become q Chris
ian school--a school to inform the mind OF
heavenly things. TO quicken conscience
erengtheB reason, refresh memory and refine
mofions-a school for the preparation OF ad-
Mission into the university of heaven.
sa That this church should become cheer
III Christian home. A church is not an ice
aouse. or home OF melancholy The Christian,
although IN exile from home, has the guiding
,iliar and the gushing rock He behold the
Har Of Bethlehem. which enables him TO catch
fllmuses Of sweet fields beyond dressed in liv-
M green. He cannot but rejoice aud be glad
~. TAaf this church should become = working
Ehurch, We are laborers together with Christ
"a silent members. No honorary members All
arfive The Christian IL Gods athlete By and
5 he can lift bullock. The Christian should
ever dream Of quitting service. CID win an
foke him when the time comes; and then. IL Is
,itter to die with the armor on.
.sTo what extent We have realized these char
,cteristics God only knowA II our labor has
,cen marked more with success than failure, let
10 give Fod the glory; IL more with failure than