The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-25
OBLIGATORY SERMON.

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nker. OF Kentucky; Mrs. Lydia Sexton, ct the
Ns,kodst Protes ast and others.
OBLIGATORY SERMON.
s.v. !. NJ. p. Bickerson at the Second
Methodist Protestant Church.
me dedicatory services of the Second Metho-
Ait Protestant church, in North Seattle. were
a<ld yesterday afternoon. commencing q
o'clock. They were well ATTENDED and proved
s<sy interesting. Rev. Daniel Bagiey, the father
Al Methodist Protesia tlsm in the West pre-
rded Rev. Clark DAYS. pastor of the first
1bnrcr assisted in the dedicatory exercises,
md she new pastor, the Rev. J. II. p. HicEerson.
D., IL D., recently the president of the
Hoani zson Male and Female college, of Mont.
rouerv. L., delivered the sermon. He took for
histexi: Exodus iii:l4-"I am that am" and
Frs Chron xxii:le-"He shall build house for
M name. and be shall be my son. and Will be
bis fsther."
He opened his discourse by piciuring, in well
/ chosen words, tne manner in which the word
Ess brought down from the ARTIST time.
ION Monday. the twenty-frst day in April"
sid Nj. Hiekersou, "in the year of the world
G92 OF shout 2,91 years ago. the foundation
{. ne OF the great Jewish temple was laid by
NJ solomon Mount Moriah. IN the land of
Julea, with solemn and impressive ceremonies
This historic eGidce Was no unmeanlng pile of
4 polished stone, CorInthian trass and bGrnIshei
gold, lifting its three corridored Store aud
spired demes high up in the cas- era sky, and
10 mistake had b. en- made Ia it. location. No
ear houase's mighty tread benestl the .hol,
noun ain had ever risen the Iypicas rock OF
when this house OF God was 10 TIA "a"
The speaker said that sacred MS DRY intro
duced some strange incidents relative to
tie exact site of the Jewish temple.
1T was erected" he said, ION
ore Of the hills Of Mount Zion called Mount
Norish. DR.. Clark says that the Jewish Targan
fxes this as that place of the earth where all
generations shall worship the Lord;' that this
was the praying place OF Adam; that Cain and
Abel erected n ir altar here. Over 800 years
from that time Enoeh was born. There is a
Ra5nical tradition entitled The Book of
Enoch,' in which is given graphic description
Of Enoch's vision. "A mountain rose In the
heavens before him, and he was transferred to
the top of II. He there saw q triangular plate of
gold, upon which were some startling characters
glowing in lIvid fame. which he was M
nauded never to pronounce. He was then
lower into the mountain through nine arches
Of stoue, and al the bottom of the ninth arch he
saw the same triangular plate OF gold, upon
which were the same inefable characters, com.
ngnicsting 8 secret name OF Deity
sknoch was the seventh In descent from
Adam. and he walked with God three hun red
yesra The pomp and pagantry OF powerful
tribes poured their honors o. his feet; still he
walked Nth God. The tempest OF worldly lust
nesd srodnd him. the storms and thunder of
ungodly men and persecution shook the ear
and swept his path, but Knoch walked with God.
Centuries dialed their events on the page, OF
hbtory, hat Enoch was still wGlking with God.
The tast judgments OF God were soon TO be
sufned loose upon word OF oulprits. The
earth was filed with violence, and all flesh had
corrupted lie way The light of science was
about TO be extinguisbed and q state of savage
bsroarism was soon 20 Re the result. The time
had come for God's com mand TO be mans oppor-
sunity. The Mount of Ascension, hitherto hid
By slowly moving centuries, was now in view.
sEnoch now literally stands on that high
mountain so wildly pointed out In his vision
Atemple is prepared by him in the solid rock;
Zine massive arches span the sacred edifce;
! triangular pedestal OF while marble Is placed
under tue ninth arch, upon which
liked triangular plate OF
gold, enriched with precious stones,
IN the center of VII ich il engraved the ineffable
characters which he was commanded not 10
rronounce-snd which was the secret name OF
pei'y The door of this subterraneen temple
WIS closed with cubic stone, aud the sacred
vault dedicated 70 God On top of this noun
IAN be erected pillar OF marble. and one OF
hsss. with inscriptions on each indicating that
near that spot was precious treasure con-
eealed, in which al the world had an interest
Abraham was commanded TO go three days
journey into the wilderness TO the place where
Jehovah should designate and there offer up
Isaac. AT the close OF the third day he stood on
ne very spot where Solomon was afterwsrd
directed TO build the Jewish temple and there
be was commanded to make the fearful Offering
Of his son
After Dsvid's third great battle with the
fniisiiues had been successfully fought and
While all was at peace In the land, Satan pro-
soStd David 70 number Israel for war. AT this
conduct OF David God was displeased,
and gave David choice OF three great
national ealamities rs a scouree for his crime:
anime war or pestilence. David, not willing
y lsl 10 the hand OF man. chose pestilence.
inen destroying angel swept over the land o!
iHsei, even from Dan TO Bersheba, until 10000
isfseiiies slumbered in death. The mighty
angel now stood on the threshipg- floor OF Or
nan. on Mount Moriah, with his sword drawn
over Jerusalem. David stood by his side. Here
yea said 10 the angel, at is enough: stay now
w hsnd." So soon as the foot OF the angel
'ouened the threshing- floor OF Oman Gods
mercy was reached. The Lord commanded
David 10 ere his sacrifcisi altar on this thresh-
ne-noor When the altar was erected and the
ssenrce placed upon il, God sent down fire from
heaven and consumed it David then erected
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efatred the offerings OF Israel 10 Be maize there
aad at Gideon.
Now comes the elimination OF these strange
hsidences already mentioned: The Jewish
ieal ie vas tuilt on the place where the thresb-
isgaoor Of Oman stood. After the re oval OF
IN immense amount II earth and
nose stones from Hround this threshing-foor.
ua door was fout 60 be a cubic stone with IT'S
smooth surface only exposed. The solid rock on
us d
.ea perfectly level. This rock wsS the fouuda-
Aoh o. the temple. was hard ami solid, and
sesaeo no tool OF ir TO prepare II for the re-
op'lon OF the chief cornerstone. This rock
ss symbol Of ChFlsi's divine nature. For
. ser ioundstion can no man lay than that IS
~. which Is Jesus Christ"
hev- Hiekesson said that the mind OF the
.tas wat made mp sr the beginning. and sli
aA was 10 happen was a elimination OF this
Isls'a;ion He described the way in which
ne cubic rock was opened and the plate OF gold
,oaa2 containing the sacred n ame OF the Deity.
GOV II was saved and handed down % the
Eeseni day in TIE shape OF the Bible He said
'a's TIE know edge thus received was not
P,sst tu' ouly the means 10 .t.
ne ikened the new church which was being
ssoies'sd 10 the sscred name OF the Deity, thai
"ssould be revereuced. guarded and preserved.
Live here" be sslt in conclus on. IN such a
~ MAT You will be justified Ia living in the
he
NJ D b Wsrd. chair nan OF the building
WA i'tee. AZ the close o. the sermon formally
ssssa over Ia house TO the church Rev.
a~ge! Pronounced tie dediestory service, IN
! sihe the divin. biz sing upon the building
.Ae q. on eli those who should worship in IT,
aae Church which was di Sted cost S7,e0o
ss psisona adj lining IL 600 and the 10; $3.50
~ y Debt del the society Literally on
VIC s"t siying IL 8. SO 10 start. The church IL
Hfe1y Tee from debt II Is, ss yet, only a
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