The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-09

rciirian 49, *Lu eieveee HES views: "a mako
teach riehteou.ns... u e. ationsliam religious; %
stC,s gTsst Judgment; your love sn !1st ~,
more heavenly , rss9n ss.ce; mat there no
raised 70 ee.1 she mosalitie. q earth
Of III Tc,s clnner may hide nom the penalty
s,sags 70 give with the World - ccsp has
iitsis rme % spend evcr rubies or emnfcjderies
weak iaey e pend IN spires and towers in
TIL this ehnrch q medieval architecture
snseousnese and love he's sounded re- evsrsni
s y spnes heard BY aiil every weary. burdspcd
sht With Rei His voF3e 9a + In Hs heaven; Ill L
h. sc not say II believe this because nv fsther.
joce IL the p p.s &eo der enough ior me- We
Hn4 ty =. - aesr TO us found the way to God.
Pus we want gu that the future can 6rirr rs
row od horc .cshers lived good lives IN the mar
snss ana narrow rooms lighted BY small psnes 81
w. ~ .nefe Wa sweet home 10Y, shail ve say:
MS Esnt no better houses; Win 50 back %
sIsce end modern ss e "a ssi so ans
the sood the Old church had L. sspraon1p IL Il.
"nere ana add to the old al that today hrines.
h.ns vw vish could say TO You, come with us:
III .nd 5nls broad. free, loving church; here il
higher living; here ali your faults viii IS ten.
oesiy shielded q you would shield them vo,,r.
he'll mere you Win Be helped to overcome them;
you VII escape criticism and find sympathy. II
ko1 want home come here; II you want d
bcos nefe are many waiting. Here Il help TO
H das .oaiIy task. Here 10 room to think free
yum -. g specuiaee, and prophecy of eternity.
.,.. csn say: This u what we long to make our
shows is youth in lack q f iisus the nsH
poetry and music will 80 into its future expires.
g., siop. No orchestra shall b too large to sound
voice its truth. It's hopes and Joys viii And
voice some time. As yet our church seems bare
o. forms II i the church Of spirit alone No
human hands and sacrament Of human love.
Inc me wster Of. baptism, II you desire It, we are
Elaa 20 give. but only - . symbol We claim
merit The bread and wine Of the old sacra.
sacridcial' ideas Of Jesus death to be
q older e6nrchs. s fno ass i: s0T 9s
fomemorance OF Jcsus' sublime life Of eacri-
3. nce but g me the sacrament Of loving service
70 the needy u the highest.
The holy supper is kept indeed,
In whats0 we share with another's need;
E E WAT We give, hut what we share-
Who v si him.s riis 81, = 1 s
himself, his hungry neighb0r and me-"
iou who come from the Older churches, with
iorms and ceremonies, doubtless miss some
with those old forms that we must love them.
love 70 sing "Rock Of Ages" because it voiced
2 mothers tender devotion, and though no
the water and the blood irom shy s wounded side
that flowed" like to say "In the name of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost" because : father
Is said Sunday after Sunday, could easily
kneel with them and repeat those old prayers
that dear saints have used in ages past As 4 re-
in that old faith, how many martyrs nerved to
sublime deaths by that old creed, my heart re-
spends, and can enjoy all its poetic meaning
Father Almighty, maker OF Heaven and earth
believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy
Catholic church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness OF sins aud the life everlasting"
The solemn music OF the litany must touch my
poetic sense, but have no right to crafty my
historic sense at the expense Of truth-my love
not say words that do not express the latest.
highest truth. The church OF today must be
forward looking as well a. backward.
"Therefore think not the past Is wise alone,
FOR yesterday knows nothing Of the best,
And thou shalt love It only as the nest
Whence giory-winsed things TO heaven have
We must cherish tradition in poetry and creed,
but look TO todayp truth and tomorrow's hope
As Matthew Arnold said, 1--WE must strive to see
things as they are" Build on what is, and not
on words out Of which all meaning has gone
And 30, although You may miss much of the old
forms IN this new church, your children will
thank you for being true 70 today's light, and
sacrificing something OF feeling to build up
church that darcs not 60 against Gods truth.
Men have so long associated servility with
forms and prayers and 50 little with holy living
that when man doesn't pray they think he is
not religious, no matter howwell his every days
work may be done. But mans prayer-meeting
record counts for little II his Workshop record
cannot match It And hope this church will
make men brave enough to leave unsaid prayers
that are no longer helps to true pety. We
should Do pious enough to stop praying when
the time has come
oh friends, bring here all your great faith and
all your truth, your aspirations and your hopes
and help us put them into words which our
children will love, not only because we say
them, but because they are the highest truths,
and II the day comes when all our prayers are
wisdom and love so near that it would seem sac
rilegc TO pray, may our tender, loving and faith
full doings teach men that religion II just begin
ming to i've.