The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-20

There go ! beautiful shipout oser the blue -
A. Il snils srncefuliy a every aspect betokens
ps0sperous and happy voyage. but no, the ship
Il doomed to dire caianify. And whys There
h no eompam ahoard-a small thing thaf child
might regard - . toy.
second-The incident Il applicable especially
% those who. like the young man in the story,
conform 10 the letter OF religion bat are dem
ciens In some way morally on spiritually There
ere many who observe the outward routine OF
the church; they have been baptized, confirmed,
and arc regular 1t the service. and yet one thing
= lacking, and ofttimes Whist a awful enecf
this one shorscoming haz- selfshnsss on the
the business methods Of some church oGceTss
evil speaking from the lips Of some devoted
cAurch-worker: al this win do more 70 drive
people away from Christianity than tbs writings
OF the inidel Too often We zee protested foz-
lowers OF Christ very busy about religion and
yet perhaps, lacking that which il the essential
element in true reIizzon-the spirit Of love
Third-we can also reverse this application
and draw lesson for those who axe I'll right
morally, whose lives may put 70 shame the lives
Of SONS within the pale OF Christianity. and yes
who are deficient in the important matter OF
religions conservation There il Q common fai-
lacy that il makes little difference whether
man belongs to the caurch or not % long - he
10 living good life. One Of the dangers that
spirif OF anarchy. The anarchist recognizes the
injustice. the suffering. the oppression in the
world and lays IL eli to the machinery OF the
government II there were no courts, no laws.
no police regulations, II every man had absolute
liberty, the human race would be better on To
compass this end even violence u .ustidabae-
How many Of these anarchists are good men
morally, Some OF those men executed q Chi
cago were doubtless better men Is far - indiv-
tdual ethics 60 than many who denounced
them several were highly educated men and
loyal 10 their friends and family. The one
thing they lacked was . recognition OF
Law, both human and divine. In the
same way there il spirit Of
religious Srarchy abroad In the land There are
men whose personal morality is higher than
some in the church. who claim they have no use
for church. They viii keep the letter OF religions
but reject institutional Christianity. II not
directly opposed to the organization Of Chriss,
they ut least indirectly antsgnize it BY withhold
ing their allegiance Towards church govern
ment, church obeervances and sacraments they
are anarchists They forget that sooner may .
nation stand without its government than civii-
xatson apart from the holy influences of religion.
And no religion can tive without its environ
ment This is certainly the teaching Of history,
and to this truth has been given the testimony
OF men great In their intellectual attaiuments
Underlying this question OF Joining the church,
mighty principle, affecting not simply the in
dividual, but ones family, friends, way.
the whole human brotherhood. Truly
he that il not with Christ in
this respect is agai rst them. II is only . form
to be sure, and vet bow all-imporfsnt in every
phase Of ife-in the marriage VOW, in the deed
that transfers property interests. 10 the recugni
ton OF forms The man or the woman who
stands today outside Of the church. Is unwilling
to make . Christian acknowledgement, no mat
ter how perfect the life, is certainly lacking in
one thing, and that one thing no trilinE affair,
rs it concerns the good OF mankind ~ . whole
FIN up what Is lacking in life otherwise con-
piete- Come, ally yourself with the brotherhood
of Christ God made you. Christ calls you
The church has place for you Be Christian,
not in the shallow sense OF mere outward dis
cipleship. but In the full surrender of every
power of mind and body to the service of God,
which is also the service Of Gods chilcren-a
redeemed humanity.