The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-04

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able, and showed thoughtful research
Before entering upon his sermon Dr.
George made few remarks concerning
the work in which he was about to enter
as pastor of the church. He extended
brotherly greeting to all, and expressed a
desire to do as much parish work as
would be consistent with his other duties.
In few short, pithy sentences he ex-
pressed his regard for Rev. Levi Gilbert,
his predecessor, and gave assurance of the
doctors regard for all.
my future sermons" said he, twill be
taken from various sources in the Bible.
and with that idea in view | think it fit
ting, on this, the first Sunday of our ac-
quaintance, to take a general review, or
perhaps better, a bird 's-eye view of the
Bible"
DIR. George then read passages from
Genesis, chapters ii. and III and Romans
", in a manner that brought the full force
of the words home to the mind of every
nearer. Closing the Bible, he drew beau
tiful pen picture of the panorama open
before those in o balloon far above the
earth, then came step nearer and said
that to view city in all its grandeur one
should view it from an eminence. So
with the Bible, it should be looked upon
as a whole and considered not flippantly
but with the consideration due the Book
of Books. He followed by telling of the
universal presence of the Bible in
churches and homes, and of the ages
through which il had survived; how man
hood grew by contact with its teachings.
1t dealt with the great questions. creation
oil LIE, destiny of the race, and was by
some accepted as direct revelation of
God, and by others as record, and moth
ing more. The Bible proposed solution of
the problems, whence, what and whittier,
as related to the human race.
He analysed the opening chapter
wherein God creates the universe and
compared its age with the works of
Herodotds. 700 b. c. at is" said he. Gin
controvertibly the oldest book, and the
baked clay dug from ancient ruins bears
witness TO its veracity."
He spoke of the different ideas concern
ing time as related to the creation. ex-
pressed himself as far from believing in =
literal Interpretation of certain passages.
and illustrated the folly of so doing By re-
lattnG with appropriate word and gesture
how missionary was sent to Madagascar
and commenced work by telling the king
that God made man and then while he
slept took out a rib and made woman
Therefore" said the missionary. "man
has one less RIB than woman" The king
was not satisfied, and ordered man and
woman to be brought. He examined
them, and found that the number of ribs
in both was the same.
The missionary was dumfounded. brt
Ihspa
where, and the Bible didn't explain if
In relating the story Dr. George rave
practical evidence that "brevltv is the
soul Of wiz and that he is master in tha
use of anecdotes in illustrations.
DR.. George is r firm believer that tina
family and not the individual is the unit
of society, and he emphasized this bv saw.
ing that bachelor was only half A family
He brought smile to the faces of bis
hearers when he remarked that he knew
IL from experience.
DIR. Georges discourse now turned from,
pleasantries on married life 10 consider
alton of the serpent which beguilad Eve
and referred in a sympathetic manner 70
the man who objected TO the truth of .bc
Biblical story because lie didn't believe
that serpent could talk. Whether tba
rhAAt NNAaiAt tstih NE iEbls 4 Re InE Know y
said the speaker. but when / saw the
deadly rattlesnake in Arizona a few DAYS
ago, the FIRST impression that came to me
was that of all beasts it was the one hes,
fitted for the work" He gave such 4
realistic description of the vcnomous
snake that one in fancy could see that
animal, which has no form bu, moves al!
ways and IS loathe3 by ali other
living beings, To Or. George the
snake is the personification Of evil
and 10 make the idea clearer he read from
John RRsSin's Queen OF the Air" certain
passages IN which the serpent Is described.
10 vivid Was the portrayal so harmonious
was the blending of word and gesture that
the eueet Was pronounced, and a faint
shudder passed through the audience.
The speaker gave a clear and logical ex-
plans''on OF what was meant by the tree
OF NE ana me tree OF knowledge, and said