The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-04

az. 'ne public to ignore the fact
A' every church member who
al iea'e nome has made q sacred pledge to at
ssni on one night of the week a service at his
e ~ 20 into society; go often, for the sake
os sua' part OF society which is not In the
u Ihey invited Jesus to a wedding, and
n s "ent' 70 dinner at a rich mans house, and
ne went; to q home whose master had lost
SA.' ana he went. We ought TO fear. not so
nuca that We shall make our associations too
Tsoa1' az that we shall make them too narrow.
.us world will get into the church a. soon as
,ne church, beaming with the effulgence of
Jesus, gets into the world. There were many
sao hearts in view of the cross, be-
cause they were losing the only
koou man who would associate with
mem. The divine soul cannot bury itself too
oeepiy In the world. Make your acquaintance
q VIDE as you can. Some strange auditors
tis'ened to the Christ He had found them:
.ney oio not find Him. The danger of society
y mat you may go into il empty, and become
niieo by It's evils. If you go into il filed with
al tne iuiinoss OF God, as Christ did, you will
oe 'eit IKE tonic. Its subjects of converse
non Will be changed; its yapidities rebuked:
ils purposeiessness viii be furnished with
niaghincent theme, If you enter It in your real
Ieoeemed self, clothed with love, like
Jesus at the table of the selfish rich
man. Remember that you are not likely
20 save man from his bad habits by
taiking 10 him through telephone. You must
stay with anu stay I'D a weak man, COVE rned by
MS nearest influence, if you expect to keep him
OUT oil saloons and hotels Men need brother
ing. not with cant, but with a mighty, steady,
determined, patient affection, if they are to be
ieoeemed out OF this darkness into the light of
the liberty OF the sons of God
But that which the spectators under the
cross saw perhaps more evidently than anything
else YVES this: That they beheld the crucifxion
OF patriot. Indeed, the very superscription of
ms accusation was written over, "rhis Is the
King OF the Jews" He was erucifed for be-
ing true Jew. Many have supposed it a re-
proacn TO be called Jews. No man can be dis
gfaced by mis- Origin. "He shall be called q
Nszarene' was saying uttered first in shame.
III was once a disgrace to be an American, in
the eyes OF some men. And even now false
patriotism IS sometimes at premium. How
inuch has the hope OF good trade to do with
patriotism? 1t is in patriotism as in religion,
nypocrites are plentiest when the sentiment of
the community is mostly tending in one way.
Inc ideal church member is patriotic at the ex-
pense o. his popularity. Every bad resort will
nave It's doors wide open tomorrow. Ii you be-
Heve IN the glorious example of Jesus Christ,
distinguish between that for which the multi
tude cheers and that which cheers the heart of
Christ.
Christ was the first Christian because He was
the hrst jew Some thought He could benefit
HIS country in one way, some in another. But
this lover OF men loved them too well to be-
come demagogue; this teacher was too wise to
save His popularity at the pense of His char
acter His seer's gaze pierced so deeply in to
the new heaven and new earth before Him that
tie saw there the victory OF truth over a lie.
This divine worker was patient TO make men
loyal by thousands OF years of personal contact.
lhls celestial member of our earthly society
knew that men would never love one another
until He had touched them with His overmas-
terlng love, and Jesus, the King OF the
Jews, died before their faces that they
might learn how the purest patriotism depends
upon the sanctions OF a true religion: and that
no country can be free until it is Christanized.
For civilization loses patriotism when it loses
Its love for truth, and the Jews bound them
selves to the yoke OF Caesar that they might in
duce PLATE to cruelty Jesus.
The Christ loved this world too well to carry
anything but holiness of purpose into politics,
and as consequence, l, dare to say that Jesus
is the greatest power in politics in the world at
this day For His principles have made people
afraid of Tammany and Quay. afraid of injustice
to Ireland. aud afraid of everything that il not
based upon brotherly love.