The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-03

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schmidt. Both were complete and in &C.
cordance with the old Lutheran forms,
ana comprised confessionals and absolu-
tions and the ''credo." Both services
were highly satisfactory. These observ-
ances are peculiarly interesting, owing to
the fact that they represent most closely
the great Lutheran church. the leading
Protestant body on the continent of Eu-
rope, the one upon which the brunt Of the
Reformation fell. from the times of Luther
to the final establishment of the reformed
faith after the Thirty Years war. The
great hero Of this struggle. Gustavus
Adoiphus. king Of Sweden. was member
OF the Lutheran communion.
Another interesting series of services
was held in Plym outh Congregational
church. A choir of twenty voices fur
nished the music. NJ. n. Grout sang Dud-
ley Bucks Fear We. o Israeli" a. an offer
tory at the morning service and Mrs. w.
J. Grambs and Miss Mckinney sang solos
at the evening service. Rev. Wallace
Nutting preached both morning and even
ing.
At the First Presbyterian church DR..
Alexander Alison preached both morning
and evening. Mrs. G. A. c. Rochester
sang Il Know That NY Redeemer Liveth,"
and Mr.. Maniey B. Haines sang . tenor
solo, Shelley's Resurrection"
The Hebrews of the city held Passover
service in the synagogue yesterday morn
ing at which Melvin G. Winstock, deputy
prosecuting attorney of this county. deliv-
cred an address on the exodus of the Jews,
under the title of 1.-The Birth of Nation"
The beautiful house of worship was
thronged with people of all denominations
and many could not gain admittance. Mr..
Winstock prepared his hearers for his dis
course by briefly tracing the history of the
patriarchs down to the sojourn Of the
Hebrews in Egypt. He then sketched
the work of Joseph in the land Of the Nile,
the growth of the Jews, the growing
jealousy Of the successive Pharaohs and
the elimination of this feeling in the
slavery of the heirs of the patriarchs. In
the 40 years which the Jews are supposed
to have dweit in Egypt from the time Of
Joseph to the Exodus it 10 calculated that
they increased from seventy souls to some
thing more than 5000 900. Mr.. Winstock
then pictured the condition of affairs up
to the time Of the birth of Moses, and after
that time weaved his entire story around
the career OF the great lawgiver. His
birth. early danger, education at court
under the protection Of . princess, his
killing an Egyptian, flight, life as shep-
herd. his return as an ambassador of God.
his special pleading with Pharaoh, his
utilization Of prevalent evils to influence
the mind Of . superstit;ous monarch for
the liberation of his people, were all given
with power and originality. The speaker
gave q rational explanation of the strange
things which are called miracles for want
Of better name.
Mr.. Winstock devoted most of his effort
to the work of Moses in the wilderness.
The great leader had to deal with race Of
slaves, cowed down by oppression and
having little faith in God or their leader.
The country into which they were taken
was barren and there was . dearth of
water. Added to these drawbacks Moses
had also to deal with half million of the
lowest element of Egyptian society. who
had followed the Jews out Of Egypt IN the
hope of plumber or of miraculous saliva
ton. The wonder of the work Of Moses
lay in the fact that he used not the sword
or force, but intelligence. reason, love,
education and law. Learning early in the
march through the wilderness that his
he wisely kept them wandering in this
preparation school until the old men
should die off and be succeeded by anewer
generation which would be able to cope
with the nations by which they were
to be surrounded in the land of
promise. The speaker praised Moses
for what he achieved with the material of
which he had to construct this nation.
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who blamed Moses for what they deemed
his deception Of the Jews. The mind of
the great law-giver was SO spiritually
wrought that he stood peculiarly close to
the divine essence of truth, and there was
no doubt that he communed with some
subtle power beyond himself. Ifhe did
deceive the Jews 70 their ultimate good he
was not to be blamed. for he was moved
by no personal or petty ambitions. There
was never a man in all the world who had
so much power and 50 little vanity or hui
man ambition. The system of law known
as the Mosaic code was examined with an
impartial judgment, and whether viewed
from q religious, moral, scientific or racial
standpoint il stood all tests and revealed a
permanent value which is today acknowI-
edged by the most learned men Of the
WOTlU. Inc lie Oh MOSES WaS traced 10 the
very last hour when man knew Of his ex.
istence.
Then the modern Jew was confronted
with the Mosaic conception Of manhood.
and was found lacking by reason of his
insatiate greed for gold. his indifference to
religious truth and his neglect of q dis
tinctive Jewish training of the young, the
hope Of the future. The speaker pre-
sented bright picture of the material ac-
complisnments Of the members of his race,
but pointed out the fact that their very
prosperity in Egypt and later in Spain.
paved the way for downfall and ruin. His
picture of the spiritual nature Of the GUS
toms surrounding the observance of the
passover in orthodox families Was both
beautiful and interesting
Interesting services were held morning
and evening At Battery street Methodist
Episcopal church, under the direction Of
the pastor, Rev. Alfred inwood. In the
morning Mr.. Inwood preached on the
topic: The Holy Spirit in Connection
With Work" IL was a missionary subject
and the mission collection which followed
was the largest ever taken AZ Battery street
church for that purpose. In the evening
il was chIldren's missionary day. fine
programme was given by the children OF
the Sunday school Crowded houses at
tended both morning and evening.
Easter Sunday was generally observed
nv all the churches in Ballard, the Gilman