The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-27

Martin announced that on that occasion
he would put blisters under the jackets Of
his hearers. OF the days discourse, he
thought it best for his hearers not to say
a word to their female relatives and
friends; he wanted their curiosity aroused
to the pitch of bringing them themselves
on next Sunday.
The speaker then said that he would
make his discourse as far as possible differ
ent from the usual lectures to men. His
sole purpose was to fire the soul of every
man to lofty achievement and
high ambition, to the kind Of am
bition which, while it spurred men to
effort should not incite to a wrong act
The great need of the world was men, not
males or male animals. God made US
males, hut it was our duty to make our
selves men. To do this it was incumbent
on US that we begin the process early in
life. for where there was no planting there
could be no harvests.
The speaker here created diversion by
requesting all his hearers under 80 years
of age to rise, and about one-fifth of the
audience did so. He then asked those be-
tween 30 and 50 to rise. and over one-half
responded. With this he laid especial
STRESS upon thC ACSPOnSADihVyt SctSNA~sAy
of the young men, to remember that af-
fairs would be in their hands before long.
At his home in Ohio the bows he knew in
his school days we're in charge. had in fact
formed "courthouse ring" which kept
the rascals out, and was pretty decent
sort of ring on the whole. In tact. he
thought it a pretty good thing for honest
men to do, to get in and keep the rascals
out all the time. "Let u.s." he said,
"make q better and happier people and q
better government than our fathers knew"
MANY looked back TO the good old times !;
bu. as for him he thought that feeling
impeached the present; if We were not
better. happier, bigger men. it was because
we we're derelict OF our opportunities. No
man. no matter how much and how de-
seryedly he honored his father, ought to
rest satisfied with his fathers conditions !:
he ought to improve on them all, be o
better Christian, \ better man. if possible.
Nor. on the other hand, ought we to de-
mend on our fathers, but be some one our
selves.
The speaker then went into a forcible
declaration of mems duties in their homes
and 10 their families The home, he said,
va, the center of the influences on which
the nation was built up; the place where
men took their start. the thing to which
they owed nearly all they were for good or
evil. Purify your homes" said he, and
raise the nation" II any spot were more
hallowed or sacred than agood pure home.
II was the place where God himself dwelt
II one, home wasn't what he wished, let
him strive hard to make 1t so. for himself
and for his children. Every man honestly
desired that his children should grow up
homes. men and good women. and the best
way to make them that was to give them
homes. good homes. with love in them.
He smoke of love and honor 10 parents, to
wives TO brothers and sisters and TO chill
dren and said:
Honor your parents by kindness 70 them and
hy dong noble deed& Treat your brothers ss
gentlemen. your sisters ~ ladies. as well you
tre., the ether fellows sister; ard be sure that
vau treat the other fellows sister a. well as you
wan, YOU. sister treated. Put this boo, on both
fee. snd try IL on. make u absolutely Inter
eaauSeable. and you won't so far wrong.
As To demeanor in ones home, he ad-
yised his hearers TO consult the comfort
and seek the happiness Of all in the house
ahead of their own. and they would be
surprised TO see how their own happiness
wouId result from il. lie reminded the
audience how Jesus had said 10 his dis
c.ples that the person who would be lord
of many should frs. be servant OF all, that
Jesus own life was one of service 10 all,
and that He was now Lord of ALL Then
he exclaimed:
Keep your bcs: S,ancss sad smiles for homo.
not for oGu.terx II you muss - hate