The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-22

His Strong Personality-success OF thu
Meetings.

His Strong ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF the
Meetings.
S. NJ. Martin, the evangelist, who is now
conducting a revival in the Plymouth
church on Third street, from the peculiar
position he takes on religious questions,
has been called by the dailies in the United
States ''The American Non-Secf4rian
Evangelist" He was born at Antioch, O.,
August 16 1857. His father was one of the
prominent teachers Of Southeastern Ohio
and gave his son the very best
advantages of home culture. The
son grew up to superior scholarship
and became prominent teacher and con-
ductor of teachers institutes. He made
elocution and language specialties, and
hence his fitness for his work. He is
good imitator, and is overlooking with
humor and not devoid of the sharper
points Of wit. These flow along with the
pathos and the logic Of his sermons. He
has been . great student, and is we'll up in
law and medicine, without any idea of
practicing either. He chose the ministry
in the hope of saving the lawyers and doc
tors and everybody else. After hold
ing . professorship in Ohio uni
versity and the vice presidency
and professorship Of English lit
erature. German and elocution in
Bowling Green college, he became con-
WINGED that he should enter the Christian
ministry. For several years he has been
giving himself wholly to this work and the
people have everywhere heard him gladly.
The results of his work have been uni
formly good, multitudes have been brought
to professed conversion and churches have
been awakened under his teachings.
Mr. Martin spoke last night with great
earnestness and power on Forward
March," His texts were Phil. iii 1914
and Exodus xiv:5. He said in substance:
The letter to the Philippians 10 . most famil.
lar scripture and precious - II 10 familiar Paul
is here writing OF himself that his brethren may
emulate him in the service of Christ, following
him a he followed Christ and no further.
Every thought and act OF life has AZ lite supreme
object happiness We desire happiness above
everything else, but unfortunately we are only
too often mistaken - TO what will make M
happy The shining insect has . sting. the gilt.
tsring serpent has fang, and beyond the most
beautiful rainbow 10 q dark and threatening
cloud IL 10 right to be happy. and il il
right to seek happiness. but the man Who seeks
happiness in the qualification OF his own selfish
desires will never be happy In this world nor in
selfish way 10 like finding 'pot of money" q,
the end of the rainbow. True happiness il
found aud enjoyed only by the uuseiash, or
found and enjoyed only SO far - We are I'm.
selfish.
Here 10 q man who has lived for SELF He has
been drinking. gambling. lying, swearing, etc.
until he has Loot his health, his money and his
friend. IL. He now turns and begins to live for
o,hera He volunteers TO so and Sit up with
poor sick people. anybody will cit up with rich
psop,e He Is found constantly minis,erng to
the lowly. the destitute. the discouraged and
the forsakea. He forgets himself in his kind AZ.
tcntious to o,bers. trying to make them happy
O. 90 harpyi Joy rolls in Ike floods of water
over sands OF gold. He 10 happy because be il
no longer selfish. He 10 exalted because he has
humb.ed himself. and like Jesus has become a
servant He thai il grsatssi in the Kingdom 10
servant OF all
No one can he happy without fr.snda You
mus, be . friend OF others, that IL, make othe,
reaps happy. aud they in tnrn will make you
happy Doa': be satisfied with what you Asve
done. ou, forget what 10 behind ana look 20 sse
what re mains 10 be done
Mr.. Martin called attention 20 five things
necessary 10 progress in the divine life:
Firt-Dlssaiisfacsion with present attain
ments without which you viii make no pro-
grssA. iou nave sssn fellow With very ltsle