The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-22
- WAS WHITSUNDAY.
ewer Services at the First
Unitarian Church.
-. Msax's SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
-. Ysvux Sonfirmstfos ~ The SeasA
nnaebrxksd 1T the syssgegue-Oshss
syassrvaaees 81 the Day.

Il e~risex a, the First Unitarian church
81. - a ,ssyss than ordinary interest yester-
- IT,. ;nsidren Of the Sunday school
/. sIss..,,,s sayxers, making il flower sun
- an. sskiug them afterwards to the
s.,.,issl .eg distribution among the sick.
at.ecs so soaquets we're so distributed.
-. ea,z: sssv.ce in the service book VA.
..<s hx ia school. In the church M.
1siot ng&as he'd and ceiekated the com
.s..c,oa sxryiee after the regular worship.
-. .utsrrt Of MS discourse for the day
-. .gs.sssss and Religion" He preached
-. tho te3t. John iv u: ''isut the hour
ecu,eth sslI nos is when the true sor-
.h.cev sssl. worship the Father in spirit
49, IN ,,ss!s: for the Father seeke.h such
70 woniir hifn-
II stsdar his groundwork Mr.. Eliot
Aerlsrss reason 20 be the power by which
- dlscsl.rsna,e between the true and the
6.lse. Asa religion the consciousness OF
Cd : yssi.se Of loving communion with
N;na- al re- lance Upon Him. and Of respon-
.5hslisw II, Him. The distinction between
vasou cad religion was that reason -
l.ru,ty. se1! gion an experience. He said that
: saeor.ss of Euclid eould he demon
s,sted Il. any reasonable mind. because
IN ,uen theorem was always involved
the fur 4a-sertal idea OF the reason. But
An experience Of the soul cannot be in
daced s%iesy BY syllogistic processes. Rea-
son hal slten seemed To err in its results.
but In i, far a. IL has erred 1t has been ir-
rntionsi Reason Is the power that dis
erinaiassss between the false and the true.
In lust ss,e degree that 1t fails in its dis
es!minasiaus it is not truly reason. The
sneaker sGatinued:
Rsligioy Ass often appeared 70 be degraded
ed dsgs.::ag phenomenon: bat in so far rs y:
AAs not se truly Itself. 10 Is no: truly religion
Religion "a an experience IN which all that In
wrong Il sassuaed by this very definition 81 re-
Ngioo, except o. we may the word religion
h . per;i2r ssase. as We sometimes use the
Dofd reasai4. In popular sense. TO cover null
tude OF slHa.
It u trf.sh. therefore. to speak Of conflict
besweeu sesson aui religion. keason has al
vsys bses: a. war with falss reason and false
ssigloa; assd religion has always eontendea
With faiss religion aud false reason but reason
sud relssea are heipmcets In the destiny of
asa. thu tsod-given faculty snding its highest
ueiniuess Ia serving the God given experience
Ihefeiass we say that the "seat OF authority"
= rsixisa. Il reason. Bible aud church are an
thorities gny 20 far n they are true They are
Authorities oniy Ia 30 far a. they submit to that
larger sn'aeriiy. tho power which diseriminstes
she true ehss false. Religion would be its own
eathorits II that which bears the name were
always ganins. True and pure religion IL its
oun authassty. Reason 10 not the authority
upon Shbets religion ~ . fact depends. j. is
arthcrity Tor discriminating the true and the
false In t cal or alleged facts about religion or
Involved III religion.
Reasor AL religion are factors in the develop
nens OF sseople. They are factors In the life
Of any IaAa man may be sioihful with his
Season ara 10, mis- so-callcd religion grow rank
end Wild lie may. on the other hand. repuiiate
The possi%sssty OF religion and strive to be rea
eonabls wsisout II But without IL to IL only
partly ir8a. When shall we regain tho virlIIly
Of rsiigse1r When reason shall havs done ito
peftect wssfs. for then IL will appear that man
cannot b. so .irciy man until be 10 entirely re
ligioss. FER perfectly religious until he 10 per
feet mat
This eas'sr it, axeiong career. Its eiviliss
lions. ito history. all its evolution. IL to ins
meaning sssa unless the InfnIte one, IN IL al
asd thros&sa IL all. 10 seeking those who shRi
worship @aa4 in spirit aad ia truth: not in word
alone. bus Il seif-sscrihcing Ilfe: not In thi,
mountain. as In Jerusalem. but in spirit; no, ~
iBtessect,,si tieedicssues-. but in truth.
God is sprit aud they who worship Hin
must worehla iism In spirit and truth"