The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-16

spen. AZ last the startled souf NJ r...,.
pulsas l2Ttn IN charge Of mad r,ess ssasr,sr
Ae steady current Of pas,l,x srss~b
sssanes It's power till is CRASHES Il, = f.iisrs-
$3.50 Pea against the heart Of Arrsf,na
-. sns sLsrtIing question: Bessevest thou
and the tumnltuoas re-
- ~ Tee governors vexeI conscience.
AImost thou perzuadest me y, -. : f-s,rS.-
n Vnce more Pail stills the tumuI.
800 ~ rs essnk OF the chain on his vrist- as
no.oahg Dis nsnacled hand ai<ft re- sr.
Caa.Bs. Would TO God then wsrk aIrnost
Sn ~ a.'osesnsr such ss |. except these
Il should know tia. -. a.
even had learned noshin- - - .' 49,,
nut the measuer Of the boIf az H-I,trtr,s, =
"a she sniyered heart OF the forest a.
ana Nnen | see first Festus ard then
AgsLlppa cry out under the tortur;ng words
% s seI prisoner. and see the excitement
~ .nst yass assembly, am measuring the
eo.s. 70, when 1 analyzs Pau. the
er. 1 trace his power 10 his mes
sAse, not seif-asseTsion His theme yzs
Jesus ClaFist. and his aim 4 determined
NOT 20 know anything else
Ass Drtngs Us 10 the Iast thought in
solssu ~ TIE text. From the message we
sSns 10 the mantle human condition
that has 10 dc with the effectiveness OF tue
MESSAGE. As much as in me is SAYS
sI 10 you sometimes wonder Why
1V1 uld not announce the Gospel by
the blast OF Gabriei's trumpet. ringing Il
ous o. heaven on the compelled attention
% men DO you ever wonder why swift
FOOTED and swift-xinged spirits from the
tnfone were not sent abroad TO tell the
glad tidings3 The incarnation of Christ
answers this question. The Gospel, to
ieacn man. must first be in man, not a
trumpet. though IL were Gabriel's. but a
human heart. though il were a stammer-
ing ana breaking one. This Is the ccndi-
ton Of soul-winning
Beloved. perhaps cannot say. as Paul
aid, as much as in me il. may not
nave grace thus without reserve to be the
mouth-piece OF the Gospel. / may no. be
aoie TO lay every faculty under tribute.
but IN so Tar IS may do ii, both You and
Will still be conscious that the Gospel
mas poor exponent-ihat its fitness. its
Sufnciency and its glory find poor vent
through the preaching of this pulpit. And
when that knowledge is sharp and painful
VIII appeal from myself to my message.
When speech wavers and argument fails,
ana am ashafned Of my work, l will cry
out with Paul, Il am not ashamed of the
Gospel of Christ
salvation Is not only message but q
proclamation; IL must come to as along
the line OF human conditions. If saliva
ton were simply from physical bondage,
think God would dip his pen of love in
the star mist OF the universe and write
Salvation across the armament in starry
letters. muster his angels and drive Satan
into hell. Some might say how blessed
such step might be, but God respects
human nature and heeds not the demand.
"a walton is only filing human creatures
with the grace of God. Now God honors
this law when he commissions man to tell
his feilow-creatures the good news.
+" IL IL hard n MAKE Of raaifv
good news. When the tidings of peace
came TO New York harbor at the close of
the war of 1872. the word was caught
eagerly from the trumpet on the vessel
by the people at the Battery and then was
lung from mouth TO mouth till all the
country was soon ringing with the joyful
word peace So when Paul's own soul
was hghtened by the fash in Damascus
road nothing could paddock his mouth. 1t
was good news for all the world, and he
would fling IL abroad.
''Oh, would there might come to you
and me such an appreciation OF heavens
good news that we could not remain
SILENT That everywhere we would pro-
claim what great things the Lord had
done for US. | think that Gods provi-
dence toward us finds an explanation here
The supreme thing for us in this world is
to be ready 10 tell the good news-not to
be rich or famous or happy, but to have
something to say and 10 say it for Christ.
.:0h, beloved. l am here today to plead
with myself and with you in this frat ser
mon for a higher conservation 10 the Cos
pei of Christ. The time is suspicious.
the world is ripe, the bells of God are
ringing; IL Is harvest time; let us fling
away self; let us take our stand with
Christ. And the kingdom is coming. The
angel reapers shall descend and heaven
cry, Harvest Homep"