The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-15


iW culture Everything II nss.ri that hesrs
ofsw ouf-fos tkas II what tt D. 70 ccuease.-sss
pess fnsTs 70 in Fnsn- Tae,s can b no eastA dts-
JUNCTION IL st1d.ea All are gocd bus some a-s
nsss for yon- knowledge il for ali. huf 40. ali
.aosiedss 70 TOT each Fortunate 10 be rho hss
Iosaa MS sphere where he can work out lis OWE
ssasasion- soncsGnscs think thst God hse A
~ we're ~ nature. made us specialist appointed
~ .of soHse best WORK for az to do. woYx ssaf
VII not strap.r aehls-e . material gain or bring
eoonf result that 10 temporal. bat what n IN
naiuiy nofe Important. svoive the sori life
unu u reaches thu perfection for which
- Wss cresssd- And ! believe that God
- ksven fuaa the power 70 Discern the WORK
Tor which he IL pss-smirenty es.ed. This
.scufsy may BE neglected until perhaps IL IL no
a"a3ef scsc 10 discriminate. but in aimost every
uss there has been time. generally in youth.
voen TIE eyes have seen ones teachers and tie
cara hsvs hesr1 tie word. .sThis the war. walk
- IN H. Many who now feel that they have
non 'onnc theiz niche In life, that they bare no.
made the most of the powers within Their. NAV
Hsce The cause to their having detied their
nssfss cho.cs, and tried 10 do things fog which
tney were rot adapted and which were under.
ssSer from unworthy motives. Many, too. who
nsse Been counted ~ not greatly successful
fom me woFsd's standpoint. are conscious
wslnia themselves OF having done the right
ming. Tor they esteem the cultivation Of mind
snd sosi OF far richer value than the most
brilliant astai nuentS Of the man Of the world
10 every young raau and woman. 70 you who
sre on .ifs's threshold today ready 10 begin the
real work. say. with oil eagnessnssa, find out.
you can. the work that God has for you and
tasp take hold In the spirit that Gays: I must
maize the most OF this soul that can: have q
character 20 form. Q lie 20 De sayed-ssycd In
TIE sense OF making IL &c for some hiseer des-
my beyond. First understand what you are 10
DO. and then so maniuIly to the work that il
before you Much OF the classification and
turmoil OF life arise from Intellectual effort Il
tases 20 much OF our time and strength 70 dis
cover what our work II aud We arc tired ont
ossen before We begin A better prayer can no
Joung person ODER than the cry TO Col for ian
understanding heart" When God seemed to
ask OF solomon when he came TO cit upon the
shTone what he would do In LIE. for this
The equivalent OF what he would
Lave. the king passed over riches and long life
understanding heart" tho wiadom 10 see ones
du:y ana the judgment TO do it. Choose this
nrst Of ALI seek 10 by prayer Find 1t BY being
true TO sell, and then 60 work il out Make
your life - full a. God intended. How IL
thrills onei the thought OF the rich posi- tsit.es
tor soul culture in this world fail OF every
thing thafis beautiful and good. How can:one
waite l.ie, dissipate soul powers, when there Is
90 much shat one nigh, do to complete what
God At birth began. No thought can stir the
heart moro than the consclousns esq that oar own
salvation, tho development of the divine life
within Us, Is lett to u.s. Who il there that would
not work out this life 10 fun completiong
And now there is tho second part in this pro-
Cess of education. which want you to remen,-
Der II Identical with the saving OF the soul for
an eternity OF growth. can imagine that some
one has been saying all along through this ser
mon: "Are you not laying too much stress on
what man he's to do in developing his soul for
eternity? What about Gode Can mau save
himself or make character 1T for eternity with
out God? Arc you not excluding Him." Ny
dear friend. instead OF excluding God by this
view OF life have all tho time been implying
the constant presence OF God, and many know
have felt that In all have said about mans saw
ing himself meant that God must be behind
and In and through this process II IL the other
view OF the soui's salvation that puts God out OF
the world: the view that makes salvation sim
ply mechanical scheme for getting into
heaven and not the development OF heaven
within US; tho theory that separates
God from tho world OF nature and
humanity. communicating with man only by
some provisional means necessitatcd by the dis
ordered machinery OF human life. II education
means the development Of life-the best aud
richest life man Is capable of-then most GER
tsinly nothing oil this kind is possible without:
God. II man must work out his own salvation
we must not forget the truth that is equally
strong that God Is the power that not only puts
the soul into the universe. but directs ana sus-
tasns this soul at every point on its progress
hcavenwsrd The perfect truth II only found
by emphasizing strongly both sides of tails Ques-
ton OF Gods sovereignty and mans free will
Both are trur. Neither one can exclude the
other. Paul solved the problem Of life. which
10 the problem OF educa,fon-thc developing in
each man the vital power specialized In the in
d;vidual-when he said: "work out your own
salvation. for IL II God which worketh In you"
There must BE- seii-devsiopmcns. and yet God
develops. Man must save himself IN be really
saved and yet salvation 10 OF God How la
what sense do mean this The efficient cause
In this process 10 man. tho hnal cause 10 tod
Man has q free will. but God is mo source of
that will The human will IL in such sympa-
shotic tnuch with tie divine will that the two
form beautiful unity. Gods will perms ates
mans will. working in and through man sup
plying the motive power for all tina, man needs
for bis own expansion.
There 10 not oniy . religious element In edu-
cation. but u ia absolutely impossible for man
O. make the hc.; out OF his life without Imply
ing tas indweliing presence OF God There is
~ need 20 argue this fact Everywhere IL con
fronts Us until the divine life becomes the most
real 81 all life. and without which it IL imposs-
BILE 90 even think life There Is no study that
man chooses fer his own culture or bcneat that
does not reveal. often IA the most unexpected
ways. this abiding presence of tho diTine work
ing la and thrcaga the thoughts and emotions
o. the human. The geo:og!st looking
70 the earth is suddenly BY
startling marks OF q wise designer lifted
up in thought 90 heaven. while the
astronomer overcome by the imusensiy OF tie
outlying worlds 10 brought To his knees in hum
be homage 90 the infinite mind that made aad
guides them all Edison. working ous III his
laboratory the be,t development of his most
gifted life. Is asked tbs question: nv magazine
contributor. do you believe III a fsrsonsi
,soas' az not only believe IL" said siison.
sbut eau almost demonstrate Il chemically
A Newton. sarsday ana su aggasiT brought
out of their own personal studies profound
faith in the God ias, they iouad in and through
all the works % nature As we'll As tee works OF
their own individual lives Even men Tho have
tsiess tn !xnese tais divine personality have IN.
Voluntarily come 10 acznosieige His being IN
ali lifs Thas il is tina; certain of the great
,aAteffsgists hare tcan strong lovers Of Words.
worth because IN orsis woria moro perhaps THAI
any other poet reveals uneoascfously The divine
slrmaaeace "A nature
Tais eoacer.ian Of education watch implies
the icing Of tlcd as the source 81 ali lie. The
motive power for all setdeyeie2rsens Places
ss1si s. so So tie eud ct this development akea
Paul said vars oct your own satyasinn Tor God
worAeth ia yoa. he aiso said that this willing
sad iu.ng oi Gods own pleasure u tao
..fsessios, - asked What Is the beginning of
lafeee tne answer il .'tscd." IL u IL again
aske,. "Nhal IA the cad Of life. its sea. aaa
Messing - axaia se answer God TaeFc 10 no
other eaneeivaals object o. human develop
meat than "a 80 sod VIII untg Wa become
more and more like cod. The highest cb!ec, %
llis 10 TIE Will ana pleasure Of God. Which
rnesns asppiuess and perfection eoInhsact- 40
ies. q philosopher thar Carlyle wrote. "Ihs