The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-09

there he registered student in the philosoph.
zeal department of the University OF Pennsyl-
vania, studying Babyiouo-Assyrian under
DR.. Hermann Hilp-echt and Arabic under Prof.
Morris Jastrow, ir, with view TO completing
postgraduate course. He graduated from the
theological seminary and was ordained to the
ministry in 1oSa In response to a call for mis-
sio0aries i'll the home field he dropped the uni
yersity course and volunteered his services 70
the home mission board OF the general council
OF the Lutheran church. He was then commits
stoned to organize ana serve mission in Seat
tie. Wash he began work here August f. 1859,
and still remains, the fourishing congregation
at Seventh and Union being practically his
work German congregation, in charge of
Rev. Franz Schmidt also meets in the same
building.
Mr.. Keever's sermon of yesterday morning
was from the lesson laid down i'll the church
calendar for the first Sunday after Epiphany
1t is found in Luke ii:4l o., and contains the
story of Jesus being brought TO the temple by
His parents and remaining behind to argue with
the doctors. The pastor began by explaining
how little was really known OF Christ in extent
OF time. This was all comprised within few
even,s-His birth, the flight of His parents into
Egypt. the slaughter of the Jewish children, the
lesson of the day III Luxe and then the few
years of his ministry: even the last was not all
given as is said in John xxi rs: land there are
also many other things which Jesus did, the
which, If they should be written every one,
suppose that even the world Itself could not
contain the books that should be written"
The records of the evangeifsts are fragmentary.
As Dr.. Seiss says, "Their OBJECT was 10 give the
proofs OF His Messiahship the substance OF
his instruction, the facts of his official work and
the outlines OF his wonderful person and char
acter." This did not require the ordinary par
ticulars OF his private life The pastor referred
to certsin attempts that have beer made in the
so-cal!ed Apocryphai works of the New Tesla
ment TO supply some OF these details, as for in.
stance, in the stories of Christ, in boyish play
having made birds of clay which, when he had
finished them, flew away, and the Ike Christs
years OF privacy were spent In Nazareth, and
like those OF all other persons, were affected by
the surroundings and the memorable scenes
near him. To the east was the plain OF Es-
drailon, memorable Tor Sauls battle OF Gilboa.
TO the south Mount Tabor, rendered I'M
mortal by Deborah and Barak. To tho north
was snow capped Hermon, aud 10 the west the
''Horns OF Hatten," where, ten centuries later,
Saladin. the Mohammcdan, was 10 crush the
Crusaders. Christ's character was one of hui
mility, dignity. placdity and calmness
The pastor then said that Jesus parents were
punctual and regular in their attendance III
temple services and also took Him with them.
He then enlarged upon the duty of parents to
their children in the matter of taking them TO
church. 1t was in childhood, on the occasions
OF attendance at the temple services, that the
mind of Jesus had awakened. That born within
US will respond more quickly when brought
into contact with similar things outside of us;
so in Christ's case, lie found the grand temple
ritual and the discussions of the doctors some
thing which called Him forth. As the boy
brought up on the farm throhs when he first
sees the city, so did Christ when lie came into
contact with these surroundings. "Brlng tns
children to church; let the light OF
the Gospel shine into their hearts"
said the pastor. Oace boy OF fourteen
walked some miles from MS home to a strange
place. and there attended a meeting OF tue
synod. He started out in the morning and re-
turned 1t night, without having eaten meal,
aud this he continued two days These visits
determined him TO be minister, and IN this de-
termination liz persisted ia spite OF his bishop,
OF his father aud of poverty. Today that man
is one OF the greatest preachers in the American
Lutheran church. Mr.. heever based his con-
clusion upon the meaning OF TIE text, ''My SON.
give me thy heart