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

Is 20 preach and live % a. % b.sar rasn into
ssss tasseats eA1:eS OF eus Lard which fae
A'~cs.spae Wssies reveals, Who are rezsee-as3
nsio TOD ~ lie blood oi The Ls.~e OF CT s.ssy
kfaersa AID toaxus end e.esyrse ard rastcu.
Eagassd In scch grand we.k q iris wasa
Called spon 70 preach oa sush . scpse q carrch
government. seel much like Nehemiah have
bees ss2et to preach q sermon On the theme.
aF A. P-esoytsrsan," ard Ike Sehe-
n'sa, fHes Ike saysng. 81 an aosag good
sosk. so tEss | caEnc: come dowa, Why
snoaAi the work cease waist I leave {: ana
coras dorr - yeuy' This cons.ac<s alton 10 en-
paasszsa sta ne By the age in which We
1--we Tie Characteristic spirit OF this nsre-
'ssafa century 70 seasisn. The thinking ussn
ana women OF our times dexsiss ahams, ana
saey are crushing thcns whenever they obstruet
proxress tn any direction Wells are torn aside,
aeeiecnssi tssppiags that cover Up fYgthx ara
'ofa rssnlsssiy from essentials. which they havs
niHdsn- sao naaks OF every description are
being iritfrrsd to tho four winds of heaven
We psaiese shas tie csoshss tia. coyer . man
are Rot TIE man himself, en; these are acci-
acne 80 whea ran springs into tie tAeo-
iosisai arena today and challenges Us 10 dis
cass forms OF church Poiiry. we a-e reminded
o. sns contest Of boa Qs.xoss with a wind
Iaia IL II ths old lance OF me
aievziisEa charging against the dynamite
gahs OF Eoceru artillery. I: 10 Rip
wa "inkse Awakening after his long sleep
iato world which has oufgrown, out!ivs3 and
cu's'sipced hirn. Protestant Christianity today
iooks Upon excessive secta..anss,n, or tfs pro-
mitigation In the arena Of thought, As spiritual
tao lofrn- IL IL Ike . nan Appearing en-
nroaawsy IN the frontier dee.skins OF Daniel
Boone. or the Confidential r-gaiia OF Ren
Franklin. The man who would make his
chnsch force In this real age by sectarian con-
tsosersy Is hundred year, behind the tines
me church which viii win the world today.
ana The world can be WOE, 10 that church which
teaches and practices most tho LIE. the death
and the salvation OF Jesus Chrsst
And still clothes ara necessary things. Forms,
conrcn'iona.itiss. manners, garments. houses
ara indispensable II they hold . subordinate
place TO sasn-ths rea! factor in thu problems Of
Life
And % church polity 10 In this sense neces-
sary. but II il but the apparel which the true
church OF Goi wears on EARTH the clutches
with which the redeemed army walk. tho caske:
which contains the iowel
On the broad ground OF expediency 1t may be
confidently affirmed that any form o! govern
meat Is preferable to no government
La the Bible we find the predominant eoncep-
iion OF the Kingdom of God on earth. skepties
are partial to the phrase "the republic OF God. ="
There Is no warrant for thi, in Scripture The
His tsne church 10 Kingdom. and we are tho
wili.ns or rebeiiious subjects Of thas Kingdom.
In asking and answering the Qslestion. "Why
am Presbyterian. l utterly disclaim any a.
tempt to make proselytcs from any other de-
nomination q Christians cannot come down
to that IL Is coming down. The man who will
go oat Of his way to psoseiyie soul already
saved from another denomination or
church 10 but little removed in the
sight OF God from the ! man who
removes your umbrella from the from, door or
who alierasex the affection OF another mans
wife But every man and every church ought
TO DO able to give a clear aud Scriptural reason,
II possible. for the faith that Is in him.
IL will rot do 70 say that we are P.csbytcrians
because our fathers werc--that is'au excuse but
reason.
8There are four forms OF church polssy In the
Christian world fopery. Prelaey. Indepe dccy
and Presbytefiantsm, corresponding to In
perial, MonarehiaI, Democratic and Republican
rule, respectively.
The attempt to ind in the Bible full, exact
ana uEyariable mode OF church polity adjusted
TO the neccssi:ies OF the church In all varieties
OF condition believe to be futile one. but do
modessiy believe that. on the whole. the Pres
byterian system In the most predoIninantly
Biblical In the scriptures
Here the speaker explained in detail the
three salient characteristics of Fresbyte-
rianism as being first, q representative
form OF government. republican instead of
pure democracy. The Presbyterian form
Of government and the government Of the
United States army is identical. The men
that established the American constitu-
ton were Presbyserians. Their civil and
religious liberties and principles came
from the same source, the Bible. SAYS
Chief Justice Tiighman. Continuing he
said:
The trainers OF the constitution Of the United
States were greatly indebted 10 the standards
OF the Presbyterian church in modelling that al
mirsb.e instrument Bancroft, our historian.
himself q Unitarian says: ale that will not
honor the memory and respect the influence OF
John Calvin, knowa but little of the origin OF
American liberty" Tho second feature OF
fresbytsrisnism is the parity or equality
of the ministry. With us there are no
bishops. pope or priests. fresby teriaus
deny that the apostles have any successors.
fTcsbyiers src the highest permanent officers ia
the church, aud there is but one order in the
ministry We are all bishops or pastors of our
separate fiocSs. The Office of the eidership, the
representatives OF the people. and the equality
of our mlnistry are tho two massive pillars In
our Presbyterian structure, the iachn and
Eoar Of the Protestant worl1, whose Join,
names sgniiy. lie will establish in strength. "
The third principle of PFesby teri an ism is tina.
the church is one, In such sense thnt
smslisr part IL subject to larger aud the larger
10 tue whole. Hence our church Is doing so
much good In tho world. We are contributing
more for missions. home sGd foreign, than
any other denomination in America We
contribute more - the support of the
Bible and tract societies We have
the Iargcs; number at Christian Endesyor so
ciet.esL The emphasis We have always placed
Is a soys afc of
that q Presbyterian IS al intelligent Chris
tian The cashoiiei;y Of Presoyte.i.
sBisin gives 10 great advantage
ia It's competitive race with other forms OF
church poiity. l. recognizes without sacrifics
Of principle the broadest Christian charity and
the most real Christian brotherhood towards
all branches OF the Evangelical church /,
recognizes the validity OF the principle .in
ess .atiais unity. In essentials liberty In all
;atnSs charity, bsve NOT the time 10 sp,ak
Of tie slerous history OF rTesbyierianism 10
America Those eIearsainksng, home keeping.
liberty loving scotch. Irish who settled in New
uampsalre aud Vermont ana male the valleys
ot Pennsylvania and Virginia blossom as
the garden OF tire Lord were Psesay,efi.us The
sturdy uos.aaae:s. whoa robust virtues are
deeply engfayen on tie history OF New YORK
were Freshly tefsans Those -tdd faced. broad.
headed, merry Scotch. ha ioani uew
Highlands ia the ruEge! hitss aal fertile slopes
o. North Caru'iaa. and fereve: associated the
name OF MecksnanFg with American indspenf.
ence we're ffesby terisns. Those knlEhtfy
Hagusness who hase left the impress OF ,heir
virtues and their es!ya{ry upon south Carolina
and New Jersey were Freshly tetisns
BATTERY street. Meetings.
Yesterday vas League anniversary dsv
81 the Battery street Methods, church. ~
delightful early morning prayer meeting