The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-28
WHY THEY STAY OUT.
II. Nutting's Sermon on In
difference to Religion.
rnE CONFESSION or AeR,ppA.
r.&ssops Drawn Yrem II by Ms. KEN
psdy-Fins Music ~ -. marks
by the Vested Choir.

fopEcs. By which Ar. SUtslnEs sermon
,est evening xa. preceded. Wa on the sub
iees Of profit-sharing with wsrkmen.
NJ. Mating said that the most just and
most kindly relations between workman
ana employer would In the end be most
nro6tahie. He referred 70 the successful
rroit-sharing methods Of John Wanna
maker. which in two years added more
thsn f4o.0 90 TO his wage payments Many
Instances Of success also appear in Eng
land and France A Chicago publishing
house has made several foremen rich.
While not speaking dogmaticaliy. he be-
Heyed that the evolution Of this method.
worked out slowly, reasonably and In the
spiris Of Jesus might do much TO lift mp
ths hearts and help the pockets Of worker
md capitalist.
He then took up the pertinent question,
sWhy are the majority out Of the
ehHrch7 :" and upon that subject delivered
kis sermon from the texts:
Isaiah xxxx:1i: "He shall feed his 7ock
Ike shepherd. he shall gather the lambs
. his bosom. and shall gently lead those
Lake xva: awhat man Of you. having
ahnndred sheep. and having lost one Of
them. doth not leave the ninety and nine
IN the wilderness. snd 20 after that which
b lost. until he find III"
In his saIk on this subject. Mr.. Eutting
ssid:
ssThe thing that people need most today
n 70 know that Christ ID after them. A
reasonably sure method Of getting q man
IL TO make him believe tat you want him.
Telling him that You want him may not
convince bin at first A woman with sew
eral naughty children. used often 70 COM
plain, oh, how you do act out She
seemed 10 have the impression that there
vas something bad in those children that
would not remain concealed Now III you
want a man, the secret will come out.
You will act il out. attribute fhe filling
up OF this church to the fact that people
became convinced they were wanted and
that they could find in your presence an
atmosphere Of sympathy with human
need, Of psnitence and hope. and that the
spirit Of Jesus was among you indeed.
The only evidence Of Christianity that
the multitude want Is 10 see it lived.
Jesus IL His own argument; His character
II the sufficient Justification of His claim,
and His right 70 rule over us rests In the
fact that He has loved US best. Our right
70 peoples persons will have the same
foundation. When the church does peo-
pie more good than club; when its fell
1owship feeds their spirits more than other
felIowships, IL will have most OF them to
feed. The law of supply and demand is AZ
true and natural here as elsewhere.
when people turn to the church be-
cause there Is something there TO bind mp
broken hearts; when . mother hides her
child in the kindly shadow of its but
tresses; when Ii is more than ever q source
Of the blessings that come 20 the COM
manlfy. the majority will hover about IL.
When II becomes q safe guardian for every
iittls child, and its Sabbath school 10 like
sweet home circles; when people connect
Jesus always with His church because He
u with IL, the church will take its divine
place and ill its divine function. II is
we'll known that workingmen have moth.
ing 10 say against Jesus. III they could see
no distinction between our spirit and His
they would mako none. They know that
Jesus was not like an ovefseer who simply
They know that He understood it
and took a part in Il. Now what we must
do il not merely 10 love the world. but to
persuade them that we love them We
must not merely give. We must do
enough. as the workmen say, TO keep our
hand In. We cannot know what people
are thinking about unless We talk with
unleas we are acquainted with him.
"Tbelieve that no weiI-to-do family Is
capable of living . rich Christian life
without being In loving and helpful com
municatlon with some unfortunate person.
learned recently Of q lady in this church
who. in these stringent days, Is looking
after family who never needed financial
assistance before. How much better that
Il than 20 shake off eli responsibility as
soon as We make contribution To q
benevolent society. The people who do
the good deeds themselves. aud teach the
children, and nurse the sick, are also al
ways most ready 10 give la other direc-
lions.
when our church Is the embodiment
Of the spirit OF Jesus. when they who are
without IL see Him standing gIoriously
within. feeding his flock like . shepherd,
and gathering the lambs in His bosom and
leading gently the weak aud burdened.
thsY will confess that God is with IA, in-
deed.
And though there are people who shun
the church, and who rush away from IL
BIKE foolish sheep when they are sought
for, there IL picture that Jesus has drawn
Of himself that makes ns believe in the
victory of His spirit. He says He will
seek upon the mountains for the lost
sheep, not for little while. as We do when
We want a revival, and then give up the
quest But die will seek until lie mud IT,
The proof Of love Is sacrifice. and sacri-
nee IL what7 The giving up OF something
that costs US good deal. and that is the
very best we have. A mans thought and
time are his most valuable possessions.
living money saves time. but giving time
saves men when money wont do IT,
The most successful men have learned
That they needed TO give attention 70 some.
thtng outside their profession. Both the
leading parties of Great Britain are headed
hy statesmen who have all their lives bred
Their physical manhood 10 match their
minds Gladstone and his Ak. shifting the
forests, type OF splendld energy. IS al
most as iamiiiar and good deal more
Tue than Washington and his Ratchet.
me man who is perhaps the leader In the
eohgTrgational pulpit OF America. who
preached for you once this summer. Is an
expert cabinet maker. One can not keep
W as BODY by proxy. lie can not enter
= baltic or boat race by proxy. he can
Dot eat by proxy. aud he can not make his
shGreh successful unless he himself smiles
nfon and warm towards and learns about
saa goes after the people who come into
II About one In hfty of our membership
sssaasis follow up men and bring them 10
pray and Ia confess their sins That -
last TIE reason why one IN atty aud no
nefs OF our membership are classified IS
iaeslFeFs or domesssc4
titt o! ninay-niue pounds never
tSisesi hundred pound weight. Aud We.
sAsNed nv omnlpotent power, are simply
wa 70 attract mere nightly than other
stsfsctlons 20 feed the sheep. and ga so
s'tsF them, People sometimes ssk me
wen they have given enough. Give nn.
" Yea succeed litt until the weight rises:
~ alter The sheep anti ven md Il. There
/. a. eternity of peace - tina; word untilt
~ indicates tho persistence az Gcd The
very hrst shjag that one gives Oh hecom-
sne thrlstaan Is hts money. Suppose
saat does not w1nf give thought and
prayers AMI pains aai patience. and
saisses through tears and toliow on until