The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-08-13
ANEW PASTOR CONES.
Rev. G. W. critchlow at Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church.
xm. CA. CONVENTION At HAND.
Associations OF Pacific Nerthwsss 70 As
senaie Hsre-Eeeter Gsrress
ON Patience.

Anew pastor in the person Of Rev. g.
W. Cr1chIow yesterday took charge OF the
Holy Trinity Engiish Lutheran church. 1t
Seventh and Union streets, and preached
there smorning and evening TO large corr
gregations-
Mr.. critchIow Is Al years old, and has
been in the ministry from the age Of Fl
years. st the age Of - he began preach
ing in Philadeiphia and after two
years removed to Utica, y. Y,
For the past fifteen years he has been en-
gagged in preaching in Western Pennsyi-
vania. He arrived in Seattle Saturday,
having been sent West by the Philadelphia
board OF missions 10 take charge of the
church here. Mr.. Crichiow has been for
many years and is still editor OF the
Young Lutheran, published at Greenville.
Pa, one of the largest papers of its kind
in the world
Mr.. Cr:rchlow yesterday morning
preached powerful sermon from the text,
/. Cor. xv.3-4: II delivered unto you
first OF all that which l also received. how
that Christ died for our sins accord
ing 70 the Scriptures. and that He
was buried, and that He rose again the
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The preacher began by calling attention
to the prominence given TO the two facts
Of Chrisi's death and resurrection as the
first truths of the Christian religion and
then he enlarged on the reasons for 50 do
ing. He then recalled the circumstances
of Paul's first visit to Corinth. how he
would naturally be despised as Jew and
for his poor appearance by the luxnry-lov-
ing people. Yet instead of telling of
Christ's miracles. religion. ETC.. the first
fact that he proclaimed was that Christ
died the ignominious death of crucifxion.
He then showed that Paul did so be-
cause Christ died ''for our sins" and this
fact was at the very foundation of the re-
ligion, that He died to atone for the sins
of the whole world The other fact was
the resurrection, by which He proved that
He was the ono long foretold in prophecy
and had conquered sin. Wherever he
went, Paul preached these two great
truths. These were the leading principles
of Christianity, the religion which had
emptied the heather temples. stopped
gladiatorial combats. elevated the position
Of woman. raised the whole tone of moral
ity. improved the condition of children
and the poor. These facts challenged
all the enemies of revealed religion. The
preacher then dilated on the wonderful
effect of this religion on the early Chris
tians. and declared that in spite of all the
great discoveries this creed was not worn
out
He then dwelt upon the universally
of sin, the liability to sorrow,
and the certainty of death. among
all ranks and conditions. These three
things made the teaching of Paul suitable
To the wants of men. All men wanted O
cure for sin, and this was found in the
atonement of Christ and in the knowledge
that He was personal friend. He would
take away sin, and with it sorrow and the
fear of death, for by death he gained a
victory over death. Thereby He had
enabled thousands to die in the sure
confidence of victory over death and this
could not be done by stoicism. resignation,
indifference, submission to Gods will.
This was the friend that man needed and
that was why Paul preached him at Cor
inth In closing Mr.. Critchlow said that
in beginning his work in this city the ex-
ample of Paul was good one 10 follow, so
he chose these fundamental truths as his
first subject.