The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-22
WEALTH As The KEwAED OF
RELIGION.

The Rev. DR.. ssoGdara fEpIsoopaiianl
Of Nes York city. in recent sermon. de-
nouneed certain religions rsvivalisss As
spiritual hsr.eTrins. whose methods are
grosssque or profane. and whose trivial
anecdotes mat make one sh1dde-. He
spoke searnfally OF the 'sAandreds OF men
xho Sss their living rs professional revival
lists" and denounced their ways In terms
IS exceeding severity.
TIE Rev. Dr. ssodda-d doubtless had in
rniEa ;ae revIvaliss Dixon, who arnuses
hiunsesf ~ shooting song birds. This
DsIaa. ss the leader of . so-eaiiea EVAN
grlssslc revival" IN Sex York city, 10 IN
;ae habit Of holding out wealth IS one Of
the reSards Of religion. While preach
ing IN Eio@O's Garden recently he tod
OF CLERK IN ssEk wao was dismissed for
refusing TO render some service On sunday,
snd sho Immediately got another place
with snuea larger SALARY. II tell you. e"
cried Mr.. Dixon shsa he bad ended 81 .
narrative. II tell yea s; pays 10 obey
GodI" lie also te-d Of clerk in dry
gooss store. ~ho vas dismissed because hs
would not stretch piece ol cloth so - 20
make IL as long as possible, an! who n
coarse q sssas was rewarded tor thas
obey!ag God by being enaslei TO write I.
commentary On the Bible - hieh has lad q
xreas Fga IN the market Mr.. DH3a also
! told Il Shanghai zee desisr who ooeysA
Go4 ~ she rex o. losing h,s customers.
: and set made - much n1oney thss lie BE-
+ came IA. xsalihiesi merchant IN ShAagaxi
/ No sessiv religious. psaas persoa coa.a
feel Otherwise than shocked a. this hold
+ lag ~ % usrcenary iae basement TO ob,ey
( God. X religion means she imitation o..
+ getting hack 20 Cas.st &. .hcaId rot -
+ forgotten that tie founder OF Christianity
nevsF promised bis hearers e. Their worldly
wealth or power as RI in3Gceme 10 OBEY
( Ills preerpss. ca tie contrary, lie sad
distinctly that TIE ran faIl. or the las,
ard tas anias, alike; and lie did net
pEoasse His followers AR better worldly
( fortane tor 3oiaE tiods w;u snd preach
ma HIS word than lie experienced H4sasesf 4,
ard surely HIS wor,dly lie aud fate was
+ hard enough In a spiritual sense i does
/ Jay - iallase Chrsst, bat 10 say tas. i,
/ pays ia aridly sense 3 10 premise mora
I than Chrisi Himself ever promised o. sx.
/ pecteneet. Tals kini 80 preaching
Is saoug fasse IS tee ETA =
( prediction that used - form the
staple 81 addresses 10 school children.
warning them that al tas prizes q lie
would certainly fsl 80 the good h.ov -
Ard the best sehass-. waiis The dull Bog
/ o. tie spogtgui areh1a reed pct exper.
anything better n AFTER LIE iasn "sAe
/ huSks TIE swine DO eat" he VA. sure -
be tas,sred rro3sgaL flous frazas are
/ deis.ssh.e whether rract-osa BY preacAe-s
( or teachers. Ths shortest way 10 make
/ chklarea love the tru;a Is TO speak tie
/ rrash IN dealing With them. as4 sAss : a
+ good rule in dealing With she grc~a an
I children Who hang Gpoa tie liz. O. 4
/ preacher.
Rvlalns man 20 oh~y God ey rraEnl.-
/ ing Aira pecanisry reward. near o. remote.
/ i, AaSas s. re gso1s" proceeding IS u
/ woas - 10 persuade = barbarian % Re
eoavvrte4 nv promising hisn a Winchester
/ rte.