The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-04
FIRST SERMON.
II. ]. n. Smith Greeted ct the
First Christian Church.
rsucEs N OTHER CHURCHES
e16amlsfs and Pessimists- w0rxhip
efGod Lost -Mefhodiss Re-
vival services Notes.

M pulpit of the First Christian church
:. 6efSeea street. which has been vacant
- srsny months, was occupied yesterday
e he rew pastor. Rev. J. -. Smith. who
10 q good impression on the large con-
cssesfson that flied tbs church TO greet
! - Rev leader. The ladies OF the church
80 beauttfsed the edifce with flowers.
II - plants, svy and fern, and the scene.
gSSbnced by the eringht sunshine WITH
-. bSeathed cheery welcome TO TN.
rsonssr ard augured well for the cora
- relationship OF minister and nainis-
ID IL will he Of fnferesf for the mem
= Of that church, and church pNopie
nerslly to know who the new pastor In.
~ aHith. the new pastor Of the Firss
f1ftstian church. was born Ia Knox coun-
n 0hie. April z. 1870. He moved with his
61h<r 10 Iowa at the age Of ten years
q obtained his education at the Fairyiew
z IA school, Cornell college and Hiram
s eolegs, where he wan acquainted with
Resident Garfield. The exxiier years az
- ministry were largely spent in evan
mihtie work His work has mosriy been
) 4 ifissss5ole. Iowa and Kansas His last
york Ia the East was at Fort Scott
xsE-. where ne was pastor between three
ead four years. His health having broker
iesn. he sought change Of climate by
canning to the Northwest. He spent a
Ynf IN Montana. thence vent 10 Port
hnd, where he spent 0l1e year In nafasfnn
8egk- TWO Years ago he WAS callnd ~,
Monmouth, Or. where II the lnrresf
ehursh Of his people In the Northvest
He had very prosperous work there, the
50 being important. especially because
rs peins tns location of the state nor
nal school. He h fr,e president Of the
Oregon state mi .ssionary eonyenfton. Hay-
- neen essted 20 Seattle and accepted
- cal. ne fondiy hopes TO be blessing
us.
Eey. Mr. Smith last evening preached
tf9ss Heb. Kills: ssJeEus Christ. the same
yesterday, today and forever He said
The things which most impressed me
when vas boy arc not the things
which n.ost impress me now. The Scrip
tares which most impress me new did not
make very deep impression upon my
mind when was youth. Thus I was
not 80 deeply impressed with the text and
With similar texts. But as became older
And saw the changes which were occur
fiag in men and In society. began to
mink more upon these Scriptures. When
saw the strong and hardy give way be-
fore the gnawfisg tooth Of time, and when
read OF nations which had sprung up,
eCurished and then decayed. Ionged for
zane one who was Interchangeable: who Is
the same yesterday. today and forever.
Such an one IL Jesus the Christ. He is
the same yesterday, today and forever In
his nature. He WAS the Goldman when
he was here. nineteen centuries ago. and
Ne Ia the Goldman today. His face Ii
pft against hypocrisy and crime as 1t
eas then. He heart ia as full OF love and
Sty fer the fallen as when he was here.
Ne has the same spirit Of helpsuiness as
Nhen he went about doing good. Being
he same himself. his word Is the same.
M gospel Is a. Interchangeable as himself
Ne sometimes hear IL said that the gospel
4 worm out. that humanity has outgrown
4 This is not true. Mans spiritual
vRrts and woes are the same now as they
asxays we're The gospel YVES made 10
meet these needs as0a woes. and II win al
wsys meet them. Men grow In their
tnsvisaxs OF the gospel Oh: IDEAS and
noians rumble and give place to a
t<<psf. xitar, comprehension OF the truth,
hut The truth itself remains the same.
1herw should be return to the old gospel
n orr preaching and practice, assured
that 4 vii do the work Ii was intended
70 accomplish. Departures from the truth
dshoaag Jesus, it's author. and neutralize
ft< FeEer. A return TO the old gospel In
faith and practice would bring about the
unity Of all Gods people and the speedy
sonssrsion of the world. VIVA. glorious
thought II is that we can rest our faith
sad hope in one who through all the ages
= the same. and that we have his word
- sssar all sufficient rule OF faith and liv-
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