The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-16
MESSAGE OF PEACE.
rx.ngelist Yatman Addresses
Three Large Audiences
At CHURCH AND THEATER.
Alison Again With His Congre-
cation and Is Warmly
Welcomed.
~ CHURCH AND THEATeR.

v~v Charles ". Tatman, the celebrated
s--siist who Is Just starting on an evan
..sssssr tour around the world, held three
ts--s@s~ In this city yesterday. In tha
- he preached at the First Metho-
p. Episcopal church; IN the afternoon
- = ,.rtured 20 men at the Seattle theater;
:. the church again al night a large
.xssnee gathered in a farewell service 20
"a rsrp Godspeed on his Journey.
", Yatrzn Is an eloquent speaker. ard
..s,,v holds his auditors from the begin
- - the end Of his discourse. He speaks
SsIsberstely, quite low at times. but so dis
..,.,Iv fhaf every we-d IS caught. At times
!. - -.oves MS congregation from laughter
= ,ss-s almost at his will. After making
,sTifug roint he has way or pauslng
s,vst,v tust long enough TO allow the
.Asught 10 tx Itself in ones mind.
A Talk OF BETTER Things.
wssr Mr. Yatman stepped upon the ros-
.~.,,, N he introduced 10 the congregation,
- was warmly greeted by a waving Of
hssdksrchiefs, the audience rising to-sa-
Ice him. re pleasantly said that he had
f'ksa the people Of Seattle from the first,
80 h. had not gotten over It.
NJ Yatunan took as his text the word
.fe,tsr." which occurs seven times in the
sr.l az Hebrews He gave as an intro
lection a short description of a number OF
,oaks a. the Bible urging the power OF the
scriptures upon the people. and telling what
.sass Of transgressors each book Is particu-
,srly fitted for. He referred TO the books
~ Psalms, Matthew. Philippians, Gala
Fans and the book OF Romans, making
some telling points concerning the needs of
,horoaxh-going Christian people who were
sa tndoctrinated with Divine truth as to
h4eome good soldiers OF Jesus Christ.
Then came his sermon on the book OF
Hebrews. In rapid manner he opened
he discourse. calling particular attention
10 various chapters, especially the restitu-
,ion. and setting forth the atonement, hope
snd others He plunged deeper into his
theme, showing the peculiar significance OF
the word better in the seven phrases in
which Il occurs I'm the book: "A better
hone" "a better Testament" better
nrornlses." "a better sacrifice" "a better
substance" "a better country" and "a
better resurrection" Each OF these pass
ages was analysed and commented on in
Mr yatman's peculiarly impressive man
REF.
Galley Slaves or Passion.
The Seattle theater was packed from pit
10 gallery In the afternoon with an appre-
elatiye audience OF men. who listened 10
Mr. Yatman's address. Galley Slaves, or
Powers Who Pull 10 the Death" From
The very beginning the audience was held
"a bound 10 the speaker. and in the short
rauses the profound silence was more Inn
pressivs than any applause could have
been.
Before Mr.. Yatman began his address. J.
A. Dummltt, the Y. NJ. g. A. general secre-
iary for the Northwest, made a few an
nouncements. followed by a strong appeal
In behalf Of the association.
Beginning his address Mr.. Yatman said
that the expression Galley Slaves in the
printed title Of his lecture might be mis-
construed. In reality. he said, the slaves
IN this case were the mastsr-they were
the passions OF men. and the course they
pulled was often that to death. Throughout
IRE discourse the speaker stated and Illus
tfaed in graphic terms, and frequently
with dramatic power, the ways In which
she evil forces OF mans nature drag him
down Into degradation and darkness. His
description OF vessel he had witnessed
driven on the rocks In a storm and wrecked
moved many OF the audience TO tears. as
ca also his pathetic description of a death
bed scene followed by a sublime portrayal
OF passion and its power 10 break even the
most sacred vows
Mr. Yatman's terse way OF putting
striking facts often struck like a rife
taot. where the diffuseness Of the aver
sgs platform speaker would have scat
tered IKE brdshot. For instance:
Would you know my reason for going
70 Africa instead OF remaining in Amer
fa! Here 4 IS; Seventy-five thousand
gallons OF rum have gone 10 Africa set
over against the work OF every missionary
taai has landed there"
MS power Of illustration was finely
shown In picture OF the oak tree. out
Nardy green. bat bitten az the heart by
fot'snneSs and falling at last before the
gaze The application came as a terrific
Afalgnment OF men whose lives are su-
feFheialy fair. but full OF inward rotten
ness, so that when the great storm comes
they are not able 10 stand.
TIE speaker also told OF his own life:
sow ne had been pulled by the slaves or
PASSION I'll he saw himself on the sea of
osath with hell ahead OF him. There came
tae voice saying. There's help In Me-
ahd ne was saved. lie produced an Amer
.eaa Tag presented TO him just before
leaving the East. and said
EneSe are the ColOrs I will bear with
ne and | viii always be true to Uncle
IAN Tor l know he viii stand by and
protect me I would die for ola Glory.
an give every drop OF my blood for the
reservation Of our country"
ias sentiment Was greeted by hearty
.oa prolonged applause. Then the speaker
brought his address 90 a close by a ref
ertnee 70 that greater and better country
shsse laws ara wisdom whose liberty Is
Perfect freedom and whose ruler Is God.
f-tN NtttrF OK the meeting = IAtlt-fA ~
men came forward for prayer.
Farewell To seattle.
re drawing power % Mr.. Yatman AZ
IWQt orator was abundantly demon
sFa'ea last night at the First Methodist
.eafca. where extra chairs had % be
brought 'n and every available foot Of
ssSce IN The large auditorium wa hlled-
aae exercises we've opened by the pastor.
,le Rev. W A. Shsnklin. after which Mr.
l4Inaa gave n thoroughly evanEeiistic
srfnlon, saying Re would not wait until
- vas hair way around the world. eut
ven and there would start - accomplish
N'iA' ne was sent - ID. namely. 10 save
- and help them give themselves 20
-, 80 HIS theme was saved or Lost
,.aleas' and Re handled * not a. IN
.A7e~eA parl0r address. but IN strong.
-igAing ana practical sermon, pointing
~ mat present security 81 sin is 10 proof
s4lns' future punishment and that tHe
tinks
N'er The sermon a short farewell service
IS Held. IN wh.ea Mr.. Yatua1 spoke of
= ,our on which Ne IS starting and The
fe'F!e among whom he expects - work