The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-13
In PLYMOUTH PULPIT.
Rev. W. III. G.. Temple at Con-
gregational Church.
REV. Mr.. PROVOST ON ALASKA.
Last A p 4. Sermon birthday OF
Epsortb League Father tlarks
Lecture Tonight.

Plymouth church was appropriately dec-
Grated yesterday IN tire GrcaTiou - ne
welt 70 this city Of Rev. 81. =. Tempe.
81 F0@fon. who has been invited - fn tFe
pulpit Rev Mr Temple preached both
morning and evening. and A. the NEE tiug
Of the Young Peogle's Soeietv opened a
question box and contributed in large
r8sasure 10 the service.
IN fhe pulpit SIR. Temple Is perfectly At
home. lie speaks IN clear. well motuls ted
tones, with deep carBestaess, and dGeiis
on the plain. simple beauties Of Scripture
truth From the outset his discourse be-
comes animated. and the most telling
points are emphasized ny successive Ees-
tBres from the right band. which pia} 9
81 graceful curves about his head. and
are Occasionally Intensified by "a straight
out stroke from the left. A. times Re
steps almost 10 the edge of the rosfram.
and tire manner Of the man indleages Ecri-
o1sness and zeal lie is energessc and Az
Eressive without heing contentious. and
makes hia sermon doubly abrasive ky
frequent Introduction o. Elast~asiye
sfofies
The sermon Last evening waE hazel upon
the text. "Eehoid the lamb ~ Got which
isketb away the sin ~ To world" ST..
John Ia Mr. Temple spoke FIRST OF oe-
cult truth. which. BE- said ir It's complex
~ reminded him Of a. oil castle. AM
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upon maize ar au8ie1c impati mt TIE
latter kind ne proposed 70 deal win. AMI
10 ge9 at the heart q the subject a. nee.
az whom. he asked. had gohH the Baptist
spoken the words ~ re text Df Jcsus
Christ. They were the graudesi words
ever uttered. and John. when he spoke
them on the borders 0f III desert lifted
himself higher than any 81 the old Tes-
lament prophets. The minister who chose
magnificent text. hut uttered cold and
ifapaesive things about H. would better
end his sermon with the tex. close the
Bible aDd dismiss the congregation. oh
the power II the grand old WORT Of God p"
exclaimed Sir Temple Read ~ com
NIT y 10 memory, and II viii ever speak
10 you. even Ia the days Of dissolution
The sermon next entered upon a mas
terry eNplicailon 81 the condensation hu-
NIFTY purity and divinuy OF Christ
What man ~ Nazareth. whence no good
hal eyer come could have reached such
heights and not become proud ," he asked
TIE pFoudcst men today are seIf-made
men. They are conquerors and as they
becone conqueFOrs they become proud
But e Jesus had been = mere man. when
mulfiudcs were fascinated with HIS
speech, when they hung on Ills words md
would have crowned Him king He would
have accepted tho kingsh!p. This Is why
We ought 10 love Him; His bearing was
ihat or humility, re was willing 10 be
one of ua. But as you look a Him YOU
think OF The tremendous stoop Of His con-
desceuslou and detect the divine counte-
nance flashing out amid His human as
soelatious."
There was not profession. the min
lister said, on which the hOof Of the evil
one mad not left It's stamp There were
drunken lawyers. miserable physicians
and raacaly ministers. yet the great mis-
take people made was 20 treat these evils
"a though they we're external. But purity
and impurity came from within. NOT from
without Although Jesus was sur
rounded hy hariots and publicans. he was
pure 10 the end Though lie diod between
two thieves He remained unsullied 10 the
last
The closing topic OF the sermon was a
development or the topic OF vicarious
sacrifice. the minister contendlnE that
only the sacrificed life could save the soul
Of man. Jesus came 20 rescue. expiate and
save humanity. which could lay upon His
breaking heart and become purified I'm the
love beauing from the eye of God.
IN closing AR. Temple gave an apos-
trophe to the Gross OF Jesus" The lnspI-
ration Of truth. glorious and beautiful.
and called upon - - shine out until its
rays should illuminate -" entire world
and mankind should behold the Lamb Of
God
Mr Temples morning discourse WAS
from the text What think yc Of the
ChrIAt7" The church Vas crowded both
morning ana evening