The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-19
WORK AND WORKERS.

Rev. Charles III. Yatman, of New York
the popular evangelist who made many
friends during his three weeks sojourn in
Seattle last April, Will spend Sunday. Sep
TENDER Is, with Rev. w. A. Shanklin, of
the First Methodist church, and win Prob
ably preach twice on that day. Mr.. Vat
man is on an evangelical tour of the
world.
Rev. DR.. J. n. Martin and his wife, the
parents of Mrs. a. b. Stewart. of this
city, have moved from San Jose, Cal. and
viii hereafter make their home in Seat
tie. DR.. Martin has been one of the most
prominent clergymen and educators in
California. having occupied the chair of
ancient languages in the University of the
Pacific for number of years.
An entertainment was given last week
in the Baptist mission hall in honor of
Miss Jones. of South Seattle. A pleasant
programme was given. in which the par
Elephants were Mrs. Rockwell, Miss Fife
Warren. Miss Fannie Phelps, Miss Mary
Thornton, Miss Lulu Dupee. Miss Ella
Steiner, Miss Bertha Warren and the
members of Mrs, Rockwells Sunday
school class.
AT St. Clements Episcopal church. Rev.
II. A. Dexter yesterday delivered an in
teresting sermon, his subject being "A
Personal God" He maintained that tho
natural tendency of the Western mind
and civilization is toward mechanism; of
the Eastern. toward mysticism: and that
midway between the two came the reve-
lation OF personal God through the He
brew race. He emphasized the need of
personal God as an object of worship TO
man, who Is himself q person, and showed
the holIowness of trusting to a mechan-
zeal law for safety or for comfort.
DR.. Allen Griffith, of San Francisco.
delivered lecture yesterday afternoon
before the Seattle branch of the Theo-
sophical Society. on the subject, Satan.
Good and EVIL in which he maintained
that neither God nor Satan Is a person
ality; that the former is merely a prin-
ciple of good and the latter of evil; that
hell is simply a state of ignorance and
vice; that redemption consists in en-
throning mans higher nature; that the
Biblical accounts are allegories, on a
footing with heather mythologies, to
which they bear a striking similarity:
that Christ is nothing more than the
principle OF good as developed in each
man, and that Satan sis the inertia of
matter, and all obstacles to progress
which obstacles are necessary, because
without obstacles TO overcome there
could be no progress. Satan. then, is
blessing in disguise, a principle which If
recognized, understood and utilized be-
comes a boon and help to man"
Nearly all the pastors who have recent
" been taking their vacations have re-
turned from their outings. Rev. David
Claiborne Garrett, OF st. Marks, is back
from his Notwithstanding on Mount
Rainier. and preached to his people as
usual yesterday. DR. J. III. Acton. of the
First Unitarian. returned from Union City
Thursday entirely cured of his slight III
ness and Rev. George TT. Watson. OF
Trinity, is also back at his post refreshed
and reinvigorated. One OF the few prom
inent pastors who has not had vacation
IS Rev. ". \ Shankiin. of the First Meth
odist He had all his arrangements made
10 go. but learning that all the other pas
5ors down town were just then absent. he
denied himself the coveted pleasure and
remained At work
The First and Third Cumberland Presby-
terrain churches and Sunday schools held
a union picnic at Madrona park last
Wednesday, passing the time until p.
m in merry games with tho children and
becoming better acquainted with each
other At a given signal the company
proceeded TO Leschi park and took the
steamer Quickstep for q trip under the
MANAGEMENT of Rev. Mr. Beck and Rev.
Nj Powell They went 70 Newcastle
landing, thence back 70 Leschi park and
thence up the lake 10 Yesler leaving the
First church people there. The remain
der OF the party returned TO Madrona in
good season TO take the Mairona park
cars home At the parting At Yesler three
cheers were given for the different
schools. and the boat ana its jolly cap
tain. TO whom all feel grateful for the
pleasant ride
The services AZ the First Methodist
church Yesterday morning were devoted
- the children, and were rendered spe-
ciallv appropriate from the fact that
about twenty little children were hap-
tized The whole 81 the service. songs
and sermon. seemed 70 interest the young
people while the sermon by the pastor.
Rev w. A Shanklia. though addressed
directly 10 the children, found its way 10
the hearts 81 the older people also Ills
theme was Gods CAL 70 Children" and
he made a clear and strong presentation
Of II in WAY in which the children could
understand what he was saying. Though
he did not commit the blun5er often made
~ speaking on similar occasion. that OF
talking baby talk" TO the youngsters.