The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-18


,rs-tyrsorns they were bearing witness 20
CARS as their living hsad-witnesses 70
-. true and the only king who
rssxug. conqgers anG governs Or
sNavsn and II earth And We.
,,ke rem. have felt the power OF HIS cross.
~sst our fingers into the NAH prints 81 His
Saras have come Under the influence Of
- sorrovvft1i. suffering eyes and taken
L., for our master and our king. for
-. are two kingdoms "a deadly opposi-
ton ..- ,..-..so-- -.
f.,,-4e. and fs1e kiugei,Fn OF the world. and
- one side or the other we must take our
a.ans The TWO kingdoms nave thefF
"A fhefr rewards. The one is always
ssse,~e our eyes and appeals 20 every
1-.e Ios,d majestic. gorgeous II SIS trap
80 ard In the panopiy % its power. rs
1870 are wealth. honor, high estate
-srsaf., sr.platise the FOmp 81 luxury
,rss-a (.he~ Kingdom Is unoDstruslve, num-
- ard despised. u carries 81 It's train
.be moor ard i0wly. It's rewards ere
sl.t, occidental and suffering. Us
- is = cross. its crowns are OF thorns.
- .h-aya aaf 10 not on earth. but IN
-. sts treasures not OF this world,
a. army an army Of martyrs.
-. ~,,rranreet triumph. its king crucilled
.a..reen two thieves. For /, II be NJ
- ar ~al draw all men unto Nc. ana
set
-, a,a this King. and how First-By
80. 80 ,o,feesfon OF your baptismal fatlh
a. .-or8 and deed. ~ acts Or visible
-o-sttr, especfally IN the sacrament OF
~ n-a,s supper--'srhls do IN remeFn-
SO ~ Me- by a life like His. shining
q every dark place, In the homeiieSt ana
stnnIest duties Of everyday. Tor none are
700 humble or too weak 70 Wines loI
xIie boiv name. and the strongest witness
g consistent Christian life, Tor n All
~ .oH ard turmoil 81 the world, tn ali
sa strglggie and strife you are on con-
s,au. trial not for yourself but Tor your
uag,er ana His cause. 1t IS of compar-
atIgely little moment what men think OF
- ana me II & Is only for ourselves and
Our own reputation, but as witnesses for
the Master aud Ills cause. O. how great
49, gunortarce. for as We stand the test
a. Will The world judge Of the vital power
=, 1.brixflanitv. and the power OF our
Naster 10 save men from their sins.
sIast winter In New York / stood in
she great vauited hall % the corn eN-
rhauge a babel OF voE1es shouted IN
what were TO me unknown tongues,
crowds surged this way and that, hurry
d., feet bore messages involving the ex-
nenAiture OF hundreds OF thousands. per
hans OF millions On long tables were
ranged hundreds OF little boxes. eacn con
.stnfn- a handful or so OF grain from diff
farcDf
mig his hand into a box. my conductor
said This is a sample from the state OF
Washington by that handful Of grain
living amidst that crushing crowd and
under every eye was all the grain IN this
great state 20 be judged. 1t was. 10 some
extent, a sample OF II all. My brethren.
ye are samples. a city set on hhl- a
thousand eyes are upon each branch, each
member OF this society. thousand tests
are proving you always. even In the still
measured round OF domestic life, In the
home duties OF parents. children, breth-
rem. II your motive is His name and your
law IL His example and your inspiration
loyalty 20 Him. pure ana gentle lite
will always and everywhere bear clean
cut witness 10 your Lord. But there -
something more than this. There come
times IN every ones life which arc spe-
eial times OF trial, when your loyalty for
Chris, Is especially tested and proved.
II was crossing the Atlantic ocean on
one OF those great steamers which run 10
Liverpool The sea was smooth and all
went quietly and we'll. and as ! turned
over IN my bunk to sleep the first night
out I thought everything runs so
smoothly and easily that any one could
manage a ship like this The captain
had been around among tho passengers
all day ana the officers seemed 10 have
little 20 do. Bat IN the night a heavy
a
hlowlng OF the whistle and running OF
feet and the rapid rev rising Of the ma
ehinery aud passengers crying this and
that above IL all Above all the excite
mcnt and hurry. while with shut teeth
and every muscle tense We awaited the
shock Of the coming collision. above it
all was the calm voice of the captain
from the bridge giving his orders, and
they we're obeyCd and the collision WAS
ayerted and the great vessel which had
ioomed up So Overwhelmingly Ia the fog
passed as harmleSsly by.
There are times OF trial IN every life
when We feel that We are wholly I'm the
Masters hands nothing that We can do
except 10 lovingly obey and leave the
rest 10 him. as his voice sounds master
fully through the soul But there are
also times % especial trial because of
special temptation. when. Ike Christ on
the mountain the kingdoms of the world
are laid ~ our feet. the great oppOrtu-
nlty 81 "a lifetime has romc to us: what
Ne have siriVcn ana prayed for and loneed
after has been offered 10 us. bat so that
~ cannot be true 90 The Master and ac-
eept a., and The question is narrowed
uoWn 10 one vi loyalty 20 Him All the
true souls Who have come 20 Jesus have
come by The way of the cross. The great
decisions Of ne have been forced upon
every one whom lie has chosen for His
own.
After the bishops address an adjourn
menl was taken untll this morning 4
Wish was expressed that the early morn
Ing prayer meeting De- well attended to-
CAV. Tor it lays the foundation for q suc-
resSfnl ana enthusiastic session for the
whole day. ana to1ay's meeting - 100 l,ral,-
soiy he Tie most a,frcult - manage OF the
session, for eroat deal 1T important
~ork IS oa The proertmmc.
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