The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-04
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Os. Garrett Speaks On Religious Llfe-A
Cssiection or Charity.
AT 81 Marks church last evening Rev.
d. G. Garrett. d. D.. preached on .-rhe
True Method Of Religious Life. touching
incidentally the fact that Seattle has .
cooperative industrial society. bats not
discussing the causes that have made
such an association necessary. The con-
grsgatton was large. and contributed 40
orally 10 Intervening Offering. which via
be donated to the society.
DR.. Garrett based his discourse on the
Sermon on the Mount, using for his text
che first verse Of the sixth chapter OF Mat
thew. Take heed that ye do not your
aims before men. to be seen OF them,
otherwise We have no reward Of your Fa-
Their which Is III heaven" The world
alma In this verse. DR.. Garrett said,
would more properly be translated right
.ousness." which In Itself stands for re-
iigioss life. He spoke OF the letter ana the
spirit OF the law. choosing for the sub-di-
vision OF his remarks aisns. prayer and
fasting as Illustrations OF the ways Of re-
iigious life.
Christianity" said DR.. Garrett. has
always thought 1t the duty Of a man to
give something to those less fortunate
than himself. or the old Israelites gath
ering mama IL was said He that had
much had nothing over. and he that had
little had nothing lack In this we are
brought face to face with the principle of
socialism. q Christian socialism, not de-
structive but designed to be helpful to
brothers who have little. One OF the
greatest blessings Christianity teaches Is
the spirit of equality"
The speaker here treated OF the motive
In giving. saying 1t should be done not in
order that we may be seen of men, but
that We may be helpful and do good to
them. The difference between the true
and the false man. he said, was largely a
difference Of motive. Now was the time
for the Christian people to come out from
behind the shadow Of the church and let
their light shine, not to Illuminate Them
selves. but Others and reap the benefit Of
the promise OF the Father who seeth In
secret. but rewardeth openly"
In treating Of prayer DR.. Garrett again
spoke OF motive as the keynote OF Chris
tian experience. The injunction as 10 se-
cret prayer would seem to mean that one
was not 10 pray openly. yet such an an
depreciation was wrong. for Christ him
self went into the synagogue ana prayed.
when you pray openly" said the minis
ter don't do II for the sake 0f publicity
The question IL just this: Are we doing
these things to be seen OF men. or for
curselves." He here touched upon the
law OF prayer. analyzing the meaning Of
"our Father" and lead us not into
temptation"
Fasting DR.. Garrett called "the religion
OF the body" It would do many people
good. he thought. to fast. in order that
they might understand what men were
undergoing In Seattle today. because OF an
issue forced on them by wrong conditions
OF life. II will not touch upon the reasons
for this" he said, but we ought TO learn
me lesson OF fasting. TO take up our cross
and deny ourselves for Chrlsts sake, and
give TO those who have nothing"
The lesson to be learned was to give and
pray and fast in the right motive. keep
ing in mind the fatherhood OF God and
the brotherhood OF enaf1