The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-11
THE REV. DR.. HAWEIS.
Hundreds Turned Away From
Ranke's Hall Last Evening.
sERMon ON UNJUST STEWARD.
Services at Other Churches sabbath
school Children Christian Endeavor
Convention Queen Esther.

ne re-appearance Of DIR. n. n. Hawrtx
n This city WAS the signal for hurfresis
r. Sock 20 hear the noted English broad
xhnrchman. DIR. Haweis preached yesrer-
lay morning ~ st. Marks. choosing for
rs text. Prayer" and the church was
pscked 20 the doors by q CONGREGATION
that for two hours listened with .unahas-
~ interest 20 his discourse
In the evening DIR. HAwefs appeared AZ
kankess ball. and long before the service
commsnced the audience began 20 ASSEM-
De AZ 10 every chair had an sseupars.
Stha galleries we're filed to ovcrflowfnx
&peopIe stood ~ the aisies and large
throng unable 70 enter the room srasied
down The street disappointed In their yain
attempt 20 ent<r the building, while at
earh & the doors downstairs and upstairs
"a attendant was stationed to inform new
somsra or the iunposxibility OF hearing the
sermon. The house became so close that
h<gors the discourse wAx ended two
xomsn were overcome and tainted
The opening services were led by Rev.
%. G.. Garrett. rector Of ST. Mark.s Espe-
essily fine muAse was furnished by the
vested choir. which. during the evening,
occupied a place on the stage. The sing
lag OF the hymns was particularly spirit
ed. and was noticeable most OF ali per-
hzps In the rendition OF .eTne Church q
One Foundation Is Jesus Christ. Her
Lord" The CLOSING hymn, s'stana Up for
Jesus" was sung with great power by
tte choir and congregation
Or. Haweis gave preliminary discourse
on the PARALLELS and then took mp "a
Character Etudy of the Unjust steward"
Hs said:
'sTas one thing that concerns us espe-
el&iig Is the coDtemporaneous feature OF
Cnrist's utterances. He always spoke up
10 date. One reason some people won't
iistsn TO sis nowadays IL because we talk
ABOUT what Our grandfather's taught
What were christs textsg Well. any
thing almost; anything that caught his
eys-the weather. for instance. Jesus al
most constantly talked about the weather.
lie told the people about the sun and the
clouds. He spoke about the things that
everybody knew. and the people listened
20 him. Why Because the subjects were
Of interest. Yet some talked about him.
and said: Why. this Is shocking It's
beneath the dignity OF the pulpit My
good friends. nothing that In for the good
Of man is beneath the dignity OF the pull
pit. That's the reason / have taken the
atory OF the unjust steward
In discussing the difficulty arising In
the way OF the command to make friends
with the Mammon Of uurightcousness. Dr.
the love Of money ID the root OF ali
evil The minister continued:
Paul doesn't say that money is bad.
that the rich man Is wicked: but he does
say that the love OF money II the root
OF all evil. The. trouble IL the Iago who
says, Put money in thy purse The prob
lem is. not to serve Mammon. but TO make
Mammon serve Cod
Speaking OF the effect of the words OF
Christ on man today. DIR. Haweis said a
spiritual alchemy secured the teachings
OF the master an everlasting youth, and
were just as applicable at the present mo-
msnt as eighteen hundred years ago He
touched upon the good that was always
thought out In the pdrables saying that
Haweis continued:
"A cynical statesman has said that
NuY man has his price. / don't believe
Il believe there are some men who
saxtee bought. who can't be bribed. Yet
khhnsntably true that many rich men
hare sswaris. but at last they are found
oct Houid that they were found out
scansK"
Turning now with a quick illustration
dawn from the blowing up OF Hell Date.
b East River. the minister said.
There may be men and women In this
house tonight who are undermined. some
tsae and from some unexpected quarter.
perhaps from England or Australia. the
Wires may be united and the reputation
blown into the air. The command came
to the dishonest steward. Give an ac-
count Of thy stewardship Yet we can
not help liking him. There is something
attractive about this fellow. We cannot
help liking him. lie Is not entirely bad !;
Mdeed. none OF US, even the worst. Is en-
tysiy bad
Here the discourse took up character as
an element in the human makeup. the
minister speaking OF the Nemesis that
INCREASINGLY pursnes. the ssan who has
gone wrong, No matter where he goes
his character meets him. In fine. every
hing was summed up In the one word
character. When one comes to die he
must resign all claims to body money. TO
the place he has attained as his ambition,
70 social preferment. and nothing IS left
bat character. DIR. Haweis said.
Death comes and cleans your body
saway from. your soul. and what remains.
YOU have not character And what
y character but souiI What will you
take away with your IL you have cult
waited IL. you Will take away love. icy,
peace. TRUTH the gifts of the spirit tina.
viii burst from your body like the but
feray from the chrysalis. Is that your
character Are they being builded Into
YOU"
nr Haweis closed with vivid psctur-
ING OF the entrance Of the soul into para
disc. welcomed by thousands Of the poor
made rich and by thousands Of the ran
sotned rich made richer 10 receive the
spirit into It's eternal habltaiion.
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BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ESTHER.