The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-14
PLEASING PASTOR.
pey. Or. ]. H. Acton Makes
Favorable Impression
- s.foRMeRs OF THE CITY.
w~sssee Sutsiag on the Prex-ess
3 ~-.e... and Rev. DE-. Alison on
=. Seventh Commandment.

=. srx, tine In nearly six months
s. 9. 80. services yesterday al the
3 - 81 1900 churcsa OF this CITY,
u Aesur. y. D.. preaching ms
3 - I. - = In honor Of the event
- - ron, had been plainly but
- x<-~ar-.tfxi with ferns and ever
49,. 80. graceful Pialgncs OF the
8! -, sernsock predonasEsasang. and
- <lurch presented an snsiane ap-
nce.
- 800 Was introduced appropfa-
SIS "a q. s, Iesexsf1 SSsEppea1. who congTat-
q s. -. aggregation on having se-
s.ss &C., 90 borg a period OF mac
u; - ~ -. aerxaces .os a man fitted by
B 1l.s - slnshsi, and training to be a
- .ss.,, u,f,,istsr. Atr. Shipper, on
z7-Tszzs.ee s. she church. offered 10 DR.. Ac-
- 3 ruspit which Was open. as ne
- &, the freest expression OF Thought
6 ~ s fa,e preaching OF a liberal aud
.rskenssre gospel Of common sense
s ~ a..fnu. In respnse. said that. al
49,. g. many years Of his life had been
1900 20 che gospel, preaching nad
- her a Sssssfsne 10 him. but 4
s-.....~ ard f.zghay moral employment.
- !. rr@ax burden What / shall
8 - he said. II don't know. Yea
- dIsagree with me on many fsiasasss',
- n.agreenaenss, Is long as they are
s...st hurt nobody. We need not far
- h.essuse we disagree. One thing is
- srff,es1 this very morning. / come
- g, - an honest man with a cleagl
s.ssd and / take It that yeu are hon
q Is ca.lirg me to this pulpit. There
- We will begin to get acquainted
- md not wait seven years. and Will
- asssis tn our cosTiiaTsn work.
~ new minister is perfectly at home
!. xke pulpit While not a large man.
i i of commanding presence. His
xsx,-s 4 slender rather than stout, he
/ - head of heavy. dark hair, iFo-
] .aurefss features. high forehead. bright
/ - xro.nsne7it nose and firm mouth
"a ci.sn thrown into relief by a pair
4 B.,rrxssie whlskefx. In delivery he
mode. OK pulpit oratory, and talks
xraIxllt out 10 the audience, employing
a. Conversational tone. using gestures
essrnxsy and only those that contrib
vle 10 his argument His voice. set in
- .ower register, Is clear and reson-
Il ard combines purity with fex5bil-
II There is no extravaganza of de-
rrey. The new minister is prone 10
ehssrate, but not excessively.
nY. Acton chose his text from John
MT: .And ye shall know the truth.
IA the truth shall make you free. =
cnrssag with the definition as that
ezzeh ss,s the sermon was developed
arg the lines of the discovery. aSgre-
htssian and application of truth, the
1suaYse t0a.shing upon the prejudices
Il rsen as the great bar set up by error.
4e Bible. the minister said. was not
~ from errur. as had been demon
Gzsed by the scholars OF Europe. II
va necaSsary for men TO change their
osdnpns in order that the word might
sasafce Everything that man found
aas mrie ~ ufucil nrare Of a man of
Azm, bat no mans Christianity was
Above hss morally. In religion. il was
HepesNry thai one lose everything in
srier 70 gain everything. He closed
sita the Thought that if man was ever
= BE- free the truth must make him
tse, and that suffering with the Mas
re vas sha caiy way 70 learn the
L nsnsax OF the words. II am the rcSur-
| YssIsus and the iife.'