The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07


started gushing AL the fountains q psfl1-
tenc<. Now. Cos. Ger Mothsr. locks GOA
eEst % heaven Eson al Ezyz4F1 and soT-
rowing children. and there are innate
pits and insnlte encourage u n me
Gls9ns eyes They cannot Eook upon sin
viii the least degree % zlioEazce. anG yet
they best0~ Eyou IS unurfsrzsS8e love.
Aad whSn they beaois cur te2r-wet
faces an1 the anguish "a our Aves. there
Is alE1gs something II their divinS3y ma
fexE1aI gsok that comforts and makes
- struxxse more sr2vesy On tran ever.
Gods sgea not only assure as Of forsive-
neAs zEd sympathy. bat % gH3aancs and
support II zssI guide tEee glta mine
eye What prsesozs promise that =.
TIE Eay mag D. bright. and the sun
Geclxs4 path before % glorious 70 aook
ug1a. sfs eagIng 81 verdurs fascinating
ss we stoop % psSex some beautiful
evidence OF Go6's wisdom ard love,
sne yet and the attractive sur
roun6lngs we Viii Eos lose he
xasding glance OF that eye The way
may be DARK ard shadow may obscure
the lignf. and yet the eye Of God. our
Mother. viii b~ekon Is on Dangers may
threaten, and sometimes the Way may
seem hsdged up altogether. Let us stIil
Jock Up. Infinite love Is always looking
doxn- Look Up this morning. weary, dis
eoarags6v tiHld saul Can you meet that
heavenly glancs7 beg Of you. get this
new. delightful, view OF God. as symbol
tied By your mothers tenderness. II Is
not God. the King, this time. You can
not look uDon His face. IL win blind you
with its glowing brightness IL Is not
God. the Judge You cannot stand that
piercing. searching look 1t Is God. our
Mother. Look up and let love finite meet
ths glance Of lore eternaIi
The Human Voice.
remark again. God has for ~ q
mothers voice II Is said that the lar
INK. or yoice-cresting portion Of the
throat. is capable OF producing some sew
sntsen tr.llloE SIX hundred billion differ
ent sounds Il ought rot 10 be much OF
o surprise 70 as that we have such al
Infinite variety OF human voices,
Not only IN speech but in song viii this
differences be quickly apparent. Take. fer
example. the soprano voice Of woman.
There % not only the distinction between
soprano and mexzo-soprano. but in both
these qualities Of tone there are numer-
Gus other shades OF Infection. OF rich
ness or poverty. OF rnsIlowness or metal
ism, which a musical ear easily detects.
Several voices may be equally correct
and all highly cultivated. and yet there
viii bs an indescribable something about
one voice out OF thousand that will cap
tfTats the worlds heart. There are
only one Patti.
How wonderfully adapted 70 our uses
Is this human vocal organ, A deep. stern
voice for command; a quick. tubiiant
voice for encouragement: a merry. ring
ing voice for childish froIic. a tremuIous
voice for feeble old age: a soft. persua-
siye voice for entreaty: "a dry. hare
voice for didacfic Theological discourse.
loud. earnest voice for warning. a mel
low. sweet voice for love. when John the
Baptist said he vas nothing but a voice
be vas making no humtliatlng confes-
sion. There Is a mighty power in the
voice when used for God and the right.
Patti may get s4.eo night for her sing
ing, and these figures. in this age when
genius il always iiber9iy rewarded are
startling. But ne who by his vocal powers
can charm sinners out OF their sins
and hold them speIlbound until they sur
render 10 their Savior Is getting grander
wages out OF an exhaustless treasury.
Fathers voice Is apt 20 be harsh and
dlctasoTial Hoiioaiug 10 the horses as
they tread the burrows. swapping at the
clerks as they neglect or disobey orders,
strained In hot dispute In business arbi-
tration. town meeting. political caucus or
theological discussion. II often falls upon
the chiid's ear with 4 startling unpleAS-
antness But mothers voice seems al
ways gentle. Singing so much over her
household duties has toned IL into
tender cadence. Father Is apt TO
buster. When he intrudes his blast
os rebuke into family tar-weli
the Jar breaks and the pieces
ny in all directions. But mother
speaks softly. yet with ten times the
power. And II. on, mother. you can
storm. and snap. and snarl out your ma
ternM chidlngs, you are assuming mascu.
| line characteristics. and they DO not be
harshness Of voice or manner you are de
| grading this ideal character exalted IN
| the Book.
The Divine Crntlcnes@.
| Hear the voice OF God. our Mother
| There Is love In every cadence There Is
| gsntientss In every accent. II pleads
| with the errinw and calls back the wan
| deFeF IL whispers consultations 20 the
| grief-strlcken. IL brcathcs encourage
ment amid difficulty and assurances II
| doubt. And when the plllowed head leans
| back in the FINAL ordeal OF death, that
| ycIee speaks the invitation, Come up
/ higher. Did you not hear 70 when trial
| came and with its forked tongue licked
/ your face or when the waters OF affiction
rose al about you II said. Fear not I
/ am With thee. Be not dlsmayed. for I
/ am thy God. when thou passeth through
| the waters viii be with thee. and
4 hAt fkfsf1s EHfN HF1l not over
! aow thee. When thou walksst through
| the FIRE thou shalt not be burned. neither
| shall the fame kindio upon thee. Did
1 you not hear u when you seemed 70 stand
alane. when everybody seemed 20 desarf
| you. when for principles sake you took
a decided stand and stirred ur some un-
| scrupuioUs person to hound YOU with his
| malignityT IL was the voice OF God vour
Mother saying: 1 will never leave thee
| nor fursake thee And when wa, ,s,-De.f
| that new grave ard deposited that
| sacred dust until al the dead IN earth
| AMI SEA should hear the regurrertfor,
4 trumpet and come forth siid you not hear
| it thenT " seli Upon your soul IKE must.
1 from TIE upper spheres. u sent fts Vfhra-
tiors ah through your being u was not
| an Rudibie voice No one heard II btt
| yourself When your face Ht up with a
| rev calm those nearest 70 you wondered
| az The sudden change. All your rnurnur-
| tngs ceased az tho sound OF r. Il was ths
tender mother~voice az Goa saving. As
| enc whom MSS mother couforteth. so vii
/ I comfart YOU" Oh tsAt vcicei Nav +,
! speak nowi
ELECTROMAGNETIC.
remark again. God has for - a
| mothers hana 10 you thtuk there is q
| srossuesa. an ultra naaterialiSun in tav
| treatment % thls suhtect7 IN 500 think
/ Z ara guilty ~ what - railesi arth-ouso-
| uaoTpElsra, bec&uFe I Aru representing tsoi
| uith the crEaue ana emotions % human
/ bcgnFt I arm cnly following Bstge phYn So
| Oloxy. u s. q necessity Wjgh u.s. We can
| Fst no }.lca q rura,S spiritual lnsercourse
| - ust tBvest the Deity with these
! physical functions iu order 10 understand
/ fstu even ln tho u1ost Nosssss way. AS
| text - a VERY climax Of thls ruetho3
| (fcd . hand That Is. HIS executive fac-