The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-05


% al fnIsnass and asks 70 be e1rfrEed
with hezven1y consolation. ard as tie
streams OF grace sox fzzo the soui there
r1-res temptation 70 -zrse ones trouaas
for ire very delight a rsceEvfnx c0rfsrr
o. Col There are Ives that curtain fhsfr-
selves 81 x1th tzeSr o~n grsefs becaass L
Il SO comforting 20 BE- csoSeeed with .
1cvsrr zn4 swn<safhessr Fz1hs~ Who kr7ws
than 90 thoroughly. ard reveals Ills lore
20 them 50 clearly. You talk 20 such
about activity in ths church or IN the
world and ther shrink s-u-n pz1ateity.
They say. Leave me afons with MY
sorrow. Ny life has been rendered too
sacred by suffering 20 open isssis 10 The
fnfrsnxeme-fs CT the world Leave ne 70
my God. He Is uy best companion" re-
scee< fhas feeling. ! hare no words q
condemnation or criticism for the Chris
tan soul that hss found eue the pathway
20 The tsvsne heart. and chersssaes IL
new resting place. Pat can ve not BE
selfish IN org reception Of Cots lore rs
w,fi as in the enjoyment Of Els material
blessings To be sustained IA trial II not
the highest thing To bs confortet in
sor~rw T. not ne hfgnes. thing. They are
high nr IN Christian experience bat TREY
are not the acme There VIII come exi-
sencfes 20 RI. soul. when even this knowi-
edge Of God. pure and satisfactory though
II - HE& DC E[A4Et1F t&@3f4dC&SI%- LOU
must follow on 20 know.
The Loftsess Expersesce.
now take you up 70 the tablehnds OF
the Hottest Christian living. and into the
farth<sf recesses Of that knowledge IL
God which the redeemed soul in this world
In able 70 enjoy. ard introduce you 10 that
sesec; company Of His saints who know
the Lord for the purpose OF serving Him.
He <k<$r 4 xr2 A. Ia
bidding. He = their King. They offer
Him thstr loyalty. yes, their lives. Anf
now fancy some ore doubts the order Of
my Classification a higher thing 20 serve
than to suffer submisssveiys you ask
Yes. far higher thing. needing a larger
faith AM . more intimate knowledge Of
God. Does that astonssh your You viii
understand my meaning In 4 moment Per-
haps your idea Of service and the obe6s-
ence am speaking OF are not the sams.
| DO not call that effort real service for
God. In the doing OF which we are TO reach
our lofriest character. II we DO IL Jux4
for the fun OF Il. for the pleasurable ex-
element OF II. for the fellowship OF IL.
for the applause that may follow its CON-
pletion. Real hard work may become Play
under certain circumstances. 1t IN quite
easy and delightful 10 DO xhz. we Ike to
DO. II you have lived In the East in the
winter. you have probably asked that rob
licking boy OF yours. rust as he was
bounding out OF your front door
for . frolic tn the snow II he
would not shovel OF the side
walk And you have probably not been
surprised ~ a mild protest on his pars
especially II you have lived on . corner
and have had long back yard. Ne.ther
were you surprised 10 ind him. q few utra-
utes lafer-if You had been good enough
10 say We'll. never mind now."-worksng
ten times harder In building a snow man,
or erecting . snow fort. just for the fun
OF IT. There are good many Christians
who would work hard enough for shs
Lord. IL they could choose their own work
and their own time TO do it. It lis splen-
did sight In any church 20 see the young
people enthusiastically at work. 10 witness
their evident enjoyment In Christs sery-
ice. 70 notice how bravely and lovingly
and energeticaily they push ahead in
teres,s that are dear 20 them. because they
are dear TO the heart OF their Heavenly
Father. And II this were all meant by
serving God. I would admit the illogical
order Of my arrangement. But mean \
great dsal more than that Suppose you
are asked TO do a thing you don't want TO
do What then2 Suppose you are required
to perform task that wounds your pride,
that exposes the ragged edge OF some old
unpieasanfness. that seriously snterferes
with some other interests that you value
thar calls out abilities you feel sure you
do not possess, though you dare not refuse
Or that score until you have tried. that
orders you out OF that comforts able seciu-
sion into which you have retired with the
Master after that sore affection. that
gives no promise OF even commentator
from man. but perhaps criticism or ridi-
Guile Instead. what then? Is II easy to
obeyg No. You would rather suffer at
- r.. rx4 ~
take that duty. And yet. that Is real
service. That Is obedience in which yoa
lose entirely the thought OF SELF and do
that unlnvffing thing, solely and purely,
because yoE love your Lord.
Am 7 not right. then? Having arrived
az such plain Of conservation. are you
rot standing on higher ground than or
binary Christian humanity about you.
You say. THE nan who occupies that
place has very few to keep him company"
/ admit. There has bsen but One of all
the millions ands millions OF the human
race. OF whom II could be said I'm its truest
sense. that he pleased not Himself. II needs
grace 30 follow Jesus as closely as that.
He said that 10 DO His Fathers viii was
Ills meat and drink Do you hnd nourtsh-
ment IN daily obedience He also said:
No man knowesh the Father save the
Son" That was suhlimely true. No man
ever entered so into the fuIlness OF the
spiritual knowledge Of the Father. Je-
sus only was one with Him. Was that
all Jesus salds Thank God. no. Let me
give yeu the rest OF His statement: "No
man knoweth the Father save the Son.
and he 20 whonaxo~ver the Son viii re-
veal Him" THIS makes this inner sacred
knowledge of Gcd open TO all II few
have attained 60 II. IL is because few have
been willing to flslan the conditions
Oh Follow On
n you want the Lord TO open up to you
shis wonderful knowledge Hosea speaks
OF you must accept HossA's advice, and
follow Ga 70 know the ford. l cannot
close my sermon without asking you ard
myself as well. where We stand or this
highway q knowledge. Are we eager
learnsrS1 TO We value every new expe-
Tiencs. no matter hew bitter il may be-
II K Only teaches Is more ~ orr Fathers
iuVe and brings ~ nearer to Him. on.
h-otheri sister, follow CT 20 know No
sr9aitfaa az the schools PAYS so well as
this heavenly lore Ne degree the college
can give VII sacrn year name SO much
as this title God gives 70 these who come
into eaoSa eoalEn union with Htru Anra-
ham had &. tire friend % God Many a
saint has had u since. It may re yours
Follow ga TO know. God win herar every
EFFORT. no matter how feeble. which you
pat forth IN thts direction. There in ss.ts-
facften n trying 20 80 a noble thing Make
TIE attempt Jesus - standing ready TO
hefp you Eeilaw On 20 know Tire tina
wNl autckly pass The earthly road VIII
Be short enough. seine af yca hav~ reach
"a u. aslisep - manhood From iris
raour1 tie path viii gradually descend
Pa prepared Ter AZ abrupt ters.fns ttoa
az any time IN she descent. iook ahead
ar4 rus ssAay years On ] shink I see A
grave Tsast vii eE& Il al here. on.
faslnw on 20 know TAen heaven Vii y.
al shs more glorious TO ySu. because az