The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-15
SHAW ON THE WEST
His Address to the Christian
Endeayorers Last Night.
THE eRAo or WESTERN CITIES.
He warmly Praises Seattle for Show
ing . Higher Moral Spirit
Than spokane.

Avomar occupied the pulpit OF the First
Presl,yf.rian church last night. and though
che did not preach a special sermon sne
realty introduced the usual sequence TO
such a DISCOURSE the collection plates. add
tny TO the announcement. We hope you
all will be just liberal as you can. and
a wooing smile that lifted ana
faded with the formal prociama-
ton: THE ushers viii now walt
upon the congregation" Such tender
persuasion possibly had its Influence. for
the plates having been passed through tbe
large congregation. returned we'll ladea-
The woman was Miss Alice Munday. presi-
dent of the Seattle Christian Esdeavor
Association. ard the occasion OF the large
gathering was to meet and hear an al
dress from William Shaw. treasurer OF
the international organization OF Christian
Endeavorsrs.
Rev. w. ri. @. Temple introduced the
guest OF the evening In a speech That was
jocular and yet pregnant with serious
meaning and interesting reTniniseence
When ne went as pastor 10 a little country
church among the Berkshire hills. ne said.
he received letter from the local Christ
ian Endeavor Society. expressing loyalty
and support before the writers had ever
seen him IL was signed by five names.
and one OF these was TO become more ram
Gus than he then thought Of In the Christ
ian world. This was Mr.. Shaw. whom they
always called on, In those days. when they
desired to awaken new enthusiasm IN
Christ's work. and Mr.. shaw always did H.
Mr. Shaw brushed aside. with a RAPID
phrase or two this and other compliments
his old pastor paid to him. and sad
have come here a tenderfoot OF the tennsf-
feet. Never anybody could be greener thah
] am ] grew up In a Massachusetts VII
lage. aud received my business training IN
A. HAL lf Il
have never before been in the wild and
woody and bouEdless West. and nave seen
rothIng Of the broad waters OF the Pacinc
except such as stray into your beautitu
Sound I have found that In the matter
OF religion there is plenty OF space Tor Ell
thusiasm Ia this great and boundiess west.
/ have been In several cities on my way,
and believe that every one. from what
was told. is the best city that ever the
Lord made. Now. get to Seattle. and ma
that this is the greatest city the sun ever
shonc upon.
This reminds me OF story OF down.
East farm yard and noisy cackiins mem
A neighbor looks over the wall and asks;
whats the matter with that nenT why.
nothing responds the farmer. Then what
is she making so much noise aboutg
why replied the farmer. there's two
builders out there Just laid a corner stone
and the hen thinks she laid II
''Ail this talk OF your cities Is as though
SOU people thought you had been doing
great things, but the biggest business IN
the world Is the business Of Christian En-
deavorers, the business of the upbuiiding
OF the Kingdom OF Jesus Christ"
Mr. Shaw quoted some statistics show
INK the magnitude of the work OF the or
ganization. and he then referred to the
society button, making Into texts that were
eloqaently treated words that &C. F."
80 Ia erfd INCL rFfp n
seattle's action in putting down gambling
as an instance of citizenship Ennobled."
He had been at Spokane, he said, where
the district attorney had declared to the
people that he would do everything In his
power TO put down gambling II they would
only support him. But they did not sup
port him.
And said to myself: Look at Seattle.
She has taken hold of the gambling husf-
ness, thank God, and crushed 1t out of ex-
istencc. That means the realization of Cit
izcnshlp Ennobled.' by and by We Will
take hold OF the saloon business. and throt-
Ito that monster that Is sucking the life
blood of so many young men. The day Is
coming when The people OF Seattle VIII re-
fuse TO have the saioonkeepers walking
over their necks. They ought to be thrown
down. away down. down where they don't
cover up the fires. CAT this point the tit
terlng changed to warm arplausep The
kingdoms II this world. Il Is prophesied.
are to become the Kingdoms of Jesus
Christ. and Jesus Christ will never accept
a kingdom controlled by the rumsslicrs.
We must get more religion into politics;
then We shall get more business into reli-
eian. and that is what We want
In the course OF his rapid and enthus-
astic discourse Mr.. Shaw mentioned having
been promised n mountain at Seattle. bui
that "they hadn't produced the goods SO
mt Its close James A Dumlnett travelling
secretary OF the Y. NJ. c. A. OF the Pacific
Northwest. presented him. on behalf of
the congregation. with n framed photo
graph OF Mount Rainier. cautioning him. as
he valued his life. not TO make a mistake
In the name Mr. shaw briefly responded.
and as ne had TO rush away TO catch his
train, there was a crowaing TO shake the
enthusiaSm-raiser by the hand. Mayor
Wood and nearly all the leaders OF the
chnrch being among the number.