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

DS. ehank11n Tells - tAe DabBs Pa.
eap1es - which Hersstry nesss.
Al the F1r0s Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. w. A. DkAnklln. d. D., preached an
edmirAbie and appropriate sermon ynster-
day morning, specially addressed 70 ths
members OF the Court Of PUGET Sound
independent Order OF Foresters. Tho
church vas beautifully decorate and N
music unusually nne. Promptly al II
O'Clock the members of The court entsred.
occupying seats reserved for them in the
main body OF the church Among other
tninss. Dr. 9nanklin. whose subject was
United In Love" after happy word Of
welcome. said:
Il am informed that your honorable
order has it, chief conversions resting up
on the eternal principle Of tha FAthexnoed
o. Cod. and that you demand Of all your
members that thew obey Cots commands.
and do 70 others a. ys would they should
DO 70 you.' You dwell in your instruction
70 noytttatea. upon the duties o. liberty,
benevoiencs and conoord-isbsry from tia
slavery Of ignorance ana vice. into the
freedom Of virtue and morality: bensvo-
iencs. the keystone 70 the beautiful arch
OF which 10 the brotherhood Of man: con-
cord. which - the frztsrDAl chain which
iinka brother 70 brother.
Your order orescribes no sectAr4An test
II Aaks only fog declaration Of that uni
veruat rsligson In which all sects agree
the belief In God. Hh super.ntending
providence. and In thu immortality Of the
human soul No man y excluded from
your order. provided he believes In the
Great Arclttect Of the Universe. In his
own eternity. and practices the sacred
duties Of morality. The Holy Bible -
always open In your court. - . symbol
that IT. light should b diffused among
the brethren. n b to be Foresters rule
and guide N Efe- The TIRES great tenets
OF . Forssters profession iDcuscate truth
you - fellow worshippsrs. and / have
chosen a. our subject United In Love-
suggested by the third tenet Of your order
There ara MAN. kinds Of union. many
circumstances under which men are knit
together. without being knit together in
love- Men may b kni< together tnvol-
untariiy: circumstances may have brought
them together for the accomplishment OF .
given purpose: they are necessary to each
other In the carrying out Of q certain
conclusion Then there are unions that
are but temporary or political. or mechan-
icai. This however. Is simply association.
not union. for true union amounts 70 al
moss ideaiity.
True unity II possible only m love- ana
II We be knit together In iovs. We shall
never believe evil Of one another: We
snail Indeed live the life Of brotherhood:
We shall sss ths virtues rather than the
vice. the excellsncies rather than the In
firmitiee Of each others character. Love
never accounts that anything has been
given. - long a. anything has been with
held.
Erich IL the life that n fun Of love.
and benediction Is II 20 every ors with
whom II comes in contact II We are
united m love. we are united for ttme ard
for eternity: for earth. FOR heaven: fcf
love. ike It's author. can never die. May
there come upon IN this morning such
baptism OF love from the Most High that
our souls may be exalted to the grand
court above"