The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29
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SERMON FOR THU SHUT-NS.


and night as me result Of Thomas WATTS
Invention bu. hundred yearS ago. Thea
think Of tae study OF the human organism
The strides OF medical se4e1ce since VIII
IAN Harvey discovered the circulation OF
the blood in 1875: the Introduction CO those
merclfui anses :hetics, ehloroforrn and
ether, into ssirg5ca. practice IN 1874 and
rs, respectively, and f7e wonders CT
pathological anatomy have placed upon
the b-oSs Of ti1s thinkers % this age a
cEGpset 81 aeyer-faGins glory. Does no.
the rehearsal and consemp lation OF such
marvellous and rapid progress make you
proud Of TIE times you i've in We stand
here az the dawn OF the twentieth century
ard look uuon a horizon flooded with III
teIeczuzl light surely this IS the fulfill
ment OF the apostles prophecy. The day
when humanity should see face 20 face
has dawned upon the world. and we cave
reached the climax Of all knowledge and
the radiant center OF all illumination.
But no. / peer into the great future.
There are mysteries in vegetable life. ami
NAL life. soul life. that must yet be IN
ravelled. There are simple questions
about ourselves, our surroundings, cur
destiniss. that eIamor for satisfactory an
swsfs. With all the light have referred
10 streaming down upon our faces. we are
still looking upon life in dim outline. We
are both puzzled and bafled. The golden
truth explorer have just swung back upon
their hinges. The scene is aIluring, but
veil hangs over IL all. Grand as Is the
present attitude of the inquirer after
knowledge, there are heights for him yet
10 climb Regal as Is the throne upon
which he sits. there are subIimer thrones
yet for him TO mount. Significant as is
that coronet upon his brow, there are
brighter Jewels yet to bestar H. All beau
hall n wx1z. La s-+k A
harmony shall not charm bis earthly
ears All rapture shall not thrill his
earthly heart From this bright pinnacle
OF 1856 I look backward as from the twi-
Hight of early morn. toward the gloom or
midnight. but turning forward ] gaze
through the gray beeiouded atmosphere Of
earth toward the high noon OF heaven,
and exclaim. with the apostle. and with
equal appropriateness: Now we see
through a glass. darkIy, but then face TO
face"
Life q Riddle.
Again let Us look al that word "darkiy."
Here Is anot-er free translation. The
Greek word is ainigma and means rid
die Our word enigma comes from It.
The real meaning OF the passage Is. then:
Now we see in a mirror as though We
were trying 10 solve a riddle. Isn't that
our position all through life. brother man2
II isn't all clear sky with you, is IL?
Haven't you often sat down puzzled,
dumfounded. at the providences Of God,
az the apparent Partially of heavens
blessings. at the unaccountabie selections
Ga the Divine methods? When you began
70 look forward into life you doubted
many OF the cautions you received from
experienced advisers. and you formed for
yourself a theory OF life that has since
been fearfully shattered Your vision
then was clear. Had anybody told you
that you calculations we're wrong You
would have secuted the insinuation. The
fact Is, your whole career has been
making Of plans. an abandoning Of faulty
ones and a looking forward 10 the sure
success of new ones, which in their turn
have proved in many instances failures.
Having taken 50 many views, what Is
your opinion now? There isn't one Of you,
whether successful or unsuccessful in
your experiences. but would say frankly,
Life IS a riddle Ii has been our one
great desire to solve It's constantly re-
curing question:, and set they remain
unanswered stu, aud the apostles remark
and our feelings are Identical. out OF
clear blue sky has sprung some awful
disaster, and right through the thsckost
storm cloud has sione out the divinest
peace. II has seemed many time as IL
an unseen hand must have been eonfus-
ing things and reshaping them according
10 some mysterious law We never shall
understand. We have stood uDon some
pinnacle Of success. some elevation of life,
when ak the distur hing elements of earth
became hushed, and when all the discord-
ant notes became perfect harmony, and
have rather prided ourselves that our
faith has been the principal factor In this
sereneness, this funefulness OF experience.
and we have also been inclined 10 depre-
ciate the character OF those whose bois-
ferrous careers have been chaotic and IN
harmonious. when. IN a moment. the IN
seen hand touched Us both, and ours was
the storm and theirs the peace. ours the
chaos and theirs the song. Explain that
You cant do Ii. The answer lies in the
personality OF the divine hand. Two nen
begin business He together. but not nee
essarily ia the same vocation. Both ap-
pear 10 be equally qualified for their new
duties. Both industrious. careful, quick
to see the main chance, prompt 10 grasp
II. and both following their respective
courses conscicntiousiy and with daily re-
lance upon God IN one case from the
very start success seems an easy victim.
Everything the man does Is honored. HIS
trade rapidly increases. his investments
make handsome returns. his employees arc
wen chosen. MS name grows more power
fai among business interests every day
In the other case disaster sits and laughs
AZ the unfortunate man from The Very
=
defective fuc in his rented store causes
Gre that leaves him crippled in means,
The first ship he builds breaks down on
the WAYS and. true 10 the fancied omen
never makes a cent afterward. A finsn-
ciat endem'c spreads among his {sading
customers SO thai he is brought 70 the
verge OF bankruptcy, nd his confidential
clerk finishes him by running OF with
ssAe@. Again 7 ask why2 Again the an
swer remains With the hard. \ fever
makes is appearance IA neighbor-
hood Two children or adults Ito in tts
neTy grasp. over two PROSTATE forms
two wives or mothers are bending minis
terinE. praying VIII the life ebb out =
VIII the renewed vitality naw back to-
ward the lo0de Equal medical sklll.
Equal nursing Equal chances for life
il one case the disease becomes rnalis-
naas- and the paHeHs pulls through. In
the csaer ease. so promising. so hopeful.
ctAeF complications SCI IN and the victim
dies. "0h, MY Gods' cries ehe broken
hearted mother, why ms child. and not
hers ny heart s. Ike a stone" SAYS
the stricken wife. for her husband. fer
whom they had uo hope. mas recovered.
and mine. without any reason. s. taken
Asain ask Whye Again reply. The
hand. JAe hand"
Practical Illustrations.
Ssa9ose ShoalG 80 iats a r8auufsoto~v
where they were making worssai eao.ts.
and wsxkiag ar0au& among the looms
snouid stop Before 0ae ard watch The a.
ten8ant As sne regulated the sautties and
/ faho~esd sac pakteru. Then suppose I
i should ssy 30 heg. "You saiide those shut
4 ICES very eeftiy. Your fingers have TO Ne
prs5sy usFa0ie and yoar eye very sorres.t.
( r paEsles nc 20 understand how yea can
manage tneso looms 50 thst any design
/ can he wsaTSaa out 90 Ara than s1.a~,t.3~.,