The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-11
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4. greater fhan that 81 scepsered nnon-
Aren or even aceogfsea army IL rss1s
no insignia 10 make Il resrsend<nz~ 30
w<zgsa TO place Is "a positions OF c9T1-
rand 10 sxr-gracaing k2cwls1zs 70 cs<-
Els the scholarship thai coafeszpazses -
no extraordinary shrsx1ness 10 cas@a
Sszyxo<sssers ~1o wSzzs4 Deprive II or -
csarn II lives straight ca In communion
w.ta God and in loving fellowship VIA
fssnksr.s Is humility s1a ne@S2sy. Us oosa
xxasp ~ eternal truth It's dignity. is
rsa-ness "a TIE F4fnsr's heart - ger.
and SIS eo-npan4czsrsp VITA t1TAsa- IS
rayd sse secret ~ lss suecess- Ihsrs can
he "a greater tsaener than example fer
AZ In lived pr~a4ps- PrecssEs psrEsStEz1e
themselves ursy when al fhsa- bartn they
have been voiced experience IL - shs
tested word that e0nsEacex- I'd naAxt~s
tow nightly o. rssso1aouxgy II may fasa
u.ou the ear. Rhythm fs$cas means Little
uessss q has As~ga unEea xish righteous
ness When preceps and practices are Ike
ysxss1 and Jeff hands In d single human
fife are haye the symmetry 81 being IN
raost cases prsce2t WILL DC the rsEAE mana
snd practice the Jeff Once IN while Se
come across Ieft-harsaed man 81 fhis
.enpees like EaES, tina Ben5snite- man
o. bsss sew words bur mighty works. but
though a. immense Improvement on TIRE
sgsan who IL sn salx and little or 70 trust
worthsness, be II still defective. because
words srrlnging from faithful lips are al
vays inspiring. oaiy IN one life we're pre-
csgt ard practice commensurate l say
q reversatIr. Jesus vas d both handed
Ya&n- Warn lie preached. the totally o.
lila being qalyeree IN His magnificent ut
ssv4nce and when be wrought righteous
ness and He vas always doing X. his
words became scsdared ia His example
- - Rk2A-
sarA master. nGSs have made extrzor-
binary r4ea vat OF most unprcn4ss.ng ma
sersas sach educating power a. Jesus
exercised must have drawn from the most
s5snta OF HIS disciples ali their latent
forces Darsng Ills lie they were doubt
hess 9axxisd BY Hfs OWE apasrdor. but al
ter lis ascension W. ase aos surprised 10
,s&ra that His giory snone In t1elr faces
ana through thelr careers
The scene presented here In the holy
city. as related Ia The chapter OF the
Acts from which Our text Is taken. IL
~ illustration In pcsef. These two. Peter
an1 John. we're but ordinary men, and
yet there VAS something about them OF
startling significance They used the
came language as the rabbits, and yet
saere WAS 3 direefness of speech and a
ysslss.s1szs OF conviction totally Dnheard
81 among the acknowledged teachers or
the people. There was no hesisancy In
their ufteranee no dreamy uncertainty.
10 feeling after something they knew not
what. Their belief was clear. their ex-
preston simple. their faith profound
While they srake. and 1t was their earn
sstness that impressed their auditors.
there seemed 70 - another and mixhtier
voice mingled wsth theirs. and another
ard a grander soui aHirzatinx their own
People who accepted their doctrine were
charmed. sgeIihoand with the majesty OF
the truth. ard even those who secuted
their statements and scoffed at their the
cries heAoaaaax the miracles which they
did. were ARRESTS. In their unheiief. and
keEan 10 inquire concerning their pedi-
gree and equipment. and falling 10 find
reason for their power. fell back upon
the oniy claw 10 the mystery. in the words
OF my text. Ard they took knowieig. Of
them thai they had been with Jesus"
We celebrate today the anniversary OF
the fcsnsinx OF the Young Peoples So
esesy OF Christian Ersaeayor God has
~onserfufly blessed this movement TO the
good Of Thousands az churches throughout
the land. and has through IL bull. up and
tesSttiss-i the psre faith Of over million
and half Of the very best yosash en- earth
In preaching this annual sermon Ii
sesmod 70 me that I could not 40 better
saan 20 sse the shosasht / have already in
sro1uc@d. anaAyz2ag II and getting AZ the
very heart OF IL, and then urging yoa to-
w@gd that nobility and eons@cra ton Of
life thar shall ssnpei others 80 take knoxs-
ssgs os you that yoa have been APT pupils
e sh~ ore great Master.
We will mot have 10 60 FAR from the
base Of our text 10 fra evident causes
for this Judgment of the peopas. concern
ims Peter and john They he right On the
Surface O. THE nsTwattve~Ssasssrsess. an TN
isstevea sssecrn. and an sunoe.ang and
soafroisns sssrst- Are rot these three
eieBesass 20 ~ the induces % all true
r4f.ze@ fz4E -
Baidn~ss for tn. Truth.
BezaneS$. The word ~ elastic and may
ssr<sra n common use from hraxsnnsss
ca TIE orc hand - herossrm on the other.
with many es.scat. shades Of meaning
lying ssSsw*sn Whea TIE Christian En-
sesver movement Was started, pastors
wsnsTallx ksood Aiaof They feared be
s-exs upon tse ysSsng people OF SO mach
sssssszsaenee, we@iS Il rsos lead 70 a kind
81 religious ssffonseryg AS fhe genera
tiers slipped by. and by reason OF ia
creased educational facilities Tor Improve
rasas. sas yoasa az the land became ire
EnoTe essFiSctc1S Of their advanced position
wser their foFefataerx az similar aga
~rzs3d 4 rot BE attrcais enough 70 bod
ss@tr ambitions n cheek xgthess epeninx
rap for them nsw an4 sxcw@ 4sngav ear
geross seSa Tor ~ananeste The church
had always heen ia ths care 81 ni&s heads
ard 3@ns tested experience. I: rad been
e. violation 81 she ux2al custom that
spGng a%ssf,ie bad been allowed Ia say
rna~n - ANYTHING In the ssnncf3s 81 ne
sazfTcA. assS sssY yadax reep3e &as been
E@nsrsaly Feassa Gpon ss hardly ~eas ~,
s. Fsks Epea themselves the RESPONSIBLE
ssS. The sNs~asa ard sxaetfnz rxsssss ~sz.,sFssss
ssg even charea membership. Whas xe~a
w. coming % mAen boys an5 girls ssrsssxA
tsfs re~ fsegeHasas Asr~ zce aa1sr ss,f,,s
81 have a meeting all ts~sr ovn r. wh.>s
trey Siseas1 participate. sas wh4sa .hsv
saass8 lead. ana not essy tAAi aaf a.,
eFEaassaTsaa ns tass- e~sa. th~ e~sees ara
soTxntstsea ~ which tasv snoals 81
sd EAs Tn2tgs wo~E ~ whfch ss~w shsaas
d. ana even eo1sros- We .sessss rHw
have epsSaess. yes. Ant ewaapnn>xs. tee
u ia nss5 sN@n 10 eecgr &c akeass "a rs st.
ess fhss she resslt cagld es she Aasv
HeNstse%S fAse stAz&s ser he right r "a
s~sss tie truth. ana lives IN sAN ssIrst
es Jesus. tss CsaTsSs. Ana xrt waex~vsr
TIE xegszs 81 CHRISTIAN En4eSxer hax
ssss sza swsg sass has he$a gleFzeassv
tgae.
Peter aaS Jssn were sats n tNe1~ sassA
Tsev Jared believe wfsA sufnesers va1o-
- p@eNcsy crg~siAfrn kAxtr .>n1s~sts,~s
e*As tAasssa - re&ss2s saoaiss As sr.snets-
en1seat sad rsars$rspu. They rsafyn~s
"a tae promises Taex wAstess gsAsseusfS
~ Saesr snsasnse&s< aNsnwst{ux 10 tue
s@F1s NH JEST leok a. sAss sermon
a. tae apostle. lie Ss8 wes aAxx~x 49,
zsstfemse asfers hssz. ars sns8nat. sss~a~
esxa tntsihgssce ara tnsSsaSlAI ssaxs ties
esd rVk~es SAas sAsy S0aas res xa4 es@
tFsttA s&sS as BE cnnemf0rss e. 4s ~estsss
them vasnrs % Israel ~ csc A9~ssN n~s
fTsssE3eFSFs IN TIRE uexs. ssA ss~sas-e. =
Jesus 1Astss. wecsa se SrH@saes. Aa4 SIS