The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19

SERMON FOR THU SHIT-NS.
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sYe ask 1n6 receive rsoT. because Ts asx
zm1ss" Janssa ~
Taers are tao conceptions u Toe VIA
rake prayer EFroosssste. % not ezIs tass<
attitude ~ me seaI real Dr1yer ssea z
cries out 20 oas who = So oonssA'4ts2
mat he can not grant she S@tsssos u say
aerrxe o. rsaxne~. Tou ear rot pray %
: r0oeen image. ans vou -sa no pray
20 hssgsess nature. T0s may nz8zzbss >
sew words wnscn sound IKE 6svgSssz. sas
.aex are not peal prayer. u order - se
cer.s,fyr tbe petition must - sn.sssAxsFfs
rnyeS come from sincere 8k2zt. As.3 =
addressed 70 one abe ard z1lssng e rep
T 1af ygew % God Htslca unakss Hsen .
mere embodiment % gnezorakse iaE Tsas-
defx prayer Impossible. IL talngs &re y
revoezbfy fired by certain eos1tsosss
which f1nsrs ia ard regulate al mater.
and I ara a part 81 This systefn 81 ss1@.
how can I hope BY any prayer 81 sniFss =
affect tke IraDerscnsl DEITY al tss aeAS
Of the syxtsus or myself q part o. y. 80
- 40 sscare an answer 10 my eFy7 I
snsrfs az well ask a sfreHsing uzacaine -
weave me a gard OF eiota. or za~nAS
20 grind me 4 sa1sissi ~ wheat Ire n.
tsonsllsf. therefore In view % TIE ftsrnat
4xify Of fhlngs. through fns ilnIrftiDsas
character Of natural Law. says u u absurd
70 pray. n his conception q Goa we
ssxnt. q would be absurd 70 pray. h1 ass
cenccps.on isn't right.
Another Absursi View.
There ls another vssT Of God. wnisH
soue very ignorant but really good peo-
re ao,d which makes Him cslsngsabse. !
actually persaadsd. almost forced ~ Eiss
frsfuorfurslfT 81 men 70 grant Their re-
o,s~xt~ when under ordinary elrcu0~
etzuees He wxssgd not have tneugnf 81 =.
Tness misguided people vioisatig ati&ex
che sfrone 81 grace. unwilling 10 - p1t cst,
b<ile ysnx <azs this sort % tmDsftinenee -
the ssixl. Of the Bsssss. and bsssng TIER
eoist5tase largely 0pon the ineiasnt OF tas
s.rs t.srs t.sdes ard TIE woman wao worried
sAs life nearly out Of him until she xs<
ser request. This IL s1iy afzosl@T s1ssAae9 /
~ xhs distortion o< Scripture TIE ernssas |
x<s0xnx Of isis parable ~ ncf sae So
cess Of importantly. eat the AaFisa9a.sb
o. keeping ~ sco1 bsafz. ssfa i
rsrxvsr n cot Immediately answers Ia
oss3r xerss she <zi<h - 70 sse . Coo
rnotnrks ars1 love. and not - 9sf cNH
,~nns<~8 ~ xxrsz9ixzkkon- The seusar ~oT- 1
80 sse s.ssxe sseazse sBe had 10 con
n1snes ii fsAm. ass xa2se Asara gsos.e /
zxxy as sAs2xn they SF~fe EffAsA - N4sl
s1a<e. case is tie Aan6s 81 God. aha I
.s.r~.x,r~ s1>r lad asexs@r look shsrEly after !
<s.~sr oxa Interests re bslsg tsssz con-
srF.A 90 ssy assareeres tnfeai$1t = not /,
g. Ssess ~ Ia Esk-4 al a.. and i - Aa<~
sexe 60 t~sra fk< kose 20 Aln. he = =
ruyzA. In orsssr 20 rsI fras As=a q ps@s
er. 80 szzsst furxn sFcrsF ccsssep RlSns -
tosh sse czsskea sreczed ~ sse sAs1eas@
Gi<xrs ne 70 xss gst true kis& q 1oo-
TAe~s Views Dsscu-sed-
wow VIA. IL ~resg wssh TIC hrst sienE l
A. snszssv. Al osissE = sosesnsa - = ..s~
s.nft ~ Yes These lass can net Re slo-
fsse.s xstA snEanltyz No. TEsen Say |
~esasd re pray FOR he r<seeafs0t. Or
suxn~rssor. az these Lava fer CIR tndixad-
IA bersss shen . vida AREA o. eesea-
ssoa may follow such = request. u sTAfi-
s1g We Son'L Las - not snasF@At -
uesssr xzc.y because y - matter. Dat /
h<xsxasse 4 - . creature ef Go5. Law taen
4 godss will Operating IS respect "a shat
ga hss GRATED. zs9f God Is Infinite hence !
Hks Law IL nc. .sEnktaG bat usassEsAi. sna
does net opefats oaiy n shcss ways thar
sz&y ~ s<en ard tested Of men. bat Ia
oezssf. underground osf-ofsaEhs NAYS,
b~xnra msus grasp aat even
r~&son- II - because men Can not IN
<x<.tzsza the mystery 81 srflnsfy that they
sssk % <Axursssy os the donanarce Of mai
uras LAW These unseen Influences are
rsss cur unSerssanftng. ard set they form
: PART Of Gets whole iAg. ant must as
sruzy 30 fhair work IN tbs universe as the
las OF xrawtsatioE. or the mathematical
saw OF average. Take q couple 81 Aiux-
srAssons Of prayer offered to the God CT
sasxasabie izs.
A mother prays az tise heEinninw 81 the
DAY IA. her little boy uEay be Kept in
safety throughout iss hours. IA the fore
neon fhe nurse girl takes Tia child out
for ~alk. Meeting friend. size stops
20 speak for a minute. ard 1he htIe fsl-
lev plays atong wssAin easy reach. a ma
soa is repairing a chimney near BY. A
brisk rolls dewn tho reos right ever the
rhslds head. The nurss sees Z coming
and screams: but the child Is busy with
sss play and sees II not. To tbe girls
mind there can Re 80 heir for q. the child
will be killed. Tic law 81 gra.statiaa -
fnsxorable. The brick FALLS Bat Just a.
that moment sudden gavs % Mind sNays
. tree branch 80 that Il intercspts the fan
81 the brick. and Il tnmhlsa upon The
pavement not mere thar a foot from the
innocent efist. who picks It AZ AMI waaid
make II tributary 90 his play Af IRE fright
snef nurse dsd not hurry hin home with
her heart IL her mouth. Was any law
violated Would you dare 20 say that
nnothers PRAYER vas not answered.
Here are two armies approaching each
other fer battle. From thousands Of bones
are going up prayers Tor Ere safety ~
their loved ones. and FOR some mefeigal
Interference Of Providence 80 that blood
shah net BE- SHE'D over the disputed mat
ter. II uossfa look as II preparations bad
gene too far for either party 20 retreat.
md that the law OF average must anriY
In this case as IN any ether. - that many
FaH&F n~ STAIR A#ft tH see me fMN or
posing generats. trafn ;ssrir vantage points.
beck over TIE ground. and tifsy see fhat
the result Will he hes in8lsefiuinass EAR
nsKe. atd simultaneously moved vita
sanpa &slon they ssrier truce Ana bleed
shed Is avoided. that - 20 exaxEeFation
ar srogss1es fancy u q ar actual ocear~
renee IN history Was any saN violated
ccala not Goa have influenced these gen
erals hearts tn snswer 20 prayer that ta.a
happy sxS3e might take place tsesi's laws
mre Infinite We snu@t NOT Imagine that
khuss we know comprise theFa all
Bus hear some ere cay. ",n escaping
she view OF the rafionsiiss Yen have ae-
serteA the view 81 The sentienentallst Yea
have described Gea as altering tAe course
nf events sa please ITS creatures, or else
these thlnxs would have taken rssce ANY
~ay ~ the agscrak4on 81 the htaaea laNs
wee sresk af." Wen. thAt eeursss pretty
eis~er. ana SET. o caviisE r there hs any
stish among my auditors. saa ara very
wsde GO Tie matk-
The Tatherhecst ~ Ce~i.
n dealing With thsss consideration.
arr takinE it fer Eraaasd that rraser
means especially Ghe efyeflng q rett-
.Iaa. ana that the petitioner Is fliAifluE
the ronsltions of az answered ff&N er
that he IS asking Tor sosnetAtne ueg eon-
trafy - Bc8's Will. sad - such Epirii
~ fatth as viii ~ pleasing - the Ali
ssfxr~ AnH fust here oosnrs ta tar tender
Thought CT the Fstseraeo4 of Gea. ouly
"a our IDEAS - thls relationship arr taken
fynrs the very best hafnan experiences. sNe
f.aNst expana them IL inhnliy before We
can fathorn thn thausht ~ aiVtnC lsater-
piss: bus as thar Is iFnFossIbte We saaR
never IA this word fuliN comprehend a.
tsea - law hus xse - alse iovV. Afs s8N
regulates Ills love. Otherwise tlts ussTcy
might avertaianee lis tuSstce. tsst Ills
love il heaiad al Ian, 81 thsf SH His