The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-27
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sciences Of the people II vas 4 ssrrS 20.
national sezf-sxAmsnsslon- Tae seAso,, was
arproprsats % ihAaksgsy.nr a. II mark
Cd .ss csose % the year or rarars. the
csose OF me rear OF grAee, ard lhe close
OF the year OK politics. Ii Was 4 un< FOR
CAN unbiased refi@ct:on Coming down
to Ehe Irene The pastor spoke suestzo-
tally as .csicws.
Our Esus glory does not CONSIST In ar
roxani sel.-rsgat@o1sness. because Of our
Ia ser.ax greatness A. IA tscrs. and yes
ss are g'eAs As pecple ana have much
TO gsc-y in We are great In n territory
o. con- pact and vxst resources AID OF va
rsea and Gaca products. Total famine has
never been known Every harvest gives
Us abgncanee 10 De thankful for. even IN
the present hard times. We are great in
numbers and we are said 20 be the most
homoe eneoGs naEion IN The world. In
spats OF oar large farming population We
ass mlate- We are great n achievements.
M.xhss works proclaim eur greatness on
land and sea- Great cg1.es spring up ike
magic. We are great In wealth of al
sogls, sss exten, OF watch is almost In
coaceiy2ose. Think OF Atty billions o. pro-
cuced wealth. which - still increasing.
But CroesGs is iong since dead and his
place knows ann 70 more. Our wealth Is
not stable greatness"
TaktGs 40 tns mora power ana tnf.u-
encs OF the nation, ae sa4c THIS ~ as a ma
ton Of FRI emen who rals themselves and
settle al questions. essn the most abr
ssrase. 1alsir statesmen were equal 10
the best In the world. The influence OF
the nation was feil the world over and
was growing. The dag vas respected ey-
cry where. This influence was especially
paramount in this hemisphere as shown
BY the late diplomatic victory in the
Venezuelan question. Yea even from this
the nation did not derive its true glory.
Our true glory consists In righteous
ness before God.' said the pastor. The
nation was founded by Christians and con-
stiluted IN the Interchangeable mora law
OF God. The Kingdom OF God mas frea
course for development in this country.
unirammeled by interference The Chris
tsan religion 10 growing. al least nominal,
~, faster than the nation. lis influence
Is paramount and Is recognized even by
unprofessing pubic officials, as shown by
the presidents proclamation. All these
are things TO be thankful. for and glory in.
They Indicate 9 righteousness before
God.
But are there no dangers?" asked the
speaker. he then pointed out the menace
to national lie. There was growing
spirit OF idoiatry. he thought. which was
turning people away from God, the Gre
ator. 10 the worship Of the creature"
This was seen In the ungodIy scramble for
wealth. which was not limited 10 one Sec
ton. but wass common TO the whole ma
ton. We wete known as a nation of
money getters. Hence this spirit of spec
uIation. dishonesty, reputation, discon-
tent and despair which animated the re-
cent political campaign. an this connec-
ton also there was a growing tendency TO
lrfeverence. finding Its expression In sin
FIJI pleasures. dissertation of holy days
and things. and thanklessness. Thanks
giving day. which should be devoted to
worship and thanks. was given up, even
by Christian people, to pleasures The
third danger ~as the increase OF vice and
crime. OF sin encouraging institutions
and sin pandering iuxu-ies. While the ma
lions blessings were great In food ana
products. yet the amounts expended In
liquors and tobacco were found 10 lead
the bills for bread and meat