The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03

,hesr hark accounts. Until the werfs stands
Gaassounsiss1 AZ the reaction Eccer 1osefs
spell brave hearts beat Sfth noble yzzfrt-
ottsrr. sna soosinx Epon themselves as not
fss<fv ozE because their country calls for
defenders. manly men risk tina. most pre-
csous Of all earthly possessions, Iife. THAI
the Union Easy not be divided and that
the slave may be free.
The Greatest Example
But SHAT are these or5isary examples OF
Ens unset sssnness Of love. Eaen placed
alongside nat iasnfSe expression Of the
sr5aefpse Tor which I arr cort1nflng. as X
appears IN the life q Jesus Christ. our
fsaF1f Oh. that glorious One. whose aG-
yefx anthem fell from angel Ups through
the early s1ornsnE air. while listening
snepAerss wondered at the zoDnd- ard
whose dyinE EYos1 % agony On ne cross
has p5erced Ire bsarts OF ali succeeding
.safar1ss had q -ighg 10 all HIS pre-.1car-
uaf. zs0Ty. HaF.ns made ms Nprs1. re
had a right 70 tread II a. king All
scep;ars Eere rightly under Ills SWAY.
Ali ihronsz we're su3Jset rightly 10 Ills
sagremacy lie Owned all the gold ard
silver. all the ivory and brass. all TIE ce-
oars ard pafms. Why Should Eot lis PAL
AGA have been the ssrazstes1 thAs ever hs8a
a monarch lie owned all the ztseoS thAt
ever c3amped a BIT. and ali the ce0.co
WOODS that ever took 3 polish ny
spEendenss RE created man. with his stai-
ward frame. ard keen intellect. and pow
.rs Of endurance. He created soDlaE.
win her beauty % face AID form anc
grace % action, ard powers OF persGaslofa
Why should rot His court have risalled
in glory that Of the pfondest potenta'e.
lie created the cattle upon a thousand
hills the fOxis OF the air, the hsh OF the
brook. river and sea- the grain sHayins
IN th. breeze the clusters pGrpiins IN
the autumn sun. the orchards dropping
under their wealth OF frtitage- why should
not HIS liable have been a festal board Tor
the nationS3 But no. ] see HIS just
rights ali relinqEished because love seek
eth not her own. Hungry and no bread.
Weary and no resting place Storm-tossed
and no shelter. Poor and no friends
DssplEeA and no defenders. Forssken and
no word OF sympathy. Dying and no
inflow for HIS bowed head. Look. ye who
adore Him as your Savior. LOOK, ye VINO
are merely fascinated with His character
Look. ye who pass Him by WITH no wora
OF pity and 10 Response of gratitude, and.
tell me. are you not convinced tiitt III
lis case, IL In no other. lave sought not
her own? Oh. the unselfshness OF TINS
divine passion! VIII you not crave a spark
of It, a ray OF 1t, drop OF IL Tor your
own life? VIII you not surrender some
thing OF your wealth. to which you have
a perfect right, because you have earned
IL honestly: of your talent. TO which no
one can lay claim because you have made
1t what it il. os your leisure. Of which
you are the rightful dispOser. that In place
of your depleted store God may put
the unspeakabie blessing OF that love that
lives continually for others. forgcts her
self in the happiness that comes through
her to burdenei lives and seeketh not
her own7
The Generosity of Love.
take a step higher in my theme and
speak OF loves generosity. l do not call
that man generous who has to be tan
talzed into a contribution for a worthy
cause. We have too much OF that sort
already. When you put a subscription
paper under mans eyes and ask him
TO give hberaily and he puts down 500
because his rival in business has previous
~ put down $50. when without that knosl
edge he would have subscribed only s..
l do not call that act generosity. ! DO
not think you do. You may not have a
name for 1t. / call II business trans
action. IL means one and only one thing.
and that IL trade. I do not think tne
church OF God has walked Up TO thorough
understanding OF what true generosity Is.
! hereby advocate presenting every in
coming member In all our churches with
a pocket dictionary. with a red line an
gives me definition that viii defy Inn
pruyoment. A disposition to give liberal
~. For my part cannot see why people
want TO join churches when they intend
TO deafen their ears. plaster their mouths
and paddock their pockets He that hath
ear let him near what the spirit saith
unto the churches" whatsoever there
fore shall confess me before mon, him
viii I confess also." Freely We have re-
ceised, freely give" These ringing SEN
fences are from the word OF God They
read just as they did when the Spirit OF
God put them into the FIRST sacred docu-
ments. barring the translation. The rec
ord of the divine mercy / can write in
multiplied repctitions of one word and
that word give. God has done nothing
hat give. give. cternally give TO the re-
bolitous race Of man. \ disposition to
give-that Is the meaning OF generosity.
\ disposition 80 strong that Il will not be
crossed In It's purpose. 4 disposition so
faithful that IL will not lose a single op-
portunlty. \ disposition so aggressive
that u viii 80 out and hunt up opportunl-
ties 10 hestow ita munincence: and I call
that muniicence. IL u be only FIVE cents
yes. two mites which make a farthin-.
II IL bear large proportion to all the
EiVer has,
oh. the Pity.
DO you suppose II the church Of God
were In right condition. Il would be ueoes-
sary 20 tickle the palates OF the saints
with savory suprers and TO go to the
very verge Of rropriety in getting up an
entertainment and to aid and abct tho
speculative spirit of the age by introduce
Ing the lottery element into church fairs.
themselves unnecessary. TO induce the peo-
pie Ia support the gospels DO not mis-
understand me. ! have no objection to
church supptrS- l rather Ike them. l
Ike them Of high quality snd moderate
frequency 1 have no objection 20 church
entertainments \; the proper time OF
| the proper type. and In the proper place.
they improve our social and artistic facul-
! ties and give our people a taste for sonc-
thing more elcsaging than the average
amusement the world offers. l have no
: objection To church fairs properly con-
/ dnefed. because I think they bring out
itle'fts that otherwise might remain un-
| utilized and bring together various classe<
| 90 WORKERS ia harmony FOR tho promotion
~ some worthy cause dear 20 them all
/ ft I tu affirm when 4 church member
! SAYS in effect, u viii not give of my
substance for religious AMI phiianthropis.
/ purposes unless I can see dollar for dollar
| IN some sort 80 rcturu.' he had better
/ ro 20 rs Dictionary AMI nud out anew
/ the meaning 81 that wor,i generosity II
De- saws tn eTorf. Here arc 60 bat want
| a pc~ Tor mr money. and rev IN accord
/ euce WITH ihe price too would Ike a pew
! worth $50. ~ . c.suif set o. here IS 4 So
! sold piece. hat want a worked afghan.
! coz an embroidered sofa piioW. or a lace
| What .you-rnAv-eail-it Tor my contribution.
! here ~ qusrtrr. tgt want = nftv-cont
/ rurrer or a toilsr tnErftsiuuent before I
! vi Ger 70 pass through my Anglers. Nef
'iat man utsis re-edueailou IN the sirri-
] araurr 80 thH sort W. are ifs- ssSifss
/ Fhsf DIS h.NtHg. unt ktsfnS When ala oar
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