The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-24
.THE WORD OF GOD. y
rarcible Discourse Delivered
by Bishop Goodsell.
.,s POWER As a put PIT ORATOR
- ser4es Begun NJ st. Mark's-Pas-
go Called to Battery Street Church
II. II. {. A. commencement.

p~x Darrell Ayrea GoodseII. ID. D., IL.
= cos Of the bishops OF the Methodist
rrs.nco4I church. preached yesterday
-.~n.nx ia the First Methodist Episcopal
- ca Third avenue. to q large con-
~~sxxssor. Ds. 6haukIin. the pastor. In
ss-adseang tbs bishop spoke OF him as
40 altogether a stranger. and referred
s..xxntlg 20 his former visits 70 the city.
p,~bop Goods<gl. on rising 10 begin his
..rsnon. responded appropriately to the Tn
.~,.luction. and gisde1 gracefully into his
<...o..rse which was based On REVEAL
80 xsxfz. His name Is called the Word
- T.aa.s lie SPOKE FIRST of the function
"a poxsr Of words and paid a passing
.~sbnf. 70 the English language which
- fair 70 be the dominant language OF
- xorfa." Referring 10 Christ a. the
wa~s he declared that. as illustrated In
$50 ssons from John and Paul. Christ Ia
gsree. not merely static, but dynamic. a
sxssg moving, conausring force. He
sruok4 hsautif ally OF the great forces OF ma
,rre maintaining that those thrown IN
800 contact with such forces were apt to
= greater themselves. and that for this
,rasou people from the mountains. even
sevaxe tyises. were less tame. He paid a
80 tribute 20 the scenic beauty OF Puget
como. aad drew q sublime word picture
q Mount Rainier
r,,st force can be known. he asserted.
enfv through It's qualities or mAnifes-
s.xlons as, for example. IN the case OF
ssctrscsfy. In like manner the Word Of
Co. makes itself known only through It's
ssslitiss or energies. Then. selecting
saves OF these for his main divisions Of
thoaghi. the bishop spoke AT length OF the
Word "a an eniightening. transforming.
AL a giorffyinz power. Each Of these
tssss phases OF Chrssrs work In the life
~ man was Iucidly brought out. with
rIhness Of illustration and recurring
snohasis that marked the speaker as q
strong pulpit orator.
IN approaching the third and ina, divis-
snn. bishop GoodseIl INDUCED In one Of
,soge digreazions which 1t Is the province
n ready speaker to use occasionally
MIR telling effect he paused. as IL lack
,nx words 70 express the gior1fyins power.
a zFork which he said would always APP
psar % an unbellever 10 partake OF the ma
..r~ Of rhapsody. This led him TO speak
AZ the wrong use of words. and for few
moments his hearers were treated 70 an
szcarsus on slang such as would edify the
Rhetoric class In the university and enter
tain any audience.
ave Americans are extraordinary peo-
ME- he said, and then as the audience
smiled. 81 presume you have heard that
before Well, among our extraordinary
solngB we have some extraordinary fauits.
One OF these IL IN our use or words We
take this noble language OF ours and maui
ana mangle and belittie II TIL our common
speech IL witty. but not English. What In
ysators of slang we are Really. man
vel yerxed IN IL can talk for an hour 10 a
master OF English without conveying an
i6ea.
sye commit sin against the Law OF
language In using big words TO express
rffie things. n process much hhe usinE
sseaxehamlaer TO drive carpet tack Inc
misfortune fs that when there comes
rssl demand for the big words TO express
hix IDEA. the words have been rendered
meaningless ~ abuse.
sTake. for instance. the words AWFUL
terrible. and glorious Awful means awe
Inspiring, and can be used appropriately
Of a mountain or storm Terrible means
eanatle OF arousIng terror. one mignr use
n in speaking of a lion. or habit whlen
has gained the mastery OF Its victim
Thsn there Is the words glorious; IL - de-
r,yea from an original conception OF tha
morning EGnburst. which rs the meaning
Of The term gloria in Latin
ssNow. lust think Of II. When day Is
saft and beautiful. perhaps even cloudy,
we say. 1T Is an awfuliy nice day. nave
even heard beautiful women spoken OF as
awfuIly pretty Not long ago saw
drunken man in San Francisco. and some
one said OF him. Hes gfofiousiy orunA.
Think OF even the figuratvs ioea OF
morning sunhurst In such man
when YOU thus use the greatest or vo-
eab,.S 10 EXPRESS trivial or degraded con-
centiens YOU deprive them OF all proper
forre And so / arm embarrassed as at
tempted 10 find words In which 70 convey
10 ven the thought Of tho Word OF God IA
q Certifying power"
Nevertheless the bishop did md words.
ana very fitting and expressive words, ana
Ms peroratgon describing the exai,a'fon OF
ana ,al,hfpl "a a state Of spiritual exalta-
,,on where eve and ear were no longer
needed for perception. where God should
Ne seen not merely by imperfect and OBJ
srurea gllmpses. bat face TO face and as he
Is. made up thrillIngiy eloquent word
palnting OF the giories OF heaven.