The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-03
THE GLORY OF LOVE
That Peryades All Life. Makes
Vital All Character.
THAT sEsxETH NOT HER OWN.
2ov. ". II. O. -onpie Draws an Flo
3usnt Picture Of Its Gcnero~lty-
Sermon u Odd Fellows
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This word love IL above all height. be-
meath ali Depth ard an outer eircunfefsfee
around an magnitude. 1 cannot snaiyzs
a. II defies both spectrum aod erucsoie
I canro; manufacture a. After taking all
winsornc things. all admirable Attributes.
MI domestic Condolences, all tender reiA-
sionsh.pz. all heroic symptoms. ali safri-
fetal service. and combining them ~ 9@e
harmonious whole. ! have not love 81,
only las shell. lfs inanir1ase body. lns
outward appearance IL no more love Than
<he CLAY in fsden's garden was man before
God braathed into II a LIVING soul Love
is a spirit II peryades all tlfe. and makes
vital all character. Its dinusssne1z rem
ders II intangible. yet We breathe u ana
exbaie IL.
Love an Ocean.
II we're driven 10 a natural syrnnoi
through which TO express the bonndless-
ness and all sympathetic character OF love
that L. It's ability to touch life any
where In a sors OF visible contact. would
call q an ocean. All springs derive tH"H
nourIshment from the sea. All StrsAns
run 10 H. Au coast Ines conform 10 "
All natlonsiities feel the sven aid eoo
Of tts tide. II oyerfiows az times tn. eain-
usrts OF dixie and foods the rneafows
with it's periodical enrichment. IL drives
Its ambitions etseds. foam-feeked. up the
narrow race tracks Of rivers IL Hes
tranquil under the play OF the breeze ana
then IL tossed BY Earoclydon. boiiins
among the rocks. and daaalHg It's spray
over the gray eliffe. II makes flaming
pathway for the sun to travel oFer. his
sandals a-giitfer with the Eplead9Fs oil
she dawn IL girdlcs itself with belt
Of silver star-eiasped. when the moon
hurries out Of the scmber gateways OF
midnight cloud to beam upon It, IT smiles
upon pleasure and carries commerce upon
iis bosom. dancing with the children at
the beaches on summer day. ana IN
yitlng the largest cafgoes at naetso.oii-
tan wharvcs. II rolls It's suniit waves
ever sandy shores. as though most OF the
world had melted into g0Ii. and with at
ful humor II piayfnliy assaults the bleak
and barren coast. mocklng with its muir
muir the wind moaning through the pines
and frs beyond its reach. All around The
world 4, hsayes and losses. sparkies and
foams. ebLa and fiowE. all ciimes affected
by IL, all zones fed by it, all imP1rity
cieansed by II. all nature iis beneficiary.
lis u not so with love- Does u not send
Its pure tides rolling up every channel of
life? Does IL not encireie the earth with
its purifying and ennohiing Poscrr II
touches ambition and softens It's motive.
il touches greed and turns IL into gener-
osisy. II touches yalor and makes Il gem
tie II touches justice. and. 10. II takes the
form OF mercy. IL touches JOY and IT be-
Gomez divine. IL touches grief and u loolSx
up through is tears IN trust. Love, All
lands are Influenced by II. All eimcs are
fed by H. All souls are Its bcnegciaries.
IL II not the great ocean In the spiritual
worldf Children play upon It's shores.
their innocent laughter ripping over lis
surface until II can b" heard far out at sea.
Strong, stern natures tut out like head
lands TO be surrounded by It, NoyageTE
sail over IL. Devotional natures battle In
IL. What IL shall be In the other world y
but conjecture. Tho sea OF glass mingled
with fire Is probably but "A symbol OF eter-
nal piacidity flashing with eternal bright
ness. This. however. I am almost certain
Of II there be any ocean lying IN grandeur
before the great white throne. iiS name viii
be love. II n this word that IA 10 occupy
our attention this morning. Its four let
tiers arc four eternlties. immensiiss in
fnities. They can spell more than / can
preach about In "A lifetime. 10 not, there
Bore. expect my sermon to be exhaustive.
Un-eifishncs- OF Love.
My text ~ very short and sets forth but
D single phase OF love yet It discovers It's
signal glory. love ao.keth not her own
Let me begin on the lowest plane and
speak to you of the unseifishuess Of love.
In human nature than that which declares
. mans right to his own. Let n man ac-
ouire property by years OF freigailty and
toll, So that when hls power OF accumnia-
ton begins 10 fan he can say. This II
mine. no one holds n mortgage on Il. no
ono can make any demand against H. s. Is
all mine. shall now enjoy II and It's lncono
the rest of my days" and let another step
M and dispute that right. and what a noise
Will be created. When a mans blood and
skiil and enorgy AMI execution have
turned themselves into material wealth
they become moro than ever a part OF
himself. He VIII defend his right 10 them
IN their new form n the courts. or even
before the bayoncs Of his assatsnf Ard
what Is further tru. the puhliN arntl-
mcnt OF justice In every community wlu
uphold him In his position. You 30. do
YOU n0tP
Now let Ms follow This principle into
universal application ANA zoe where 81 win
bring us. suppose We all stand on oar
rights, Ours IS our own. Nohosiy cau
claim a. No matter how ur-cnt thv need
no matter how bitter abe wall OF suffering,
no matter how vide the sweep or tnc lis
Rftrr that stretches out its harris inn.
riorinaiy Tor help. ours Is our own We
snay sc'uro it ny paal3-k ane a military
gnard. ard woe De "a the mar, who LAYS A
finEer On s.. or looks on 81 wi,h covrsetis
ercs. oven aaough they be- hollow wsih
htRfNAtion y GA say many 40 that f.et
,ne hope you have ovfrssslsnated ,hr mum.
Der. Wen. then. few Hos da.s fhs
world thar pr,dee Itself ttf.an i.a Justice
characterize these few VITA Nhaf -,tri
~ Fcofnful Fir 10 describes rhrtr uarsi-
mcnN. with What violent inptettv. n,
s'atheH their seidshness l. NOT tbar -og
Now suppose tae large naajar.tt ~ mon
should no So. Suppose an should snt,-
pose every man should stand ,ts.,a Ma
rant or absolute cNuryship in rNrr,f.tjrt.
ne possesses. Nhas weuid bs>,,,-lsa ~ me
Brotherhood NJ humanity Tor whteh s.,ur
orders ~ odd Fellows pft-t ralrra-}y ..,fs-~
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tsh. \ fraRflr vase &c sirna -rsef,t ffe. mas
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about BIS own. of sweet cNas3s,- IL
woala hr bleeding urou she Ntrnae.. 80
face disneur,a a7t It's fa-su stufl4f.i
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man h9tne3, utterly asA frf--r.r, Sd -fv
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