The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-28
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ORD AND SPIRIT.
Rev. Hugh GiIchrtst Delivers His
Inaugural sermon at Mestmin stcr.

Rev Hugh Gnchrist. first pastor Of
the Westminster Presbyterian church.
preached his first sermon as pastor yes
terGay morning.
The room was tastefully decorated with
flowers. The choir. led by MIR f. l. Nc
-Ailister. with Mrs. G. a. c. Rochester
soprano. rendered several beautiful devo-
tiouaI selections
The morning lesson. from Zachariah,
was parable encoura ging Le people 20
aid Zeruhbabel in building The temple.
The text was taken from the sixth verso
OF the fourth chapter: This is the word
of the Lord unto Zerubbahel, saving. No.
By might. nor by power. but by Ny
spirit. saith the Lord Of Hosts"
In an interesting exeCesis Mr.. Glchrist
showed that the church Is represented as
a candleStick or Iar1psxauG, with bowls
for seven lamps. The wick in each lamp
is represented as being fed with oil from
Il golden bowl supported above the lary1u-
stand. ana a perpetual supply OF oil ia
being poured into this bowl through
golden pipes from two olive trees. one
upou the right side and one upon the left
The speaker Interpreted one tree as rep
resenting the Scriptures. as one source OF
power. AMI the other tree the Holy Spirit.
"a a second source % power. Having
brought out the context. az application OF
the parable was made to the congregation
AltfE&EF
the sermon The pastors inaugural address.
Tse church being represented as a burn
i1g lght. "WeStsu.aSter church must let
her AgAt saline = she would faldil her mr.
pose" said IRE pastor. This Nehs raust
not on.y so SHINE "a 20 tiu-asna ali N tn,
room bat must throw rs itEht havoa8 rha
conanes ~ tie room As a large lamp set
in a dark pace. e &. were unit. would
serve a. a stumbling book ana source of
danger % ITSELF. go a church nos HluuInea
by Coz spi-sr may hecous 4 source OF
danger ana oftenca. Yes. even tb5s5xh n
burn a Iitte. r * De no. Brightly N,grnIn~
< may oe removed 20 make room for an
O Der"
IA commenting on ths text N~ cu-
s'risf sad he thought a rendering n4ars~
ire hssrt % Tbs original ra~rsrss z-,,,rs
o~: Net BY a nsui,islde. nor by an or
gained multitude. o8s ~ Nv shirt sasts
the Lord ~ Hosts" In booking ssnon a
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numbers souii ~ the t~.a f99ex ~ "a
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