The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16

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rsca IA heavenly posssszaonz- II ~ 80
to-day the apostle goes Sssp t@f A.s1 -
Havtax asserted It's wiih1gnsss 70 lsse
Everything dear 70 lis I'D sde2 OK IRE. N
aryser that be night wtn Christ and ma
AZ Hin greater things than be ns1 ~Tsr
foas - prn.cesds 70 azno1nce tazx X =
even wiling 20 - lost himself as Tar a.
she weird ts concerned IN or1sF tnAs e
nav have ffs vnspszkaose prsStese Q.
feinr found II Christ he places nlTfsse.l
right In Ine zsfh she goods and ca2fiels
- ~rsssz ~. tsross out the idea that ID
esssA q possessing them. he nss been
.tefr victim. has been held IN thr7A ~
she-n ard now q wiling. yes glad 70
rrrn away from them aud oecorns as $685.
go that when search II made ne ns1 D
found In carisf. Here. then, ssanl gu,
txo statements. Lost 20 the worss. fo ...al
tn Christ And 20 get AZ anything Ike
ire faElness Of the apostles meaning We
must study them. and resolve then into
their component parts.
A sharp Distinction.
we want. a. the very threshold OF our
ssuxv. 20 draw q sharp ctstH1stion De-
fxeen this statement ana the more re
otteas ex1re@sson Lost 70 holmes. 20
fexrsaess. 70 heaven. and found py
Chris" as sEc3s1e8 IA The sentence. me
sor OF man - come 70 SEX sh1 sac
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f-s,rsxf = represented as the loser OF tf1e
eoul. fast as the shepherd may Be called
So So@er OF a sheec which has strayed
away from the fold. and Christ goes a
s2arch Of the soul. fadisg IL torn. o.eea-
ing IN cAnger OF death through sin. ana
fnsa rescues II al The expense or ms
ox-n fife Here IN Psdss thought IL
dsweren. case The world loses soul
Tne gersc goes IN search after Us lost
one thinking Il Wiz allure the soul back
again 10 is ranks and support Inc
word finds tha soul. and 10. IL has sought
a rev refuge. . new place OK shelter ana
residence even the embraces OF the sin
sserss savior Tire world stands a<hAss
a. the cornpsefeness OF the separation.
ard stalking It's fsf. threatens no END OF
trouble for the recrrznr eoul. but he
sAve9 soal can AFFORD to smile 10 secara-
~ and lift Mp a psalm OF tnankSSsAAs
that. IL the bosom % SIS Lord. are such
certain nEf D0TaSe a1o fee-. /" sso- - -
to - los; to the woridY
A Few Illustrations.
lie. us illustrate You say. II have ioss
a relative" You mean that he has DIED
You we're very intimate. even counden-
slaI with him. You knew moro Of him.
ard he Of you. than ls generally the case
among the closest friends. You valued AIS
advice ard he reciproczfed In honortnz
yours when the news OF his death came
you could no. make up yonr mind 10
accspt ST. 50 great Was the estimate you
placed upon his coEnp2rionsnip. and SO
up5eaFab.n Was the Joss 20 YOU. You
bent over the usotionless form and crayee
tnf a single reply 10 a single question.
You wondered II IN tbs unknown realm or
spirit be also felt the loss OF you. and
then you nnconscsously put out your
hand az though soEnowhere n space you
expected 10 feel the touch OF his spirit
hand and receive the blessed assurance
OF his continued love. And then you re-
proved yourself for your weakness. and
soiaced yourself with giving vent 10 the
Of -re,eafssd words What a loss ! have
suffered" But here 'se illustration must
end Before you md again the lost one,
Gear 10 you through the blood OF rea-
floaship and tho ties OF mutual conf
dence. you have got TO become In the
same sense lost yourself. Some other
mus; mourn your departure. and tho
ache must be In some other heart, because
you have left him alone. They who are
dead are lost 20 the world Ia a sense IN
which they can never be found.
But again. the expression i have lost a
fYsenae may mean something even more
fafr1bia than death. You may have
wroaged that friend bypome unkind word.
by some damaging biz of gossip, by some
scandal you have spread. By some blast 81
unreasonable passion, when over some
trivial matter you disagreed; py some
open accusation Of unfaathfulness or
fraud when sou had not SUFFICIENT evil
a@nea 70 warrant the Indictment; and
now he Is los. TO you and you feel not only
your misfortune bat she cowATtfce on
ynur part which has caused it- You 10
and stand before your friend and ask bis
pardon. ana ha forEives you, but be can
rot he your friend asaln foa fsel that
yan have not tho right 20 ask x. There
always wfil be a wide gulf between you.
You uNss him on the street almost caAt,
xoa visit the same families. and serve on
~. xarae committees IN some kinds
81 cubic work, ana have frequent
business relations and yet The SIlf re-
mains unhriGged. and until the end OF life
yous friand l. lost 20 you ] say you.
snean any one. have ased the personal.
direct method o. speech because l nave
Thought could make the illustration
tsasner. This thoaKht Of loss brings ser"
raw and futile repentance. Your friend is
eane. fais eyes forgive YOU. his heart =
srse 20 yea stan though yours has been
fa}sa 20 hir.. and Yet the communion OF
other days i ended We are now begin
ninw "a get che idea IN the text, and yet
thls second Illustration fails because the
wa.la wiil never ask pardon OF the
w~oarel and lost soul and ne SOU MI
~svA no tonxe~ 70 continue. 81 the most
.,Arftnetsr, way. a friendship that has
proved 50 dzmASing-
-. a. rov pet a. the heart az the tru.h.
Vera = a citizen who has been prcnni-
~nnt leader in. one Of the political parties
~ me day-re matter which. For may
wears ~ public life hs has upheld the
1875, manner ara sounded the battle cry,
W. As been victorious. ard the party
Nas honafea him with high gifts and po-
sitfoux OF trust. or. Ne has been defeated.
ena ne ana the party have borne the mis-
fortune heuoicaiiy together new issue
comes up. lie aniS himself a. variance
vrfrh Ire PARTY policy. lie endeavors 20
show the leaders their error. He believes
IRE proposed course wii bring disaster %
ghe country sns sefea. az ire polls He
wal rot Do 81 spoloxist sor what re be-
Ysaxss % ~ wrong lie splits With tae
rarity. lie goes over 20 the other side. ard
u.eS h{a splendid talents against thosa
With whom ne has Tor years Wurkes. IN
Aswnuany. lie changes MS position fr7m
srsesa and supporter ~ zoe. TIE party
nav lack lnsiTercat ana threw cat base
frs4nuatiors - rresceery. esz In SIS pri-
vata ccnfsrenees q Is pretty sure 20 sd
mr.. we hsVe loss = rawsrfus aavocate.
ard shaa thereafter face a BITTER rival -
V ent tsat more - TIE line ef panl's
thauEhtr n.H ae not re2iiEe that fo- con-
scte1s1ens reasons TIE sc-sa ard he uust