The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-23

, Gals yosl- m answer 70 His order beat
the roll call to-day. Fall into isne, Are
you ready for fhss lifelong march, Do
you know fts hardshfrs2 DO yan realize
its responsibilities DO you anticipate its
glorious termination and triumph God
II looking down upon each Of us. He has
work for each of us 70 perform fu TIE
development Of the weird. IN the planning
~ her campaigns. ia the building Of her
columns IN the throwing ND Of her breast
works in me leading Of her forces. ia the
patient and stea6fast rexoluteneas OF man
~ and soldleriy pluek Are you ready,
God speaks 10 Us as individuals. He wants
rs all He caB use Us all. His plans In
Guide Cyrus the Aede. as well as Sehe-
nIiah the Jew He calls 20 His aid Column
bus the discogerer. Wellington the gem
craf Newton the student. Drurnfnond the
scfenfist. Gladstone the statesman, Lin
cola the emancipation. Moody the eyangel-
tsf and every naan. woman and child the
world over giving 20 each his appointed
work ard holding all responsible for their
success tn 50 far as II depends upon their
fidelity. 40 matter how quiet and IN
obtrusive your nature, God has mission
for YOU No matter h0w active and bus
Ting your energies. God can give you
field that anil! test your most ambitious
talents. n Is His prerogativs 20 COM
naand: IL Is yours 20 ohey. Whatsoever
He saith unto you. DO IT..
some He requires 10 engage In peaceful
agricultural industries receiving from the
wiling soil the spoils OF the harvest ana
Ife has prepared them for that vocation
He sends some into THE marts to handle
the worlds merchandise and 20 direct its
commerce Some He wants for intel
lcctuai pursuits and AT the bar. or In the
editors chair. or lE the physicians prac-
tine. or Ia the professors place. or In the
pulpit Of the church. they will find their
God-appointed position. Some He calls
10 the quiet of domestic responsibilities
as wives and mothers. and He has given
them peculiar fitness and grace for their
important tasks. See to II that in your
various positions you thwart not the
Divine will Coming through our physi-
cal and mental natures Fesounds the
voice OF Divine providence, and IL We are
alive TO our best interests We viii resolve
that none of It's admonitions are cast
heedlessiy aside misspent life VIII
make a sorry eternity.
but there Is another medium through
which the heavenly voice finds its way 10
our consciousness--ouT spiritual nature.
There is a higher calling than any OF
earth. There Is a dignity awaiting
every faithful soul, that cannot be de-
scrtbed in the limited language of mum
dane things. These thrones earth-built
shall perish. These scepters earth-held
shall one day fall from iifeless fingers
william III. of Germany will before long
be poweress as Chariemagne. the
greatest sovereign of the Carlovingian
line. and beloved Victoria OF England
will lie I'm the quiet tomb with Good Queen
Bess and Bloody Mary. These cities that
boast of their thrift and wealth will
crumble into dust. and where Thebes
and Babylon lie, stripped of their
glory. viii rest London and Pa
ris and New York. The great
arteries of trade Will be ruptured. and tho
body OF dead world will in final crema-
ton have It's ashes tossed hither and
thither in the Judgment gale; but this
spark of Immortality within you will glow
and flame and blaze with increasing lustre
forever. Sons and daughters Of the Lord
God Almighty-that is your title. Cease 10
do evil. learn 10 do weil-thRt Is the divine
command. Inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation OF the world
tina; is your privilege. Have you not heard
these voices ringing in your earsg Ring
Ing lovingly, the divine voice has sent its
vibrations into your Utmost souls asking
the conservation of your lives. Sometimes
You have thought you would obey. but the
worlds din has drowned out the loving
voice. and you are still In your sins. Ring
ing mournfiliy. as you have sat in the deep
shadows and have borne many griefs. and
yet turning away from the sad, rejected
Spirit. you have preferred a selfish life.
with It's SORROWS and disappointments TO
Christ and heaven. Ringing loudly. as
your startled soul has been thrilled again
and again with It's warning and sometimes
on the very brink Of eternity has pushed
back With Wild look and painting
breast TO the barren shores OF time.
Ringing pleadingiy rs YOU have stood
listening and hesitating. almost per
suaded. yet procastinatiug the hour OF
acceptance. and In your agitation you
| have seen loving arms stretched out. nail
ed to cross and dripping with sacrifcial
blood. Ringing, Ringing. Voices ringing!
Soon they may begin in monotones 10 toll.
How soon YOU do rot know. Rouse your
self quickly. o indifferent soul. Break
away from these influences that keep
you back. Snap every cord that holds
your soul in bondage. Look behind and
see the sroveling nature OF your career.
Look up and see the glorious destiny
soaring aspirations. like Gagged birds
struggling TO he free. Look up ard see the
clear atmosphere through which their as
cendlng wings may cleave. Look down
and see how passion degrades. how ayar-
lea bclitiies. how pleasure enervates. how
| selaShnsss blasts the soul. Lock up and
sec how principle ennohles. how purity
elcvates. how lovo enlargcs, how obcdl-
| once strengthens tho soul. Earth stands
| holding in its hand basket OF blghted
| fruit-withorod hopes. sunder-d ties, faded
| ambitions. decayed sS.isfactions. and in
| hollow. hooking voise bids you come
Heaven stands poin;ing 10 gsrlsnds that
never fade. and joys that never ceSse. and
rapture that knows no dlminption and
| glory that dazzles ss 4 shines and bids
! you come Quick the voice may not
much longer invite. Soon your ear. struck
/ with seath. VIII hear It's last vibration,
ana mercy viii Tsvo closed It's plea for
] ever. Then an awful stiffness. Then what
| clangor fills the air and affrghts the no
/ Eiectful soul, and rings out its turbulent
/ souua uCtil ali otter voices seem silenced7
| IL Is ire voice a. The despiscd and rejected
| Jesus calling % judgment and retribationl
The Response.
/ 'whassoeYer lie saith unto you. do it,
| Jesus said "Fili the water pos with
water. And they iliea thcm ID 10 tho
] hrim." I notice the hsartinsss % the re-
sponsc. Nay we not learn a lesS0n9 What
! laGg0rsts we arei How easily we are salts
I ned with our spiritual attainmeutst How
| defective The fruit Of the spirit Sc ms In
/ 9Gr lives, Christ points out % Us cluster
after cluster OF promised blessings con-
| cittonal upon our faith and we gather
one or two haif- grown. haif-fipe punches.
instead Of an arhorful ~ rich and luscious
/ fruit Christ SAYS. Here In a whole In.
! herftanoc % life. hountiful Bfe. spiritual
/ life eternal ufe q IS all yours FOR the
| asking" And we set ourselves down in a
| listlo plot of sxf7 privilege. ana are ap-
! 1areutiv satisfied Christ SAYS through
| sIis apostle 80 run that yc may obtain
Ard We pat cat hut a fraction 81 our
! strength snd shuttle along IS though
/ there were 40 hurry. when a few Quick
/ hreas hinES q few spurts Of spiritual vtenr
J -.