The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-09

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I....' $3.50 Vas nost gratifying to
I 49, Who ssys that the coasr-ga-
& ~. Gunner exceed il gize those OF
- ~. 4, the History Of the parish.
Z +. ssve.e<rx II, the city wers rsesert.
-. - 1870 vas unusually impress
4 =, - ausrtetse. compost Of Misses
-. 80 W,tley ard Messrs. conant
}!zs .era,iens. which IL chosen out of the
! ~. ~hosY for four Sundays, gave a
- .svvtce that was a rea. insDirs-
"a. - r9ertory. g trio hy soprano,
s,uIto a.. tenor. was most cevotiossai'
~ - one Of the anes' selections ever
- Is this church. The sermon VAS
~ subject Of THE Parting OF
- Z theme rendered aoubsy i'm
ss..ss. bv Mr.. Carrots approaching
= .S..s5 "a his people. TIE text was talk
RI r.s. fhx second lesson for the MORN
ii n. xxx. Borrowing most Of all
- - words which be spake. that they
5s8 bee his face no more Ana they
~saxfed him unto the ship"
-. areacner told the story OF Paufs
-, a. the church al Ephesus. hoS he
- n, the elders 10 come 10 Iiletus 10
- frs6-tye there: his parting address
|s.sss lhe sotrIf Of his ministry among
- "a outlook for the future. II so
5sssss q fb4 spsrit unto Jerusalem" His
sSi nisma appeal, based on his fidesity
- neaeher. Theu the parting Itself.
= ssred With them all. They wept sore
~ - departure. And then they all
a avn unto the saip. What a scene
y Z snantiss. II some artist could only
- it's. The dock at Epnesus, the
zs = II vas IN that day; the crowd of
- peopge. the apostle himself in tn.
8 - sThey accompanied him unto The
3 = todsy." said Mr.. Garrett, many
q nninx doNn 10 ships 10 gay goodbye.
~ g. ID full Of farewells. Emerson
- 1h6s Friendship deserves religious
fid1nont.' II 50. there Is certainly some
- q : religious significance in thu
Ieshx a friends The Bible tells US OF
- npea partiLgs: Abraham going
ii fsm his own tome: Jacob leaving
- and mother; David and Jona-
- nseting 10 weep and 20 part. But Of
q H. Bible farewells there ia none so
AniT Instructive as the goodbye of
- d his disciples. Next 10 that of
- b the farewell! of Paul to his flock
T r&eea We all recall our own fare.
- vAea We went away from home 10
: ~ ba6insss or 10 enter college.
1Sne ene has said, In every parting
~ h n image OF DEATH There are
~ ecafprting thoughts In the parting
4 htEaa The frst Is the thought of
annaatpn. True friends has. fellow
u sssn though far apart. Indeed, he
s0usssion In body often brings friends
sappf h soui. Jesus said. IT Is expedient
kp1 that 70 away His going meant
r. epning OF the comforter, and the
$50 undesstood Jesus better after
N accession. We often appreciate
- bseier after be is gone. We re-
s4br the good points and forget the
nasngs Tia beautiful doctrine OF the
unnanios 81 saints implies the principle
4 t3ipysh,p through the spirit, even
~ anuent In body.
Tie second comforting thought in
rfssng l. the hop. of reunion. In most
pkiiaSs there Ii almost a certainty of
- coming back and this takes away
- King Ut the goodbye. The motaer
~ forward to the homecoming Of her
~ Y girl and they live In the thought of
flov veil click the latch that locks
DE plnks and hoiiyhocks.
IA Lap up The path onca more
AhtFe she waits us at the door
~ veil greet the dear old smile,
~ the warm tears afterwhile'
n wife awaits the afterwhiie when
uao went forth weeping. bearing pre-
- sesd, VIII doubles come again with
~ MinSiug his sheayes with him. Oh.
nv Of coming home after long alb
- But Alas, for some partings there
% earthly afterwhile The mother
WIS 70 vain. and the child comes back 10
y no mother waiting there. The Wife
9 faasns out into the sea for the ship
- VII never return. But for all these
g aestf naeet on earth, there Is. thank
Another afterwnile. There Is 10y in
aoaShi OF the eternal reunion. Faces
~ nnk sinee and lost awhile We shall
again. All true friends, through tho
/ n asnip OF Jesus. shall have each other,
tasf Nish. In ,ha great beyond In an
- hsseof the ship will come back with
: sssesaas freight, and We shall all meet
sAat other shore