The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-04
rarxlrY,s NEW PASTOR.
Ne Begins His Rector.hip by
p,e.rhiue an Excellent sermon.


re services 81 Trinity Episcopal eaurcn
Yesterday rad special character from the
a. rhat they inauguratea the ministry
4 tae nea rector. the Rsg. H. II. Gowen,
rAsre was = large congregation az the
ne-n!ux service, which consisted OF a
ssossi celsbrstlon OF Holy Communion
axe sermon.
re preacher took his taxi from psIams
f1,!a r. God Is the Lord whohafhshewed
= lght: bind the sacrifice with cords. even
ss;a the horns Of the altar" and con-
renes1 by describing the manner in which
~ Palm was used I'm the Jewish church.
4 xas Psalm or the return from cap
ayisy used probably for the first time at
fAs Feas; Of Taberuacies. which followed
ne baldag OF the second temple. The
fssnty-seYent5 verse was chanted at the
nssnsnt when the fire was kindled upon
At altar and was the signal for the peo-
u 70 bring their oxen and sheep as sae-i-
eos
Primitive and barbarous az such q wor-
sip Night be when the place of worship
sss Aks large slaughter house, and the
sntraI act OF worxhip the heaping OF an
Gssr with the csrcasses OF slain beasts.
get sypiaed ear own. and the Psalm can
y used By Us much more forcefully than
IS he Jews OF old
TIE whole world is n temple with It's al
az On which men lay their hopes ard
fs- and around which they cry 10 the
reai Father OF Spirits but until the reve-
atom Of Christ their cry was without de-
sniis response. The sky was gray and
szsdy: no clear light shone upon the
ssTad Then came the incarnation. the
ace a God shining ia Jesus Christ. and
zsn realized that now the prophetic word
ssa fulfilled. Arise. shine for thy light
tome now 'the daysprlng from on
asa" hsd visited men ito guide their feet
h'e TIE way OF peace" But We miss the
vnass object Of the coming OF Christ II
We SIMPLY stand aioof 20 gaze upon the
&ai watch has come down from heaven
ne birth Of Christ l. a signal for men 10
tFaw near with their sacrifice: 70 appro ach
xsa body. soul and spirit as an Offering
spon Ire altar OF God: 20 sever their nfe
TN AZ profane uses. ard bind II 10 the
oar horns % the altar. which are Gods
rsaiive love. Gods rezieeming love. Gods
rsetfyfng love and Cots justifyiug love.
We TIE cords % faith. hope and love n
srssfeld cord not quickly n be broken
Tsen We shall feel the Ere Of God en-
Wrapping and EMBEDDING US. some sharp
Nagns az fame piercing us and lnding
vt eur bassr and corrpptihle parts. until.
sae strength 81 the OK or the innocence
sae dove passed Up 70 God IN fame. 50
saala 20 b transflsured and transmitted
20 higher llfe In the Immediate ufes-
- q Gad. purified IN the process. }ust as
sAseF
re preacher then went on 20 point out
- tneFe we're two special reasons whv
ssNisaf sppeai 90 them 20 make this sac
Ns us morning ore was that they
- y ne beginning ~ Is new year The
Fssr with All Its hones and app0rtuai-
= as gone. PERHAPS thev deemed 70
- % forget the past ara just resolve
80. hht what was the use OF resoIu-
- TIE same cid resolution break
- 70 have the keeping ~ IT, They need.
- Few lie revealed 70 man in Tire tn
<Fsstian, and they might believe tust as
- came down into the elements %
ne 50 c1uld msn IN Him be lifted
= The divine.
- esosf reason was that they stood az
eesinnng ~ a new pastorate. Z
- ee'ore you - said the preacher.
- Responsibility whieh makes mo
Noar late beloved pastor said etsh-
sstFs sEo. 'Whrnre esme man. feed
- uen VITA bread herss IA the wider
kat God gives yAa answer. Ny
saHieient' desire. therefore.
myself 20 you. and 20 God as a
sFettnr accent b,s ta cod and ser-
sse g nan. to give 20 van ugy best rs
s,Fen e ne. 60 teach ana 20 minister
- yves me grace an3 opportunity.
/ - - Eoa. tee. e tte rcsuanzf hf}ftv faiA
F~ss ans The failure are MT severed
! - &e 10th alike Nith Cod A tba
: aost taelr dead upon tie bosofn
s. ssnses and fh@ ua'1eas trust 20
se stream i5fr love lsmps. - we
- tast ~ the hoseFn % Csoa W. can
~ dead psst ANA oar living FIXTURE
- a8e have Departed froua uA and
-. VEGA Cos may bring - "a We
- Nasi n Hlm ana believe that We
49,. o.san g 5000 Nerk iH MS u Be per-
y -. hat optimism is powrFlsss ur-
- - ~ e. Geo ln tae Gro of sacri-
~e can emily ascend as we our
| e. - willing &c He down ant ne a
=. s1e stairway Cog aen ta place th-ir
| . - Then Ne cam say tr hs,p. m