The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-19

..eeo ON APOSTLES CREED.
sociological Letter, He Says, Ha"
~uer on All Truth In Reiig-
he Hutchinson Tells at SALE
rd. of the Church and Gives
sound Advice 10 HIS Tong re*
,ion-Ch1rch Work md workers.

-. Geological Letter may claim that
= roerler or the market o. truth.
"a eEagraInn1at4c gentence USED py
So = u IA~y6, rector OF 81. Marx ;
sggs-7i.s.',r,af church yesterday evening ia ms
- - on The New Church
r. sermon WAS one of the most power
e. f.w4d mas get preached in Seattle
- -.-f-at,A considerable comment. Ar
a. adj. took the stand that sect3r-
igre - entirely out o. date ana tnaI
a.-r''res Is needed broad enough to open
= ssere 10 al VINO accept the asfos,ieS
,.-,a8 In part he said:
.,,pa % the saddest pages In history is
-. s,-~f,4! ~ Intolerance. BiSotry has re-
sesffa.g fulfilled the prophecy OF christ
-. ,r9e.eoaycr kiiie1h Gods servants VIII
.s.a-yi,,e mat Ia doeth God service. Perse-
- is poor policy, FOR II strikes back
-, the prosecutor. The Spanish lBqui-
- aYt.rrninated the Aoofs and Pro-
s..,eot4 and so rtIinssi the nation by
a~stniuu off It's most Independent thinkers,
- b.sf artisans and professional men
s.T'e.tav a great change Is apparent. Dif-
,.y~rce II opinion Oh religious questions is
rrorf accumulated than ever. And Interest
= .,let matters ie equally keen But there
!. a rannSs IL spirit and view point A
a. fundamentals are emphasized, nom
.ssertia.s are not o!Welt upon. Truth Is
rrsu.-sadea 40 one sect possesses a mono
- Of IL AZ the same ray OF light is
s.fT,r;ed from the sea in cmera.ds, from
80 caeek Of beauty In rose color, from
Sc mountain crest IN sunset crimson, so
seye a lpa siif aka through many minus anu
a. MANY MANNERS.
,.Eo Letter al the theological world may
ealm that he has cornered the market
- trufh The Unitarian sees that God Is
aae the A.uostlc awells upon His mys-
,eFiousn.ss the Unitarian perceives the
maaifolIneSs OF His nature. the Universal
Ia it, pitifulness. and each OF these partial
t~,tns needs the others TO complete the
raj conception. And in the church Of the
fg,ure each Ealf-tr1ith Viii have Its place.
~ also III Cisurcn government. Consre-
"a. lsl.t.isIn lays stress on the laitys place
n the kingdom. Roman Catholicism on the
rzats % the hierarchy. Espiscopalian!sm
takes its stand ON both in their rightfuI
g.stDus. And 80 also In the spiritual
methods OF thristendom. The reyivalist
appeals 20 one class OF temperaments. the
educational method TO another, the sacra-
mental 10 another and true Cuthoiicity
a. tm5r9Ce and provide for all.
our points o. agreement are far more
Important than our differences, St Paul
has stated them. one Lord one faith. one
baptism. one God and Ia aer. Christ is
G8F common Master and ali We are breth-
res ln the hearts of the apostles SUM
sesed the different kinds ol Christianity
PEE, siliug today, the Johannean and Pau
las even the rationalsts and yet ali were
0ge 81 Chnst. Personally my own church
others bat that should not hinder reeog-
niiun % our many agreements.
Mutual acquaintance is the way To
Understand each other and clear away the
barrier against reunion. Christians ought
e oe r,cupCilcd ia the bosom OF one broad
Catholic church. One hundred and fifty
sse,s npw exist attacking and preying up
gl each other. a kingdom divided against
Ilse.t never make It's fun power felt
smauS men. We 30 not divide our schools
u q Ike principle, Democrats in one, Re
iascans In another Populists and Silver
mea elsewhere. Such divisions are bad
bls1ess Tor t}tey waste money III the dup
BATON o. missions and charities.
Three or four great churches ought 10
e1st in every large town. equipped with
ample nleans "A large staff OF clergy and
workers rather than eighty ninety
sGali strueEiing bodies ~ at present.
There Is need Of Il church broad enough tn
oEeA the door to every one who can ac-
cfpg the apostles creed. the simplest state
r,rnt of Christian truth known TO history.
The sentiment In favor OF such II
ctarch is growing. The evangelical alli-
sHcr Is step toward it The various plat
forms ~ union now being put forward are
ssns If its coming. The cooperation in
Charitable and rescue work seen in many
Eastern cities Is proof Of ii. The church
W. represent is equipped for such mis-.
siaa, her aspiration IS In be the church
a. ne fseouCiiiation. May others hearken
q her offer. and may she never fal. short
q 50 glorious an Ideal"