The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-26
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entail congress OF 1916. and say that the
gauge Of human progress thus set, was the
product CT this life. We point TO Washing
ton on his knees al Valley Forge ard to
Lincoln kneeling before the open Bible on
the night after the battle Of Bull Run. and
see In these acts the fruitage OF the Christ
life, This life points 10 Queen Victoria,
to Gladstone and Tennyson. and to all the
brightest stars that add eriiliancy' 10 the
Victorian constellation. and without fear
Of successful contradiction, freely asserts.
4 have been the Inspiration OF ali these
ma gnificent lives
The prophecy of Simeon takes an Him.
liable sweep OF the future in vision. He
stands upon the heights OF God 3 purposes
and this is what he sees:
First a worthwhile salvation as CON
sradtstingulsfed from the excluslveness Of
the jew. This thought includes the idea
OF world wide evangelism From Sneon's
lofty point OF vision hss saw the valleys of
humanity hidden by the fogs and ,nis,s
below. Here and there "A mountain peak
penstratef the shadows He sees in the
East the firss beams II the rising sun pen
Cling the clouds. The mists begin 10 van
tssi IS the morning drawn nearer. He sees
the Tsies OF The Sea- as they emerge one
by one out Of the dirnness under the glow
Of the full orhasi Gay. hence ha declares,
I have seen Thy salvation. which Thou
hast prepared before the face OF all people;
a light ia iiglrten the Gentiies'
ale sees the final ingathering q Israel,
his own perverted paopla. This follows af-
ter the illumination OF the Geutfles ard
sisiinsss OF their time. II ia hope deferred
huf 10 be realized In due time In the elori-
Gus Acknowledgement OF this Eahe as the
promised Messiah hence he puts his xislon
thus: a light 20 tighten the Geatilss. ana
.he glory Of Thy people Israel This will,
be the answer of Paufs prayer and pre-
phecy.
HE sees Judgment begun: The failing
and rising up of many in Israel refers 10
the sifftng process which lie Will inaagsfr~
ate, when He corne~ with fan In hand i,
wgnnow the char from the wheat This
child il To be- a rock of osfcnsa and a stone
of stumbling His word ana work will b.
a savior Of death unto dsaeh 70 come and
81 savior of life usto life to others some
will ~ condemned ay HE fellowship. 9th
eFs viii be exalted with Him into glory
He VIII he sign 81 contradiction or 10
be spoken against. Tire brightest srtexes~.s
havo trained their lanees a9ains, jesus,
but those lances have been shattered. TIE
kcenest analyst sfsi most astaafe erlssea
have exhausted their energy agsiflxl this
child, in books written and lectures .I~lsy-
erred The pillows Of war have beat against
this rock ssted FIRE Hres - hatred have
ht~sed ard euflesi in iursd flames about Il.
eu. II has come forth az them ali un-
fnarrvsa. and he who hnsIieth thus shall net
b. afraid
'tvs Simeon In his vision caught sight
% Calvary. To fAa swsst-faeet mother hs
says ssn3erfys Yes 4 sword shall pierce
through thy own eoui also Ard when
We stand With Mary near tfsa cross on Cal
vary. while the great worlds tragedy ~ ts-
ing enacted. we may notice that every
hiev Of tho cruel hammer bruises her
heart. When the spear enters that body
81 dear 10 her vs. may knew that sword
is cutting it's NAY Into her very soul. Ana
when the say {. hung with s. pail and tAa
earth reels. we may believe that II IN mill
night In her soul and her whale scat
slasRes and trefnAles.
'.Waaierful prophecy woa6ersul y.ssoai
What now are your thoughts concerning
Jesus God kisoweth yosSr hearts Meth.
ing Is hid that shall aas - reVaafsss for
He - she reseaasr % tie taasaght OF thy
heart"
The large chorus cholr sang In tina mora
lax VIA excellent eyec* The Heavens
Ara Telling" la the sssssRy this Cfsasr
rendered tne beautiful eautsta rs Dudley
Buck. ''rAe coEssnS % the ktES." TIE
chorus work was 90 the highest grade,
and showed an excellent ssssseegstson ~ she
composition ard sssext thorough drfll The
soiisss, Mrs. Esiaagsnss Mrs D~. Hoffman
anzi pr. Hoffman, performed shesr PATS
IN a moss pleasing manner. TAe staisn
solos va the Ers.rrsng ty Mr. Elsser. ard -
The exvsing by Pref Arthur sdaed great
y - tSa rnaSses. services