The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-01
= HutchisoD Dlivers a Sermon
to thelythians.
~ec,AL oRER OF EXERCISE
usur,rs of the Order, With
rmities, Attend the Ser
~..e-Mricsi SELECTIONS of Rare
s. re..tyPythian Principle. M n
l.ssrssd In the Bi"ie-Frie"d-
ehip, tharity and Benev"ience.

westerly morning. by previous arrange
=. barge number of the knights o.
-,s,s,and their families attended SER
- the First Presbyterian church.
-. aslcal programme was in charge of
- John f. HUMPHREYS. The special
-...frs consisted OF a baritone solo by
,rIEorthrup. a tenor solo by Mr.. c. r.
,,.lnan. and two solo selections by Mrs
..,aries. These were all well render
land made an excellent impression or
y audience. Mrs. HUMPHREYS sang by
Iae,al request, Some Sweet Day" In an
aggressive manner.
I'm. Hutchinson rad specially prepared
( eermor suitable to the occasion. He took
Il, text First Peter d:17. Honor all men.
1cvs the brotherhood. Fear God" The
.,~sker had evidently informed himself
- 10 the teachings aud principles OF the
orAer. az he quoted extensively from the
lectures comparing those teachings with
Inc teachings Of the Gospel. He said in
part.
aYour order Is accounted the handmade
~ virtue and religion, and as such It
shou,d have but the kndliest sympathy
- ehurchmen and religious workers and
ssa<hers.
sfou teach that Purity OF heart and
rsr4ifude Of conduct are essential to ad
mission to the nitIatory ranks of the or
Ae,,, 50 teaching. you place yourselves
cr plane with reception into religious
bodies.
.sBut how arc you TO know that a man
comes to you with a pure heart and viii
lead q life of right conduct? Here you
cas do no more than the Christian church,
Vii take men for what they profess 20
vsnt 10 be. not for what they have been.
Taus did the Lord receive the woman that
sas a. sinner, who came TO Him at the
east In Simon's house. Receiving men
thus, We put them upon their honor. even
though we may be betrayed. But it must
NOT be that kind of honor OF which Spain
( 40 much boasts-an honor whose glory -
like star that has long ago set behind
Tho horizon of the onward march Of civ
iIlation and human progress"
The speaker treated OF other teachings
Of the order In their relation TO religion
or 10 Bible precept. lie enforced the prin-
cipies OF friendship, charity and benevo-
lence" as underlying the superstructure Of
the order. In closing he said:
The order Is founded upon a most sub
Iinae exhibition OF friendship in ancient
nE&lOTt, WHICH ~ wen anu
has been the subject Of moralist. poet and
teacher for centuries"
He rehoarsed the story OF Damon and
Pythlas and said: "Aii this may be done
and suffered by a friend for a friend; bu
who would do this for one who has a.
tagpnized him. who has cruelty maligna
and defrauded him?
God commendeth His love towardhs
In that while We were yet sinners, ne
mics, Christ died for us. This is the Eh-
est IDEAL Here is love SURPRISING Wo-
mans iove--so strong. so seiffoHdhi.
And now We look for a day when Heni-
ship shall abound. when love or army
IN its twofold aspect. shall he + RUE
OF action, and when benevolcnce aaii De
the atmosphere We breathe. y giE sweet
day when in every heart is feline rove
OF that friend who sticketh cPer than
q brother