The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-29
THE MEN BEHIND THE GUNS.
BISHOP GAINES COMPARES THEM
To CHRISTIAN WARRIORS.
Fofcible illustration Drawn From,
Recent Naval yictories-Covrr
with smoke and Powder. They
Were the Men Who DID the work.

Bishop ". ]. Gaines. the celebrated col
pred preacher and author. Of Atlanta. &C.
capled the pulpit OF the First Methods.
Episcopal cteTcn yesterday n1ovuing. and
that Of the First African Methodist Epic
oopai church in TIRE evening The famous
divine proved . great attraction &. both
places. ard had audiences that filsd the
houses. He is rot a preacher Of IRE aery
eloqaeace that moves multtrass 20 excite
ment, bat is none the less effective. HIS
sermons are tie product Of much study
ana thought, and carry 20 thei. hearers a
sincerity Of purpose. demonstrating :hs
bishops earnestness.
He spoke yesterday morning from I.
John. ILL.,: Behold what manner Of love
the Father hath bestowed upon us that NE
shoald De called the SONS Of God there
fore the world knoweth ~ not. because i,
knew Him rot. Beloved no.s are W. the
sons OF God and 1t doth not yet appear
what We shall be; but We know sfar when
He shall appear We shall De like Him, for
We shall see Him as He is"
There was nothing classical In the SER
mon; 1t was SIMPLY an earnest talk on the
love OF God. Mark you. the Apostle .o1n
IL presenting 20 US tie picture OF the Faith
er's love" ne sa!d. ''Those who regard
God. the Father, as a stern ana iniiexlble
tyrant harsh. exaeting and relentless
without pity or compassion ready u J,Y1-
ish and destroy with5ut sympathy az mer~
cy. ascrl1e all The mercy and love tina, have
been shown 10 man 10 jesus Christ. Tney
forget that II was the love 81 The Father
that sent Christ into the weird aaa freely
gave Him as an Offering for man II ~
look about us and consider what Ne Faith
e- has done 20 show His love for ms L
would seem that we could never s.o,ief ,.
again" The speaker Described many rat
hfA! resources that have been taken ard
developed by man. and continued.
God. the Father. has taken ua INTO Ills
own family. given US the keys 10 Ills irea
ures and called US the cons of God. Wc
were vile and eorTaDt enemies and aliens
rebels and IngrateS; we aretthe ones WI m,
the Father has trans formed into ttl4 SONS
and made us kings ana priests unto God"
The bishops next tcp!c vas The most ar
precta'ed one OF the sermon and pcodu rod
marked effect upon the audience lie
said; In reporting. the great battles nf
Maniis and Santiago when the American
fleets sent the Spanish shios - the bottom
OF the SEA. the papers came out n great
headlines and called them AfYn.r-l Dew
ets. Admiral Sampsan's and Cowmo3ore
schley's victories; bat those VINO were
'heFe and knew best said the men sehind
The guns did TIRE work-coveraa WITH a,1oks
and powder, they were the nan that loaded
The cannon ana aimed 'he guns tina. haf:ef
ne shots which sent the Spanish ships 10
the bottom
The lesson Bishop Gaines drew from thIs
wac that 'he Christians Of The world were
the n7en behind the guns ana were fo.ne
tie Work that Goa had mapped ont for ,he
regeneration OF mankind. let them remain
sfts 20 their trusts and upIlfs their fellows
HxAop Gaines leaves this .norninc for
Tacoma. where ~ VIII preach tonight ct
TIE First Methodist church Thea ne so4s
10 Portland tomorrow 60 add conference,