The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-14
SEATTLE, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER II.


SEATTLE, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER II.
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me- RICH AND RELIGIOUS.
The unfltness OF the average preacher
to deal with other than spiritual affairs
Is shown by the sermon delivered by
Rev. Alfred Martin on Modern Man,
mon Worship on Sunday evening. Mr..
Martin Is o man Of far moro than aver
age ability. his mind has been entirely
cleared from the myssifieations Of re-
ngion. and he breaches the most whole
some doctrine He breaches that men
should be honest because II IL fer the
welfare OF the race that men should be-
honest. ana not because they run the
risk OF going to he'll II they are not.
He teaches that good In to be done for
it's own sake, and that men should as
suit In the ultimate Improvement Of the
human race.
This Ii good doctrine. but It Is quite
compatible with an aspiration on the
part Of mankind to enjoy some Of the
advantages which may be derived from
life on earth, aud within the limits Of
the living generation. Mr.. Martha finda
fault with The spirit OF gain and greed,
as he calls II. which actuates the Ameri-
can people In their operations In the
Philippines and the British IN their
dealings with the Beers lie consid
ers it hypocrisy To speak OF taking up
the white mans burden. and says that
behind tho talk az II there gioats the
spirit OF commercial selflshness. II is a
moral antt-cliriax, he says. for a speech
10 begin with sympathy and pity for
the Beers and then end with descrip-
tions Of tho gold fields OF the Transvaal
and the diamond mines OF Kimberley.
Mr.. Martin makes the mistake Of SUP
posing that the mass Of men Is engaged
In acquiring wealth. and he makes the
men must be bad because they Join In
the search for diamonds and gold
whether directly or indirectly. The
fact is that the swarrns Of men who go
to the Kiondike. 10 the diamond fields.
To johannesburg. who spend dreary
months Of toll and disappointment in
all the mineral regions. are only In
search Of livelihood. II preachers
knew what the struggle was TO make
more than bare living by ordinary
occupations. X they realized on behalf
of mankind that the desire for the cosn-
forts of life Is not necessarily wicked.
they would more readily reach the or
binary hear. with their teaching.
1t Is net the worship ~ Mammon
which takes men TO foreign lands aud
urges them TO leave the crowded ave-
nues of settled communities ana seek
out new hsl3s fer themselves wouia
II not be folly for man Who's. limbs
With the daily conflict which compe,i-
tive labor compels. Ia refrain from go-
ing to new territory where h. couli
see plenty Inviting hin--treasures of the
field and OF the rock. products az the
milne and Of The piow. all OF which was
lying In proiitiess idlsneSs unless he
benefited by the opportunity
The doctrine of the pu,p', should b.
that MEN ought ta seeg wealth II Is
weil 10 teach them ~ be coatausesi VI n
what they have~~hut oaly uatn they
can set more: q is weli rs teach them
10 acquire wealth honestly because
that T. the hes, policy: Il "a we'll q teach
those who have wealth. who have Iysora
than sufficient Ter the comfortable
maintenance az thsls family. g. b. un.
selfish Within reasonable limits t. ~
benevolent. 10 AID IN seed works This
IL the way te MAKE pcop,e happier ard
the race better. II men hal 70 Gosfre
10 be more comfortably SURROUNDED: tAss
would become slosAfai and u12 UaaisiseGs,
satisfied IN an animal WAY N5ih dairy
fare saey would carr nothing s7- thelr
fellows in the fshE'srplnes. TIE heather
~ the South sra islands. OF the ssartSr-
!ans 81 China
Honesty Is not the peculiar Character
sStic ~ the very poor, nor 90 iran BE-
come worse husbands ard fathers.
ns.gheors and citizens. az they r:se
above the sarifs cares az poverty.
A good text for eoTrraen sense rvpaeA-