The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-30
NoArn .EArrLE uxIox sEnv,cEs.


The Union Tharksgfving services In
North Seattle were held in the German
Trinity Methodist Episcopal. the Battery
Methodirt Episcopal. the Taylor Congre-
gatioual. the North Baptist and the Sec
oud Presbyterian united with this church
in the services. The sermon was preached
by Rev. W. A. Major. Of the Second Pres
byterian church.
The music was rendered by the choir
OF the Second church also. and consisted
Of two anthems male guartetie and
solo by Harry Crin1tht, Al the close u
the sermon Hudyard Kipiing's Recess.
Ths church was tassily ana appropri.
ateiy decorated with fruits and vegeta hias
in the midst OF which was fountain
The text chosen was from Deuteronomy.
xviii ~: '.The Lord shall make the
head and not the tail, and thou shalt he
above only. and thou shalt not be be-
meath. Il thou shaft hearken unto the
commandments Of the Lord thy. God,
which I command thee this day To observe
and 10 do them The subject was. THE
Bestowal OF Power with Its Responsible
Mr.. Major said in part.
We live In an age when every day means
opportunity. He who Is In keeping with
approval. and sees verified IN his life that
he who Wills. may. II II law that the
temperate, industrious. good man Will sue
port The constant ms r q innu-try
and thrift Is upward and = as unvarying
as the laws q nature. No more. certain
y thc law q .grayitntion than the law
Of constant life, III no land has there
been such bestowai ~ power and 30 little
for good.
Of God In history that power Is given for
specific purposes. and that back Of all
power IL the hand Of God The nation that
does not rule In Righteousness shall perish
from the face Of the earth
A. God IL the author Of all righteous
power. II Il plainly His will that such
power should control and subdue all other
powers whose influences IL detrimental 10
the best interests OF humanity. That a
cody nation should 20 forward and con-
quer r. a. natural ar the law ~ Eravitn-
ior That "a nation alton whose hos policy = risht
every citisen should expand II but as
certain as the growth OF the grain 0f
corr cast into the ground. Our nation
save the oppressssi beyond our boundar-
les. That she win he compelled to look
within and save tho great armie~ of men
degrading themselves by choice and COM
The sore places in our city life must
be burned out They are today tolerated
frsf by politicians who Itch for Office.
and second through the better cihsse. ~
men who pass them over IN silence Mark
1t. God will hold our exalted nation re-
sponsible for the tolerated evils thas grind
Htt tttttutH ~ ff8utHftf MS Nnt Wuetl< OF
the day 30 round. The average municipal
governments ~ our cities today are worse
than a Disgrace. they are crime against
good scciety. morals and common
decency.
That which snterfercs with the onward
march OF civilization. OF purity % life.
" the saneffty Of the home. should he
crushed out as effectively as was the
spanish fleet In Manila hay. s1r were IN
say that the average municipal politician
who has the administration az fustlce
where votes are effected. "a vaeitist-
ing. compromising. moral coward. how far
would l miss the TRUTH That there n
cry for clean, pure, safe government
Of the great centerS Of population IA
only strange In the iatenesS " iIa com.
Ing Give us the voice Of the press. the
voice OF good people. and new order ~
things win he ushered In. This is the
sEs % redemption. and men are h.uin-
ming TO reaiixe that a life lost IL a crime
whether II he in the lowiiert waiks ~ life
or IN the kings palace l want 10 live
fifty more Years 70 see the world 10
round and up and on"