The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-23

He breaches From the Text "ls the
world Growing worsef"

Rev A. n Raven spoke TO his congre-
cation at Taylor Congregational church
yesterday morning on the subject. is
the World Growing Worsef" lie said In
part;
Each age is somewhat transitional.
This Is true in government society. phil
asophy and theology. There Is ever a
di-cardlng of things outsrown. outworn
and outrageous for newer ideals, higher
forms OF activity and more humane prac-
tees. Progress is always more or less
iconociastic. Advancement IL like the
growth OF a new city, attended by the
tearing down OF edifices that were once
tearing dip Of streets 10 make them more
passshie by better pavsments.
Great events are taking place In this
wonderfully transitional age. our war
With spain. England's war Ia Africa. the
present terrible crisis in CHINA. are lead
ing thoughtful people tn aak what tina
outcome Is 10 b.. These events. taken
in connection with much that IL wrong
the world IL growing worse; that the
terrible rataclysfn mentioned In the Bible,
and which many believe will Immediately
preeedc the return OF our Lord, ~ near
''TAcrc are many things 60 make one
pe.simistlc Here In our avn land we
have that giant intcmperance. stalking
through the hand with the tread Of \
mighty giant leaving lt@ footprints in
the bone, sinew aud NteselNcd ~ many.
Then there are TERRIBLY lax views CON
hsr 81 divorces Thia evil. striking AZ
The fountain head ot national life u most
deplnFahic There Is also the Intense ma
tsriAiiAtic spirit 81 the nEr. which ta de-
grading many 20 the level AZ mere money
settlers men unmuVad BY any " the
higher sentiments that should give color
e. everyday NE
~ we would know whether the world
IT, growing worse. we must look az the
Fn&t az well as the present The Atrucis
ties that are taking rlace IN China and
that only recently took place iu Armenia.
are not greater Than those % the french
commune during tho German siege -
ISL And could We So hack TO witness
ire trrrihle deeds ~ The French revolu-
ti0u " tfp1 We would learn that the
atrocities ~ 1871 are tame compared vita
those ~ eighty years earlier while the
siege ~ Jerusalem in A n p was worse
{han the two mentioned above Hut -
We wapt - are something wrrEc than
anv 90 these thpn 80 back 90 the hook
- Deuteronomy. which tells nS tNaf n hon
Ite.hbcn They utterly DESTROYED ire uies
ana the NomeN ard the tttie ewes .
every citv and 1rft none 90 reraain
Vow a. rrKaris thr comforts OF tire
,his is a lnuch better world go live in
thau Sc has ever haep before Tha
a achievements - the rtnnteemfh zen NV
have changed the ur.is - Nv}uS a0t
made Wfe worv heauttfWl ard happy f'r
u~tald numbers who would rrcfer 20
sn back au3 HNe tU n l" rather
shsn to tiye now, ~ 90 \ - lNA w. even
Gu 4 n fS.f
The death rate 90 the verdi has been
decreased. tAnRing sreAfFf MASTERY Qter
.ffstasr aN1 greater kncwlefxe ash ehes
Ii-r.-a - thr AVS - naguge wNirh are
she Laws - ae1 Thfs - certainly = better
r.rginA o. 50 h.s$3uess t0 tna0 we have
ever seen before TeGay tho merchant
way sevd h's Ssots 90 tha opposite
ei S. ~ fhe world ana pc almost al--i-
Dfr}t CERTAIN ftat Pc wiN -ecriNe his
tt~s RETURNS Sau1e aaX say tNaf tNls
is true because HONESTY e tfe best poi
trl.' buf W. sre irrMN~f go th'ok that
F rs true rnstEir because fhc world
vleids fsr more obedience 90 moral Lax
thAm ~ ava ,n the DAVIS ~ Augustus nv
gtrhar4 TN~~ too hook AZ tho elevation
~ woman What one ~ the FAIR sex whn
sustlv bevaN rtanv az thr evils - tosiav
would 81 Wnuus to - back hundred
years.