The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-10

uhject Of Rev. 3. II. Lengenfelt-
s.,sscs At the First Christian Churcn
~ morning was THE Mystery o.
~ M text was Ephesians H., ?, 8:
..isfion was made known unto mo
1870. As / wrote afore in few
: ~nsreby. when ye read ye may
..'-6 nv knowledge of the mystery
~ vhicb In other ages was not
= <r.wu unto the sons Of men, but
3! ssvesled unto his holy apostles
J. s,Sets BY the spirit. to wit: that
ys,s~s ara fellow heirs and fellow
.-s q the body and fellow partak-
VI =. -. \ srornlsc In Christ Jesus, through
nrveIs
"a 10 part:
30 - considered mystery yester-
~ IA well understood today. When
Ss.ts Il was a mystery how Cen
) SSH sySis .ver become n Christian. To-
~ rsrversion Of the jew Is rather
ervsi' hut why does Paul refer 10
@ssssry a "the mystery" OF Christ,
~ entire life had been surrounded
~ 10 hls sublime and wonderful
<se< paul does not seem to regard
N ~ ercat miracles. from the chang
. - vafar into wine to the raising
se.s-Ss from the dead. as the great
~. = ~ sthe mystery Of the Christ.
~ IA perhaps 10 all Jewish minos
SS I 1ysfery how the Gentiies could
ZSew oartakers OF the blessings OF
~sxn6i. This truth In the Saviour's
~ ~ not discovered. or at least
"a ~ s1nnhAsixpd by the earlier writer's
i - Of New Testament times
~ s7Enent OF universaiism only re-
1 r. due attention IN the gospel OF
4 fhe later epistles OF Paul. II
- than seven years after the as
X Christ before n single GENTLE
~ ~ made 10 Christianity. L,ike's
n Il IA the tenth and eleventh
51Sn n the Acts ~ the Apostles Is
617 t4blicit. Peter II one Of tho
~ pees0nages In the account. He
~ {ooom companion Of tho Saviour.
51 ~ 81 the chosen three who wers
r. 81 the resurrection OF Jairua'
~, He was with Him at the trans
~, and heard His prayer In Geth-
fonsf me commission 10 cvangeltze
80 world. Under the inspiration
NJ II I'M II Pentecost He had said:
v0mloo II unto you and your chill
~ rn{o all whom the Lord our God
IN unto him. And yet II took the
- Nm II was bis duty 20 accom-
~ nessenRers from Cornelius. tho
~ After taking with him six Jew
HI(Hfe0 ~ orthodox as himself he
Nlo ths house OF Cornelius and az
Md with fear. he says: 'Ye know
VA b m unlawful thing for man
MN 10 come unto ona Of another
y tave sent for me-
I1s related In full the story OF
n. how m angel had appeared
- end told him TO send for
40 dwelt with the tanner by
a cpncluding by saying: Thou
vii that thou art come
Nenn ~ saying, I have learned
e0e. ~ the greatest and most
~ )futAa 6ver learned by man.
~ y 10 respcctor Of persons. but
Ul rYeloA he that fcareth Him and
1&4Mmness r. accepted OF Him.
e {o0qf the Inspiration OF this won
NTH ~ begins the first gospel
- No. pSached to a GENTLE audit
S41ihs the story OF tho life.
Aela resurreetlon and ascension
GOD repeats tho mirncie OF
k(Nf1p4t nor the first and last time
64hi forth the miraculous baptism
9lni. FOR they heard the apostles
VA nav Tongues. From that time
~ 0entiles were counted as fell
o " the gospel. This Paul calls
44tfy o. The Christ
III ~ swsll he counted mystery
~ ~ man may he found the realized
#sfverv nation and every aHe.
~ tesiization Of this divine Ideal
nations and men toward that
urine event toward which tho
0eatian mnyea-.that time when
srsHe into the unity OF faith aud
knowledge of the Son OF God, with
Town man, with the measure OF
Mfafe Of the fullness Of Christ"