The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-18

HISTORY's WARNING MIRROR.
Rev. George Buxrellc's Sermon al
ST. Clements Church.

Rev George Buzzelle. rector OF ~.
Clements church, preached an interest
ing sermon yesterday from the Psalms Of
David, His text was: Il will open my
mouth in PARALLELS | will declare but sen
fences Of old: which we have heard and
known; and such as our fathers have told
us that We should not hide them from
the children of the generations to come
Psalm 1874.
He said in substance: "peltzsch calls
this psalm the warning mirror of history
from Moses to David, In IL is briefly re-
capiiulated the history OF the children of
Israel from the time OF the exodus from
Egypt TO the final establishment OF the
kingdom under David. The Psalmist APP
peals 10 the past with definite purpose.
Tho people have become estranEed from
the true God. He would reouka the sin
the insratitude and rebellion OF the people.
and IL possible. turn them from their evil
ways by rehearsing in their ears the his
tory OF Gods dealing with their ancestors.
To him that record was something more
than the happenings OF history. Moses
command 70 the Children Of Isreal that
they should teach their children the mean
ing Of the days and the lessons OF the
great ordinances and functions which God
had ordained. was evidence 20 the Psalm
tst that tho events in the history OF the
chosen people had spiritual meaning.
There IL much complaint In these later
DAYS OF nesiect-and ignorance 81 the
Bible on the part Of the children and
many OF larger growth. and the reason
most frequently assigned for this coudi-
ton OF affairs is that the bible Is no l0ager
iAAsNt N the kCR0n4. feel tNAt there IS
deeper reason. Moses comma nded the
fathers to teach the children. not the pub
lie or sunday school teacher. How sell
dom DO We and the father Of the family
tnStrJcting tae child In the great
fundamentals OF the Christian faith and
practice. The sunday school exists. 80
are told. for this purpose u exists ls-
cause the child Is not taught in the home
Il exists TO make up the deficiency caused
by the negIe Z and carlesSuess of tho one
and the only one, whose direct business
practices the Christian faith. The sun
day school teacher may be able g. teach
the truth 20 she child. b}lt most certainly
cannot see that the chid puts into pTac-
tiCc IN daily living the lessons learned
Something mere than knowledge r. nccas-
sary 10 the rorfeNt spiritual development
~ the child. Training. long careful and
tender. must he given. aNf onlg those
possessing fNe authority ~ the parent
INK must come With ise power ~ strong
conviction. The Apostles were succl ssfll
I'm promulEatng ire gospel hsSause th~y
fsif. a. The sacred history vas mare
than an agS~cEa- son - happening
That whi-h was from che tcEiuuiuE
which Ne nave heard. whleA ~ have
seen ain pGr rtea witch ~ hnto
looked uPcn. AMI our bands have
handled. - $50 Word - llfe ri.as
wo 9ufa Nutl says Sc John Mkre
Christian people saa0 awaken ta the mes
ceSsitT u 'e2rhtnG HA list y anAruus Piss.
tory to The arrnWiHg generation and
teaching 81 a. of toe 4-uAst importance,
rh,' NiAlc wlil not t-e neglected as now,
ans the po~ - ~ the ratgr % VIII 20 vs.4t-
by Increased 10 'ts battle vita SIN"