The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-17

- 4. L. Hutchinson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church. preached yes
~ morning on the subject of Gods
& 7G1rp,r IN which he showed that every
E 100. social and intellectual, made
1umanity, was but the further dis
ary Of Gods treasures. His text was
f,h XIV. Is: Verify thou art a God
~ eldest thyself" He said. in part:
Z; ~ God Is a God that hideth Himself
z1H natural vision. The gods of the
e N are exalted on thrones and pedes-
~ Our God inhabiteth Eternity, where
Y - III enthroned. spaviliorcd In SPLEEN
4 ond girded with praise To the an
- Hs Il an object Of unobstructed
7on. 70 the patriarch He manifested
& SSeK IN natures forces--fhe marvels
u 0o1flon. or by partial theophanIes.
71otjcc. lhrst-God hides His wisdom and
z&11@Gies. These constitute a vast store
- 70 which comes the student and
y i1vettigator Every new truth dis
i NM ID - a nugget gotten from Gods
~(house Of treasure. Every new ap-
e6lion Of the laws OF states or dynam-
s <lng hack over the closing century,
~ riches man has drawn from that
1jufe house In multiplied discoveries
ocplled sciences. 1t Is long stretch
70 Jonathan Grants telegraph line
]! 0otn Boston and Martha's vineyard,
Y ~. 20 Marconi's wireless telegraphy,
~; nom the first suspension bridge
~ world, over Jacobs creek In 1901,
+ ~ ~ mighty cantillions across Niagara
n end from the little frigate Con-
6&i0n, winning victories In the West
1 Eetsrs. In 1879, to our magnificent
o&ips winning victories In those
waters in 1895. All through the
q ~ mans genius has been bringing
Y ~ riches Of Gods hidden wisdom
VI S11hets and apostles were equally
ooq with the thought Of Gods hid
R wisdom and mysteries. Job de-
~ those were hidden from the eyes
4 III living Jesus rejoiced that though
1 1ad prudent. He had revealed them
teres. Paul declares, We speak
q Q1o40m Of God in a fnystery. even the
- wisdom-which none of the princes
~ world knew In. Hebrews l. we
y that the process OF revelation was
IA and farther unto the Divine
<1sin, God hides His power: not that
II withholds IT, but rather that He
- II In men and institutions. In
Rows III. "a. we have described a
- OF jehovah, His glory covered the
unHeDs, and the earth was full OF Hts
~, His brightness as the light, and He
~ horns coming out of His hands: and
1 ~ was the hiding Of His power The
4
NV Of Seth there was the hiding OF
Il AldinSs Of his power. when Je-
gt4A sent Assyria and Babylon against
esl-in them was vested Ills Christening
yer Behold the humiliation of the
DC OF Peace--as He walked through
shadows Of earth. along n thorn
UeNn saith. UP the hill Of Calvary where
u tenched the climax OF shame and
eefing. And In that very life OF humiii-
Inv xny1 hn n dltter
3enttc power.
sDeun the path OF the centuries we
- Nhsneslus and Augustine. John Huss
- Luther. John Calvin and John Knox.
.em Carey. and Judson. and Living,
Hdy. In all OF whom were the hldings
+ God's power. For these men were
hty In the Gospel. and the Gospel r.
= power OF God Look aRain at that
q q %, fcrty.ons , men crowded S r. the e.,
lows OF persecution behind them: be-
them seemed nothing but storm
l2n shore and dreary unknown will
49,. But there was the birth of a new
2se and nation. and there was the hid
Of Gods power.
AeAin. God hides His face from men.
& He never hides II long except for
a actual or imputed Hear Cain lament
Gods face was hidden from him as
went forth from the scene OF HIS
ne Hear David cxclaim Thou didst
u Thy face, and | was troubled All
TOR actual sin. But look into the
pm Of Calvary and hear great David's
e{er SON cry out In agony "a God
- His face from him for a little. on
aunt OF sin imputed
When the great army fed before Al.
aSM because there was sin in the camp.
een the church suffers discontinue,
4 aseafrd there Is sin somewhere
puae or bitterness or woridllness. And
= snureh may hope 20 enjoy the siniie
aods face until sin IL confessed and
foted OF and forgiven. Oct right with
- ere the shadows OF Elm and death
sure forever His lovely face"