The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-02
"THE INSIGNIA OF FAITH"
Rev. r. c. wisweirs sermon At Uni
VeraitN Church. of IatOna.

Rev. Thomas G. Wisweu who began
his fourth years Passionate at the Uni
versity Congregat ional church, OF Latona,
last month, preached yesterday morning
on THE Insignia Of our Faith" his text
being John, l335 by this shall all men
know that We are my disciples. II We have
love one TO another" He said In part:
Christianity was born In quiet cor
ner OF the world but could not long re-
main there. The fatth~of Its Founder was
startling The twelve whom He had
chosen He called the light OF the world,
the salt OF the earth; and the Kingdom
they were 20 establish He compared 10
leaven; eventually It would permeate the
whole mass OF humanity.
THE result already accomplished IL
almost as wonderful the faith OF the
Master especially when its propagating
influences are considered. II Is true that
misguided disciples have at times used
the tools of barharians, but with the re-
suit always OF retarding rather than pro-
noting the progress OF Christianity. The
leaven has permeatsd the meal Of human
ity not through force. but by the manly
confession and Christiike devotion OF His
disciples
Christianity in secret Is impossible. The
inner life may be sustained and nourished
through the secret presence Of the Spirit.
hut the kingdom of God - extended
through confession. Confession OF Christ
before men became an essential law In
the constitution of the Christian common
wealth. The kingdoms OF the world must
become the kingdom of God through in
diVidual confession OF Gods power In the
soul
"Our search IL for the form Of confess
sion which Christ demands What action
on the part OF the Christian disciple will
best reveal to another the genius and spir
II Of hts faith Jesus answers. BY this
shall all men know that We are my discl-
pies II We have love one TO another
Confession OF this character may be
incOnvenient. and at times even awkward
for the Christian disciple. He cannot re-
veal wha, he does not possess But he
tries to, nevertheless. hence some con-
venient evidence of his discipleship Is
sought after-s kind OF badge. which,
whsn attached 10 the disciple. would sig
nifty TO the world without any other effort
or inconvenience than the burden OF the
tag that the bearer thereof is a devoted
follower of the Lord Jesus Christ.
christianity Is a life Of love and moth
ing can give adequate evidence OF # but
the life itself Through this life We make
our confession; anu TINS NE y ana can
be- the only insignia of our faith There
can be no substitute. Clothes OF whatever
kind cannot reveal the Christians inner
ne II there is no inner life no lie
of the spirit then let MS not cover our
nakedness with the forms OF sodliuess. hut
seek rather TO be clothed With power from
ON high
another These words OF the Christ bring
as To- the heart OF the matter This ia the
kind ~ confession Christ wants from his
disciples. this Is 10 ae the mark OF our
disciple ship.
with ths confession. idle gossiping
among MS will cease. iealouaics AMI en-
Vies Will be done away. and seCtarian
hlgotrV will be crushed. for love suffer
eth long and IL kind love euvieth not.
love vauuteth not itself IL not pulled ~.
Doth not behave itself unSeFnliy. setkpth
not IT. own is not provoked takcth not
account Of eyi reiotccth not in upright
eousness but r"folteth Nth the truth
brareth an things. helieveth au th!ngs.
hopeth an things endgreth ali things
Love never fAueth
May this love ana nothing less than
hts BE- the insignia ~ our faith the
mark ~ oar diFcipieship