The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-24

Rev. W. \. Majors sermon at Sec
oad Presbyterian Church.

Rev W A. Major preached yesterday
morning az the Second Preshyteri1n
church on Gods Tried and True" IIis
text was Judges. VII 2. And the Lore! said
unto Gideon. the people that are With
thee are toe many" He said in sub
stance
'The religious Hfe brings every man
IN 10 the teat In the schools. IN bust
ness. ia trade, IN profession tests are ap-
piied and those Who fHll below certain
standards fall into the background. and
cease often 20 become the factors ~
progress. No man expects e. arise n
the world who will not submit to the
discipline necessary 70 MAKE nm W
subject FOR his ife's vocation. To the Sc
vore~t tests We have come a. submit.
knowing that out % the good derived
,hcrefram men are made
at Is wonder that ~ the broadcast
sphere 81 human effort and ACCOMPLISH
ment religion. men have been unwilling
20 strive. and perseNerc that the highest
standards set az by The amhass9der~ of
a. hard mission It's subjects have been
dlf,lcul, "a hft Mankind have been n
The current % indifference ana cencelt
which leHds 60 wrong doing and oftnn t1
rulu Failure has been a universal recnr't
To be right and tc DO tiHht has Rad m
81 all the trials that can emanate from
the sfrugEie between tfNth nud error
EFT is not an easy accomplishment 20 ~
q Christian bet q is glorious enc. II
IL NOT child4 play 80 reAca she staHfAr j
OF the scrmnu On the Mount. bat he
earth's snd heavens richest gifts
''f"he tenaenry to stay down aad lhs In
eVliRbis iinH down is oterpoN rriux 20
mary 10 tho raee In tte face ~ hered.
ttAry Indifference. doubt ana sin. ans ia
the face 80 a iDWer standard ~ life, from
choice the gospel CaN goes forth. The
trunpet calls ne Gad from Adam 90 ns
This uaraing are FOR men to Eet az
higher tu strive for nobief purposes
ssThese tests reveal fhe quality and not
euautltN. are requisites tu the religious
life Here again. we wtnef WITH q iift-
entity iu Offering men thc religion of fieo
trno Uoa Ge5 iudse- men nohly Nm
taase. raeu Wyusa{y tiod estimates from
4 stab standard macn ftem "a l0w rne
Sorne uae has ftla thaf Ged moves SD
istaiestlrnfiy ans set sC quietly that usrn
beitcvr hlm Jn De- often imperative tA5r-
ty-two thousRuA saidiers perrtd thew-
Gideon. ~Ihr people lhat are wien thse
arc toss MANY What surprise sud
Mat q disappointment b mIet hsvr Deeu
o. Gtacon. Nhen che test ~ courage was
,aTuea from she u1ogninln ,',ai .old
Gideon there were toa mapy si'N Whaf
nafhfre fn numhHrat NuthinE Iu fur very
feco ~ mMttitate ft a3F tncr ~ DEB r.
thelr enomiesH Waat a surprise oaf What
"a disappointment wacN oHi nf the tcu
Thousand. only three huHaresi gave eVl-
aeuts tY thcfr attitadc iB drinking that
They WerF nr thH alert 'rf. Hf -a
are lucattnp ~ the eaemy. anA 1
back from ne r'ean'.,ln. eut e1e.H
bent ga a definite purpose. setfn rUn-
dred uverartt Ga CW forth at one e. Nve
or die for thelr Cau~r God saw that
she dangers " Gideon wero tn proportion
hN had wlfh hiui GIVE him the right
kind ard mUmhoFe we've uot CONS trr-
alton. Some oue hts ssid it were better
II there were fewer aaa bottsr cs-ris-