The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-10-21

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several OF tho country'u mast Illus
triouH pulpit orators. A party Of dis
ttnEuinhsd cigFEymen Of the Epiaco-
pal church. returning from the con.
vsnts0n IN San Francisco. arrived In
the city and several occupied local
paIpits.
REV David II. Greer. rector Of St
Marks
Or. erssr 81 Sc. Msrk's
Dr. Greer took for hls theme: Il
Saw q nov Heaven and new
Earth. "-fLv. xiii. He aai1f 1t is
n source OF constant natnuiAhmant 70
note the t-auty 81 the country in
which you dwell. ffie greatness %
your commerce. the ctviiirlns lnifu-
enc~a that ar~ 80 powerful hsre. the
cities fuii ~ busy humanity. and all
the appointments ~ modern civilixA.
ton Of the highest kind For 10 COW
er the face % nature with network
~ social powers ls not only "a work
that Is truly human. u - a Christian
work. Christ came into this world
that he might create a nww earth.
and that II Just what you. out here
Ia the WsHt. are aiming % do. To
cover this portion ~ the planet with
the activities required for IN. up
building 90 rich fulnimsnt %
mans personality. IN hat 20 carry
out one side OF this Christian aim. nut
the order 81 the Lords procedure
placed first. what we are 10 prone. 20
place last. The new earth cannot
come BY Itself. Il must come from
the new heaven.
Needs spirttusi Grace
The civilization you are building
here needs the infusion ~ spiritual
graces IN impart psrmnnenre 70 its
fabric Amidst these surroundings
81 the beautiful II needed also tho
iight that never was on sea or land
the conservation and the poets
dream. Throughout your weekly stir
~ business ought 20 be felt the peace
and Inspiration Of a weli-kept sun
day. Through every form of activity
and through all the products - your
labor must be felt the encourage
ment and the strengthening innn.
snce % the new heaven. which is the
power and grace 81 the vision. and
the energy u The Christ Of God"
Justice q Flashing Sword
Gods Requirements" was the SUBJ
jeci or Rev. W. ~. q. Temples sun
day morning sermon at Plymouth
church. His text was chosen from
Micah SIS. and was a. follows. lie
hath showed thee. o man, what IL
good; and what doth the Lord re-
quire 81 thee, but 10 walk Justly ana
20 love mercy. and to walk humbly
with thy God -
was 20 deu0uncc the wIckedneaa III
fuFlEn aud a. ~ =
salvation ana forgiveness TO che
hearts ~ the sinners. AZ that time
Moses and Aaron had censed 20 49,
powerful over the people. who had
learned to farsake the worship 81
the Most High. They brought
their sacrifices, but without service.
Though rivers ~ Oh should run
through their worship, what avail
would they be II streams Of uoiiution
should run through their lives Pr aak.
ed the speaker. Ever since then the
speaker declared u had been neces-
sary 70 remind people that God will
not accept n partial Offering. lie
wants people 10 serve him with ali
their heart. soul and Ife.
Three Elements Of Charity
Or. Temple said that three eIa-
ments OF character should dlstlu-
guish every Christian ilfe- doing iua.
tice by his fellows, being merciful
unto his fellows and walking hunblv
with God.
Justice IL the very basis Of char.
actef." he said, 'and n man breaks
down here he breaks down an the
way through You never can do a
thing with a man whom you cannot
trust. The greatest weakness Of the
race today IL the lack Of integrity Of
character. We want more Just men.
just fathers, just merchants, just
mayors. just presidents; absolutely
Just men whom you cannot buy nor
catOle."
The minister defined Justice as a
flashing sword. mercy as q healing
bnudage to bind up the wound.
You cannot deal justly and merci-
fully with men, he said until you
have learned 10 acknowledge God. A
mans motive, TO be pure, must al
ways be rooted ln God. Just az soon
as you realize that you are rooted
and planted In God, all the frultage
that you bear viii be 10 his honor
and glory"
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