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STAR—WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5, 1917. PAGE 6 THE SEATTLE STAR|SOLDIERS IN TRENCHES MAKING NEW RELIGION "itt tt 1207 Sevemth Ave, Near Union st |Dr. Stelzle Says it Will Not Be Religion | That Will Tolerate Narrow Sectarianism, | But Must Satisfy Red-Blooded Men BY THE REV, CHARLES STELZLE Religious Editor of The Star The soldiers in the trenches are working out a new) religion for the world. It will be a religion free from all sectarianism, narrow patriotism and arti- ficiality. Religion has been kept alive thruout the world’s history because of its adapt-|This Beautiful New Piano Closing ability to changing conditions, but fly | Out at Only #158. RM OF SCKIPIS NORTHWEST LEAGUE OF NHWSPAPKRS News Service ef the United Press Association Second-Clane Matter $1.18) @ months, $2.00 month, Pheme Main 600. Private partments, tle, Wash, Postoffice as BY mail out of city, 400 pe ‘i year, $3.50 I Pablished Daity : because some prophet has di eqvered &| Many « child has grown up Mele The Force of Song great new truth or an old truth which |iMeving there was no al fe ; | ‘ re ror for him, 1 iatir youn ig “There is no more potent foree than song in develop- men had long since forgotten. = a out of the < the com j ‘ ity in an g y.” devlar ‘ rmy Y Martin Luther reminded men that “the |°" @" \'" wiageeesee: ing unity in an army, declares an American army officer just shall live by faith’—and he became |pappeny, something which touches! oe » prophet of his da he deeper springs of his nature the prop! a The potency is there, also, whenever a multitude of any sort, on any occasion, is confronted by a crisis. | The “Marseillaise” arouses and unites a distracted nation! “Nearer My God to Thee,” as the great ship sinks, with hundreds of passengers at last bound together as brothers Be and sisters by a common fate! 4 “The Star Spangled Banner,” passe but a whole na-| tion rising to it when the tuning-fork of Fate sounds na- tional peril! | The song of the multitudes is the honest expression of inspiration and spirit. Regardless of words and harmonies, it is the torrent of a mighty purpose. In it are the tingling Nerves of the aged, the fearless ardor of youth, the hot! determination of the middle-aged. In it the halt, the blind, | the weak, the despairing may be giants. It is rhythm | Making warriors of human mixture. In it a common brotherhood, with no excuses asked for deficiencies or in- ability. It is a tocsin for the arming of truth and eases | PR UILS SELI ety GRATER John Calvin proclaimed the doctrine of |» rediately begins to “the sovereignty of God”—and he became |! \p ® superior way. the founder of a great theological system STORY FROM ITALY John Wesley emphasized “the free will) wren « poor youth working as of man”—and he brought the thought of | « nin @ kitehen in Italy first the religious ‘world back to an even balance got a glimpse of a great painting, the | Charles G. Finney thundered out “the law of G and | "8! ie te eee ee men fell down upon their faces, crying out for mercy. pein Ah aly “hype peal | | Dwight L. Moody pleaded “the love of God” and men ho exciaimed, “1, too, « paintert* came to the penitent form with tears in their eyes, but Yotiowing this inward call, he gota | jwith smiles upon their faces. chance to work in the studio @ s | Each new era in the world's history has demanded a va ee Sulnter a new religious message. It was the sé || STELZLE ies by became — me old gospel, but) picture which had inspired him, jit was given a fresh emphasis. | Gtve your child that long-promied, | The great world war in which we are now engaged—| piano now; it may be the insptration one of the most stunning events in history—is sure to/|of @ great and useful lite. Certatiy change our thinking about industrial and political principles |, wi * pos strain mong petoct Se jand practices. Does anyone imagine that ‘religion—the » oe 6 Gee mand most vital thing in every man’s life, whether he admits it} or a if HOME, then the greab or not—will remain unchanged? jest security to every man sa J | The religion that will come out of the trenches will | wom” yg 1 that is really worth J . hile i and 1 bet —_————-|be a religion that shall fire the hearts of men to heroic) it lire cheerful, some hhomall pa ; “ sina ; ————___ ——_—_———-|_ He tninks he's nad neo fun! jaction. It will no longer almost exclusively limit the great) neni: 8 § Tt is the challenge of the masses to wrong. It binds and | THE COTHAMITE |sacraments of the church—particularly the communion | costing poe en wy tet a mo 4 ne : jeo— y che en EMO Ya nro argh service—to the needs of tired, discouraged people. | Pianos and Player Pianos The glorious vision seen, the multitude roars in song, | Behold the blithe Now Yorker Hut ay aoe: th ais wart bo It will be a religion that shall satisfy the red-blooded | mendousty reduced prices dn united in spirit. Who throws @ front, Is quite @ decent chap, }men and women who have been tremendously stirred by pager lore Bg = a To open battle with a song was no unusual thing with; ‘te ian eae esutionea |the appeal of the blair big will oi | content ha money now and increase your Christ © the nations of old. We may yet see our boys crossing + ieee 0 talk of Broadway | Beneath this thin veneering Fobllineg into their shells of formalism and ceremoni mes Jey with goed sonsto fn M u vi ; 3 Problem ite glow and glare | ony tke you am B be. Bo nome nember < bloody No peed a = tage ud — hold ‘that! -wiss are you-kaltting, my orett And whispers in an awed sa _Me'a Just like you and ne | The soldiers who are to bring us this new religion Remakers ‘ Third Ave. Youu together and make them sti more “Our Boys.” | maid?” Of fortunes squandered there have been face to face with death—every last man of| TT, "\, the feures on the d ik. Se “genta fe aie ery he sun, he thinks, arises REDUCED RATES TO them will have “died” in a very real sense; they come back Thre prem rarer pa : oa i Northern Bank Accounts | “snd Geel HI know weer wht sore within Manhattan CALIFORNIA with a Dog tn in vier ee oy vaptee el but the) at night during this closing-out sale, oe 8 U “hick towns” he deaptens | most vi ings in‘ life can count with them? rel It is almost incredible that the depositors of the late German Tue Seaeke tee Firet Class = Third | They will have seen how small and petty a thing} RAMAKERS Let be tas | © Hundred Ninety-third street Prencteee igi i Northern bank should have been so completely ignored in|taxe Witt's candy? | "| He hoots small towne as slow, |°* ‘*°Fin.00ana si.00 sieoe|Teligion has been to most of us and the church will be| the liquidation of the assets. But it is true, nevertheless,|, T™m7—1 font have to be fuir—|(l* come trom, some shward trent} Le ABW Ty ona gan.oe sree | UNAS Lo hold NO IGION WILL TEST THE CHURCH , SS 1) kin tek him.—Lite nC othe, 0. | t NEW ELIGION JL ; Y . They have NOT been informed of what is going on. Bras RELIGIOUS LIFE AS A WHOLE WILL GROW Lodge Cafe Yet they have been remarkably patient. Seuiehen iiek aie hen ue, wae ‘heracaie” (STRONGER AND BETTER, BUT IT WIL BE A SERIOUS | seurih—Westlake—Pine hs But patience may cease to be a virtue. os teas aheaet Ge Eb koe ee tee ors stern him ory conve ve Puli, QUESTION WHETHER THE CHURCH CAN STAND THE Surely enough time has elapsed for the bank examiner *¥" they are as food as the day A valence neti, woe fee | PRESSURE OF THE EXPANSION OF THOUGHT AND Cabaret—Dancing to make some kind of accounting. It is due to the de-|sne tought they could be may over bes one” THE McCORMICK LINE |LIFE , THE NEW RELIGION WILL ne World's Largest Dry Cabaret. Positors, whose money he’s handling. | worse? Why not? Unless you reb bin 100 Cherry 0 © rhewe mittett sese | W . h ‘ J | ae | They ought not only get an accounting, but they ought| Sure! Sure! | - . to also get part of their money back BEFORE Christmas.| We ot off the boat today. The! eae RS | land sure did look good Thts & laure a queer country, for the bur) Red Cross Theatre Day edhe tan Socom ®veni wal Sa qe) 3 : ewel Friday will be Theatre day for the Red Cross thruout |v,“ “2h rms When we ar | a the country. Make it your business to attend one of the «la¢ I sure did lay around some four days, for the seasick Red Cross shows in Seattle. Tickets can be bought from |tess'is nocethine ‘flerce, team a salesgirls downtown for $1 each. | big black and tan hound in the port, B There will be a morning performance at the Moore ee prentlyg Sait Tied seg OD ey ie in ea e atre of the regular Orpheum vaudeville and one or two | th and they were sure fine. Zz seor here, to hear the greed “—_ ee people bling along in their in the afternoon, a combined vaudeville show from all | wooden Thetr money te queer 2 : F P os the theatres will be given. ee ey ee ee ee If you want to see enthusiasm—if you want to feel the Christmas gift spirit—come to the Jewelry Gift Sale of Burnett Bros. See the hundreds and hundreds of folk who come to this big Jewelry Gift store every day. See their surprise when they actually realize the tremendous reductions we are giving. A reduction in price on the quality of Jewelry Gifts that Burnett Bros. carry means a great deal. In the first place, this store has built up a reputation on the highest standard of merchandise, and has years of honest dealing behind every sale made. This is why this sale means so much to people who will buy Jewelry Gifts this season. They surely must realize that Burnett Bros.’ reputation is at stake, and the assurance of quality is just as great today as ever before. Hundreds of STANDARD WATCHES REDUCED! 816.50 Lady's Gold-filled | $15.00 Elgin and Waltham Watch Watches, in 20-year gold- fore... $11.25, 830.00 17-Jewel Klein ches, 4 At the same time, the proceeds of the regular show |!cothe. ©. Gazette. at the Palace Hip will go to the fund. 7% 9 Help a good- cause along. ” Pontes Dl TODAYS Prophecy Is Dangerous CARTOCONET Lloyd George electrified parliament and, perhaps, saved | | _ his own official neck, by declaring “There is no longer *) | ground for fear of the submarine peril!” \ oa Dangerous! Brother George, dangerous! Looking all! ee the world over, we can see no war prophet with a rag of y reputation left to his back. Beware the Teuton when he isn’t right out in front perpetrating his deviltry! TODAY'S WHEATLESS day Be SEATTLE NEEDED 4 Mackintosh.to keep it dry in the present a ‘weather. | % “THUS FAR and no farther? is evidently written of the Hun in ¢ Ttaly. And the Hum dead are a host. tide” "$25.00 $25.00 Eigtn and Waltham . THE U-BOATS, says the kaiser, must have divine help to succeed. Watches, in 20-year gold- | ‘ Sounds like blaming the bankruptcy on the silent partner, as usual. Peipoaste 2 ed apa, . filled eaten’ “$19.75 | 33 a HENSIAN ARMIES egy rope are serving, and are ox | AEE, WU Jewelry Gifts at Prices You Can |) s-: 2. ~ Te peeted to go on a raid for food. We suggest that the German bread. | “PREVARICWTORS q basket is pretty full. AND 4rarte- | $11.25 | ) BS OF Foust | s mI LOGS CHE tat mab mame woe whe) FP IGES emcee Afford—Thousands in Stock 4 who wants to be all hog.” | $12.50 Military Wrist Watch bey would ap- eee vi rage gee aed 1 2 z > Wrist Wateh. DANCE HALLS in the Sound end of town are now cabarets. Did) Trotsky announces that people ee ee ee oe eee ee ee leather strap, Shakespeare say something about an onion that would smell by any|“'!! rise up and end war. But it - = $1 75 with fine $7 75 nives, $3 75 other name, or was it Hi Gill? looks more as tho the Russians are only . carved cameos . set eeeee . Bt ERE trying to end it by lying down. | $20.00 14-Karat Solid Gold | $10.00 Solid Gold Cameo | 759 Quadruple Plated 3 | Match i a ; . VORWAERTS, BERLIN socialist organ, says that the German peo- | DID You KNOW? pc $12.50 — $5.75 Piece Carving $4 25 ple won't fight five minutes in order that Poland may become Austrian b, ‘Ciairaa Salita cok thes deal $4.00 Cameo LaValliere, $10.00 Sliver Tollet Set, 3 | Sttesses-+ ° inum LaValliere, $335 and Lithuania Prussian. It's simply awful to suggest such a remedy, but ana Sabina ts z ’ feet} » : ; J * i Han. seseees , ‘oning is sorta painful. This |M Gold-filled, pieces, Comb, Brush and | $2.50 Sterling Silver Han oe the kaiser may yet hang some of his editors. a 9 2.75 we. $45. | r os annoying performance can be over-| aS ee Mirror $ died Steak Set $ thing a cotton pad to! $250.00 14-Karat Solid Gold for 6.75 for. ee 1.55 P the face of the flatiron, or another Card Case, 500 Sterling Silver Hat | 3.49 Leather Belt with If you want health solution is to iron on stilts, h y ight Pins, Silv: $75.00 Solid Gold $ pair... 1 2OC | poate." $2.65 you can have it, by heeding Nature’s laws. Keep the Mesh Bag. . $1.50 Gold-filled . $10.00 Solid Gold LaValliero | Scart Pins 85 | 8 Sotia Goa $3.75 stomach strong, the liver active, the blood pure, and the bowels regular, and you will seldom be ill. Take | make an ideal coat hanger. ith dk 4 $1.00 Gold-filled , Knives for nding od | ene $6.55 Tie Holders . 55c $13.50 Silver Set, 26 Pleces good care of these organs, and at the first sign of, anything wrong—promptly take Beecham’s Pills. olitotre Diamond $57 50 1320—It was in that year broo $4 Kolid Gold $2 Gold-filled | in Beautiful ‘ Ld hg alter gf . nandine wore, tranaplanted” tothe Cutt Linke, 27D | Cutt Tinks... BL1S | Coe tor... $7.75 . .. $40 end they are on at present. From , Se ee ae Be the results obtained by the change er ee es ere t is thought by many the present the nelp and relief of this world-famed remedy, to keep the body in health. They quickly establish nor- mal conditions, so the organs perform their functions ==="! Entire Stock CUT GLASS HALF PRICE |} In the stone age a blotter sales. | en | Every piece of Cut Glass in the big Glass Department of the Burnett Bros.’ store must be disposed of before Christmas Eve. strengthen the system, stimulate the liver, regulate the bowels and quickly improve the general health as $100.00 Diamond Ring fer Indy, . $68.50 *Nting now priced enty-.... 389.00 Prapiendid vaine,.... $37.90 ingar perfect. gemm for $595 An Orting genius has so arranged the leaves on his rubber plant to And, from present indications, that will be easy, for the Cut Glass is melting away. Think of it! Any piece in the stock at exactly half sprice, and the original prices ranged from $1.50 up to $50.00. A small amount will buy an acceptable and permanent present in the Cut Glass Department. riveting ma it wetting ars toning up d Gen, Pershing has decided to re-| " rode grea me of sound ” f French bands, but because } don't play as well. Firat call A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL HOLD Directions of Special Value to Women are with Every Box. Sold by druggists throughout the world. In boxes, 10c, 257. for the ukulele players! UNTIL XMAS, 909 Second Avenue oem ee ANY ARTICLE | Most of the prize fighters live from hand to mouth.