Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-06
a WESTERN POINT OF VIEW.


a Gentleman Thoroughly Competent to
Speak Gives His Opinion on Matters Of
Universal Importance.
During the past year over 3 600 600
acres have been entered In Southern Da
kota and 100 pOstOfhces established; the
daily newspapers have increased from
foFty-three 10 sixty-three, and Weeklies
from 100 to DAB, emigration is pouring in
at a rapid rate; a nation is being born In
q day, and a short time only can elapse
before two or three large States will
grow OF this land of the DakCt g.
The Rev. Stew art Sheldon, OF Yank-
ton, Superintendent Of Home Missions
for Southern Dakota, a gentleman who
has lived IN the territory for the past
sixteen years, and Is fully competent to
give a trustworthy opinion, is very en-
thusiastic over DakOta's prospects.
look at the area of the STATED" he ex-
claims, 10000 square miles" Enough
to make over three New Englands, to
make tWenty-eight COnnecticuts; to hold
all the inhabitants of the world, with
only sixteen and a fraction to the acre;
to a belt around the globe six miles
wide. In single year l 800 miles of
railroad are built, and on a single farm
100000 bushels of wheat were raised;
its possibilities are almost boundless."
"HOW about the planting of churches?'
cit keeps pace with the needs Of the
people. In my own denomination
about fifty organizations have been et-
fected during the past year, and other
religious bodies have probably done
equally as we'll"
''May 1 ask what originally brought
you to this new country, witt its neces-
sary haTdships"
"First, the pursuit of health; sec"nly,
the great and growing field for religious
influence. 1 am on the road most of the
time. As you know, it is not an easy
task, and were it not for a circumstance
which / believe saved my life, 1 should
even now be compelled to fOregO the
pleasure find in being instrumental in
an humble way of doing some little
good ?'
Would you be willing to publicly state
your experience?"
eyes, sirl If you care to publish the
matter in your paper, for the pubic, I
viii give you a written statement" And
suiting the action to the word, the Super
intendent Immediately wrote the follow
ing:
Rev. D. B. Coz, Hon. SECRETARY.
Bsv. N. , M; BARROws, SECRETARIES.
REV. A. II. CLAPP, TREASURER.
AMERICAN HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
BIBLE HOUSE, NEW YORK CITY.
REV STEWART SHELDON,
SUPERINTENDENT Fur DAKOTA.
YAEKToN, DAKOTA, Sept. rs, 1884.
TO a0EOns It may concern:
This is to certify that I have used
Warmers SAFE Cure and SAFE Pills more
ore less for year past, and 1 find them
to be most excellent remedies. They
seem to do the work when other medi-
cines fail. have reason to believe that
they have saved my ife, and it gives me
pleasure to commend them to others
For liver complaint, general debility and
constipation, they have been a specific
in my own case, as they have been to
others to whom 1 have recommended
them. 1t gives me pleasure to add my
testimony to the many already given, in
the hope that others afflicted az I have
been may experience like benefit.
REV. STEWART SHELDON.
Endorsement from such a source is but
another proof of intrinsic merit, and we
give this to our readers solely for the
good they may derive from it, believing
heartily in it's worth, and unqualifedly
endorsing be reverend ypnflR man and