Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-12-10

work, for when you break o chris sian'e
spirit it 10 all over with progress.
Fast lei q man know that al hli past
IS wrong and sinful then let him fix bis
eye on the lows of God III Ohrlst.
gveriog-Matt, e.24-"For The maid
is not dead bat sleepeth."
CONGREGATIONAL oHuRca-REv. D. f.
BRADLEY.
Morning-Iext-2 Kings, 7,9-"We
40 not sell; this is o day OF good tidines
and We hold n peace; if We tarry till
the morning light some mischief will
come upon us; now, therefore. come that
we may go and tell the kings household
In his introductory remarks the
speaker referred to the history OF the
siege of Ssmara, from which the text
was taken. The people of the CITY were
literally starving and even the leprous
men outside the city walls were reduced
to kuch extremities that they resolved
TO go to the camp of the besiegiug Sy-
rians with the hope that their lives might
be spared. But when they came TO the
carap they found it deserted. For the
Lord had made the host OF the Syriaps
to hear o noise of cbariots and q noise
Of horses, even the noisa of o great host"
Wherefore they arose and fed. After
the %leprous men had satisfied their
hunger they uttered the words OF the
text.
LIST. Notice their willingness TO do
the least thing open to them. Here were
four men in an extremity-in q state of
starvation. In whatever direction they
might lock there was difficulty danger,
trouble, death. They would die where
they we're. The Syrians might pity
them and give them q morael Of food.
Here was a slender possibility that re-.
lief nigh. come. They acted upon it.
They did what promised the best results.
They acted upon their beat judgment.
| Notice here the lesson of faith. Faith is
the taking the probabilities ss indicated
TO lis by cur best Judgment and acting
upon them. a mans best Judgment in
things spiritual ia his conscience. We
are in an extre NIFTY because We are SIM
ners. Ii we remain in sin We Will perish.
There is no shadow of doubt that the
atonement of Christ will save US. Is
there anything better? IL not her take
the greatest probability and accept
Christ. 1t is TO be noticed that these
leprous men Jared q thousand times
better than they expected to. Men ccme
to God because they are in extremities
and God hos promised help.
Fad. But finally we said that these
leprous men were not content to indulge
their Joy alone there in the Syrian camp
while their countgymen were starving il
the cityx Aud SO they went OF once, ii
that same night time, and in urgen'
haste told them the glad story. Young
man, young woman who have found tht
love Of CHRIST and have tasted of hi
goodness, yoa do not well, this is a day
OF good tidipss and You hold your peace
There are souls starving for the breRe
l Va mo ilhfC yOu wv SOCo sL0ihRb hht
are you enjoying the blessing oil alone
L heseeoh you hold not your peace, TO
! Christ's sake and your souls cake lie
!, your voice be heard. RISE up and be
come a messenger OF good, telling des
pairing men and women that the chill
a storms OF sin are driven back by til
D looming OF the sun of righteousness.
Evening-R.v. D. r. Tomlin: Text
{ 2nd Cor. 3:lS--"Bat we all, with ope,
9 face beholding as in q glass the glory o
g the Lord, are changed into the sam
= image from glory to glory, even as b
the spirit of the Lord"
al This is a progressive age in which a.
r men have ideals, something they ar
striving to excel. It is true i n soc,a
commercial and professional life. Ever
I true man and woman have their idef
before them. Shall not the cause @
e Christ keep pace with these? Shall NJ
q the ssoldiers OF the cross lift high til
royal banner. In order to its realizatio
e We must have an ideal before as an
strive to make our ideal real. EXEC
tienoe has demonstrated that man nevt
O rires above his ideal. Hence the In
h portsDce OF being born agein. I'll
n text suggests this transformation, tn
4 change to q new life AMI character, th
Importance Of Chrisslikeness. and sug
y gests the means by which that can |
attained. The text suggests that thei
Q must be in man q capacity for Chris
n likeness. Man possesses this by natur
is There is yet something that God ca
,e reach and quicken into life. II we fe
the slightest desire to be like Christ e
ID lets down q shower of blessings to sur
ply u needs. God has kept q little
man on which to work aud Christ com
to supply the lack that sin has produce
ii Christ has undertaken to destroy ii
at power OF sin. IT Jesus Christ fails
h destroy your sin it will be because "
lie withhold the cooperation which
D. necessary. Nothing bat your wi stu
o born will can prevent you from becon
ing like God. The question of time
also suggested by the text. There mu
be time for growth. You must To
ce food and nourishment. God has pow
is to make you grow. You must keep yo,
is self in the proper condition to grow.
he you are a christian the spirit OF God c
make you grow, can give the bread
mr. life and the water OF salvation. Y