Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-30
move to the state of New York, know.
ing all this? We opine not.
YANKToN's CHURCHES.

est congregation Sabbath morning he
has addressed since coming TO Yankton
from the words 'tverily, verify / say I'M
, TO you except q corn of wheat full into
the ground and die it abideth alone but
If 1t die it bringeth forth much fruit"
The greatest good the best results only
follow the greatest self sacrifice. The
best yield to the farmer comes not from
the seed in the granary, but the seed
laid away IN the dark ground, not what
is boarded but what is buried. It must
not only be buried, but die in order to
have an abundant harvest. If the grain
of wheat would do the greatest good and
would live the longest then it must first
sacrifice itself it must first devote it's own
life to destruction. Beautiful a~nalogies
were spoken OF illustrating the same
truths in geology, vegetable kingdom the
history of nations great and brave,
Greek, Jews and Romans. These nations
persisted that q new birth more glorious
than the old Barasion and Saxon have
PoSoCo uho AohO AlOtO &iOiASuG ddo 0Scn
born, Pict and SCOT and Dane and Nor
man have gone to reappear in the mag
nifcent England of to-day and in AmerI-
ca in this mighty nation, none but the
prophesy of a most glorious future,
Many noble lives must go out before
splendid achievements could become
history. Moses died on Nebo before the
promised land could be possessed. David
must die before the temple could be
built. Every good thing the world has
to-day is but the price Of heroic sacri-
ice. The sermon at night was stated
to be one OF a series on subsequent Sab
bath evenings on the life of
Jesus Christ. Jesus CHRIST is the
central figure of history. All that
ever came before him pointed to him.
all that has transpired since he walked
on earth finds its true meaning when re-
ferred to his life. The extent OF Christ's
kingdom is greater by far to-day than it
has eyer been before. Who was the man
Jesus? Was he 3 genius, remarkable for
his sayings merely? Did he come acci-
dentally into our world and by his infu.
once mould it or Was he expected?
Had it been foretold of his coming Had
his character and work been infinitely
described hundreds Of years before he
came? His subject this evening, he s6id,
will be ''The Prophesies IN the Old
Testament Relating to Jesus Christ"
Rec.c: 8ck.=assoaTssd upon the
words of the Sea captain to Jonah in the
storm at sea-: 80 Sleeper! ARISE and
Gall Upon thy Godl" He first graphi-
eally rehearsed the story Of Jonah. Then
he spoke OF his case and the Lessons
coming OF his disobedience to the call.
The first lesson was seen in the fact that
he paid his passage III money TO go to
ToHshish end did not reach the place, So
of sinful amusements. The devil collects
the money paid and the one who pays
not only is out OF his money, but is left
in q bad landing place. The young man
who spends his money in dissipation
only reaps disquietude and trouble.
The one who also invests his money for
inidel literature finds that which he
hopes to :ealize-is cast into the sea .
The second lesson was that religious
warning often times comes from strange
sources. Third-Awake before it is too
late and call upon your God. May be
You have no God, then call on your
fathers God. III he had no God call on
the God OF your mother. May be you
have heen rocked In q goddess cradle.
Bot a child is in the houss. The eyes
and countenanee of the little one teach
of God. This, Gods child, call then on
the God of this little me-.
Pastor Burdick of the M. e. church
preached in the morning from the words
Separate me Barnabus and Saul for the
work where unto / called them." He
spoke as follows: Extent OF the call to
all men showed what q call to the minis.
try was. Aspecial call to men 70 the
active work Of the ministry. Not clear
that Bsrnabns was a minister may have
been q lay helper. Men other than minis
tiers called to special work in the church.
1 Gall ahown by q diversity OF gifts. 2
Scripture proofs. 8 Individual expert
ence. How may 1 find my place in the
church? MY life work? i Talent for
the work. 2 Impression of the holy spirit
after prayer. 8 Voice OF the church. In
the evening he preached from Mark 1871
$50 tell my disciples and Peter. Go tell
them he is not here but risen."
At the Baptist church Rev. O. W.
Brinstad preached. Morning subject
"The hidden man." Text found in Peter
Ill q, 4 There are two elements running
side by side in the new testament phil
osophy. ono the outward, another the
inwarp. People are in danger of deco-
rating and Identifying the outward per-
son, while they neglect the inward OF
hidden man." thus appearing to the
world better than they are. Evening
subject "'rhy will be done in earth as il
10 in heaven" Mat. WHO. God reveals
His will to mankind through this natural
world, through society and by means Of
His own word. Natural laws are JUS
as much tho laws OF God as were tht
sentences, issued from Mount Sinai, ant
no man can with Impunity transgresl
them. How to live peaceably and prof
seb!y together 10 the problem of thi,