Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-05
at the commercial college i. onn-
FaoB.
Lessons Of Yesterday Given From va
ri0us Ynnkton Puipits-Snbbath
Themes Ably Discussed.

In Pestor B.adley's church (Oonert-
gationai) Yesterday was communion
Sabbath. Five individuals united with
the church. The audience listened to a
full of interest, in the morning,
from the text: .'Let us therefore come
boldly unto a throne of grace that we
mey obtain mercy aud fud grace to
help in time OF need" In the evening
the sermon WAS one OF the series in the
life of Christ upon the text: Can any
good thing come u OF NazarethT The
topic was tie Beginning OF Christ's
Ministry" Reference was made to his
introduction TO Philip and how he re-
sponded to the coil OF Jesus: Follow
me-" Once q follower, he goes imme-
diately to his friend in Cana, Nathaniel
by name, saying to him: "Of whom
Moses eni the prophets wrote, Jesus OF
Nszareth." His friend replied: "Oan
any good thing come out of Nazareths."
He doubted what Philip said because of
his pref udice against the town. Philip
draws him to Jesus, not by argument or
by an effort to remoye bis doubts, but
simply by the invitstion to come and
see.'' This showed the wisdom o; Philip.
SO the religion OF Christ cannot be
understood by the one who stands and
looks at it from the outside. He must
come and try it, yield to it's Influences
come into o close and living %acquaint-
ance with the Lord Jesus-before' he
can understand the first thing of its Joys
and peace. The attendance OF Jesus at
the wedding of Cana. By his presence
at these marriage festivities he showed
bis approval of the formation OF the
new home and that innocent Joy was
not incompatible with true piety. God
aever, by word or deed, encouraged the
idea of celibacy or ascstlcism. He dis
tinotly Gays, marriage is q union-God
ordained a union never to be sundesed.
Our modern, domestic life in these
times is in danger from two CAUSES
first, from the great prevalence Of di-
vorce, 80 that in some regions there is
one divorce to every seven marriages..
Nor are these divorces among the 80
called lower classes, nor from those who
emigrate from foreign countries, but the
native born, and what is known 90 the
best fsmilies. The second danger comes
from late marriages, men who ought to
have made q home at twenty-five or
thirty, postponing their marriage until
they reach forty or fifty years. The
reason of the delay is a want of income
for the support of family. The young
man reasons, there will be no chance for
HIM in 9 given young lady's affections
unless be can show q good bank account
and good income. God gave men and
women to each other in the marriage
relation to help each other. His visit
TO the passover ut Jerusalem wsa next
spoken OF and the driving ont of The
temple OF the sheep and oxen and the
money changers with q scourge OF cords.
There was no resistance, for the cattle
droyers knew they had no right there and
that Jesus was right. In conclusion he
spoke OF two topics whioh he desired
each to carry away with them. The first
was, "come and see," and the second
was. ''follow ne.n
Pastor Burdick, OF the M. E, church.
preached in the morning from the theme
-"Three Steps to the Throne" Mar
created to be @ victor. The proof ia his
power over material things, grasp OF in
~tellect and moral conquests. Crippled
as he has become by sinful habits, yet
even now he rises superior to adverse
circumstance. Three steps to the throne:
First. Submission to authority-evils
OF the age, impatience under control.
Freedom in the American boy is impu-
dence. Free speech is anarchy. This
accounted for want of respect for
Gods word. We must submit to God
submit to Suffering ii need be. Second
step-Faith. Ii q man has any intellect
he believes something. Every man has
his creed. Faith was more than belief.
1t was confidence aud expectation added
to belief. Man is to have faith in God
faith in prayer, faith in Gods promises.
Third step-Pnrity. The man who is
not afraid OF investigation is . base man.
We must be pure in our business, in so-
cial life and IN religious experience. A
sense OF guilt makes a coward Of o man.
In the evening there was no preaching
but Q praise service and reading by q.
Paul Smith, The readings of this eIe-
quent and gifted man which c~aptiysted
his audience were The Fall of Pember-
ton Mills" and a:The Death of Little
Joe" from Dickens. A vote of thanks
was given to the reader:
Pastor Bonn of Christ church tEpisco-
pail preached in the morning from :
There is one Mediator between God and
man. The Christ Jesus" The speaker
began by saying: One tlm,s heaven and
earth were in full accord Earth was g
mere colony from heaven. God visited
bis people and conversed with them,
but in the vilest hour of eternity man
rebelled and forthwith the two worlds
dfifted apart. To harmonlze these DIS
sordant elements it required one who
could lay one hand upon the throne of
God and with the other take the lost
and ruined world and bring them to-
gether in sweet Accord. Who shall be
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