Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-17
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yANkT0R's CHURCHES.
sabbath Day Disoourees at the Tenn
Pies OF Gsd-Dsnetng Discussed by
FASTER bradley.
Pastor Bradley at the Congregational
church in the morning took for his texts /
Coz. SIG, II and 6 :19. Know ye not that 10
are in the temple OF God 2 y = II any man
deiile the temple of God him shall God
destroy-Or know you not that your
body is q temple Of the holy ghost. He
began by saying: "Man is an animal,
but he is more than an animal He is an
animal possessed Of intellectual and
moral qualities which are intended to
govern him. The savage man is nearest
the brute. The enlightened n,an lie farthesa
removed from the brute. Not that the
savage is q more perfect animal OF has
a better physical organism that the en-.
iightened man bat the difference lies in
the proportion .k>. ..:s S.s..:s=s..as =-.:;a.
moral faculties bear sway over the ami.
NAL propenaities. The struggle Of the
race upward from mere animal savaeesy
to civilization has been an individual
struggle of the mind over the mere ami
NAL. This struggle 10 an individual
struggle, each man for himself. We
praise the progress of the race, hu. the
progress OF the race has been the triumph
Of a few souls over their sppetises and
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passions. The highest progress ia made in
christian lands because In these lands
self control, self government and moral
lie 10 more widely attained. The chsis-
sian goes farther than this. Not only ss o
present watohful friend is God repre-
scented but guest 10 our very hearts.
Each human body to be q temple for the
foly ghost. Civilization does not con-
sists in railroads and telegraphs nor in
government by the people or for the
people. Men and nations are civilized
when they depart the farthest from tbs
brate, when they gain the greatest pom
troll yer the animal propensities. There
are people in enlightened countries who
have made no progress in civilization.
They are moi governed by high end noble
motives but are slaves to the animal ma.
ture. Suoh men sometimes confess with
out shame that they cannot control theis
appetltes in certain directions, which
means the animal nature is in ascen-
aeacy. Now a christian man Ia one who
processes to make his sonl and body o
temple Of God. Whatever there 10 which
tends to defle the body or debase the
heart he breaks off from it.
The christian we'll understands TO
to be carnally minded is death. God
Will not allow an nnolean temple to
stand he will NOT allow his temple to
become nn unoIean market place,
stable for cattle and sheep, aplacs for
the trading, exchanging commodities
With this view Of christianity there 10 no
compromise on the part OF the christian
with any sin. TO be q christian 10 not
to weep tears, to tell o wonderful exper-
ience, but to live q pure and holy life.
The liyes OF some nominal christians
consist in profession Of faith without
the slightest attempt to live out their
christianity. Their practice ID not diff.
ferent from the masses OF the world.
The animal has conquered the spiritual
and there is no place for Gods dwelling
with them. Others make feeble at.
tempts to prepare their hearts for Gods
dwelling place but so feeble that they
break completely down and fail. Other.
again compromise with God, giving CT
portion OF their hearts, allowing good
and evil, pride and humility TO dwell side
by side IN che heart, thinking that wha,
they yield and the few good desires the,
possess that God should be satisfied will
shat partial offering and save them from
hnal perdition. Some things the chris.
tian church lie agreed upon as scfs moon
sistent with y true christian life
In regard to other things there SEEM
TO be sons measure Of doubt, not doubt
iul however in the estimation OF sh,
spiritual minded. The public dance wa
!. then referred to by This speaker. Il wa,
this species Of amusement that had 10.
him 10 preach this He had lcnl
! Tefrained from saying . word in his pnh
lilo utseranssa. Bat il had lately bseI
brought TO has luosice that invitation
had been extendsd by ! clnb 10 oshe
young christisn people who have neve
participated In this amusement an
|. whose previous training regarded ii =