Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-23
SUNDAY IN. CHURCHES.

DiscOurses by the Pastors of the
Various ,Yankton Churches Yester-
day
Pastor Bradley preached in the morn
ing from Rom. z: 15, "For that which 1
do l know not; for not what / would
that do l practice, but what l hate that
do l practice" Paul is here describing
the man living without God. The carnal
man whose life is a continued coRtrodic-
tion, has no plan of life, knows not for
what he is living. Whsn there is no
purpose in life there no good thing come
of it. 1t is on important question and
all should ask it. What is life for ?
What end do / aim to accomplish in life.
How am l working towards that end 7
What makes me rise early and work late
making from 10 to Is hours of hard work
every day? Some say to make money.
But after money is made what then? To
hoard money IS OF no value. Another
says life is to make a great reputation.
This is a good but very uncertain thing.
Only q few men live in history. Another
says, l am living to enjoy myself, to eat.
drink and have q good time. That
would be we'll enough If we had no souls;
If we were cattle or swine it would ell
be right to live for such an end. God
has made men for happiness. The end
OF every life is blessedness, man is made
for ~blessedness. Jesus has told US how
to secure this ~blessedness. The difficult
ty Is men do not believe what he says as
to the way. Jesus said, blessed ere the
poor in spirit, but men say blessed are
the proud and naughty. Jesus said,
blessed are the meek; men say blessed
are oppressois and tyrants. Jesus said
blessed are peace makers ;men say blessed
are the fighters and quarrelsome. But
there are certain conditions for blessed
ness, health. work and a conscience void
of offence. Jesus showed men by his
example how men ought to live. He
was unselhsh, the world edmires that
and yet continues to lead a selfish life.
Blessedness or true happiness is not
in power, not in our great name. It can
not be purchased for gold, not quoted in
trade journals.
1t is only found IL those who follow,
Jesus doctrines and are sharers in Jesus
love. .
The sermon in the evening on the
blizzard will be in the to-morrow's edi-
ton of the Press and Dakotaian entire.
1t is spoken of by all who heard it as the
work Of q master.
Rev. w. II. Bell, of Sioux Falls, or.
gained q normal class for bible study
Saturday evening at the CONGREGATIONAL
church with a beginning of twenty. seven
members.
Mr.. Bell preached with great accep-
tance in Volins school for MIR. Nichols in
morning. He is to unite with him in
holding special service in the neighbor-
hood OF Jim river to commence next
Friday. Mr.. Bell returned in the eve-
ming to Yankton and went to Vermillion
to-day where he is to organize another
normal class.
AT the Baptist church Rev. q. W.
Brinstead the chosen pastor from Yer
million preached, morning and evening,
two sermons, spoken OF with great in
terest by those who listened to them.
Prayer meeting every Saturday evening,
Sabbath school Don to be organized.
Rector BONN had no regular sermon
but addresses on the necessity of a
prompt action in the repairs of the dam
ages of the fire. A service was held but
the talks were instead of q sermon. Re-
pairs are TO begin at once. Sabbath
school service was held but the want Of
room crippled the efforts of the Sunday
school workers. Hope eoon to report
regular service in the church again.
Pastor F. A. Bnrdick, OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, spoke in the morning
from :'They laid the sick IN the streets
and besought him that they might
touch but the border Of his garment, and
as many as touched were made whole"
This ls one of those clear pen pictures
OF the bible as with a stroke the master
painter models-the struggling multitude
OF sick. blind and halt, and at . touch
these are made whole. The speaker ii.
vided his subject into shres parts: First,
the mission OF Christie do good; to
bless, to heal. He never made burdens
heayier, but always strove to lift and
help to carry them-so ell suffering
found in him q sy%mpathizing friend.
Our mission 10 to be like him. Some
dear, good minimizing people think
they have a mission to say harsh things,
to make every q about them uncom-
Portable, to repeat unnecessary SANDER
and instead of bringing q smile by their
presence to always trouble others. 1
have not SO learned Christ, for human
ity's mission ought to be to make the
world happier: Second, the omnipo.
tence OF faith.-the bible records numer-
Gus victims o: faith. What is the differ.
cnce between faith and belief? Belief
is the lake, still, besutifnl, bat inactive.
Faith cuts q channel and let's the lake
pour yer the wheel that moves the
machinery. Faith is active. It must
work. Belief 10 passive. Faith is per
sonal. Belief is general, as one would
say in this multitude: "He can heal
me and then push forward till neal