Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-19
a FORTNIGHT WITH GOD.

a Retrospect We Glancs at Rev. Percy
q Weber ard his Work In Yankton.
Like unto the rain drop which fells
upon the grass and flowers OF 8 prairie
section alter a dronth has been the coun-
sci oil wisdom and exhortatIon to q life
of goodness by Rev Percy O. Webber 10
Yapkton during the last ten days. This
season was moi q revlvsl. 1t was simply
d ronsing OF the slothfni spirits OF peo-
pie, and it has ACCOMPLISHED to the ut
most the object for which it prevailed.
While in Yankton the psople have had
religion preached to them most elo-
quently heretofore, it seems tina. the
privilege of awakening men, m ana
children without number and regardless
OF cNurch belief to the fact that some
thing more than lukewerm lives as chris
tlsns has been attained by Rev. Percy
o. Weber. And not only has he aroused
sleeping christians, but he placed the
gospel of Christ ii such o light before
many who had not previously been
recognized as true believers, that they
have concluded that christianity is good
for the human existence. In fact there
are many converts as the result OF his
work.
To eulogise the Creator and Preserver
OF mankind is not the duty of the writer
of this epistle, and asctlbing all grace,
goodness and power to the omnipotent,
the wonderful power to preach and the
faith of Rev. Percy O. Webber In the
doctrines which he advocates will be ex-
trolled. The faith OF this man in the love
OF his Lord Jesus Christ is plainly the
all absorbing snbiect of his hourly
thoughts aud speeches. His faith is
simply wonderful, and in this faith lies
his marvellous power of exhortation. He
draws with his lips much sublime views
of all the unveiled future that he holds
AUDIENCES speeohIess for hours, and,
even moves them to tears. He talks OF
things in the christian life whloh
almost produce skeptisal ideas In the
minds of his hearers, aud yet his faith
seems to be 30 wholly engrossing that
men lose sight of the ideas which his
words suggest and proclaim their admira-
ton of his sublime trastfulness. He car.
ries repentant man from the very depths
OF sin and degradation through the Wales
OF repentance, tells him Of the rapture
OF forgiveness and finally creates out OF
earth, this earth, a heaven which is we'll
nigh beyond human compre tension.
All this he does in fervid e%loquence,
through which there runs the solid ar
gument of conviction and OF hind which
there stands the towering Faith of this
man. A person who attended every
meeting at which he made an address,
failed to notice the slightest expression
which suggested o doubt II MIR. Web
ber's mind as to the truth of what he
sald, and his field OF ~disaussioa covered
everything from the beginning of OK.
~issence into the unknown life to come
In fact his faith as exhibited 10 the
words OF his mouth, and the acts oil his
physical self is the most forcible argu-
Dent which is advanced by him.
1t is q fact that Ysnkton hes never been
treated to Q feast for souls more psla-
table and agreeable than that furnished
by Mi. Webber. His audiences have
comprised persons of all kinds of beliefs
and tor them ali he has suggested some
thing for thought. The season lust
closed has been one of dsvout worship
OF God and Its results can please no one
more than he who led the devotions.
Mr.. Webher will long be remembered
in Yankton and it is not remarkable
that there might be some who forget TO
look through the man and worship
God bnt who are inclined to do homage
to this man.
The following is Mr.. Webber's auto
biography in brief:
r :. Percy Clinton Webber, Nj. A. s.
t, H.. 10 q New Highlander by birth and
education. Since early youth he has
been a resident of Boston. He comes OF
good old Puritan stock" On his
fathers aide he traces his family TO this
hrst settlers of Maine, on his mothers
to "the pilgrims" In his vlens how q
mixture of the best English, French and
Ierman DlOOd. In the world of Thought
his family have had, both on the
maternal and parental side, names dis
tingnished as b storians,, mathematicIans
and musicians.
Reared ar Arian Unitarian, he became
a member OF the Episcopal church at
about the age of II. He is q graduate
OF Boston university, class of III. of
which he was the youngeat member,
aged 20. He Is also a graduate of the
Episcopal theological school, Harvard
unlyersity. He received his post
graduate degsee OF master of arts and
bachelor OF f9acred theology, and was
ordained priest at the church OF Messiah,
Boston, June; 1881, at the age of "a, the
youngest a man may become priest.
Starting a New Record.
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