Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-06
YAhKIoN'S CHURCHES.
sunday Services and Discourses Mo,

Gastor Bradley preached IN The morn
ing from the words. "Let your light
30 shine before men that they may see
vour good work and glorify your Father
who is 10 heaven" He began by saying
The wicked Lord Byron once had q
dream which he put into verse. He
dreamed that thu light OF the sun was
put out and the morning came, and came
again and there was no dawn. The moon
went out too and the stars, and Mortified
men forgot their hatred of each other
and their hatred of God and began tc
pray for light, then they kindled fire
they pulled down palaces Of kings and
consumed the novels of the poor to get 6
little light. They burned their houses,
they set fire to the woods and forests till
every house and every tree was turned
to ashes, then darkness settled over them
again and hunger came, and grouping
about in the darkness men seized and
ate each other. There was no love, nc
pity left-men and women became
beasts of prey until consuming and being
consumed they ell persisted, and the
world in darkness and IN death revolved
more and more slowly until at last ii
stood still motionless, deed. Light and
life are necessary to each other. We
seldom think how much we owe to light
until it is taken from us. The sun rises
SO regularly every day giving us its
light that we seldom thank God for
sending US the sun. The sun only shines
on our bodies. There is another sun to
shine into our hearts. This light the
same thst Eliminates heaven.
In the evening he dlscoursed on one
of the series Of mi being given on
the life of Christ. The great fact OF the
world at the birth of Christ was the
Roman empire. home stood erect at
the center Of Italy end from her lofty
throne of beauty ruled the world. When
Augustus mounted the throne of the
Caesars he brought to the world pro-
found peace. The significant and i'm
portant helps for the propagation OF
christianity we're spoken of. The police
force of Roman soldiery was in a thousand
cities. The learning of the world at the
time of Christ's birth was confined to
che rich. The educated were skeptical
as to the reality of q coming world, hence
suicides were admired. Superstition in
its grossest forms governed the masses.
Society was corrupt to Its very core. The
condition of women, the condition OF
slaves all called for O redeemer. The
only spot IN the world which remaired
uncontamInsted by the moral disorder
was Palestine. Here was found purity
morality ard simplicity. Such was the
worlt when the infant Jesus was Graded
in the manger in Bethlehem.
The congregations were very large
morning and evening and SO of the Sab
bath school,
Pastor Burdick preached In the morn
ing onthe subject of s'The Ability Of
Christ to Save" Sin and depravlty
composed a river current. Man is help
less when on its rushing tide, and cannot
be saved until God interposes his mighty
arm. The ability of Christ was first
spoken OF as a high priest forever. He
offered himself as the sacrifice.
In the evening the subject was "The
Second Coming of Christ ,"-four corner
stones in christianity:
1st-Uhrist is God.
2nd-Ohrist's death and resurrection
3rd-Ohrist's intercession.
4th-Ohrist's second coming to Judge
the world.
Full houses morning and evening,
and q large attendance in the Sunday
school. Five connected themselves with
the church in the morning.
Rector Bohn held service yesterday in
the church, the repairs have been COM
pleted and regular service is again the
order of worship. He preached IN the
morning on the subject Of .'Tithes and
the Blessings" A call has been made
upon the people. for their money to re.
pair the church and now look out for the
blessing. The people have responded
with liberality, now the blessing will be
sure to follow. II it does not follow il
will be because of our unbelief. At night
the subject was "a New Heart The
heart is strong, idoletrous and unclean.
All the topics were ampliied by appro.
pirate illustrations.
Congregations morning and evening
large.
Sunday school splendid. All glad to
get back in the sacred place.
Baptist church O. w. Brinstad-morn-
ing Eph. Will Put on the whole armor
of God, that ys may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil" Right
and wrong have been in conflict from
the very FIRST development of human ex.
~istence; and the conflict has not died out
and is not likely to die out for ages. The
conflict reaches its climax between chris.
tians and non christians, between men
seeking to reform and men seeking to
unreform and dsmoralize. On one side
or the other every person is c%ontending
Let no man latter himself that because
he has no blood on his hands he is there.
fore not guilty. God calls fer your ac-
tive service and sins OF omission are jus,
, as great as OF commission.
Evening snbiect-"Return unto thy
rest, o my soul, for the Lord hath deal