Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-17
|,SS AND GAIN.
~ ciphsrs Out Sums in
4, fritSmetic for Bargain
KskerA
advice 20 Money seekers
80 Tbese svhe Worship
me Golden CaEs

n.s,;t Tsimagc, d. D., told the
i the tabernacle Sunday that /
s.lssbcoa had gone through tbs
g 40 hat nj recent meeting o.
u IKE 18th regiment at HIS house
. s y them four kinds Of wine,
ii Vii nay sI.0s0 10 any charita-
..s..,f It can be proved that one
-. = any other intoxicating liquor
Z, nv hose that evening. The
/ ~ ~ GENTLEMEN present may be called
..fspony. any three respectable
a lswyers, or detectives may be
49, slso TO decide what charity
81 money. ask the newspapers
~ Iand. which have been misled
s.,.,soo9, 70 correct IL"
<,,...re announced as the subject Of
.ssr Il oss and GAIN" and his text
!. .hsll Il profit q msn. IL be shall
mole world, aud lose his own soul p
e.,s,omed, Sabbath by Sabbath. to
.t.rs IN audience Of bargain-makers.
80 Is men in all occupations sitting
- stt TIE vast majority of them.
81 auars, are engaged from Monday
= q saturday night in the store. In
q tss families OF my congregation,
~ IRE kfast-iable and the tea-table
~. ....sst.ons OF loss and gain. You
= Az sskiag yourself: -whas Is the
t,siss What Is the value OF thats
ia no; think Of giving something of
ss',s yor that which sef lesser value.
Ill not think Of selling that which
4 I'D fsr -. Ifyou nad propert,
4 srrfh Sls, 0ee you would not sell it
Il, Ycn are intelligent in all matters
-, making. Are you as wise in TIE
ti,st fertsin 10 the matters Of the soul.
sd,iaed BIS instructions 70 the cir
-. Ell those to whom He spoke.
n taxed TO fishermen He spoke OF
-, mel. When He talked 10 the farm
Ind: - sower went forth 20 sow.c
4 n tsssrd 10 The shepherds He told
LII Of the lost sheen. And am l not
/ when speaking this morning TO an
- made ut Of bargain-mlkers. that 1
= fAeB, in the words OF my text ask
4 ~ sf siiall It profit man IL he shall
n wbo'e world and lose his souls'
Eorose IS far ss possible toestimate and
- {; . value OF iva properties.
Il / have 10 say Inst The world is very
property. Its flowers are Gods
El.s IN bieom. Its rocks are Gods
~ m stone. It's dew6rops are Gods
~ IN pearl. This world Is GODS child
ss~swsri child indeed; il has wandered
,rnagl The heavens But about eigh-
kusdred snd lightweight years ago.
Clrisnss night. God sent out sister
/ % cali that wanderer back. and il
'osvf Bethlehem only long enough 10
rromise of the wanderers return.
,ow that last weird, with soft feer OF
comes trsadiag tack through the beay-
1hc hills, how beautiful they bilIow
n eaee Of the wave white with the
81 u wusesl How beautiful the rain
~ sfrhcd bridge on which heaven and
cone and talk TO each other in tears
III siorn Is over. How nimble the
me Iainp-sigaiers that in few minutes
he eoEae Of the night ablaze with
en- o. frei How bright the oar Of the
) cloud that rows across the deep sea OF
nj, How beautiful the spring. with
1 blossoms IN her HART 1 wonder who
2wt beafs time en- june morning for
I'd orchestral How gently the hare
tlls is fragrance on the airl There
Ie grader worlds, swarthier worlds.
wnfids sf.Ip this, Dut i think that
4 most exquisite worsd--a mignonette
basom Of immsnsityl Job, you say,
=. --s,a.. ~. ff,.'s ...-a 4 n -. ..ssa
-stske IL in exchange. ] am ready now
3 lsargaia. II is 50 beautiful a world, 50
q worid.v
let Us look more ainutely into the
q finsw world. You will not buy prop
Inicss you can get good title TO il.
ssa hate looked az the property and
oai that il suits you send an attorney
public Office, and be examines the
# deeds and tie book Of mortgages
e beck OF Judgements and the book of
and BE decides whether the title Is
efors you will have anything to do
t There might be splendid proper
IN every way exactly suited 10 Your
but il yea can not get good title You
cf take il Now, / am her, this morn.
say thai it Is impossible 10 get good
. this world If I settle down upon IL,
ysry year ! so settle SSswn upon il as
reat possession NAV be driven away
/ Az. IN I'VE minutes after I give up
ii faf the world, I may have TO part
he Nsfld and what gind OF title do
u thafy There Is only one way in
/ can hold m earthly possession, and
through the senses. All beautiful
through The eye, but the eve may be
sslf; all captivating sounds though
.. but my ear may be deafened; all
ssneS Of fruits and yiaads through INV
tsit my taste may be DESTROYED; all
ration OF culture and of art through
nd. but msT loose my mind. What
hola, then, ! have upon any earthly
.ieni
rrpperty. you must serve upon him a
ejtctusent. giving him certain time
ate the premises; but when Death
to Us ana serves q writ OF ejectment,
: a0t give Us one second Of forewarn-
le sSys: "Oh Of this place You have
Il any longer In the possessionv' We
err out II gave 500, 900 for that prop
the plea would be of no avail. We
say, I'VE have warrantee deed Of
,reperty - the plea would be of. no
Nemighf say. asYe hsye n lien on that
,lse = that would do US no good. Death
and be can not see a seal and can not
indeniure. So that first and last, /
9 tell you that when you propose that
up my son for the world YOU can not
e he mt item Of title.
lns examined the title of a property,
txtqueslion is about insurance. You
not be silly enough 10 buy large
use that could not possibly be in
Aou would not have anything 10 do
aeh a property. Now, / aak you what
nee can you give me that this world is
'ing 10 be Turned upi Absolutely
6eo sists tell Us that il Is already on
iaf the herr of the world Is one great
coai that II Is just like ship on fire
the lamee not bursting out because
'ehes are kept down. And vet you
% palm of on me in return for my
world for which, III the first place,
I've no title, and IN the second place,
Z give no insurance. s'Oh~ you say,
water Of the ,eans will wash over all
10 and put out the fire. Oh, no.
are iu1ammable elements In the wa
dfogeB and oxygen. Call of the hy-
. ,aad then the Atlantic and Pacific
b ze like heaps OF shayings. You
ne 10 take this world. for which YOU
9 40 possible insurance.
,neihers have swept their telescopes
D the sky and have found out thai
ssxe been thirteen worlds In the last
tas1ries that have disappeared. At
hey looked just like other worlds.
hey got deeply red-they were on fire.
slley got ashen, showing that they
"a ned down. Then they disappeared,
9 tnaf even the ashes were scattered.
the geoiogist be right in his proph-
60 our world Is TO 20 in the same way.
! YOU want me 70 exchange my soul
An, no. IL Is wo Ia that is burning
suppose yon brought an insurance
e look at your property for the pur-
giving you policy upon ii. and while
IN front OF the house he should say:
ioiisc Is on fire now IN the basement"
uid not get any insurance upon it.
q tax about this world as though IL
siie investment, as though you could
-h1r uftOHlty WITCH toWh 40
ement II 10 on FIRE.
Tx. ais. rat this world Is q prop.
" which everybody who has taken It
= ess'oi has bad tfou lie. Now, /
tJge re fch of land that $ not built
Z What = the n alter, AMI they re-
asefybcd WHO h,sis aly'ti z T.
That pro erty got into ir mi lie abo I
: 'ust 81 wIt4tis world: esefyle ~
hsd sHyti ing 20 do with il a. a po-
ne been IN perplexity. How wss II
efi Brroas III he MT sell his inn
soul fcy he psr ose of getting the
Was e SATISFIED s.ti the pos e.
Ala. alas, 4 pom graphically de-
M sass when is says:
stry cup OF joy.
Etry trump o. fame;
2rfy- deeply drank.
e ,.s sa,,.s which common millions might
!, Z, o. thirst because there was no more te
ess ne had trouble with it: aud 30 did
~ Alter Vonauenng nations by the
TIE sword, he lies down 10 die. his
'sss .ssso1 the military boots that be
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