Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-09
SUNDAY SERMONS

1 AoN EEVhI v aElOuB laStOTE.
Yesterday was q beautiful spring
Sabbath. This called oat crowds of
wo%rshippers. all the churches shared in
an increase OF numbers
Rev. Marcellus w. Darling, of Sioux
City, Iowa, having exchanged with MIR,
Bradley, occupied the pulpit in the
Congregational church morning and
evening. He took for his theme in the
morning: THE Personality of the Cos
pei" Not o high standard of moral
law only does human nature need. 1t
needs the divine inspiration OF a divine
personality. Every moral system which
reforms mems hearts must be guided by
the spirit of the living God. No teacher
yet born upon the earth has been able so
to get his precepts and his spirit into
the hearts and lives of men as Jesus did.
What the gospel offers to men-a moral
system. This system o personal gospel
with personal power and a life giving
spirit. The theme of Mr.. Darling in
the evening was: christianity Essen
tial to the Highest MANHOOD perfect
manhood more than heroic deeds. Ii is
manhood rounded out. Every faculty,
every capacity and every quality
wrought upon and wrought to its fiueat
flower and its richest iruitage. The end
OF religion is to complete and perfect
men. 1t is the business of philosophy
to find truth, Il is the business of re-
ligion to bring that truth home to the
business OF life. If science is to reveal
the laws of nature, religion is to bring
that knowledge to the benefit of man
physically, morally, spiritually. Sketch,
it you please, your ideal manhood, the
highest manhood possible to thought ?
What kind of q man is be, man at his
best esteem, man at the full bloom of
SUGGEST? Is it possible that man can
come to his best esteem without worship
and prayer. Repentance, faith, hope and
love were all broughs fatwerd as essen /
tials to the highest type of manhood.
No true manhood where either OF theee
elements are wanting. The highest type
OF manhood is where these qualities are
at their best. To hear such q sermon
1T would seem that no one could go away
without having a strong drawing to-
wards o higher life, better living
At the M. e. church Rev. f. h. Bur-
dick pastor, discoursed in the morning
from the words: NOW we see through
a glass darkly, but then face to %face.n
The world Was full of difficult problems
which demanded solutions. The great
est problems are those connected with
death and the future state. The only
light on these problems Is to be found
in the resurrection of Christ. Near Sinai
With its thunders and lIghtnings, fear
and trembling and conviction of Sin, is
Calyery and the cross near Oalvery was
Golgetha, q grave tis true, but the grave
was a light, a light in q dark place, a
light radiant with hope. In the light
of Gods eternity all questions have an
answer. In the evening he spoke OF the
Po"SA Va heoApj SiSAh6 LAX ocoe "a uotiCo
to the young people about forming
habits, the danger of forming bad habits
which could not be broken in old age or
mature life. Both discourses were |
listened to with earnest attention. Many
expressions of approval were left with
the minister by the retiring oongrega-
ton.
At the Episcopal church the Rev. Mr.. |
BONN spoke upon Eljiah's sacrifice before
the Baalites. After rehearsing the story
as recorded in the book of kings, he said
that this sermon was not intended for
those who are already followers of
CHRIST. They believe that the Lord is
God. Nor is it intended for the de-
voices of Baal, for they have also decided,
but to the vacillating ones-those who
wish to serve both God and Baal. To
them the sermon comes in full force.
They want christian society and SYM
patty and still cling to their sinful asso-
ciations. They are FAT enough from the
world to lose its pleasures, and far
enough from God to loss his pardon and
peace. They have neither the one or the
other. At this stage Of the sermon the
expressed no preference for one
or the other. II Baal is God then follow
him, but if Jehovah is God then follow
him, and his service is not 30 undesirable
after all. II you wish to be with your
father and mother in the pres
ence OF the hundred and forty-four
thousand surrender yourself to CHRIST.
If God is the Lord follow him. There
are those who have the love Of God in
their hearts butado not wish others to
know it, they are in sympathy with the
and all things good and holy but
want no n to know it. The world
claims them and the church claims them
and they have not the advantages OF
They say, lis church member
necessary to salvation? Cannot a
man serve God without being a member
Of the church? 1t is not the sfragglers
who do. the fighting, but they Of the
ranks and it WILL be seen at last that the
great majority of those who go up to en-
Joy the heavenly spoils have had their
names upon the church records. When
you are in trouble how much comforE
would you have from o friend who is
afraid to let you know that he is a
friendi Would you not rather have one