Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-05-12
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"A Discourse Upon the Personality of
Christ-A Definition Orthe Trinity.
Rev. Percy g. Weber vas greeted by
a large and very appreciatiye audience
at Christ Church last night, and he
seemed to be especially pleased with the
attendance. The meeting was n in
the mission season which he is conduct
ing in Yanktop, and with each succeed
ing evening the attendance will become
larger.
Of course everybody knows that Mr..
Webber is preaching the saving powers
of Christ for the benefit Of mankind, end
with that OF jsct IN view he advances
arguments which more than appeal to
the emotional in humanity. He gets
down to that kind Of logical discussion
which calls for the action of the reason
ing powers of a man and before one is
aware OF 1t he is mentally arguing with
Mr.. Webber on every point. Last
evening the address was decidedly of
this class.
Mr.. Webber took for his text the 42nd
verse of the 22ad chapter of Matthew
which reads: What think We of Christ :
Whose son is hep" etc. The text imme-
distelY suggests o hundred
contradictory thoughts, and almost as
suddenly MIR. Webber began his eluclda-
ton of the subject. He proceeded to
prove who Christ was, using illnstra-
tions and arguments which could not
be disputed. One fragment OF his proof
wss this assertion: "Ohrist is either the
mercifui son OF God, or else he is an i'm
poster and q knave, or an insane man.
Let us assume that in one of the last
named, argued MIR. Webber. IL he is an
lmposter or q knsye, does it stand to
reason that he would have lived Cor the
good of mankind? Would he not rather
have labored for his own benefit. / say
that had he been imposing or bad he
| would have worked for different results,
for surely he worked Cor the good OF
humanity. As for his insanity, does il
ssssaaa nF ssason shat mad
brain could ha se adjusted the affairs OF
earth as We see them to-day? Surely he
was not crazy. We find then that he is
neither crazy or q knave and is what he
claims to be, Jesus Christ, the son OF
God, This is but one OF the forcible
arguments used by MIR. Webber.
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In defining the trinity, he presented
that subject more clearly to the mind
than is usual. He said: "Man 10 made in
the image OF God. and man has q body
a soul and q spirit. Now il man is the
image Of God, then God embodies three
personalities. and these three are GOO
the father or the body, Christ the son
or the soul, and the holy ghost, or the
spirit" These quotations are given IL
order TO show the line of argumen'
which MIR. Webber makes. Ali peopI,
of an a~rgumentative surn can fine
much to think about at Christ churct
during any OF the evenings of the mis-
sion.
400 yards ribbons, including all spring
shades at BRUCE BROS.
PERSONAL.
F. T. Allen of Madison, Dakota, is il
the CITY.
III, Grigshy returned to Sioux Fall
this morning.
T.. @. Griffith, Of Mitchell, ls register
ed at the Merchants.
Captain D. W. Maratta returned from
the north last evening.
Rev. F. A. Burdick went to Centre
vile this afternoon TO spend Sunday.
John W. Taylor, OF Canton, spen
last night at the Merchants 10 Yanktor
John w. Wood and family. Of Gal
Hope, Iowa, are guests ut the Morrison
Earnest Morrison, Of indianapolis
Indiana, reached Yankton IN Tuesda
and will remain. Mr.. Morrison has ac
cepted q position with the Yankton O
mill company.
Ten dozen ladies gauze vests, worth s
cents at % cents at BRUCE Bios.
, Onion setts, garden grass and Glove
, seeds of every variety at OARNRY's.
Seed potatoes at
BAKER & ERsKINE's.
7. Pine Apples at P~oRTER's.
Notice Teachers Examination
. Yankton, OAK. May il, 1SS8-An Q.
animation Of applicants for certificate
. to teach in the pnblic schools OF Yanl
ton county will he held at the non