Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-20
To-dey,s Transsctions.

,T0-dey's Transactions.
DIR. Duryea's address this morning
was an enlightening address upon two
OF the qualities in GodAhis sovereignty
and his fatherhood-and o discussion on
the exercise OF one or both OF these qual.
tiles. 1t was a lecture Of more than
usual interest, because OF the fact that
it suggested and set out the Justice OF
God and also his mercy. DIR. Duryea
again used the illustration OF the man
in his home surrounded by his children
who are yet to young to think for them
selves and who look TO him for guidance.
He is in the nature of o sovereign
TO shem, and as such 10 obeyed
and respected, God stands
in the anne relation to man.
In this relation there is o spirit OF adop-
ton. The old testament presents God
as q sovereign, but il teaches the manner
In which that sovereignty may be made
q fstherhood. A father cannos secure
perfection or the ideal in q child By
hsrshness or command. The ideal child
is perfect in alial love and spiritual grace
and this grace is only obtainable by Gull
t~ivstion OF ideas tending in that direo-
ton. Men say that they cannot love
God as they love their children, their
parents OF their wives, but q moments
reelection will convince any one that that
same emotional love Can be felt toward
God and man alike. But to love God as
you love man Is not sufficient. There
fore should shey become better and
better acquainted with him in order to
imb!be come OF his goodness and teach
themselves to love, honor and respect
him above all else, This emotional love
is not obtainable by commanding or
threatening. Therefore God offers
himself as q loving father for those that
are flial and for those who are not he
stands as a sovereign, I would never
dare to compel my children to make sac.
rifices for each other. To compel them
so to do is to create in them selfish ideas.
Teach them az God does rather to love
and respect each other by making sao-
%rifces. There is q sense OF justice in in
structing children. One is refractory
and in order to prevent him from caus-
ing dissatisfaction among those who are
hlial 1t ID sometimes necessary to re-
strain and ven remove that one. Love,
fairness and equity to the other COM
pei this. God exhibits this in his deal
ings with man. To this refractory child
he is o sovereign, To tho ilial he Is a
loving father. Therefore a man who
Will not accept OF Gods fatherhood
makes God q sovereign, This is q matter
of choice with him. He must be either
in fliai relations with God, and under
bis love, or q subject of a sovereign and
under the law. And God knows full
well the extent OF his sovereignty.
Men who do not attend church, who
are not professed christians, are not
necessarily heather and 1t is the duty
OF the minister to presch to them par
%ticulsrly Gods sovereignty or father
hood.
To-morrow's Programme.
8:3o-Devotions, Rev. j. T. Shaw.
90o-The Bible, DR.. Duryea.
l0:00-Ethics, Prof. Blaisdell.
1l:00-Eleoution, Prof. Shaw.
2:So-Dr. Thwing's lecture on practi.
cal mastera n church administration.
S:aO-Ssrmon making, Dr.. Ward.
4:S0-1heology, Prof. Wright.
s:O0-Prayer meeting, experiences Of
missionaries, led by DR.. Duryes.
Something Scientific.
On FRIDAY evening Prof. WRIGHT viii