Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

him., VIA isng life will satisfy
,ha gum, religion Is a friend Of lon.ev;,v =.
iscs mat Is takes the VERY ny, ~
/ ssnpoIaitles. 1t Is not Wort 49,. =, ny, vuI
/ 0en,,;e ~. ~ Norrf. When man beconss .
only IL .i ~. he makes over 10 God not
ness. lis ra,,.. but his family, his busi.
| soul us equation. his body, ms mind III
b,,t eNery thing. industrious he Ny, ~ ny
| 49,, ef worrying. because tsoll Il 8,a y,
hs nus affairs. How can he xvo,r, "a a,alss,
tell. ~, when In answer to his r.r,,yer ~
If he vai, ~ ,1 70 buy and when 10 sell: and
best " Des's anu II ne lose that Is
! uS Suppose you had a supernatural nejghhor
s,ia anle IN and said: .-sir. am vo,,r ~,
nenai l want you 10 call mn mo a. ,,,. i.se
can ~ could fall back on 50 ]. 900 0ol.
confrolIsnv = panic seh years. hold the
&C.,, oi ,Ig STOCK In thirty Of the hest MON
stary institutions OF New York, ,'.e,, ,noa,-
sou aie IN trouble call on me ana I viii ,,ai,.
Ious you can have my money and xo,, '.,p
niaS,,a ihiluencei here Is NV hand IN
worry a., How much would Won
WI! ABOUT business? Wby. Won ,,c''Id
n:, u do tho best can and then Iii Ia, Az.
fsSa on my friends generosity for The resi- ),
Ch,,, 81 nioIe than that Is promised To every
al Iilsllai business man. God saws 10 b,nl
patsri New YORK aud London and 81
1a,ilornla are mine: can foresee n mn; ,.'a
ns,.' years have all tie resources OF the
' s.,.' Use anu am your fast friend xxhon
YOU set IN business trouble or any o,aor
nv ns sal ON me and will help; here il
amer 10 pIeuge OF omnIpotent deliver.
NJ, ~, now much should that man worry3
.' ~. lhucn. What lion will dare i, p,lt III
law on that Daniel? l. thore moi res. -,
this? e'einai vacation IN
You say, "here is man who ssSed
and he los, s = si,g IN a certain enterprise
NIL, Ne w.. So,vuo IN 1t. Explain that /
vii. 1onder Is factory, and one wheel i
so,ng north and the other wheel Is going
so .u' ana one wheel plays IateralIy and thee
liner . plays vertically. 20 to the inaa,,fsc.
.ursI ana 1 say: ''0h. manufacturer. yonr
n ,,,,9n,nSrs Is contradiction. Why do YOU
nv nv make all the wheels 20 one wayf,;
wei, he says, ~ made them 10 20 In on
losise directions o purpose and they mo.
uuse the rightresnlt You 70 down sta;rs
anu examine the carpets we are tlrning a1,t
- s Sn establishment and you will seq /
20 uown on the other flor and sea ,hs
carpets. and am Obliged 10 confess th tnt
enough The wheels In the factory 20 in onpo.
ste directions. they turn out 4 beai,tifnl
result aud While | am standing there lOok.
ulg ~ me exquisite fabric an old scripture
p iSnSI ,e comes into my mind: ''AIl things
WORK together for good TO them who hive
TOD. l. there not rest ia that Il thsre
thity efts IN
suprose man is all lifetime worried about
nls reputation. One man says be lies, another
s1!s NC Is stupid, another saws be Is dishonest.
aud half dozen printing estal,iShmnnts az
.icA MIN, and he Is in great state of excite
ihtbt ana Worry and flnle and can nor Slee,,.
Man, God Is on your side; lie viii take care
put reilglon comes to him aud saws.
% your reputation; IL God be for you VINO
eah DC aSalnst your" How nu Il shonll
tnat man worry about Ibis reputation Not
much. III that broker who some wears non
N Wail street. after he had lost money. at
9own ana wrote farewell letter 10 his wife
before he blew his brains QUIT, instead Of
taxing out OF his pocket a pistol. he mad
taken out u weli-read new testament there
would have been one less suicide. o., merry
Gus and fcserlsh people OF the world. try
this almighty sedatsye. You will live
twenty-five years longer under SITS soothing
power: IL l. not choral that you wat. or
morphine that you want; II is the gospel az
Jesus Christ. sWith long lite will 1 satisfy
him.
Again, practical religion is a friend OF
longevity In the fact that it removes all cor
roding care about future existence. Nv.
cry man wants TO know what Is 10 Deeo.ae
OF him. IL You get on board a raiI-train YOU
wasn't 20 know at what 6opot il is goInr 10
stop; IL yor get on board ship You want to
Know into what harbor il Is Going TO run;
and, II You should tell me you have no in.
terest In what IS TO be your future destiny
Nthtts III ~ lsOltte q NAY IA Il hlOH HOW,
tell you dld not believe YOU. Before / ha6
this matter settled with reference 90 my fiI.
tlire existence the question almost worried
me into ruined health. The anxieiics men
have upon this subject put togeier would
make martyrdom This Is a state of awful
unhealthiness. There ale people WHO fret
themselves 10 death fol fear OF DYING.
want 70 take the strain of your nerves
and the depression oil your soul, and make
two or three experiments Experiment
nfst: When you 30 out OF this world it does
not make any differ cace whether you have
been good or bad, or whether You believed
truth or error. you viii 20 straight TO glory.
"Iml ossibie,' YOU say; .'ny common sense
as vol Is my religion teaches that the bad
aud the good can rot i've Together forever.
You give me no comfort in that experiment."
Experiment the second: When you leave
this world you will go into an intermediate
state where YOU can get converted ard pre-
pared for heaven. "Imrossible," YOU say;
'.as the thee falieth 20 IL must lie. aud can
not postpone TO an intermediate state re-
formation which ought 10 have been effected
in this state" Experiment TIE third:
There Is TO future world; when man dies
that Is the last Of him. DO not worry about
what you are 10 do in another state o! being;
you will not do anything. '.impossible,"
you say; "tbere Is something that tells me
that death is not the appendix but the pre-
lace; there u something that tells me that
on this side of the grave / only get started
oHd that shaliiso on forever; my power 10
think says forever my affections say for
ever, my capacity TO enjoy or sniier, ;of-
cSer.'c
Well. you defeat me In my three ex-
psriments. / have only one more 20 make
AMI II you defeat rue in that i am eN-
hausted: A mighty one on a knoll back q
Jerusalem one day. the skies filled with
forked iightnlnes and the earth filed with
volcanic disturbances. turned HIS pale and
agonized face toward the heavens and said;
81 take the sins ard sorrows OF the ages M
to my own heart. i am the expiaiion. Wit
ness earth and heaven and he'll, l am the
expiaticn." And the hammer struck Him
and the spears pili,sttIred Him and heaven
flaundered: 1.-The wages OF Sin j. death.
ssThe soul that sinneth II shall die Il
will by DO me ans clear the guilty. Ihen
there was silence for halt an hour. and TIE
lishtnings wpre drawn back into the seaD-
bard of the sky, and the earth ceased 10
culver. ana all tne colors OF the SKY hogan
10 shift themselves into rainbow woven out
of the falling tears of lestls, and there was
red as OF the bloc i-sieddlng, and there was
blue as OF the hTuising. and there was green
as Of the heaven y foliage, AMI there was
orange as Of the uay-dawn. And along the
line OF the blue | saw the words: II was
bruised for their iniquifles. And aicnS
the line of the red saw the words: ne
blood OF Jesu. Christ eleanseth from all
sin." and along the line Of he green SAW
tie words: "The leaves OF the tee OF life
for the healing Of the nations Ana along
tie line of the orange 1 saw the words;
..The day-spring from on nigh hath visited
u"
the rainbow rose higher and higher until Il
seemed retrearing so another heaven, and
nlanting one column OF It's eoio:s on one SIDE
the eternal hill and planting tie other column
Of its coiors on the other side OF the eterhh
hill. it rose upward and Upward, anu os,
rain fassxE a
Accept that sacrifice and Quit worrying.
Take the tonic, the inspiration, the longevity
of this truth. Religion Is sunshine. tbal ID
bcIIth Religion is fresh air and pure Fsief,
they are healthy. Religion Is warfnin, mat
is Eealthy Ask all the doctors ana they
Will tell YOU that "a quiet conscience anu
pheasant authorizations are hysfenie. ouer
YOU perfect piece now and Hereafter.
What do YOU want in the future Noria:
Tell me and you shall have II Orcnarus;
There are the trees with twelve manner OF
frlits. Welding fruits every month water
sceaery? There is the river OF liie, from
rnder The throne of God, clear a. crystal,
and tie sea of glass mingled VITA IRE. 70
Won Is ant music? There Is the oratorlo OF tne
creation lea Oh by Adam, and the oraiorio
~ Inc Red sea led on by Moses, and tae
oratorlo Of the Messiah led on by el faui,
while the arebangel, with swinging oaton
.ontrols the $4,000 who make UP thc VI
cbestra. ,,o,,r
dead children waiting 10 kiss you, waiting
70 embrace YOU, waiting TO twist garianass IN IN
your Lair. You have been aeeustoinieta 70
omen the door on this side the seph.cni9i'
| oDeU the door on the other side the sepu it
ehIe You have been accustomed TO walk
in The wet grass on the top Of the grave.
show yen the under side Of the grave; .as
bottom has fallen ont and The long ropes
VII, gf,ie.l Inc pan bearers Jet Gown your
,ssd LET them clear through into heaven
Cilory be 20 God for this robust. healthy
,oJ,gton- IL will have a tendency to make
.,o,, live long In this world. and in the world
Il y~-..... -, ,xslt KAYE eternal life. Nv ith