Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-02-13
H SABBATH DAY.
Paipit Discourses In Various Houses of
Worship In XanktOn.

THE SABBATH DAY.
Patpit DiscOurses In Various II of
Worship In Yankten.
Pastor Burdick, OF the M. e. church,
discoursed in the morning from the
words OF Paul: 81 am crucified with
CHRIST" His theme was the necessity
OF thorough conversion. Some are con
verified physically turning about and
going in an opposite direction. A man
turning away from 8 drinking saloon is
converted from dram drinking. Some
are converted in mind by logical reason,
ing with themselves. Motives are wholly
selfish producing the chan o OF mind.
Some are only morally converted. Their
religious life is but q life Of outward
morality. Christian religion implies
vastly more than these. II recognizes
m entire change OF heart, OF thought,
purpose and desire. 1t 10 she giving mp
all for Christ and this spirit OF abandon
ment to all earthly good. 1t a the
the publication from evil and an in
dwelling CHRIST. In the eve ing he took
the case OF Enoch, who for 800 years
walked with God. He referred to the
longevity Of the time in which good old
Enooh lived showing many reasons why
life was 80 protracted in those days. He
said the average age OF man to-day was
only forty-fve years. He showed what
il was to walk with God. Two could not
walk together. unless agreed. Enoeh, he
thought. was the best Of bible characters
for he walked with God when the earth
was full OF violence and bloodshed.
Walked with God 300 years. His sur
roundingH were most Hntavorable to q
religious life, yet he was loyal to God
and the cause OF truta
Pastor urdie lett t Is mo,niug to
engage In revival service Oxford,
Iowa. He will return to Yankton Sstur-
day.
Pastor Bradley, in his morning dis.
course, treated his large audience to the
dying testimony of the christian hero
who could say, and say truthfully, after
q lii we'll laid out for the Master, with
his violsnt death in full prospect: IT
have fought . good fight, I have finished
my race and kept the faith, and g ROY
of glory awaits my martyrs DEATH" He
began by rapidly skstching in contrast
the lives OF Paul, the christian hero, and
Nero, the wicked, hated. deteated Roman
emperor. who claimed his crown in the
line of the C@ssra. The description OF
the two was most gra hic. The lines OF
light and darkness between the two
were sharp snd vivid. No rester man,
he told his audience, had the world ever
produced. The sermon at night was the
third In the series on The Life OF
Jesus" Tina birth of Jesus in Bethls-
hem: this vision Of shA shepherds. Hhe
song Of the angelic hosts, the star IN the
east, and che msRi with their kingly
offerings were graphically drawn. The
boyhood OF Jesus was referred to. We
are not to suppose that Jesus as q child
was different from other children. There
is no evidence that he worked miracles
or did strange sots. The accounts say
his wsxed strong In spirit and was filled
with wisdom and the grace Of God was
| upon him. He was sentirely free from,
SIN. He wac tempted, doubtless, as
| others children, but resisted temptation
and never yielded 60 it. In his home he
rendered strict obedience to his parents.
The boy Jesus was taught his trade.
probably that Of his father. 1t is prob
| able that Jesus did not know that he
Was the Messiahs until she baptism at
Jordaa. Doubtless he only understood
that Go had work for him to do.
Rector Bonn spoke in the morning on
the Conditions OF Diseipleship-the
true followers OF Christ" Various kinds
OF crosses were referred to. Oruoiixion
was the ordinary form of punishment.
| Cyrus, at the conquest OF Babylon, put
200 to death by this form OF punishment.
Alexander, in his Conquest OF Tyre, put
1000 to death by s%rueifxion. This form
Of death was greatly aggravated by
thirst. The want Of sympathy with the
sufferer 10 another ag~ersvasion. Christ
bore the orcss for us TO the bitter end
but wnni iittlo thing have we done for
hime Az the opening OF the Roman col
liseum the Roman emperor rose and
said the Greek architect who sat upon
them had planned and diverted In the
construction OF this wonderful structure
and to-day he Ia here TO receive your
honor. Then thousands OF voices smote
the cir in honor of the builder. But he
further said before the building was for
/ maily opened that the christians would
be brought Quito contend with hungry
beasts, thirsting for blood. When the
shouts were going mp in this temple Of
seoriice the Greek architect cried aloud
81 also am q christian" And the infu.
rated emperor ordered the immolstioD
Of this u stinguishei victim and he toe
shared o martyrs fate. Who here would
have given AZ equal testimony fol
Christi Az night his subject was "Sham
Religion, or Faith Without Works . 7
Many talk religion, but their lives are
woefully deficient. Practical religion il
the call OF tho deg.