Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-18
SUNDAY sERM 0Ns.
Discourses from the Methodist and
Congregational PuIptts Yesterday
Morning and Evening".

UfscOurses from the Methodist and
Congregational PuIptts Yesterday
Morning and Evening.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH-REv. F. A.
The morning subject was "OhFiRt's
Temptation" There are two reasons
for Christ life. one to savs the world,
the other to prove shat the conditions
imposed on man were not too difficult,
and that it was possible for man to resist
and overcome all temptation. The time,
place and enemy we're spoken OF and it
wRs said that she assaults OF the enemy
did not prove that Christ was not Gods
we'll beloved Son, as he had just been
recognized. The three Temptations were
to use divine power and create bread,
instead C: meeting hunger as q human
being, To presume Oh Gods keeping,
even against known Lays. To bow the
knee TO Satan for moment in hope to
gain ad Vantage. These temptations come
to-day against each person.
The evening was the first Of @ series OF
discourses on Immortality. The subject
was The double nature OF humanity,
Outside the bible no certain proof of
Immortality. So the speaker cited more
than sixty passages Of holy writ that
speak Of the double nature of man.
l. Those which speak OF spirit and
body.
2. Those viii b speak of giving up
the ghost.
5 Those which speak of departure,
going away.
4. Some refer to flesh as o tent or
tabernacle.
s.. Body without spirit is dead.
6. Numerous passages that teach n
scious existence alter death.
The belief of the Jews. of Paul, Christ,
pharisee. All these point to the double
nature OF humanity. What is the soul
or spirit? / do not know. It certainly
would be egotism for even the most
learned surgeon to say that be knew all
about the animal life of humanity, and
I am not ashamed to soy I don't know
ell about the soul. We use the mind
for soul but il is more like the conduc-
Tor, while the soul is the power or ihfl-
ence back of the mind. The soul is net
the result of organization.
/. 1t controls the body.
2. Often hAs power disproportione6
to the body
3 Often acts without ply sicsl Causes.
4. In circumstances of danger r.s 80
superior to physical fear.
5. In dying hours men have given
proof OF double nature, or that it was
possible Cor the soul 20 exist out of the
body.
The next question will be. is this
soul immortal?
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH REV. d. F
BRADLEY.
Morning text John l:8-"If We ca,
that We have no sin we deceive ourselves
and she.truth is not in us. II we CON
fese our sins, he is faithful and righteonl
to forgive us our Sins. end to cleanse q
from all unrighteousneee."
Self-complacency is eelf.deception ant
self deception is the most common high
way to ruin. I care not whether yo'
take 1t in business, or in nsntal attain.
meats, Or in religion, the %sslf.satisie,
man is a self deceived man. and o sci
deceived man lie IN the straight road Il
/, catastrophe. IL eternal vigilance is tn,
, price OF liberty in the nation, il ts oils
, the price OF success in business, tn
price OF attainment in scholarship, tn
, price of achievement in character. 1
, great enemy of men is the tending to re
lax vigilance IN all these matters of life
. Progress aud improvement come to thos
who are watehiul TO keep what the.
have. as well as to get what they hav
not. In the word Of God we are pei
petually warned against the danger Q
self-complaeency.
S~sif-deception not infrequently take
the form OF magnifying our virtues an,
implying our faults to ourselves. Thu
while We cannot blind ourselves e~nsireI.
o to our faults. We try 10 discount ther
d by making much OF our virtues. Let q
! think soberly and look at our faults 9
e they are, for only in shat way shall "
be able TO take She first steps towar
amending them. A mans character 1
q not to be estimated according to th
balance chat can be struck between b
vices and his virtues. Self deceptio