Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-04
The SAsBATH DAY,
Giscourscs Firm Ysnkton Pu,pits-The
Funeral sermon over the Remains OF
the Late Frederick hinceI.

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Ths morning discourse wss from 2ad
Peter 1:l9-'For we rave g more sure
word of prophecy" Jesus q rist sad,
He that heereih these sayings Of mine
man who bulls his house opou @ rock"
Az the funeral OF Mr.. k,pcel in the
afternoon tie pastor took as his text,
Psnlm 46:1-"God Ia our refugo AMI
strength q very present help in tronble."
Ia the introdu ,tion the speaker pic
sured q storm st eea and O vessel buffet
ed by the waves, which was inally
gnided into q safe mountain locked
harbor. So each soul is taking a voy-
sge across the SEQ of life, is beset with
storms OF effliction and sorrow snd when
almost in despair q glimmer of light
comes from Gods own light honse, and
we glide into a harbor where surrounded
by the mountains of Gods promises we
can rect. So this text has come to me
as one of those anchoreges for US. The
refuge or hsrpor to which I would point
these affection tossed souls to-day is:
l. The certainty of o life to come.
2. The fatherhood Of God.
3. The brotherhood OF Christ.
Thege thoughts were amply illustrated
and enforced. In closing he referred TO
the life of the deceased.
Frederick Kincel was forty-five years old.
| ~ n N ~ - n,l1k, olork %rank, 1880.
ago. He was married IN 1878. He was twice
elected to the responsible Office of sheriff
of Yaukton county. He was chief of the
fire department.. His life is known to all
of you. Bluff, yet kindly, generous to a
fault, oongenil with his companions,
kind to the suffering. With this kindness
OF heart he had never made O profession
of religion. How sad it is that some
times We find he most generous OF men
forget their obligations to God. Kind
to all bat themselves and God. Some OF
you here only need Christ.
He was taken sick about two weeks
ago. From the first he had Q premoni-
ton that he might not get we'll. All WAS
done that could be by two faithful physi-
clans end friends but in vain. Two days
before he died he promised his wife if
the Lord spared him to lead q different
life. That night he prayed for the first
time in his life. Calling oil Of them
about him he told OF his change OF heart,
and taking one after another by the hand
asked them to help him. AS I came into
the room he said: "You folks, (referring
to the church. shall see that | shall do
more to help you than Ihaye done on
the other side" 1 said, Fred We want
you TO live for the sake of your family
Eyes. hnt / want to live to do good. I!
[ can only live six months TO show what
a different life 1 could lead" Then his
mind would go ous to his old companions
and he said, o go many times, GLOW
much good L could do among the FIRE
boys. l believe, MIR. Bnfdiok, I could
lead many OF them to be christians. /
never knew what sickness was for but
now l ses." Putting his hands like q
child he prayed and then said II .er
different, L know the Lord has heard my
prayer" From that came peace. The
last night he was delirious. l Alow
| would do what he wants when ]
urge you men in his name. Don't pui
away Christ, your best friend. DOM
be satisfied with honesty. l believe il
he had lived he would have kept his
word. You know how punctuel he was
Don't neglect this matter. Don't tsks
chances of putting off till the last.
CONGREGATIONAL oHURCH-REy. D.. f
PAsToR
Morning te%xt-John 14:6-"I am thu
way, She truth and the life; no mar
cometh into the Father but by me-"
Every person Is made in the image OIL
God. Like God we have the power tc
~think-this implies the knowledge OF
good aud evil. The power to think in
cludes memory OF the past and reason
ing about tho future. Like God We
have the power TO feel pain and JOY
Feeling aided to thought makes q!
more complete. To complete and rounc
cut our likeness to God we are given
~ill. The power to think. the power L
feel and the power TO will make us like
God. Bat every person coming into tht
world. by reason of evil habits OF though
and feeling and willing of his parents
and associates, has be,ome imperfect ii
' his likeness to God. His thoughts will.
: fully and knowingly run in imprope
: channels. His feelings because of cir
, have become morbid. HIS will also il
. not in accordance with the model afte
which it was formed. This is what W
, call the fallen state OF man. The prob
{ lem of the ages is to make him like Coz
u once more. God has accomplished !
. through jesus Christ the Son of Coz
I who became q perfect example Of e tru
d msn-suff cred persecution, denial b
9 friends, betrayal by traitors and deaf
by tyranny, without yielding to envy O
. hate. or avarice, or revenge, or regre
o The evening sermon was the fourth @
. the series on the life of the Apostle Pau
u from Acts 13:3-"And when they ha
tasted and pray Ell and laid their HAND
n on them they sent them away"
This verse describes the sending for!
OF the first missionary party, by ii
first missionary board. The discourG
followed Paul ana Barnabas liz this h