Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05

Joseph in the court, Daniel
Shadrach in the fire. PAM N tie
wreck Christ on the cross. : on NE
might, in our families. thin IN tts
the power of Christian pi ,,hh nN
little sketch of Samuel 'l,.uFes!
prayer will mean more TO yo nnneelils
than twenty sermons on dey nt elild
patient face of Christ by ss.pnlioa,
the artist will be more !, we bay
than fifty sermons on forbearaaooaf
art OF the world is to be- a'4 use
Christ. What has become Of n .,akea
sens chisel and Ghirlando;oil ofs
Captured for the truth. ct cray
like that; give it mel" 'fe Is
SO, l remark, it is with b.s;.
men and tact. When Christ ZINES, Mt
earth, the people that followodT Was 4: y
the most part, had no social y n nin
There was but one man natnrspMSs l
liant i'll all the apostleship Iay
Arimathea, the rich man. risk a n59sepa
when he offered hole in tho e' moth
dead Christ. How many of =. lIocs
chants in Asia Minor befriendeolae
l think of only one, Lydia. How 's
of the castles on the beach ~ q
entertained Christ? Not ono Nc ' ~
Peter came to Joppa, he stonnoa
one Simon, tanner. What p rpsu
Christ's name on the Roman p evai
or i'll the baZars of Corinth. Nnnl
prominent men of the day did not
to risk their reputation for s av'
pretending to be one of his so oILll
Now that is all changed. Amo""
mightiest men in our great cities. =
are the Christian merchants aa ~
Christian bankers; and if tommy suu
the Board of Trade, any man SNOWY
up and malign the name Of Jssns
would be quickly silenced or nus
In the front rank of all our C Pr.
workers to-day are the Christian Nm
chants; and the enterprises Of
world are coming on the rich.
There was farm willed away /
years ago, all the proceeds of ths,
to go for spreading infdel books 81
how matters have changed. and NOV
the proceeds of that farm 60 towa,;1
missionary cause. One Of the A
printing presses ever built was bpil1
the express purpose of publishing
del tracts and books. Now i
nothing but print Holy Bibles
lieve that the time will come wbs1
commercial circles. the voice of d
will be the mightiest of all vo|
and the ships of Tarshish will 4
presents and the Queen of Shebal
glory and the wise men of the East
myrrh and frankincense. | loo1
upon the business men of our citie1
rejoice at the prospect that Their
and ingenuity, and talent will,
a while, all be brought into the sci
of Christ. 1t will be one of the nj
lest of weapons. There is none
that; give it mel"
Now, if what l have said be true,
with all downheartedness If scieI
to be Oh the right side. and the tray]
disposition of the world on the
side, and the learning of the worl)
the right side, and the picture nal
on the right side, and the business
men and tact of the world on the !
side-thine, 0 Lord, is the kind
Oh, fall into line, all We people! il
grand thing to be in such an army,
led by such q commander, and d
way to such victory. If what |
said is true, then Christ is goid
gather up for himself out of this I
everything that is worth anything
there will be nothing but the scum
A proclamation of AMNESTY
forth now from the throne d !
saying: Whosoever will, let hime1
However long you may have wand
however great your sins may have
"whosoever will, let him come
that could marshal all this audi
on the side of Christ. He is the
friend man ever had. He is SO Ii
He is SO lovely, SO sympathetic. |
not see how you can stay away
Him. Come now and accept His Nj
Behold Him as He stretches title
of His salvation, saying: Look
me, all We ends of the earth, and
saved; for am God" Make final d
now. Ye will either be willows pld
by the water courses or the chat
the wind driveth away.