Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-02-11

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ell others.
We to-day look for the same city
towards which Abraham bent his steps
OF faith. But with a clearer and q surer
vision may we follow where he leads. To
us have been revealed things unseeu by
the ancient patriarch. With John on
the Isle OF Patmos we can hear the strains
of seraphic song, u~nspeakably sweet
coming down fronSs the divine gates.
With him we see the great multitude
which no man could number, standing
before the throne, clothed in robes of
spotless white. And in that throng we
can recognize here and there q familiar
face. that not long ago looked into our
own with love.
/ take it that we all to day are looking
for that city. Why shoald we net ?
Have not our own dearest and best
friends become citizens Of it? Is it not
true that for some of us the majority OF
our friends are en- the other side, in that
better land?
The concluding portion OF the dis
course was O memorial OF w. ID. Sanborn.
The pastor SAID: / have been led into this
train OF thought by the sickness and the
sorrow that have been sent ua in these
past weeks. A situation which, CON-
templated in the view OF one to whom
earth and this life is all, must be the
oause OF dark forboding--but con-
templated in the view OF che christian,
while it cannot be stripped of ell pain,
still is irradiased with hope and conf.
dent expectation OF future good.
It is 80 years ago last October that
William FL. Sanborn came into the
world with Sioux Oity as his home; bat
even Ia childhood the shadow OF a dark
event came into his life, and in May '63
ii New hampshire whittier he and his
brother had gone with their stricken
mother, IN hope OF renewed health for
her, she was taken away from them, aud
the two boys were left motherless. The
little boys we're cared for by their kind
grandmother until in '6S when their
father had made him q new home in
Yankton, end brought into 1t q true
woman, whose motherly heart had
already reached put and taken 20 itself
a little mosherless girl, and who wei
coined Joseph and Willie to her care
and love and devoted attention.
Will Sanborn graduated in the first
class that was sent ont from our high
school in june. 1877. But before this in
the winter of rs and '76. he had become
deeply interested in personal religion,
and on March 9th, 1876. he was baptized
and united with this church. Since that
iime William Sanborn has led O CON
%slstent christian life, manifestlng to the
world his faith and hope by being true
to every duty laia upon him. After
graduating from school he at once went
into his fathers store, and from that
day on, not only had the confidence of
his father, but won the esteem and con-
idence Of every business man and the
whole community. He was q man with
ont guile and manifested IN his life that
business success does not mean and need
not mean duplicisy and sharp practice.
He honored his parents, publicly end
privately, and deemed their advice bet
ter than any other. Whist an example
to some of our growing boys who think
so little OF father and mother.
Will ssnborn was happy in his W
private life. God gave him In 1882 a
true and loving companion. and when
he went out from his parents roof he
went into a home that was q christian
home of love. This home was made
happy by the coming of three little ones
who filed their fathers heart with the
deepest and hottest Joy. One by one the
happy parents brought them to
Gods altar and consacrated them here
to Him.
Some men ven in married life eesm
to find elsewhere than at home their
highest happiness. Not 80 with him.
he needed neither club, nor ball room,
nor public resorts. Home was large
enough and happy enough for him. And
SO his lie went on with the promise o.
many years Of usefulness and happiness,
in church, and business life and home
life.
Long before the time allotted TO mep , !,
he found earth passing away beneath his
feet, and the city with the foundations
was at hand. Earth was dear to him,
because of the wife and little ones, the
parents and the friends he left here
but he was ready for the other world
and into that better land he passed.
The evening discourse was the firss OF
a series on the lie of tho Apostle Panl.
giving 9 brief sketch OF the early life
education and characteristics of the
great apostle, with q reference to his
prosecutions of Stephen and the early
christians, from Which the following leg
SONS weTs drawn:
l. A fine educatiop,a good bringing
up and q good time will not make q good
man..
2. II is folly for men to fight against
God.
1 8. The death Of Q christian. no mat