Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-03-11

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j. $l25 GOO
Leaving o balance in favor Of the col
lege OF $4,000. The present yearly
outlay OF the college, of money brought
in from abroad, is rather more than
$40, 600. The gifts from the east that
may be called regular are increasing
every year. until now they are not less
than $500 yearly. The amount OF
irregular gifts slso increases.
II will be seer from this brief state
ment that Yankton college is Ysnkton's
most valuable institution IN a ~pecuniary
sense. @
In the evening the pastor gave the
fifth sermon of the course on the life OF
the Apostle Paul, from Act 15:11-"But
we believe that through the grace of the
Lord Jesus Uhrist we shall be saved.
The text is q part of Peters speech at
the first great council of christian
churches at Jerusalem. Christianity has
had to pass through many struggles
within as well ss without. Every doc
tripe which we now hold as the plain
teaching of the word OF God has been
fought over and argued on both sides by
able and honest men, and we Keep the
results. Discussion OF the truth never
inj lures the truth. The result OF the
council was that gentle christians were
not TO be troubled witch jewish cere-
monies. So it was that the christian
church cut loose from JudeaiBm.
After this Paul and Barnabasproposed
60 start on another missionary journey
bat On account Of q difference between
them they separated and Paul took Silat
and started visiting the churches in
Syria and Oilicia, coming to Tsreas, ther
crossing the mountains to Derbe. Al
Systra, Timothy was chosen TO go with
them. After confirming the churches
they went into Galatis. From tnsnos
they went to Traas, where ina dfeau
Paul saw a Macedonian, who cried
Come over into Macedonian ami uelr
u.s." What o singular appeal-EIrope
standing before Paul ia the form Of {
man and asking for help. help to tel
them OF Jesus. The LESSONS drawn from
the sabieot were:
i. Lat as remember that the Mace
DOMAIN cry, "Come over and help u.s.
is ringing in ouF ears today, from ever,
pert OF the land ard from every land.
2. Another lesson of this evening"
story is shat OF divine guidaLcs. Pau
was a divinely gaided man. The spiri,
sent him here and forbade him to &c
there. II we only listen for the voice oil
the spirit We shalt hear it.
8. [ will leave with you for the slsat
thought Of this evening the thought Of
the texs: "We believe that through Che
grace OF the Lord Jesus Christ we shall
be saved"
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. F. A. Burdiok spoke at the
morning service from '.The Lord is not
slack concerning his promise" Ate,
f~extolling the virtue OF faithfnlness be
pointed ont the facts that the Lord was
faithful in his promises, in regard to
~providentiaI care, in regard to help in
temptation, In the salvation OF child
rem, in the final triumph of sight.
The evening service was the quarterly
meeting, held by DIR. Harisough, the
presiding elder Of the district. The
speaker took for his text Rev. 7:9--"The
great multitude which no man could
number Much has been said about
the end Of the world, but this thought
was advanced, that the end will come
only when the number OF the saved
from earth equals the number OF tae
angels that kept not theis first, estate
but fell. The four beasts represent the
four greatest redeemed ones from earth
Humanity will stand In the inner circle,
nearer the throne than they would, were
it not for the fall and the fact that this
brought Christ to be our elder brother
TINS bringing redeemed humanity near
or to God. Some will be saved from
every nation mot oil. but some. Some
heathen who have the mediatorial ldet
will be saved. The address waa one O
much thought and power. and was listen.
ed to with interest by those present. Al
the close the sacrament Of the Lords
supper was administered according tc
the beautiful and solemn ritual OF the
Methodist Episcopal church.
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